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BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ) CAUSE NO. 407
ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN
OPERATIONS FOR THE CODELL AND NIOBRARA ) DOCKET NO. 150900513
FORMATIONS, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD
COUNTY, COLORADO ) TYPE: POOLING
NOTICE OF HEARING RECEIVED
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: AUG 1 0 2019
APPLICATION LANDS WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M.
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APPLICATION
On July 16, 2015, Great Western Operating Company, LLC (Operator No. 10110)
("Great Western" or "Applicant"), filed a verified application pursuant to §34-60-116, C.R.S. for
an order to:
1) Apply the cost recovery provisions of C.R.S. 34-60-116(7) to additional parties
within an approximate 1120-acre drilling and spacing unit.
2) Subject any non-consenting interests to the cost recovery provisions of §34-60-
116(7), C.R.S.,.effective as of the earlier of the date of the Application, or the date that any of
the costs specified in §34-60-116(7)(b), C.R.S. were first incurred for the drilling of the Simpson
FD 16-039HC Well (API No. 05-123-41338), the Simpson FD 16-059HN Well (API No. 05-123-
41685), or the Simpson FD 16-062I-IN Well (API No. 05-123-41684).
PRIOR RULES AND ORDERS
(available online at: http://cogcc.state.co.us, under"ORDERS")
• On April 27, 1998, the Commission adopted Rule 318A, the Greater Wattenberg Area
Special Well Location, Spacing and Unit Designation Rule.
• On February 19, 1992 (amended August 20, 1993), the Commission entered Order No.
407-87 which established 80-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of oil_gas
and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara and Codell Formations, with the
permitted well locations in accordance with the provisions of Order No. 407-1.
• On January 7, 2013, the Commission entered Order No. 407-741 which: 1) vacated the
approximate 80-acre drilling and spacing units established by Order No. 407-87 for
Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M.; 2) established an approximate
• 640-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of Section 16, Township 6 ('--"-n-
West, 6th P.M., and 3) approved up to seven horizontal wells within e 2015-2884
development and operation of the Codell-Niobrara Formation, with
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interval of the horizontal wellbores to be no closer than 460 feet from the unit
boundaries, and no closer than 150 feet from the productive interval of any other
wellbore located in the unit, without exception being granted by the Director.
• On July 29, 2013, the Commission entered Order No. 407-848 which pooled all interests
in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 407-741
for Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6'h P.M., for the development and
operation of the Codell-Niobrara Formation.
• On September 15, 2014, the Commission entered Order No. 407-1107 which, among
other things, applied the cost recovery provisions of C.R.S. § 34-60-116(7) to any non-
consenting owners within the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established
by Order No. 407-741 for Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6'h P.M. for the
DeTienne FD 16-022HC Well (API No. 05-123-39630).
• On May 187-2015; the-Commission-entered-407-1307—which, -among-other_ things,_ _
established an approximate 1120-acre drilling and spacing unit, and allow up to 21
horizontal wells within the unit, for the development of the Codell-Niobrara Formation.
• On July 20, 2015, the Commission entered Order No. 407-1414, which pooled all
interests within an approximate 1120-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the
Application Lands, for the drilling of the Simpson FD 16-039HC Well (API No. Pending),
the Simpson FD 16-059HN Well (API No. Pending), or the Simpson FD 16-062HN Well
(API No. Pending), for the development of the Codell and Niobrara Formations.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to: 1) the general jurisdiction granted to the Oil
and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado under §34-60-105 C.R.S.; 2)
specific powers granted pursuant to §34-60-106 C.R.S.; 3) the State Administrative Procedures
Act at §24-4-105 C.R.S.; and 4) the Commission's Series 500 Rules at 2 CCR 404-1, that the
Commission has scheduled the above-entitled matter for hearing on:
Date: Monday, September 14, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m.
__ Place: _ Western State Colorado University _ _ -
i University Center, South Ballroom
600 North Adams Street
Gunnison, CO 81231
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special
accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at
(303) 894-2100 ext. 5139, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.
At hearing, the Commission will consider the Application and enter an order pursuant to
its authority under the statute. Any interested party desiring to protest or intervene should
file with the Commission a written-protest or intervention in accordance with Rule 509,
no later than August 31, 2015. Such interested party shall, at the same time, serve a copy of
the protest or intervention to -the person filing the application. One electronic
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(cogcc:hearings_unit@state:co.us), one original and two copies shall be filed with the
Commission. Anyone who files a protest or intervention must be able to participate in a
prehearing conference during the week of August 31, 2015. Pursuant to Rule 511, if the
matter is uncontested, it may be approved without a hearing, based on review of the merits.bf
the verified application and supporting exhibits.
OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
By 1
uli Murphy Secret:ry
Dated: July 31, 2015
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission -Attorneys for Great Western:
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Jamie L. Jost
Denver, Colorado 80203 Zachary P. Sears
Website: http://cogcc.state.co.us Burleson LLP
Phone: (303) 894-2100 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 1300
Fax: (303) 894-2109 Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 801-3200
jjost@burlesonlip.com
zsears@burlesonllp.com -
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