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RE: AUTHORIZE OIL AND GAS LEASE (LOTS 8-14, NW1/4, N1/2 SW1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4,
S6, T8N, R58W) AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR PRO-TEM TO SIGN -
VERDAD RESOURCES, LLC
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, Weld County, Colorado, is the owner of vast acres of mineral lands located
in Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Purchasing was authorized to solicit bids for lease of a
portion of said mineral acres not currently leased, and
WHEREAS, Verdad Resources, LLC, 1125 17th Street, Suite 550, Denver,
Colorado 80202, submitted the sole bid to lease 319.98 gross mineral acres, totaling 191.98 net
mineral acres, more or less, described to -wit:
Lot 8 (57.99 acres), Lot 9 (57.46 acres),
Lot 10 (44.00 acres), Lot 11 (43.84 acres), Lot 12
(40.07 acres), Lot 13 (38.62 acres), and Lot 14
(38.40 acres) being part of the NW1/4, N1/2 SW1/4,
SW1/4 SW1/4 (formerly known as Lots 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7 of the SE1/4 NW1/4, NE1/4 SW1/4) of
Section 6, Township 8 North, Range 58 West of the
6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, according to the
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Original Survey,
DM ID: #172983, approved 4/30/1881, and the
subsequent Dependent Resurvey, DM ID: #172987,
approved 9/18/1918
WHEREAS, Weld County desires to accept the sole bid offer submitted by
Verdad Resources, LLC, to lease the above described mineral acreage for $2,100.00 per net
mineral acre, for a total sum of $403,158.00, which lease is to run for a period of three (3) years,
commencing September 30, 2024, and ending at 12:00 noon on September 30, 2027, unless
otherwise held, as stated in the lease agreement which is attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the sole bid offer of Verdad Resources, LLC, be, and hereby is, accepted
for a period of three (3) years.
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OIL AND GAS LEASE (LOTS 8-14, NW1/4, N1/2 SW1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4, S6, T8N, R58W) -
VERDAD RESOURCES, LLC
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair Pro-Tem be, and hereby is,
authorized to sign said lease.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the
following vote on the 30th day of September, A.D., 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Weld County Clerk to the Board
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Deputy Clerk to the Board
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Ke ' . Ross, Chair
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Mike Freeman
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Lori Saine
2024-2566
LE0119
Weld County Large -Tract Oil and Gas Lease
Containing the following acres, more or less:
Containing the following net mineral acres, more or less: 191.98
This lease agreement is dated:
This lease agreement expires: September 30, 2027
September 30, 2024
319.98
Made and entered into by and between Weld County, Colorado, a political
subdivision of the State of Colorado, acting by and through the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Weld, for its respective interests, c/o Board of County
Commissioners, 1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632, hereinafter
called Lessor, and the following, hereinafter called Lessee:
Verdad Resources LLC
5950 Sherry Lane, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75225
Whereas, said Lessee has applied to Lessor for an oil and gas lease covering the
land herein described, and has paid all required fees as described below, as an additional
consideration for the granting of this lease:
Filing fee in the amount of: $10.00
Bonus consideration totaling: $403,158.00
Bonus consideration calculated at (per mineral acre): $2,100.00
Lessee agrees to pay the following annual rental, calculated at the rate of $2.50
per mineral acre:
Annual rental fee: $479.95
Whereas, all the requirements relative to said application have been duly complied
with and said application has been approved and allowed by Lessor;
Therefore, in consideration of the agreements herein, on the part of Lessee to be
paid, kept and performed, Lessor does lease exclusively to Lessee for the sole and only
purpose of drilling for, development of and production of oil and gas, or either of them,
thereon and therefrom with the right to own all oil and gas so produced and saved
therefrom and not reserved as royalty by Lessor under the terms of this lease, together
with rights -of -way, easements and servitudes for pipelines, telephone and telegraph lines,
tanks and fixtures for producing and caring for such product, and housing and boarding
employees, and any and all rights and privileges necessary for the exploration and
operation of said land for oil and gas, the following described land situated in the County
of Weld, State of Colorado, and more particularly described as follows:
Section: 6
Township: 8N
Range: 58W
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Description of Land (attach exhibit if additional space is required):
See Exhibit A
To have and to hold said land, and all the rights and privileges granted hereunder
to Lessee until the hour of twelve o'clock noon on the primary term of: 9/30/2027
So long thereafter as oil and gas, or either of them, is produced in paying quantities
from said land or Lessee is diligently engaged in bona fide drilling or reworking
operations on said land, subject to the terms and conditions herein. Drilling or
reworking operations shall be deemed to be diligently performed if there is no delay
or cessation thereof for a greater period than sixty (60) consecutive days, unless
an extension in writing is granted by Lessor; provided that such drilling or reworking
operations are commenced during said primary term or any extension thereof, or
while this lease is in force by reason of production of oil and gas or either of them,
or that such reworking is commenced within (60) sixty days upon cessation of
production for the purpose of re-establishing the same, and provided further that
such production is commenced during such primary term or any extension thereof,
or while this lease is in force by reason of such drilling or reworking operations or
other production.
Exploration: Lessor reserves the right to conduct exploration on the leased land
provided such exploration does not interfere with rights granted herein.
In consideration of the premises, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
1. Rental: If this lease is extended for an additional term as provided for in the
Extension paragraph hereof, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the sum of Two
and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50) per acre for the land covered hereby as delayed
rental for the term of the extension. Rentals set at the time of established
production shall be paid during the remaining life of this lease, annually, in
advance, on or before each anniversary date hereof. There shall be no
refund of unused rental.
2. Royalty Provisions:
a. Lessee Responsible for All Costs/Expenses: Lessee shall account
for any and all substances produced on the leased land and shall
pay to Lessor as royalty, in addition to the rentals provided, the
royalties described in paragraphs B through E below, which shall be
free of all costs of any kind. In this regard, Lessee agrees to bear
one hundred percent (100%) of all costs and expenses incurred in
rendering hydrocarbons produced on or from the Leased Premises
marketable and delivering the same into the purchaser's pipeline for
immediate transportation to an end user or storage facility. If a gas
purchase contract makes any deductions for the expenses of
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dehydrating, transporting, compressing, manufacturing, processing,
treating, gathering or marketing of such gas, then such deductions
shall be added to the price received by Lessee for such gas for the
purpose of the payment of royalties to Lessor. Additionally, royalties
payable to Lessor shall never bear, either directly or indirectly, under
any circumstances, the costs or expenses (including depreciation) to
construct, repair, renovate or operate any pipeline, plant, or other
facilities or equipment used in connection with the treating,
separation, extraction, gathering, processing, refining, transporting,
manufacturing or marketing of hydrocarbons produced from the
Leased Premises or lands pooled therewith. It is the intent of the
parties that the provisions of this Paragraph 2 are to be fully effective
and enforceable.
b. Royalty Payment on Products: On products, Lessee shall pay Lessor
a royalty payment of twenty-two and one half percent (22.5%) of the
gross market value or proceeds of sale thereof, whichever is higher.
c. Royalty Payment on Residue Gas: On residue gas or gas remaining
after separation, extraction or processing operations, Lessee shall
pay Lessor twenty-two and one half percent (22.5%) of the proceeds
of sale or of the market value thereof, whichever is higher.
d. Royalty Payment on Oil: At the option of Lessor, and with
sixty (60) days notice to Lessee, Lessor may take its royalty oil in
kind, in which event Lessee shall deliver such royalty oil to Lessor on
the leased land, free of cost or deduction, into the pipelines or
storage tanks designated by Lessor, but Lessee shall not in such
case be required to provide free tankage for any such oil for a longer
period than one month after the same is run into tanks. With
sixty (60) days' notice to Lessee, Lessor may cease taking oil royalty
in kind. When paid in cash, Lessee shall pay Lessor for oil produced
and saved from the leased land, twenty-two and one half percent
(22.5%) the market value of the oil at the wellhead, or the price
actually paid to Lessee at the well by the purchaser thereof,
whichever is higher; and in no event shall the royalties be based
upon a market value at the well less than the posted price in the field
for such oil, or in the absence of a posted price in the field for such
oil, upon a market value at the well less than the prevailing price
received by other producers in the field for oil of like grade and gravity
at the time such oil is run into pipelines or storage tanks.
e. No Refund of Bonus: If Lessor owns a lesser interest in the oil and
gas deposits of the above -described land than the entire and
undivided fee simple estate, then the royalties and rentals herein
provided shall be paid to Lessor only in the portion which its interest
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bears to the whole and undivided fee, but no refund of any bonus
consideration shall be made by Lessor hereunder.
f. Timing of Royalty Payments: All royalties payable under the terms of
this lease shall be payable in cash (unless Lessor elects to take such
royalty oil or gas in kind) to Lessor within one hundred twenty (120)
days following the first commercial sale of production and thereafter
no more than sixty (60) days after the end of the month following the
month during which production takes place. Subject to the provisions
of Paragraph 16 of this Lease concerning shut-in wells, royalties shall
be paid to Lessor by Lessee and/or its assigns or by the product
purchaser for oil and/or gas. Upon the failure of any party to pay
Lessor the royalty as provided in this paragraph, Lessor may, at
Lessor's option, elect to terminate this Lease by sending written
notice to Lessee. Lessee shall then have forty-five (45) days from the
date of service of such written notice in which to avoid termination of
this Lease by making or causing to be made the proper royalty
payment or payments that should have been paid. If such royalty
payment is not made on, or before, the expiration of the 45 -day
period, or written approval is not obtained from Lessor to defer such
payment, Lessor may elect to terminate this Lease by filing a Notice
of Termination with the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. The
effective date of said termination shall be the date said Notice of
Termination is recorded.
g.
Effect of "Take or Pay Provision": In the event Lessee enters into a
gas purchase contract which contains what is commonly referred to
as a "take or pay provision" (such provision meaning that the gas
purchaser agrees to take delivery of a specified minimum volume or
quantity of gas over a specified term at a specified price or to make
minimum periodic payments to the producer for gas not taken by the
purchaser) and the purchaser under such gas purchase contract
makes payment to Lessee by virtue of such purchaser's failure to
take delivery of such minimum volume or quantity of gas, then Lessor
shall be entitled to twenty two and one half percent (22.5%) of all
such sums paid to Lessee or producer under the "pay" provisions of
such gas purchase contract. Such royalty payments shall be due and
owing to Lessor within sixty (60) days after the receipt of such
payments by Lessee. If the gas purchaser "makes up" such gas
within the period called for in the gas contract and Lessee is required
to give such purchaser a credit for gas previously paid for but not
taken, then Lessor shall not be entitled to royalty on such "make up"
gas. If Lessee is not producing any quantities of gas from the Leased
Premises but is receiving payments under the "pay" portion of such
"take or pay" gas purchase contract provision, such payments shall
not relieve Lessee of the duty to make shut-in royalty payments if
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Lessee desires to continue this Lease, but such "take or pay" royalty
payments shall be applied as a credit against any shut-in royalty
obligation of the Lessee. Lessor shall be a third -party beneficiary of
any gas purchase contract and/or transportation agreement entered
into between Lessee and any purchaser and/or transporter of
Lessor's gas, irrespective of any provision of said contracts to the
contrary, and such gas purchase contract and/or transportation
agreement will expressly so provide. Further, Lessor shall be entitled
to twenty-two and one half percent (22.5%) of the value of any
benefits obtained by, or granted to, Lessee from any gas purchaser
and/or transporter for the amendment, modification, extension,
alteration, consolidation, transfer, cancellation or settlement of any
gas purchase contract and/or transportation agreement.
h. Recovery of Liquid Hydrocarbons: Lessee agrees that before any
gas produced from the Leased Premises is used or sold off the
Leased Premises, it will be run, free of cost to Lessor, through an
adequate oil and gas separator of a conventional type or equipment
at least as efficient, to the end that all liquid hydrocarbons
recoverable from the gas by such means will be recovered on the
lease and Lessor properly compensated therefor.
i. Excess Payments to Lessor: Any payment of royalty or shut-in gas
royalty hereunder paid to Lessor in excess of the amount actually
due to the Lessor shall nevertheless become the property of the
Lessor if Lessee does not make written request to Lessor for
reimbursement within one (1) year from the date that Lessor
received the erroneous payment, it being agreed and expressly
understood between the parties hereto that Lessor is not the
collecting agent for any other royalty owner under the lands covered
hereby, and a determination of the name, interest ownership and
whereabouts of any person entitled to any payment whatsoever
under the terms hereof shall be the sole responsibility of Lessee. It
is further expressly agreed and understood that: (i) this provision
shall in no way diminish the obligation of Lessee to make full and
punctual payments of all amounts due to Lessor or to any other
person under the terms and provisions of this Lease, and (ii) any
overpayments made to the Lessor under any provisions of this Lease
shall not be entitled to be offset against future amounts payable to
parties hereunder.
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Effect of Division Order: The terms of this Lease may not be
amended by any division order and the signing of a division order by
any mineral owner may not be made a prerequisite to payment of
royalty hereunder.
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k. Limitation of Sale to Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates: Oil, gas or
products may not be sold to a subsidiary or affiliate of Lessee as
defined herein without the Lessor's prior written permission.
I. Royalty Payable on All Gas Produced: Lessee shall pay Lessor
royalty on all gas produced from a well on the Leased Premises and
sold or used off the Leased Premises, regardless of whether or not
such gas is produced to the credit of Lessee or sold under a contract
executed by or binding on Lessee. Should gas be sold under a sales
contract not binding on Lessee, Lessor's royalty will be calculated
based on the highest price paid for any of the gas produced from the
well from which such gas is produced. In no event will the price paid
Lessor for Lessor's share of gas be less than the price paid Lessee
for Lessee's share of gas.
3. Lessor's Access to Leased Property and Records:
a. Records Generally: Lessee agrees to keep and to have in its
possession complete and accurate books and records showing the
production and disposition of any and all substances produced on
the leased land and to permit Lessor, at all reasonable hours, to
examine the same, or to furnish copies of same to Lessor upon
request along with purchaser's support documentation. Lessor will
not be unreasonable with requests. All said books and records shall
be retained by Lessee and made available in Colorado to Lessor for
a period of not less than five (5) years.
b. Access to Premises: Lessor shall have free access, at all times, to
all wells, tanks, and other equipment on the Leased Premises,
including drilling wells, and Lessee agrees to furnish Lessor, or
Lessor's nominee, currently and promptly, upon written request, with
full well information including cores, cuttings, samples, logs
(including Schlumberger and other electrical logs), copies and
results of deviation tests and directional and seismic surveys, and
the results of all drill stem tests and other tests of other kind or
character that may be made of wells on the Leased Premises. Lessor
or Lessor's nominee shall be furnished with, and have free access at
all times to, Lessee's books and records relative to the production
and sale of oil, gas or other minerals from the Leased Premises,
including reports of every kind and character to local, State or
Federal governmental authorities. Lessor shall have the right, at its
election, to employ gaugers or install meters to gauge or measure
the production of all minerals produced from the premises, and
Lessee agrees to prepare and deliver to Lessor or Lessor's gauger
or nominee duplicate run or gauge tickets for all minerals removed
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from the premises. Lessee shall furnish to Lessor daily drilling reports
on each well drilled upon request.
c. Gas Purchase Agreements/Gas Contracts: At least thirty (30) days
prior to the delivery or the execution of any contract for the sale,
delivery, transporting or processing of gas produced from the Leased
Premises, Lessee shall provide Lessor with a complete copy of each
proposed contract for the purchase, transportation and/or processing
of such gas that Lessee intends to execute (each a "Gas Contract"),
whereupon, Lessor may object if the terms of said Gas Contract
conflict with the terms and conditions of this Lease. Lessee shall
furnish to Lessor, within a reasonable time after its execution, a copy
of any Gas Contract or transportation agreement entered into in
connection with the Leased Premises, or if there is already a Gas
Contract or transportation agreement in effect due to Lessee's
operations in the field, then a copy of that contract. Furthermore, a
copy of any amendments to the gas purchase contract or
transportation agreement shall be furnished said Lessor within
thirty (30) days after execution thereof; and on request of Lessor and
without cost to the Lessor, Lessee shall furnish Lessor a copy of the
following reports: core record, core analysis, well completion, bottom
hole pressure measurement, directional survey records, electrical
and induction surveys and logs, gas and oil ratio reports,
paleontological reports pertaining to the paleontology of the
formations encountered in the drilling of any wells on the Leased
Premises, and all other reports which pertain to the drilling,
completing or operating of the wells located on the Leased Premises.
Such information shall be solely for Lessor's use, and Lessor shall
attempt to keep same confidential for twelve (months after receipt,
subject to its obligation to comply with the Public Records
requirements under Colorado law. Lessee agrees that it will not enter
into any contract for the sale, delivery, transporting or processing of
gas produced from the Leased Premises which shall extend more
than two (2) years from the effective date of such sales contract
unless such contract has adequate provisions for redetermination of
price at intervals of no less frequency than one (1) year to ensure
that production from this Lease is not being sold for less than the
then current market value.
d. Lessee to Advise Regarding Well Status: Lessee shall advise Lessor,
in writing, of the location of all wells drilled upon the Leased Premises
on or before thirty (30) days prior to commencement of operations,
and shall advise Lessor, in writing, the date of completion and/or
abandonment of each well drilled within thirty (30) days after
completion or abandonment.
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4. Measurements: All production shall be accurately measured using
standards established by the American Gas Association (AGA) and/or the
American Petroleum Institute (API) and all measuring devices shall be
tamper proof as nearly as possible. Oil royalties due within the terms of this
lease shall be calculated on actual and accurate measurements within API
standards unless a different means of measurement, subject to Lessor's
approval, is provided.
5. Payments and Reports: All payments and reports due hereunder shall be
made on or before the day such payments and reports are due. Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to extend the expiration of the primary
term hereof. Oil royalty payments and supporting documents shall be
submitted prior to the last day of the month following each month's sale of
production, and gas royalty payments and supporting documents shall be
submitted prior to the last day of the second month following each month's
sale of production. All payments shall be made by cash, check, certified
check, or money order. Payment having restrictions, qualifications, or
encumbrances of any kind whatsoever shall not be accepted by Lessor.
A penalty for a late payment shall be charged as set forth in the Penalties
paragraph herein.
6. Penalties: A penalty shall be imposed for, but not limited to, late payments,
improper payments, operational deficiencies, violation of any covenant of
this lease, or false statements made to Lessor. Penalties shall be
determined by Lessor, unless otherwise provided for by law, and may be in
the form of, but not limited to, interest, fees, fines, and/or lease cancellation.
A penalty schedule shall be prepared by Lessor and shall become effective
immediately after public notice. Said schedule may be changed from time
to time after public notice.
7. Law: The terms and conditions of this lease shall be performed and
exercised subject to all laws, rules, regulations, orders, local ordinances or
resolutions applicable to, and binding upon, the administration of lands and
minerals owned by the County of Weld, and to laws, rules and regulations
governing oil and gas operations in Colorado. Violations shall result in
penalties as provided for by law or as set forth in the aforementioned
schedule or shall, at the option of Lessor, result in default as provided
hereinafter.
8. Surrender: Lessee may at any time, by paying to Lessor all amounts then
due as provided herein, surrender this lease insofar as the same covers all
or any portion of the land herein leased and be relieved from further
obligations or liability hereunder with respect to the land so surrendered;
provided that this surrender clause and the option herein reserved to
Lessee shall cease and become absolutely inoperative immediately and
concurrently with the institution of any suit in any court of law by Lessee,
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Lessor or any assignee of either to enforce this lease, or any of its terms
expressed or implied. In no case shall any surrender be effective until
Lessee shall have made full provision for conservation of the leased
products and protection of the surface rights of the leased land.
9. Assignments:
a. Fee for Assignments: Lessee, upon payment of a $100.00 fee and
prior written consent of Lessor (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld), shall have the right to assign the entire leasehold interest
of said Lessee in all or part of the land covered hereby. Prior to
written approval by Lessor of assignment of this lease, Lessee
(assignor) shall not be relieved of its obligations under the terms and
conditions herein. An assignment shall not extend the term of this
lease.
b. Partial Assignment: If any assignment of a portion of the land covered
hereby shall be approved, a new lease shall be issued to the
assignee covering the assigned land, containing the same terms and
conditions as this lease, and limited as to term as this lease is limited,
and the assignor shall be released and discharged from all further
obligations and liabilities as to that portion so assigned.
c. Lessee to Notify: Lessee shall notify Lessor of all assignments of
undivided percentage or other interests. Said interests will not be
recognized or approved by Lessor, and the effect of any such
assignments will be strictly and only between the parties thereto, and
outside the terms of this lease, and no dispute between parties to
any such assignment shall operate to relieve Lessee from
performance of any terms or conditions hereof or to postpone the
time therefore. Lessor shall at all times be entitled to look solely to
Lessee or his assignee shown on its books as being the sole owner
hereof, and for the sending of all notices required by this lease and
for the performance of all terms and conditions hereof.
d. Filing with Lessor: Although not binding on Lessor, all instruments of
every kind and nature whatsoever affecting this lease should be filed
with the Lessor.
10. Overriding Royalty: Any and all reservations or assignments or overriding
royalties shall be subject to approval by Lessor. The total of said overriding
royalties shall not exceed five percent (5%), including any overriding royalty
previously provided for unless production exceeds a monthly average of
fifteen (15) barrels per day or ninety thousand cubic feet of gas per day
(90 MCF/D). In the event production drops to this amount or less, any
overriding royalties which exceed five percent (5%) may be suspended.
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Lessor's approval of a reservation or assignment of an overriding royalty
shall not bind Lessor for payment of said overriding royalty and shall not
relieve Lessee of any of its obligations for payment of royalties to Lessor as
provided by Royalty paragraphs herein.
11. Offset Wells: Lessee agrees to protect the leased land from drainage by
offset wells located on adjoining lands not owned by Lessor, when such
drainage is not compensated for by counter -drainage. It shall be presumed
that the production of oil and gas from offset wells results in drainage from
the leased land, unless Lessee demonstrates to Lessor's satisfaction, by
engineering, geological, or other data, that production from such offset well
does not result in such drainage, or that the drilling of a well or wells on the
leased land would not accomplish the purposes of protecting the deposits
under the leased land. Lessor's decision as to the existence of such
drainage shall be final, and Lessee shall comply with Lessor's order thereon
or surrender this lease as to any such undeveloped acreage as designated
by Lessor.
12. Development: Upon discovery of oil and gas or either of them on the leased
land, Lessee shall proceed with reasonable diligence to develop said land
at a rate, and to an extent, commensurate with the economic development
of the field in which the leased land lies.
13. Pooling Clause: Lessee may at any time or times pool any part or all of said
land or lease or any stratum or strata with other lands and leases, stratum
or strata, in the same field so as to constitute a spacing unit to facilitate an
orderly or uniform well -spacing pattern or to comply with any order, rule, or
regulation of the State or Federal regulatory or conservation agency having
jurisdiction. Such pooling shall be accomplished or terminated by filing of
record and with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission a
declaration of pooling, or declaration of termination of pooling, and by
mailing or tendering a copy to Lessor. Drilling or reworking operations upon
or production from any part of such spacing unit shall be considered for all
purposes of this lease as operations or productions from this lease. Lessee
shall allocate to this lease the proportionate share of production which the
acreage in this lease included in any such spacing unit bears to the total
acreage in said spacing unit.
14. Unitization — Communitization: In the event Lessor permits the land herein
leased to be included within a communitization or unitization agreement, the
terms of this lease may be deemed to be modified to conform to such
agreement. When only a portion of the land under this lease is committed
by an agreement, Lessor may segregate the land and issue a separate
lease for each portion not committed thereunder; the term of such separate
lease shall be limited as to the original term of this lease. The terms of the
lease on that portion remaining in the unit shall be deemed to be modified
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to conform to such agreement. Non -producing leases shall terminate on the
first anniversary date of the lease following the termination date of the unit
or part thereof modifying the lease, but in no event prior to the end of the
primary term of the lease or the extension term of the lease.
15. Production: Lessee shall, subject to applicable laws, regulations and orders,
operate and produce all wells upon the leased land so long as the same are
capable of producing in paying quantities, and shall operate the same so as
to produce at a rate commensurate with the rate of production of wells on
adjoining lands within the same field and within the limits of good
engineering practice, except for such times as there exist neither market
nor storage therefore, and except for such limitations on, or suspensions of,
production as may be approved in writing by Lessor. Lessee shall be
responsible for adequate site security on all producing properties.
16. Shut -In Wells: If Lessee shall complete a well on the leased land productive
of gas and Lessee is unable to produce such gas due to a lack of suitable
market therefore, Lessor may grant Lessee suspension of his obligations to
produce hereunder until a suitable market for such gas can be found, and
during any such suspension period, it shall be deemed that gas is being
produced hereunder in paying quantities. Except, however, that beginning
on the anniversary date next, of the year of an extension of the lease by
reason of a shut-in well, Lessee shall pay to Lessor a shut-in royalty equal
to $2.50 per acre of the lease per annum in addition to the annual rental.
The minimum amount of such shut-in royalty payment shall be $240.00.
Shut-in royalty payments shall not be reduced or proportioned when the
Lessor is not the sole mineral interest owner. Each year's shut-in royalty
shall be forfeited to Lessor except for the shut-in royalty paid for the year
during which the well begins production. The maximum extension of the
lease, due to the existence of a shut-in well, shall be five (5) years beyond
the extension term as described in the Extension paragraph herein. The
granting of any further extensions shall be at the sole option of Lessor.
17.Operations: Exploration, drilling or production operation, including
permanent installations, shall be in compliance with all Colorado Oil and
Gas Conservation Commission and State of Colorado Regulations. Reports
required to be filed with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission shall be made immediately available to Lessor upon request.
18. Notification: Lessee shall notify Lessor and the surface lessee or surface
owner of the location of each drill site at least two weeks prior to
commencing drilling operations thereon. Lessee shall notify Lessor before
commencing to plug and abandon any well by copy of Lessee's request for
approval or sundry notice of intent to plug and abandon.
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19. Bonds: Lessee shall be liable for all damages to the surface of the land,
livestock, growing crops, water wells, reservoirs, or improvements caused
by Lessee's operations on said land. No operations shall be commenced on
the land hereinabove described unless and until Lessee shall have filed a
good and sufficient bond with Lessor, in an amount to be fixed by Lessor, to
secure the payment for such damages as may • be caused by Lessee's
operations on said land and to assure compliance with all the terms and
provisions of this lease, the laws of the State of Colorado, and the rules and
regulations thereto appertaining. A bond may be held in effect for the life of
production of any well.
20. Settlement: Lessee shall not remove any machinery, equipment or fixtures
placed on said land, other than drilling equipment, nor draw the casing from
any well unless and until all payments and obligations currently due Lessor
under the terms of this lease shall have been paid or satisfied. Any
machinery, equipment or fixtures left on this land for a period of more than
six (6) months after the expiration hereof, shall automatically become the
property of Lessor.
21. Other Discovery: Should Lessee discover any valuable products other than
oil and gas, on or within the leased land, Lessee shall within seven (7) days
report such discovery to Lessor, in which event Lessee and Lessor may
negotiate a provision for production of such discovery.
22. Water: This lease does not grant permission, express or implied, to Lessee
for water exploration, drilling, or establishing water wells without the written
permission of the surface owner. If Lessor is the surface owner, said
permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. If Lessee desires to
establish or adjudicate any water right for beneficial use on the leased land,
any such adjudication or application shall be in the name of Lessor if Lessor
is the surface owner. The same shall apply to any non -tributary water rights
established on the leased land which may be put to beneficial use off said
land.
23. Default: Upon failure or default of Lessee to comply with any of the terms
and provisions hereof including, but not limited to, the failure to comply with
laws, rules and regulations governing Colorado oil and gas operations,
Lessor is hereby authorized upon notice and hearing, as hereinafter
provided, to cancel this lease as to all of the leased land so claimed or
possessed by lessee hereunder. In the event of any such default or failure,
Lessor shall, before making any such cancellation, send to Lessee by
certified mail, to the post office address of said lessee as shown by the
records of Lessor, a notice of intention to cancel for such failure or default,
specifying the same, stating that if within forty-five (45) days from the date
of mailing said notice, Lessee shall correct such failure or default, no
cancellation will be made. If such failure or default is not corrected within
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1111 4IT IWEliMinn l II III
forty- five (45) days after the mailing of such notice, and if Lessee does not
request a hearing on such notice within forty-five (45) days, this lease will
terminate and be canceled by operation of this paragraph without further
action by Lessor, or further notice to Lessee.
24. Extension: If Lessee fails to make discovery of oil and gas, or either of them,
in paying quantities during the primary term hereof, or during drilling
operations commenced during the primary term hereof, Lessee may make
written application to Lessor for an extension of this lease. The granting of
such extension shall be at the sole option of Lessor, according to the
following conditions:
a. Extension Limit: No lease term will be extended for more than
six (6) months from the original expiration date.
b. Extension Payment: The Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the sum of
one- third (1/3) of the original bonus amount.
c. Delay Rental: The Lessee must pay to the Lessor the sum of Two
and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50) per acre leased as delayed rental for the
term of the extension.
d. No Change in Royalty: The royalty will remain the same.
25. Hold Harmless: Lessee shall indemnify Lessor against all liability and loss,
and against all claims and actions, including the defense of such claims or
actions, based upon, or arising out of, damage or injury, including death, to
persons or property caused by, or sustained in connection with, operations
on this leased land or by conditions created thereby, or based upon any
violation of any statute, ordinance, or regulation.
26. Condemnation: If the leased land shall be taken in any condemnation
proceeding, this lease shall automatically terminate as of the date of taking.
The award for such condemnation shall be paid to Lessor, except for any
specific award(s) paid to Lessee for severed oil and gas reserves, in which
event 50% of such specific award(s) shall be paid to Lessor in lieu of royalty
lost by virtue of the condemnation. Improvements shall be removed by
Lessee per terms in the Settlement paragraph herein. If only a portion of the
leased land is taken by condemnation, Lessor may, at its option, terminate
this lease or terminate only that portion of the lease so taken.
27. Errors: Every effort is made by Lessor to avoid errors in all procedures
including, but not limited to, auction listings and lease preparation. Lessor
shall not be liable for any inconvenience or loss caused by errors which may
occur. Lessee shall notify Lessor immediately upon discovery of any errors
or discrepancy whatsoever.
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28. Archaeology: Lessee shall not destroy, disturb, mar, collect, remove or alter
any prehistoric or historic resources of any kind on Weld County lands as
provided by law. These resources include, but are not limited to, all artifacts
of stone, wood or metal, pictographs, structures, and bones. A discovery of
anything of prehistoric or historic nature shall be reported to Lessor or the
State of Colorado Archaeologist immediately.
29. Definitions: For purposes of this Lease, the following definitions apply:
a. "Products" refers to any and all substances produced on the leased
property, including all oil and gas, found on or under the leased
property.
b. "Market Value" shall mean for gas and products therefrom (i) the
gross price at which gas or products therefrom are sold pursuant to
a Gas Contract, as defined in paragraph 2C, or (ii) if not sold
pursuant to a Gas Contract, as defined in paragraph 2C, the highest
gross price reasonably obtainable for the quantity of gas or products
available for sale, through good faith negotiations for gas or products
produced from the Leased Premises at the place where such gas or
product is available for sale on the date of such a contract with
adequate provisions for redetermination of price at intervals of no
less frequency than two (2) years to ensure that the production is
being sold for no less than the current market price. Included within
the definition of "Market Value" as used herein is the presumption
that Gas Contracts are arms length contracts with purchasers who
are not subsidiaries or affiliates of Lessee. "Market Value" shall never
be less than the amount actually received by the Lessee for the sale
of hydrocarbons.
c. "Affiliate" is defined as the parent company or a subsidiary of Lessee,
a corporation or other entity having common ownership with Lessee,
a partner or joint venturer of Lessee with respect to the ownership or
operation of the processing plant, a corporation or other entity in
which Lessee owns a ten percent or greater interest, or any
individual, corporation or other entity that owns a ten percent or
greater interest in Lessee.
d. "Costs" and/or "Expenses" shall mean all costs of gathering,
production, transportation, treating, compression, dehydration,
processing, marketing, trucking or other expense, directly or
indirectly incurred by Lessee, whether as a direct charge or a
reduced price or otherwise, including fuel use attributable to any of
the services listed above. "Costs" or "Expenses" also include
depreciation, construction, repair, renovation or operation of any
pipeline, plant, or other facilities or equipment used in connection
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with the treating, separation, extraction, gathering, processing,
refining, transporting, manufacturing or marketing of hydrocarbons
produced from the Leased Premises or lands pooled therewith.
e. "Gas" as used herein shall mean all gases (combustible and
noncombustible) including, but not limited to, all gaseous
hydrocarbons, gaseous compounds, carbon dioxide, and helium.
f. "Oil and gas" as used herein shall include all substances produced
as by- products therewith, including, but not limited to, sulfur.
g. "Paying quantities" as used herein shall mean and refer to quantities
of oil and gas or of either of them sufficient to pay for the current cost
of producing same.
30. Heirs and Assigns: The benefits and obligations of this lease shall inure to,
and be binding upon, the heirs, legal representatives, successors or assigns
of Lessee; but no sublease or assignment hereof, or of any interest herein,
shall be binding upon Lessor until the same has been approved by Lessor
as explained in the Assignments paragraph provided above.
31. Warranty of Title: Lessor does not warrant title to the leased premises, but
it shall, upon request, allow Lessee access to such abstracts and other title
papers as it has in its files. There shall be no obligation on Lessor's part to
purchase new or supplemental or other title papers, nor to do any curative
work in connection with title to the subject lands. Where there is a conflict
concerning ownership and/or title to the leased premises, the Lessee shall
provide evidence of ownership and/or title. Lessor relies on the evidence
provided by Lessee concerning title and ownership.
32. Force Majeure: Neither party shall be responsible for delays or failures in
performance resulting from acts or occurrences beyond the reasonable
control of such party, including, without limitation: fire, explosion, power
failure, flood, earthquake or other act of God; war, revolution, civil
commotion, terrorism, or acts of public enemies; any law, order, regulation,
ordinance, or requirement of any government or legal body or any
representative of any such government or legal body; or labor unrest,
including without limitation, strikes, slowdowns, picketing or boycotts. In
such event, the party affected shall be excused from such performance
(other than any obligation to pay money) on a day-to-day basis to the extent
of such interference (and the other party shall likewise be excused from
performance of its obligations on a day-to-day basis to the extent such
party's obligations relate to the performance so interfered with).
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33. Surveys, Abstracts, Title Opinions and Curative Work:
a. If Lessee shall cause any of the exterior or interior lines of the
property covered by this lease to be surveyed, Lessee shall furnish
Lessor a copy of such survey. Lessee shall furnish Lessor, within a
reasonable time, with a copy of all maps submitted to the Corps of
Engineers of the United States Army, Railroad, or other
governmental or official agency or department having jurisdiction,
showing the proposed location of all roads, pipelines, canals and drill
sites on the Leased Premises.
b. All abstracts of title, whether new or supplementary, obtained by
Lessee and covering the subject lands shall become the property of,
and be delivered to, Lessor after Lessee has completed its title
examination and curative work, subject, however, to the right of
Lessee to use such abstracts upon request at any time during the
term of the lease. Therefore, if Lessee causes an abstract of title to
be prepared covering the property herein leased, or any portion
thereof or if. Lessee shall cause the title to be examined or should
obtain a title opinion or title certificate upon the property herein
leased, Lessee agrees to furnish Lessor a copy thereof within
two (2) weeks of Lessee's receipt thereof. Lessor agrees that neither
Lessee nor the attorney or firm of attorneys rendering the opinion or
certificate shall be responsible to Lessor for its correctness, the said
opinion or certificate being furnished to Lessor simply for its own
convenience, information and personal use. Similarly, if any curative
material is obtained by Lessee, a copy thereof shall immediately be
furnished Lessor under the same conditions of non -liability on the
part of the Lessee or the persons who may have obtained or
prepared the same.
In witness whereof, Lessor has hereunto signed and caused its name to be signed
by the Chair, Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, with the seal of the
office affixed, and Lessee has signed this agreement, the day and year first above written.
Lessor
Perry Buck, Chair Pro-Tem SEP 3 0 2024
Board of County Commissioners // of Weld County, Colorado
Attest: ddr-44) G .-C,�to%c,
By:
sther E. Gesic
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Weld lerk to the Board
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David Richardson, SVP Land
Verdad Resources LLC
State of Colorado
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County of Denver
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on:
Acknowledged before me by: - David Richardson, SVP Land
Witness my hand and official seal.
Notary Public:
Katharine J. Multer
My Commission Expires: 3/4/2025
September 12, 2024
Katharine J Multer
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF COLORADO
NOTARY ID# 20084005039
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES March 4, 2025
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posit/on otra dascriplrcn., except iq section 6, where the irregularities in theonglrxr/
survey were so great as to make adiisab/e a recalculation of /he l.xebl/c !an& /harm
Latitude 40'36:6 N.
longitude /03°47:6 tie.
Mag. Dec/. /3`45T.
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The above Map of Dependent Resurvey Township N? 8 North, Range N? S4 West of
the 6% Principal Mtn-,dian, Colorado. is strictly confhrrncib/e lathe field notes of the
survey thereof Orr file in this office, which have been examined and approved.
U.S.SU/RYEYOR GENERAL'S OFT/ CE.
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TREASURER'S DEED
Filed for record the ................_........_.._ day of
:952 .......�.... r. ,19......,
at ... o'clock1J .. 'f.
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By
paw alt filth bij *at Iua,nta, That, whereas, the following
described real property, viz: Pao -fifths (2%5) oil, gas, and
other minerals on: Northwest quarter (NYk), North half
Southwest quarter (NNS71*) , Southwest quarter Southwest
quarter(Si7 ,S';I) : Section six (6), Township eight North
(SN), Range 58 West of the sixth Principal Meridian (58V)
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situated in the County of Weld and State of Colorado, was subject to taxation for the year Lee ysS) A. D. 1938
And, Whereas, The taxes assessed upon said property for the year fir years) aforesaid remained due and unpaid at the date of the
sale hercinatter named;
And, Whereas, The Treasurer of the said County (teould not duly *dueling and offer icr tale the -real trsperty awes 1_seeibod en
os-t,efora the cecond lior_tlay of December, A. D 19 , for and on oeeoont cad lrveaucs of the following mature end thinsti to IAA,:
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and 1-av 'ig allotrrd time for the publication of and ieavieg published noticc—of silt as prnvidccl.-by...aut), did, on the 15th day of
December A. D. 1939 , by virtue of the authority vested in him by law, 'at an adjourned sale, *the sale begun and publicly
held on the 11th day of Deceitber A. D. 19 39, expose to public sale at the office of the Treasurer; in the
dounty aforesaid, in substantial confarntity with the requirements of the statute in such case made and provided, the real property above
escribed for the payment of the taxes. interest and costs then due and remaining unpaid ors said property;
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and State of bid on all of the above described
property the sum I Dollars and Cents,
being the whole amount o Nes, interest and costs then due and remaking unpaid upon said property for that year, and the said
having offered in his said bid to accept interest upon the
said sun) at the rate of per cen annum for the first six months, and at the rate of per cent. per annum for
the next six months, and thereafter at the rate of per cent. per annum, and the said rate of interest being the lowest rate of
interest at which any person offered to pay the said taxes, rest and costs so due upon said property for that year (or years) and pay-
ment of the said sum having been made by him to the said Tre r, the said property was stricken off to hint at that price;
And, Whereas, The said
did, on the day of A. ►. , duly assign the certificate of the sale of the
'Awl, Whew/sac71 at -a =:`nr ...la itheca �nr. ea:
of the of
propcny as aforesaid, and a:l his rights, title and interest in said property, to
of the County of and Stat
And, Whereas, The said
did, on the
day of A. D. I9 , duly assign the certificate L the sale of the
property as aforesaid, and all his rights, title and interest in said property, to
4 t1w- aunty of an4-Stag-oi
'And, Whereas, At the sale so held as aforesaid by the Treasurer, no bids were offered or made by any person or persons for the
said property anti no person or persons having offered to pay the said taxes, interest and costs upon the said property for that year_(or
an) and the said Treasurer having passed such real property over for the time, did re -offer it at the beginning of the sale the next
day (*and each succeeding day of said sale) and the Treasurer having become satisfied that no sale of said property could be had,
there ore the said property wig, by the then Treasurer of the said County, stricken off to the said County, and a certificate of sale was
duly issued therefor to the said County in accordance with the statute in such case made and provided.
And, Whereas, The said Weld County, acting by and through its County Treasurer,
at"c order of Ott Board of Coustty C' nucltissioacrs of talc! Co'usy,.-.duly_tntcrcd.of-record•on-the - .--- - day -of. •
pit n 10 t3:4 sn;d day -helm;. -ono of the days of a regular-session--of-tho Doard oi-County_Contnuosioncra.-of-said-.rowdy), did duly
assign the certificate of sale of said property, so issued as aforesaid to said County and all its rights, title and interest in said property
laid by virtue of said sale to Mel C. Bedinger and Robert ii. Gilbert of the County of Weld
and State of Colorado for the sum of ---Seventy-Four---
and Thirty -Pour Cents.
Dollars
did, on the day of
A. D. 19 , duly assign the certificate of the sale of the
property as aforesaid, and all his rights, is a • rest fu said property, to
of the County of and State of
'And, Whereas, The said
has paid subsequent taxes on said property to the amount of
•o+t.l Came;
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Dollars
And, Whereas. More than three years have elapsed since the date of the said sale and the said property has not been redeemed
therefrom as provided by law;
And, Whereas, The said property was assessed for that year for-71ts) at a suns of less timbre than one hundred dollars;
And, Whereas, All the provisions of the statutes prescribing prerequisites to obtaining tax deeds have been fully complied with, and
arc now of record, and tiled in the office of the County Treasurer of said County;
Now, Therefore, i, Arad H. Spps.nan Treasurer of the County aforesaid,
for and in consideration o the sum to the reasurcr paid as aforesaid, and by virtue of the statute in such case made and provided, have
granted, bargained.audtsold, and by these presents (fa gent, bargain and sell the above and foregoing described real estate unto the
said MeL-C. lse— hggn and Robert 11. Gilbert 1 f theirlXs heirs and assigns,
\)•:.,••••..,Vioseycr, subje:t to all the rights of redemption by minors, insane persons or idiots, provided by law.
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. �✓ • • `� Harold Fig Seaman . �ti �t
• -c/ Official 'ra• ce as aforesaid, by virtue of the authority aforesaid, have hereunto set tUytt�s t jtti f 20th
Seal s 1 car lof , J antiary A. D. 19 52 •...
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tthe tiiattes;1Qu:i cptfrjgcs.oitly when the property, for any cause, could not be duly advertised an
second Mbnslay,of,Deiember in any year. (See Sec. 4 Session Laws of Colo. of 19
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STATE OF COLORADO,
County of 'fold.
The foregoing instrument was
February
fl County Treasurer in and for the County of Weld
My commission exeires Dec. 31 • 1952.
Witness my hand and official scab t
A. D. 19 52..
Issu
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BOOK 1042 PAGE 456
129 Revised TREASURER'S DEED —Law of 1995 Single Parcel of Land Entered —The C. F. Hocckel Blank Book k Litho. Co., Denier, Colo.
No.........SI 7400
TREASURER'S DEED
Filed for record the.
at ._ . ` ....o'clock
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19
EPIITY.
KYww all l a yen bg lktu nta, That, whereas, the following
described real property, viz: 144: *Sit SW±SWt: (20L) Section 6,
Township B. North, Range 58 West.
situated in the County of Weld and State of Colorado, was subject to taxation for the year ( A. D. 19 31 ;
And, Whereas, The taxes assessed upon said property for the .year aforesaid remained due and unpaid at the date of the sale
hereinafter named; - - -
And, Whereas; The Treasurer of the said County XiZli<i1 1 wii X r
tlxvmkiinnb f fl4fa i2aaxxxfmcXsboxze ownfnrwirwiremsIntlXf
anttankliCaCZPirpliiiikarniAMPLEraliFFRAINIMENniaetaWgitieliatzt, did, on the 12th day of
December A. D. 19 32 by virtue of the authority vested. in him by law, 'at an adjourned sale, the sale begun and publicly held
on the 10th. day of December A. D. 19 32 , expose to public sale at the office of the Treasurer, in the County
aforesaid, in substantial conformity Wigs the requirements of the statute in such case made and provided, the real property above described for the
payment of the taxes, interest anti costs then due and remaining unpaid on said property;
*and Wharnes, nr,,,thetttue nd plan) nfnreairl
and State of
of t • - • my of
property the a ' • Dollars and Cents,
being the whole amo taxes, interest and costs then due and remaining unpaid upon said property fkr-that -year, and the said
having offered in td d irises to accept interest upon the
said sum at the rate of per e . per annum for the first six months, and at the ra e-ot percent per annum for the
next six months, and thereafter at the rate of per cent. per annum and j.li std rate of interest being the lowest rate of interest at
which any person offered to pay the said taxes, interest as s so due upon saicLprSpperty for that year (or years) and payment of the said sum
having been made by him to the said Treasurer, the said property tric to him at that price;
And, Whereas, The said
did, on the day of
property as aforesaid, and all his rights, titlegluldrest in said property, to
of the County of
day of
And, Whereas, Tljejaid
did, on the
props aforesaid, and all his -rights, title and interest in said property, to
nf flub County nf
bid on all of the above + i cd
9 , duly assign the certificate of the sale of the
and Sta
, duly assign the certifG
and State of
A. D. 19
f the sale of the
*And, Whereas, At the sale so held as aforesaid by the Treasurer, no bids were offered or made by any person or persons for the said property
and no person or persons having offered to pay the said taxes, interest and costs upon the said property for that year (r %sX) and the said Treasurer
having passed such real property over for the time, did re -offer it at the beginning of the sale the next day ('and each succeeding day of said sale)
and the Treasurer having become satisfied that no sale oL.s+iid property could be had, therefore the said property was, by the then Treasurer of the
said County, stricken off to the said County, and a certificate of sale was duly issued therefor to the said County in accordance with the statute in
such case made and provided. - •-
And, -Whereas, The -said CoLinttr acting -h.. nnijthrough-its-Go tin ty Treasurer—(sst'ntl-in-coif
---er ormt
ordo�T'the- of County Commissioners of said County, duly entered of record on the day of
A. D. 19 , thee rid-da}L�g one of the days of a regular session of the Board of County Commissioners of s ' -Conn y), did duly assign the
certificate of sale of said property, so-iseucd`aforesaid to said County and all its rights, title and interes " "d property held by virtue of said sale
to
and State of
fertile sum of
and Cents.
'And, Whereas, The said
has paid su • ; ; uent-tareli on said property to the amount of
Cents;
And, Whereas, More than three years have elapsed s ace thedate of the said sale and the said property has not been redeemed therefrom as
provided ,by. la�v;, , e ,,,
And, WhereasKThe said property was assessed for that year (clflf) at a sum of *bin *more than one hundred dollars;
And,(Whereas; .All the provisions of the statutes prescribing prerequisites to obtaining tax deeds have been fully complied with, and are now
of record, and filed in the office of the County Treasurer of said County;
Now, Therefore, I, Harvey E. Witwer,, as Treasurer of the County aforesaid,
for and in consideration of. the sum to the Treasurer paid as aforesaid, and by virtue of the statute in such case made and provided, have granted,
bargained and sold, and. by these presents do grant, bargain and sell the above and foregoing described real estate unto the said
``VIe1d County, A Quasi Municipal Corporation its successors and assigns imgcmg4xxxzww4
forever, subject. to all the rights of redemption by minors, insane persons or idiots, provided by law.
• .Q1FScia1'' In Witness Whereof, I, Harvey E. Witwer,
I Seal i as Treasurer as aforesaid, by virtue of the authority aforesaid, hive hereunto set my Eland and seal this 15th
day of May A. DL 193
of the • unto
Dollars
Dollars
(SEAL)
Cert. No.... 2522 .. Book No... 8 Tax Sale Record. Treasurer of / Weld County, Colorado.
'Strike out in accordance with fact.
Wee matter in parentheses only When the property, for any cause, soled not be duly advertised and offered for sale on or before the second -Monday of
December in any year. (See Sec. 4 Session Laws of Colo. of 1925.)
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STATE OF COLORADO,
County of Weld
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 18th
May ,19 39 , by- Harvey E. Wilmer •
as County Treasurer in and for the County of
Witness my hand and official seal this
A. D. 19 39 .
Weld
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day of
in the State of Colorado.
day of May
Clerk of District Court, rn ancxtl x
Weld Co
Colorado.
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State of Colorado,)
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County of . Ureld
In the- District Court.
No.
The Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Weld, -State of Colorado,
Plaintiff,
'Annie A. Logauy.John F. Mail;
David B. Sauve' , 'Trustee of
The Colorado Farms Company,
Bankrupt; John C. Law;
Warren. Lumber Company, . a
corporation; Harold S. Oakes,
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Trustee Laving` Robidoux,
deceased; Frank S. Tesch;
Western Mortgage Company, a
corporation; Bank of
Jefferson, Oklahoma; J. L. Kabler;
A. R. Moody; F. W. Sanborn;
Tax Service Corporation, a
corporation;
Wm. Lodwick; Maggie J. Lodwick;
Paul Newton Lodvf ick;
William Byron Lodwick;
Rocky Mouritain Pipe Line Company
a corporation; June M. Welch;
Receiver Columbus Bank, Columbus,
Nebraska; Ulysses Grant Button;
Ethel Billings; Mrs. Mary G. Paul;
Gustav Gradert; R. F. Billings;
Mary Newton Parker;
Myron C. Herrick; Lee H.
Dierdorff; Jesse H. Beason;
Carlton S. Brooks;
Greeley~Greaswood Oil Company
a corporation;
D. R. McArthur; Louise C. Ewing;
Mrs. Helen Straitiff; E.L. Barnard;
Edward C. Hanley; Martha W.
Lefferdink; Mrs. Lydia E. Pope;
Eddy F. Brabham; Abram P. Hart;
A. C. Croft; E. M. McAninch;
U.S. G. Deal; Mary Anderegg;
Erskene R. Myer; John Hobrecker, Jr.t
Adam Summers; Durland Trust Company
a corporation; Grace A. Northup;
Gagan Land Corporation, a corporation;
W. L. Christiana; S. T. Stockham;
L. G. Salisbury; Ida May Fowler;
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FILED IN
DIOiI L.T COURT
WELD CO., COW.
NOV 1 J 1942
A. J. LUTHER,
CLERK.
Decree
twirptxtrt in Quiet Title
BOOK 1102 PAGE 3.63
Georgie F ' Smith; Y.I. Case Threshing - )
Machine Company, a corporation; )
Max Waessel ; John W illi "Grover ; ' )
Federal Acceptance Corporation, a )
corporation; William D. Farr; )
The L. G. Royalty Company, a corporation;)
Lelia G. S4lisbury; Francis Carmichael; )
,Hans Ostrom; E. R. Fortner; Lee, Inc., a )
corporation; Briggsdale State Bank; )
J. F. Allen; W.P. Withrow; )
Grace A. DePue; John H. Hamilton; )
Howard Hamilton (Hamilton Brothers) ; )
George A. Hennick; Dan C. Chapel; )
Agnes Garrity,, Administratrix; )
James T. Brett; Amelia Benson; )
Mrs. C. C. Leinbaum; OA E. Wertz; )
Adelaide C. Lumgair; ; Belle Grogan; )
J. L. Tipton; Furst and Thomas; )
G. B. Eastman; Equity State Bank of )
Elsie , Nebraska ; Josephine Anderson; )
Allison Fuller;. Edward B. House; )
The Mutual -Publishing Company; )
Kathryn C. Cars ton; )
Ebenezor S. Barfoot; Advance-Rumely }
Thresher Company, a corporation; )
Ira Roberts; Eastern Colorado Farm )
Loan Company, a corporation; )
Stanley Wensky, Ir.; )
Bank of Kimball, Kimball, Nebraska; )
Robert Allen; George D. Jennings; )
Louisa Marie Wenstrand; )
Julius A. Johnson;
Goldie P. Applegate; )
Albert H. Peterson; )
Greeley Poudre Irrigation District; )
Ralph E. Waldo, Jr. Public Trustee of )
Weld County, Colorado; and any and )
all unknown persons who claim any )
right, title or interest in and to the )
lands described herein as the subject )
matter of this action, and Martin Field, )
newly apppinted and acting: Public Trustee
of Weld County, Colorado,
Defendants. )
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This cause came on regularly to be heard this t4' a of •November A.D.,
1942, plaintiff appearing by the Cojxnty Attorney, G.H.Bradfield, and
the defendants and none of them, appearing in person or by attorney/
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Upon motion of attorney for plaintiff, the default of each and all
of the defendants are duly entered by the Court, and the Court
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having considered the oral and documentary evidence offered on
behalf of plaintiff and the arguments of counsel," and being fully advised,
Doth find that summons was duly issued in this cause on
January 29, 1942, and that said summons with copy of complaint attached
was duly served on the said defendants as follows:
By the sheriff of Weld County,Colorado; on defendant
Ralph L. Waldo, Jr., Public rust-oe of ;field County,Colorado, personally
in said Weld County, Colorado, on February 24, 1942 and
On defendant, the Greeley Poudh•e In'igation District, a
corporation , b,;• service on GeorLe Smith, -the secretary of
said defendarit,ersonally, in Weld County,Colorado on February 25,1942, and
On defendant Paul Newton Lodwick, by service on him
personally in doled County, Colorado, February 25, 1942, and
On defendant, Greeley-Greasewood Oil Company, a corporation,
by service on Chalmer Ewing, Secretary of said defendant, personally
in geld County,Colorado, on February 25, 19420 and
On defendants William D. Farr and U.S .::.Deal, both personally
in Weld County, Colorado, on February 26, 1942, and
On defendant Grace Northrup, personally in Weld County,
Colorado, on March 17, 1942, and
On defendant, the Briggsdale State Bank, by service on ;4.E.
Freeman, President of said bank, personally, in !Weld County,Colorado
August 17, 1942.
And thereafter, by the sheriff of the City and County of
Denver, Colorado
B00dit.02 PflGE365
On defendant, Colorado Farms Company, a corporation, bankrupt, by
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service _on T.D.Storns, one of its last surviving stockholders,
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personally, in the City and County of Denver,Colorado, on
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August 20, 1942; and
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on defendant, Harold S. Oakes, Trustee for Lavina Robidoux,deceased;
personally, in the City and County of Denver,Colorado, on August 20,1942; and
on defendant, Tax Service Corpotation, by service on Clarence
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L. Ireland, its secretary, personally, in the City and County of
Denver,Colorado, on August 20, 1942; and
on defendant, Rocky Mountain Pipe Line Company, a corporation,
in the City.and and County of Denver, Colorado, on August 20, 1942, and
on defendant, J .I. Case Thresh& ;.Machine Company, by service on
Edith L. Schnell., Secretary of C.T. Corporation System, Agent
for service of process for J .I.Case Threshing Machine Company, a
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corporation, personally in the City and County of Denver on August 29, 1942, and
On defendant Advance iurnely Thresher Company, a corporation,
by service on J.L.Sinj;leton, Agent for Service of Process of
AllissChanbe rs Manufacturing Company, Assignee of said Advance-
Lonely Thresher Company, a defunct corporation, personally in the
City and County of Denver,Colorado, August 20, 1942, and
On defendant Erskine R. Myer personally in the City and County
of Denver, Colorado, on August 25, 1942, and
on defendant Federal Acceptance Corporation, by service on
John P . Jgmes=, its last acting secretary and one of its last acting
directors, personally, in the City and County of Denver,Colorado,
September 2, 1942, and
on defendant Edward C. Hanley, by s; rvice on Eleanor Hanley,
daughter of said defendant, and a ::ember of 'the family with which
he resides, over the age of eighteen years, personally at defendant's
usual place of abode in the City and County of Denver,Colorado, on
September 5, l94F
8001( 1102 PAGE 366
That defendant, Martin Field, Weer,, appointed and acting Public
Trustee of Weld Gounty,Colorado , byhis .written acceptance, duly
acknowledged, did - accept service of said summons with complaint
attached in Yield Coun,y,Colorado, pe i? giber. -:29, 1942.
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That Roy M. Briggs, duly appointed Guardian ad Li tern to repres
sent any of the defendants named in the complaint who may be minors
and to represent any unknown persons who claim an interest in the
real estate described in the complaint who may be minors, by his
written acceptance duly acknowledged, did accept service of said
summons with complaint attached, in Weld County, Colorado, on
September 25, 1942.
That Roy M. Briggs, appointed attorney herein to represent
any and all defendants named in the complaint who may be in the
military service of the United States and unknown person or persons
who claim any interest in any of the lands described in the complaint
who may be in the military service of the United States, by his
written acceptance duly acknowledged, did accept service of said
su;;l:lons with complaint attached in Weld County, Colorado on September
25. 1942
That on August 13, 1942, the sheriff of Weld County,
made return showing that defendants Annie A. Logan, John F. Mail;
David B. Sauve s , Trustee of The Colorado Farms Company, Bankrupt;
John C. Law; Anion Lumber Company, a corporation; Harold S. Oakes,
Trustee Lavina Robidoux, deceased; Frank S. Tesch-; jeste r•n
Mortgage Company, a corporation; Bank of Jefferson, Oklahoma;
J. L. Kabler; A. R. Moody; F. W. Sanborn; Tax Service Gorporation,
a corporation; Win. Lodwick; Maggie J. Lodwick; Paul Newton Lodwick;
:William Byron Lodwick; Rocky Mountain Pipe Line Company, a
corporation; June M. Jelch; Receiver Columbus Bank, Columbus,
Nebraska; Ulysses Grant Button; Ethel Billings; Mrs. Mary G. Paul;
Gustav Grdert; R. F. Billings; Mary Newton Parker; Myron C. Herrick;
Lee H. Dierdorff; Jesse H. Beason; Carlton S. Brooks; D. R. McArthur;
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Louise C. wring; Mrs. Helen Straitiff; E. L. Barnard; Edward 0. Hanley;
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Martha WLefferdink; Mrs. Lydia E. Pope; Eddy F. Brabham; Abram P.
Hart; A. C. Croft;.E. E. M. McAninch; Mary .Anderegg; Erskene R. Myer;
John Hobrecker, Jr..; Adams Summers; Durland Trust Company, a corporation;
Gagan Land Corporation, a corporation; W. L. Christiana; S. T. Stockham;
L. G. Salisbury, and Ida May Fowler could not be found within the
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County of Weld and State of Colorado, and
Thereafter on August .20, 1942, the Court being satisfied by
clear and convincing proof that such defendants could not be reached
by mail or personal service, entered an order herein that service
of summons in said action be made upon the above named defendants, so
certified by the Sheriff of field County, as not being found within
Weld Count; ,Colorado, by publication of said summons at least once
each week for four successive weeks (five times) in the Greeley
Tribune and geld County Republican; a weekly public newspaper published
in Greeley in Weld County,Colorado.
That service of said summons has been made by publication
thereof in said newspaper pursuant to said order; that. the first
publication thereof was on August 27, 1942 and the last publication
thereof was on September 2141 1942; that the service upon each and
al) of the defendants is regular, complete and in due form of law.
That defendant, The Rocky Mountain Pipe Line Company,
a. corpora: tion, on September 15, 1942, filed its answer herein,
asserting certain easements in &:14 Sec. 33 Tp. 5 N. R. 66 W.; and -in
W 1/2 Nta Sec. 18, Tp 7 N. R. 66 W. in Weld County,Colorado, which,
easement eights plaintiff admits and has consented to the exclusion
of said rights hcrefrom.
That defendant, The Advance Hugely Thresher Company, Inc
by its assignee and successor in interest, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing
Company, a corporation, on November 9, 1942, filed its disclaimer.
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herein as to :' N I1 Sec .12, Tp 10 N. R. 61 West in Weld County, Colorado,
under mortgage recorded in Book 713, Page 200 Weld County,Colorado
records.
8004 102 PAGE 368
That on September 22, 1942, plaintiff filed herein a verified
motion, stating there may be unknown defendants, or known or unknown
persons who may have a claim or interest in and to the subject natter
of this proceeding, and that if any, plaintiff is unable to determine
whether said known or unknown defendants or unknown persons or any of
them are subject to the provisions of tire "Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil.
Relief Act of 1940" and amendments thereto, and the Court found that
the whereabouts of any such known or unknown defendants or unknown
persons are unknown tc plaintiff; and thereupon the Court appointed Roy
M. Briggs, Esq., as the attorney to represent said defendants and persons
under said "Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940" and
amendments thereto, and on September 25, 1942, said attorney filed herein
his answer denying the allegations in the complaint contained and requiring
plaintiff to prove the allegations thereof; and that the Court has
• heretofore made its .order for entry of judgment under the "Soldiers'
and Sailors' Act : of 1940," and amendments thereto.
That each and every of.the the defendants, although being properly
served with process herein, except defendant The Rocky Mountain Pipe Line
Company, a corporation that filed its answer herein as aforesaid; and except
defendant the Advancestiuinely Thresher Company, a corporation, by its
assignee and successor in interest, the Allis --Chalmers 1a.nuf ac turfing Company,
a corporation, that has filed its disclaimer herein as aforesaid; and except
Roy M.Briggs, Briggs, Guardian ad Litem representing; and; of the defendants, named or
unnamed, known or unknown, who clair, any interest in the subject :hatter of
this action, who may be minors, has filed his answer herein; and except
Roy M.Bri; gs,Esq. ,the attorney appointed to represent any of the defendants
named or unnamed who claim an interest in and to the subject matter of this
action who may be in the military service of the United States who has filed
his answer herein; and each and every other of said defendants being in default
are hereby declared to be in default and said default is hereby entered, and as
to them said complaint is taken as confessed by each and every of then.
That this is a proceeding known as an action in Rem and that the Court
has complete jurisdiction of all of the parties to this suit and of the subject
matter hereof.
900K1102 PAGE3b9
The Court loth further find that the allegations of the
complaint are true and proven and the findings of the Court, herein
are generally for the plaintiff;
That several portions of the land described in the ' complaint
were included within thb Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District by
an order of the Board of -County Commissioners of Weld County,Colorado
recorded April. 14, 1909, in Book 259, at Page 242, Weld County,
Colorado records.
That thereafter said irrigation district issued and sold
bonds, Series Numbered i . to 10, all of which as to principal and
interest became due on or before December 1, 1929; that taxes have
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been .levied upon and assessments have been made upon lands in
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said district and in cases of non payment thereof, the lands in
said district have been sold as prescribed by law to satisfy both
principal and interest of said bonds; that more than six years have
elapsed since the last Greeley Poudre Irrigation District bond=s
both as to principal and interest became due, and the lands
therein described are not now and in the future shall not be
liable to be assessed for the payment of either principal or
interest of said bonds.
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That said Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District, from the year
1910 to the year 1941, inclusive, or some of them, levied taxes
upon the lands of said district for irrigation maintenance purposes
and that some of said irrigation maintenance taxes levied upon
some of said lands ream the year 1918 to 1941: inclusive were not paid
and in default thereof, were sold to the Greeley Poudre Irrigation
District and the tax certificates representing same are all now in
the possession of said defendant the Greeley-Poudre Irrigation
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District; that any such iffigation district maintenance taxes and
the. outstanding certificates representing same are junior to out--
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standing certificates for general taxes on said lands; that the
title of plaintiff herein to said -lands in the Greeley-Poudre
Irrigation District was derived from treasurer's deed of the.
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Treasurer of ;field County,Colorado, for same and is superior to any
right, claim or title -for the aW lands under said irrigation
maintenance tax certificates.
State of Colorado
That the County of 1e14(i.s the owner in fee simple and in
possession of the premises hereinafter described_ ekep ting rights
of way reserved to the Union Pacific Railroad Company or the Union
Paciflti Railway Company; reservations contained in U.S.patents;
existing reservoir sites, irrj ation ditches and rights of
way for roads; also excepting title to curtain easements of certain
rights of way owned by defendant, the Rocky Mountain Pipe Line Company,
a corporation, in the Southwest 1/4 of Sec. 35, T'p . 5 N. R. 66 W.
a
more fuiiy described by instrument recorded in Book 1034, Page 66,
Weld County,Colorado records, and in easement in the `i 1/2 of NE 1/4
Sec. 18, Tp 7 N. R. 68 4. under contract recorded in Book 1032,
Page 113, Wad County, Colorado records, and in an easement in the
Na Sec. 18, Tp 7 N. R. 66 W. Meld County,Colorado, under a right of
way contract recorded in Book 1032, Page 113, Weld County,Colorado
records, and in an easement in the SW1; of S. 33, Tp 5 N. R. 66 W.
contained in Pole Line agreement recorded Book 1034, Page 66, Weld
County, Colorado records.
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decr=ied that
State of Colorado
Weld Countyhis now and was at the time of the commencement of this
action, seized in fee simple of the real estate described in the
complaint as follows, to -wit:
80014102 PAGE 3
1. -*Wei and E2SW* Sec. 4, Tp 5 N. R. 61W
2. Nita Sec. 9 Tp 5 N.R. 61W
3. SE4 Sec. 15 Tp 5 N.R. 61W
-4. INV 4 Sec; 15, Tp 5 N. R. 61W
5.N2Sec. 24Tp5NR.61W
.6. Si Sec. 34 Tp 5 N. R. 61W
7. SV Sec. 14, Tp 5 N. R. 62 W.
- 8. VN4 Sec. 27. Tp 5 N. R. 62 W
9. SV - and ,SE . ;Sec. 27, Tp 5 N. R. 62 W
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10. let , SV1*NE4 and NE -4 Sec. 34, Tp 5 N.R . 63 W.
11. SW* Sec. 33, Tp 5 N. R . 66 W
12. Si Sec. 18 Tp 6 N. R. 62 W
13.
All Sec. 1, Tp 6 N. R. 63 W ( bi,&dz.e.wuntScg,a4
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14. E2 SE} Sec. 12, Tp. 6 N R. 63 W
15. Eh NE4 Sec 12, Tp 6 N. R. 63 -W
16. NW* Sec. 11, Tp 7 N R 57 W
17. SE4 Sec. 12, Tp ? N. R. 57 W
18. ST4 Sec 21, Tp 7 N. R. 57 W.
19. Lots l to 4 inc. of Q Sec. 31, Tp 7 N. R. 57 W
20. SW1 and W4NV (except 1/6 interest in oil, gas and minerals)
in Sec. 19, Tp 7 N. R. 58 W,
21. SE4 Sec. 2, Tp 7 N. R. 59 W (except gas, oil, Se.)
a.,..�.
22. SV Sec. 2, Tp 7 N. R. 59 W (except gas, oil, e.. )
23. Vu Sec. 33, Tp 7 N. R. 60 W.
24. Ni Sec. 10, Tp 7 N. R. 61 W.
25. SV,- Sec. 20, Tp 7 N. R. 61 W.
26. All of Sec. 7, Tp ? N. R. 63 W6tAtcett U .Q .
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27. 8 I Sec. 9, Tp 7 N. R. 63 W. to a IL2 . L i
28. SV'4 Sec. 9, Tp 7 N. R. 63. W. (
29. All of Sec. '19 , Tp ? N. R. 63 W.
30. NE4 I1 Sec. 23, Tp 7 N. R. 63 VI. (-42-$4 zC4 ��
31. SVit Sec. 23, Tp 7 N. R. 63 W.(
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32. at Sec. 18, Tp 7 N. R. 66 W.
33. E2E2 Sec. 20, TD 8 N. R. 57 W.
34. N2 Sec. 35, Tp 8 N. R. 57 W.
35. NW; and N2SW4 and SWSW± Sec:76, '6 , Tp 8 N. R. 58 W.
36. NEI Sec. 7, Tp 8N. Re. 58 W.
37. S ' - Sec. 8, Tp 8 N. R. 58 W.
38.
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39. NEINW1 and NE* Sec. 12, Tp 8 N. R. 58 W.
40. SE Sec. 20, To 8 N. R. 58 W.
41. E2 NEB.- Sec. 28, Tp 8 N. R. 58 W.
42. SiSec. 3, Tp 8 N. R. 59 W.
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43. SSTE1 (Exc. Und. int. oil, gas ,,\ .) Sec. 13, Tp 814. R. 59
sP - €t 1 _ 4
45. SE* (Exc. res. to Roakeman und. 1/2 int. al) exc 1/16 int.
minerals) in sec. 15, Tp 8 N. R. 60 W.
46. SWI Sec. 15, Tp 8 N. R. 60 W.
47. NEI Sec. 17, Tp 8 N. R. 60 VI.
48. NE* ( exc. U. P. Res.) in Sec. 1, Tp 8 N. R. 63 IV
49. St% (Exc . U.. P'. ,reservations) Sec. 19, Tp 8 N. R. 63 W.
50. SE1 Sec. 24, Tp 8 N. R. 64 -W.
51. E2SE1 Sec. 24, Tp 8 N. R. 66 W.
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52. SEA Sec. 8, Tp 9 N4 R. 56 I
53. SVj Sec. 9, Tp 9 N. R. 56 W.
54. N2 NEI Sec. 30, Tp 9 N. R. 56 W.
55. SINE* and SEl Sec. 25, Tp 9 N. R. 57 WI
56. Sitilt Sec. 25, Tp 9 N. R. 59 Tit.
57. S2SE1 Sec. 21, Tp 9 N. R. 60 W.
58. Si Sec. 27, Tp 9 N. R. 60 W.
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80014 02 PAGE 3,73
59. SF* Exc. 1/2 interest in oil, gascomieS Sec. 30, Tp 9 N.R.60 W.
60. NEI Sec. 31, Tp 9 N. R. 60 W.
61. ST4 Sec. 31, Tp 9 N: R. 60 L.
62. N2 and SE4 - SV Sec. 13, Tp 10 N. R. 5? W.
63. 533 Sec. 20, -Tp 10 N. R. 60 W.-
644 N2 Sec. 27, Tp 10 N. R. 60 W. -
65. SSW- Sec: 33, Tp 10 N. R. 60 W.
66. SW -Ste Sec. 7$ Tp 10.N. R. 61W
67. WNW Sec.; 12, Tp 10 N.' R. 61 W.
68.. 32N2 and SV& and S'1/-SE4 - See . 25, Tp 10 N. R. 61 W.
69. S2 grwi Sec..11, Tp 11 N. R. 56 W.
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70. NE Sec. 12, Tp 11 N. Re 56 W.
71. NE*N i Sec. 14, Tp 11 N. R. 56 W.
12, NVISec. 24, Tp 11 N. R. 56 W.
73. WiNE*; ST NV ; E NW ; N —S ; NSEt sec. 28, Tp 11 N. R. 61 IN.
74. Seine
75. S74- Sec. 35, Tp 11 N. R. 63 W.
76. NE4 Sec. 27, Tp 12 N. R. 58 W.
77. N2 NE/ Sec. 23, Tp 12 N. R. '60 W.
78. ss2- in Colorado of Sec. 13, Tp 12 N. R. 64 W.&-yalat useit—Anth-s•-istdi
BOOK11r.II PaGE;374
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save and excepting rights of way reserved by the Union Pacific
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Railroad Compan4Y or by the Union Pacific Railway Company;
'reservations contained in United States patents; existing reservoir
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sites and irrigation ditches and rights of way for roads; also
excepting title to certain easements of certain rights of way owned
by defendant, the. RockyMountain Pipe Line Company, a corporation,
in:. the S 4 of Sec.. 35, Pp 5 N. R. 66 W. more fully described by
ins trume nt recorded in Book 1034, Page 66, Weld C ounty, C olorado
records; and in easement in the 11/2 of NNE 1/4 Sec. 18, M. 7 N.
R. 68 W., under contract recorded in Book 1032, Page 11.3, Weld
County, Colorado records; and in an easement ' in the NE 1/4 Sec. 18,
Tp. 7 N. R. 66 a., Weld County,Colorado, under a "right of way
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contract" recorded in Book 1032, Page 1.13, {geld Cou.nt,y,Colorado
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records, and in an easement in the SSW 1/4 of Sec. 33, Tp 5 N.
R. 66 W. contained in "Pole Line agreement " recorded Book 1034,
Page 66, Weld County,Colorado records, which exceptions, reservations
rights, rights of way , and easements are excluded herefror.
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That the defendants and each of them have no "estate, right,
title, claim orinterest in and to said premises or any part thereof
except as above limited, and that the title of the plaintiff to said
premises as so limited be and the sae is hereby quieted as against
�, s
"any and all of the defendants; that the defendants and each of them
and all persons claiming by, through or under them be and they are
hereby forever enjoined, debarred and restrained from making any
claim of title or possession to said property, and from asserting
any claim whatever in and to said premises adverse to plaintiff, the
County of Weld, State of Colorado.
That defendant, The Greeley—Poudre Irrigation District, is
directed to deliver to the Treasurer of pelt? County,Colorado for
cancellation, any outstanding Greeley Poudre Irrigation District
maintenance tax certificates for the years 1918. to 1941, inclusive, ,
owned and
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held by it and the County Treasurer of held y
Count is directed 'to
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8001(LU2 PAGE 375
cancel all said district maintenance tax certificates and to
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endorse such cancellation' on the records of his office.
Done in Open Court this /054 day of November, A.D. 1942.
By the Court:
Judge
BOQK1102 PAGEV76
CERTIFICATE OF COPY
STATE OF COLORADO
)ss.
COUNTY OF WELD
I, A. 3. LUTHER•, Clerk of the District Court, in.
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and for the aforesaid County and State, do, hereby certify that the within
and foregoing ins -a full, true and correct copy of DECREE IN QUIET TITLE
in Case No. 10117, entitled THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
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THE COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF ,COLORADO, tPla inti f f , vs. ANNIE A. LOGAN,
et al., Defendants, as the same appears from the original files and
records in this Court, in this Cause, in this Office, now remaining.
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iph ti1
iN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal, at my office in Greeley
in said County and State, this 19th
November
A. D. 194 2
day of
Clerk of DistrAet Court, Veld County, Colorado
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By- f)7( 2tec___-•
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Section 6, T8N, R58W
Lot 8 (57.99), Lot 9 (57.46),
Lot 10 (44.00), Lot 11 (43.84),
Lot 12 (10.07), Lot 13 (38.62),
Lot 14 (38.40)
(formerly known as Lots 3-7,
SENW, NESW,
also described as
NW, N/2SW, SWSW)
Gross Acreage 319.98
Township/Range
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and odenpstenrss cannot ern aro a not guaranteed M. detVgna►on or rots or parties a Land Wes
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carpi) Ann app►Icaas State of coca tat UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SMALL ANY PART THE
PRODUCT SE USED FOR FINAL DESIGN PURPOSES WELD COUNTY MAKES NO WARRANT)
OR GUARANTEES EITHER E*PRE SSED OR *SUED AS TO THE COMPLETENESS. ACCURA(
OR CORRECTNESS OF SUCH PRODUCT NOR ACCEPTS ANY L►A CITY, ARISING FROM ANr
HCORRECT INCOMPLETE OR MISLEADING INF0RMATON CONTAHED THEREIN
Jessica Reid
From:
Subject:
CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing
FW: Verdad Resources LLC T8N-R58W, Section 6 Oil & Gas Lease
From: Justin DesCombes <justindescombes@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:08 AM
To: CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing <CTB-OilandGasLeasing@weld.gov>
Subject: Re: Verdad Resources LLC I T8N-R58W, Section 6 Oil & Gas Lease
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Of course - please see below:
Verdad Resources LLC
Attn: Jeff Berghorn
1125 17th Street, Suite 550
Denver, CO 80202
Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 12:04 PM CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing <CTB-OilandGasLeasing@weld.gov>wrote:
Hi Justin,
Can I please get the address to which Verdad Resources would like any postcards or mailings, regarding this nomination,
mailed to?
Jess Reid
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Weld County
1150 O Street
Greeley, CO 80631
tel: 970-400-4212
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Subject: Verdad Resources LLC ( T8N-R58W, Section 6 Oil & Gas Lease
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Hello,
Please let this email serve notice of Verdad Resources desire to lease the following Weld County owned unleased mineral
interest:
Legal Description
Township 8 North, Range 58 West, 6th P.M.
Section 6: Lot 8 (57.99), Lot 9 (57.46), Lot 10 (44.00), Lot 11 (43.84), Lot 12 (40.07), Lot 13 (38.62), Lot 14 (38.40) (formerly
known as Lots 3-7, SENW, NESW, also described as NW, N/2SW, SWSW)
Gross Acreage
319.98
Net Mineral Acreage
191.98
Weld County Vesting/Source Deeds
817400, 908804 & 1131214
Please let me know if you need any other information - much appreciated.
Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
Jessica Reid
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:32 AM
CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing
Re: Verdad Unleased Mineral Interest, Sec 6, T8N-R58W, 191.98 net acres
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Jess - You are correct that instrument number 1131214 is very illegible and I pulled some more information below that should help make sense of this mineral
interest being owned by Weld County. Should this cause more confusion, please let me know but hopefully it helps clear things up.
Treasurer's Deed recorded in Document No. 817400, dated 5/15/1939, from Harvey E. Witwer, Weld County Treasurer, to Weld
County, Colorado and its Board of Commissioners. The NW, N2SW, SWSW was offered for sale on 12/10/1932 for unpaid taxes for
the year of 1931. After no bids were received, said land was stricken off to Weld County in Certificate of Sale No. 2522, Book No. 8.
At the time of the aforesaid Treasurer's Deed, the mineral ownership of record was as follows: The Texas Company (predecessor to
Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc.) - 1/2 OGM's, Gagan Land Corporation — 2/5 OGM's, and Louise C. Ewing — 1/10 OGM's
with said mineral interest subject to a 6.25% Land Owners Royalty held by Homer Northup. Outside of this 6.25% land owner's
royalty, Gagan Land Corporation made multiple 20 year Term Royalty Assignments of record to various parties as detailed within the
Title Chain for this report. The surface owner of record at this time was Grace A. Northup. It should be noted that D. Helberg, the
record owner of all of the surface and minerals in the NW, N2SW, SWSW executed an Oil and Gas Lease, dated 8/11/1931, in favor
of the California Company for a primary term of 10 years, as recorded in Document No. 727345. Said lease was subsequently
released by The California Company on 5/26/1937 at Document No. 768854 with no indication the lease was lease perpetuated any
production, which would have caused taxes to be paid that might have a bearing on said Treasurer's Deed. Subsequent to said
Treasurer's Deed, we show Weld County, Colorado and its Board of Commissioners owning all of the surface and minerals into said
land.
Decree of Quiet Title recorded in Document No. 908804, dated 11/10/1942, styled: In District Court of Weld County, Colorado,
Case No. 10117, The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, Plaintiff, vs. Annie A. Logan, et al,
including Gagan Land Corporation, Louise C. Ewing, (mineral owners of record at that time), and Grace A. Northup (surface owner of
record at that time). A total of 103 parties were listed as Defendants in this case. This Quiet Title Suit covered multiple outside lands
located within Weld County with multiple parties listed as Defendants. It is apparent this Quiet Title Suit was an attempt to confirm title
into Weld County, Colorado pursuant to the aforesaid Treasurer's Deed, however, the suit failed to properly list all of the mineral
owners in the subject I nds, omitting The Texas Company, record mineral owner of an undivided 1/2 mineral interest at the time of
said Treasurer's Deed Judgment was rendered in favor of the Plaintiff, The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, citing
that "It is therefore Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that Weld County, State of Colorado, is now and was at the time of
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commencement of this action, seized in fee simple of the real estate described in the complaint as follows to wit: NW, N2SW, SWSW"
(Tract 35 on exhibit), excepting rights of way reserved to the Union Pacific Railroad Company or the Union Pacific Railway Company;
reservations contained in U.S. patents; existing reservoir sites; irrigation ditches and rights of ways for road. Said Decree was
amended in Document No. 1131214, dated 3/15/1952, to include additional defendants that were omitted from the original order. The
additional Defendants named held no record interest in the subject lands.
It should be noted that subsequent to this Decree in Quiet Title, Harold H. Seaman, Weld County Treasurer, as directed by The Board
of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, conveyed to F.S. Lingelbach and Constance Lingelbach, as Joint
Tenants, all of their right, title and interest into the NW, S2SW, SWSW while reserving all of the oil, gas and other minerals, with the
execution of a Treasurer's Deed recorded at Document No. 920148, dated 6/23/1945. Subsequently, the Lingelbachs conveyed all of
said interest (being all of the surface only) to The United States of America with the execution of an Exchange Deed recorded at
Document No. 958061, dated 6/19/1945. Subse uentl , Harold H. Seaman Weld County Treasurer, as directed by The Board of
County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, conveyed to Mel C. Bedinger an Robert M. Gilbert an undivided
2/5 mineral interest in the NW, S2SW, SWSW, with the execution of a Treasurer's Deed recorded at Document No. 1124855,dated
3/31/1952.
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Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 3:42 PM CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing <CTB-OilandGasLeasing@weld.gov>wrote:
Justin,
Never mind, I just went back through emails and saw you sent me those docs a while back. Document 1131214 is pretty illegible. Can you point me to where in
there pertains to our specific interests so I can focus on just that area?
Jess Reid
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Weld County
1150 O Street
Greeley, CO 80631
tel: 970-400-4212
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Subject: RE: Verdad I Unleased Mineral Interest, Sec 6, T8N-R58W, 191.98 net acres
Hi Justin,
First off, just so I can verify, can you please give me the Reception No. of the document showing we own the mineral interests? The last time we lease these
parcels we didn't require that documentation, so I don't have an existing document to reference to verify our mineral interests.
Jess Reid
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Weld County
1150 0 Street
Greeley, CO 80631
tel: 970-400-4212
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Subject: Re: Verdad I Unleased Mineral Interest, Sec 6, TSN-R58W, 191.98 net acres
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Hello Jess,
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My apologies on the delay of this but I wanted to engage this matter and begin the bid process. I understand there are several steps that need to be taken. With
that said, you mentioned in your last email that if we wanted to move forward, you would things started?
Moving forward, what all is needed from myself/Verdad?
Thanks!
Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 8:52 AM Justin DesCombes <
Jess,
ustindescombes@gmail.com>wrote:
Let me chat with Verdad next week on that bid process. And we would be looking to bid on all 191.98 net mineral acreage that the county owns under the gross
mineral tract of 319.98 acres. See attached legal description which should line up with the last lease of record.
Again, let me work a bit more with Verdad and get back to you.
Have a great Friday and weekend to follow - thanks!
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DESCRIPTION: Township 08 North. Range 58 West, 6th P.M.
Section 06: Lots 8(57.59). 9(57.46), 10(44.00), 11(43.84), 12(40.07). 13(38.62).
14(38.40) (formerly known as Lots 3-7, SENW. NESW also described as NW.
N2SW, SWSW)
Gross Acres: 319.98 Acres
Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 8:19 AM CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing <CTB-OilandGasLeasing@weld.gov>wrote:
Hi Justin,
Which lots are you looking to lease that make up the 191.98 acres? I show a previous lease for this legal description and it was 319.98 acres. I apologize if the
answer is in the first document you attached, but I can read it clearly.
For tracts over 5 acres there is a bid process, which requires notice be published in the newspaper and bid info to be posted on Weld County's website. By the
time we go through all the steps, we're looking at about a month before the hearing when the bids would be opened and an auction, possibly, to take place. I
have included additional information regarding the process as well as our large tract lease, which has different terms than the small tract lease that we worked
on recently. After reviewing the information, please confirm if you would like to move forward on the process, and I can get that started.
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From: Justin DesCombes <justindescombes@gmail.com>
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Subject: Verdad I Unleased Mineral Interest, Sec 6, T8N-R58W, 191.98 net acres
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Hello Jess,
This is the first time I have to nominate a tract for lease, but Verdad came across 191 98 net acres of unleased mineral interest in Section 6 of 8N -58W I have
attached the three source docs for this interest but is it possible to nominate this tract and add it to the agenda for the next commissioners meetings?
Should you need any additional information, please let me know
Thanks'
Justin D DesCombes
720-840-8658
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Jeff Berghorn
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Jess,
I believe ideally Verdad would want the legal description to read as shown below. Reason being is that this legal description
is the correct description. If we were just going to call it the NW/4, N/2SW/4 and the SW/4SW/4, the gross acreage would
be incorrect. Please don't hesitate to give me a call and we can discuss this in more detail.
Section 06: Lots 8(57.59), 9(57.46), 10(44.00), 11(43.84), 12(40.07), 13(38.62),
14(38.40) (formerly known as Lots 3-7, SENW, NESW, also described as NW,
N2SW, SWSW)
Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 9:36 AM CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing <CTB-0ilandGasLeasing@weld.gov>wrote:
Last question... I think . If we took the lots out of the legal description and just used the quarter sections, would that
impact anything on your side? That is how the original lease on this land was described.
NW1/4, N1/2 SW1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 6, Township 8 North, Range 58 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County,
Colorado
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From my understanding, in 1881 what was considered/surveyed as the SE/4NW/4 and the E/2 of the SW/4 of Section 6
wasn't actually 40 and 80 acres respectively. So 30 years later when they resurveyed this area, they confirmed that it
wasn't a true 40 and 80 acre tract, but rather a little bit larger. The larger acreage is then reflected in the 1919 resurvey
plat and then known as a "lot" since it doesn't confine with the standard quarter quarter break down.
Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 3:19 PM CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing <CTB-OilandGasLeasing@weld.gov>wrote:
Justin,
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Thanks! Any idea why (new) lots 11 and 12 aren't labeled/accounted for in the original plat, but are in the resurveyed
plat?
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Hey again Jess,
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I think I figured out the confusion will all the Lots referenced in Section 6 of Township 8 North, Range 58 West. In short,
this township was resurveyed in 1919. Attached is the original BLM survey from 1881 which calls out Lots 3-7 and also
attached is the updated survey referring to Lots 8-14.
Hopefully this helps clear up any confusion but let me know if you need any more information.
Thanks,
Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 12:26 PM Justin DesCombes <justindescombes@gmail.com>wrote:
Hey Jess,
Let me look at a few items and pull the BLM land plat for this township to see if we can clarify things. Please standby.
Thank you,
Justin D. DesCombes
720-840-8658
On Oct 1, 2024, at 9:58 AM, CTB-Oil and Gas Leasing <CTB-OilandGasLeasing@weld.gov>wrote:
Hey Jeff/Justin,
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When we went to index this in our record keeping system the question came up about the lots listed in ,
the legal description you provided us I have the Deeds, which show the quarter sections, but I have no
documentation showing Lots 8-14 Is there a recorded document that shows how/when these lots were
created, or how they were determined as being lots? Please advise
Lot 8 (57 99 acres), Lot 9 (57 46 acres), Lot 10 (44 00 acres), Lot 11(43 84 acres), Lot 12 (40 07 acres),
Lot 13 (38 62 acres), and Lot 14 (38 40 acres) being part of the NW1/4, N1/2 SW1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4
(formerly known as Lot's 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the SE1/4 NW1/4, NE1/4 SW1/4) of Section 6, Township 8
North, Range 58 West of the 6th P M , Weld County, Colorado
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1150 0 Street Denver, CO 80202
P.O. Box 758
Greeley CO 80632
970-400-4226
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for Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
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Notes for Distribution Clerk.
Please send the Lease to Recording
When the Oil and Gas Lease comes back from Recording, please be
sure to make a copy for our files and mail the original, recorded lease
to:
Please mail to:
Verdad Resources LLC
Attn: Jeff Berghorn
1125 17th Street, Suite 550
Denver, CO 80202
Please include the following in the mailing:
*Only the Original Recorded Lease and copy of resolution - DO NOT
SEND BACK-UP OR MAP, THAT STAYS WITH OUR COPY OF THE
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