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Home My WebLink About20151582.tiff 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 FORMATION, ) DOCKET NO. 150500318 WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, ) COLORADO ) TYPE: POOLING NOTICE OF HEARING C/+EIV`,ED TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: RECEIVED APPLICATION LANDS APR f 6 2015 Township 7 North. Range 66 West. 6th P.M. WELL COUNTY S% COMMISSIONERS Section 13: S Section 14: SE% Township 7 North. Range 65 WeS 6th P.M. Section 18: W%SW% APPLICATION On March 19, 2015, PDC Energy, Inc., Operator No. 89175 (°PDC° or"Applicant),filed a verified application pursuant to§34-60-116, C.R.S.for an order to: 1) Pool all interests in an approximate 560-acre designated wellbore spacing unit, for the development and operation of the Codell Formation. 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 Tracy 14P-432 Well(API No. 05-123-38737). PRIOR RULES AND ORDERS (available online at: http://coacc.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. 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, May 18, 2015 Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Time: 9:00 a.m. 2015-1582 LE0333 Place: Aims Community College, Fort Lupton Campus 260 College Avenue Fort Lupton, CO 80621 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 , p(7citsaaptkipSity 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 May 4, 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 (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 May 4, 2015. Pursuant to Rule 511, if the matter is uncontested, it may be approved without a hearing, based on review of the merits of the verified application and supporting exhibits. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO By 4r phy, Se t r y Jul urphy, Se tary Dated:April 13,2015 Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Attorneys for PDC: 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Jamie L. Jost Denver, Colorado 80203 Joseph M. Evers Website: htlp://cogcc.state.co.us Burleson LLP Phone: (303)894-2100 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 1300 Far (303)894-2109 Denver, Colorado 80203 jjost@buriesonilp.com jevers@burlesonilp.com Lease in Place : YES(( l/ NO O Lease p • Acre s Keep for Hearing Outcome/Minutes a-tip Acton Needed; tan/ 2 4-15.1 (150580318) y-17-15' Stnit a.i ern BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CAUSE NO. PDC ENERGY, INC. FOR AN ORDER TO POOLOALL INTERESTS IN AN APPROXIMATE DOCKET NO. 320-ACRE DESIGNATED HORIZONTAL WELLBORE SPACING UNIT IN SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 65 WEST, 6TH RECEIVED P.M., FOR THE CODELL FORMATION, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, MAR 3 0 2015 COLORADO WELD COUNTY APPLICATION COMMISSIONERS COMES NOW PDC Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 69175) ("PDC" or "Applicant"), by its attorneys, Jost & Shelton Energy Group, P.C., and makes this application to the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado ("Commission") for an order to pool all interests within an approximate 320-acre Wellbore Spacing Unit, as defined below, for the drilling of the acallitx404iWell (API No. 05-123-39562) ("Well"), for the development of the Niobrara Formation on the following described lands: Township 7 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: WY2 320-acres, more or less, Weld County, Colorado. Hereinafter"Application Lands" In support thereof, Applicant states and alleges as follows: 1. Applicant is a corporation duly authorized to conduct business in the State of Colorado, and is a registered operator in good standing with the Commission. 2. Applicant owns certain leasehold interests in the Application Lands. 3. On April 27, 1998, the Commission adopted Rule 318A, which, among other things, allowed certain drilling locations to be utilized to drill or twin a well, deepen a well or recomplete a well and to commingle any or all of the Cretaceous Age Formations from the base of the Dakota Formation to the surface. On December 5, 2005, Rule 318A was amended to allow interior infill and boundary wells to be drilled and wellbore spacing units to be established. On August 8, 2011, Rule 318A was again amended to, among other things, address drilling of horizontal wells. a 4. Applicant designated the 320-acre Wellbore Spacing Unit for the production of oil, gas, and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell Formation pursuant to Rule 318A and notified the appropriate parties under Rule 318A. 5. Applicant, pursuant to Commission Rule 530 and/or the provisions of C.R.S. § 34-60-116 (6) and (7), hereby requests an order to pool all interests, including but not limited to, any non-consenting interests, in the Application Lands in the Codell Formation underlying the following approximate 320-acre Wellbore Spacing Unit: Township 7 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: W% (throughout as "Wellbore Spacing Unit"). 6. Applicant requests that the Commission's pooling order be made effective as of the earlier of the date of this Application, or the date that the costs specified in C.R.S. § 34-60-116(7)(b) are first incurred for the drilling of the Well to the Codell Formation on the Application Lands. 7. Applicant certifies that copies of this Application will be served on all persons owning an interest in the mineral estate of the tracts to be pooled within seven (7) days of the date hereof, as required by Rule 503.e., and that at least thirty-five (35) days prior to the hearing on this matter, each such interest owner not already leased or voluntarily pooled will be offered the opportunity to lease, or to participate in the drilling of the Well, and will be provided with the information required by Rule 530 as applicable. The list of such interested parties is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 8. That in order to prevent waste and to protect correlative rights, all interests in the Wellbore Spacing Unit should be pooled for the orderly development of the Codell Formation, including any non-consenting interests therein. WHEREFORE, Applicant requests that this matter be set for hearing at the next available opportunity, that notice be given as required by law, and that upon such hearing, the Commission enter its order: A. Pooling all interests in the Application Lands and the Wellbore Spacing Unit for the development of the Codell Formation. B. Providing that the Commission's pooling order is made effective as of the earlier of the date of this Application, or the date that any of the costs specified in C.R.S. § 34-60-116(7)(b) are first incurred for the drilling of the Well in the Wellbore Spacing Unit to the Codell Formation on the Application Lands. C. Providing that the interests of any owners with whom the Applicant has been unable to secure a lease or other agreement to participate in the drilling of the Well are pooled by operation of statute, pursuant to C.R.S. § 34-60-116(6) and (7), and made subject to the cost recovery provisions thereof with respect to the Well drilled to develop the Codell Formation in the Wellbore Spacing Unit comprising the Application Lands. D. For such other findings and orders as the Commission may deem proper or advisable in this matter. WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requests that this matter be set for hearing in May 2015, that notice be given as required by law, and that upon such hearing, the Commission enter its order consistent with Applicant's request as set forth above. Dated: March 19, 2015. Respectfully submitted: PDC ENERGY, I C. By: Ja e L. ost J eph M. Evers Jost & Shelton Energy Group, P.C. Attorneys for Applicant 1675 Larimer St., Suite 420 Denver, Colorado 80202 (720) 379-1812 Applicant's Address: PDC Energy, Inc. ATTN: Tyler Sims 1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000 Denver, CO 80203 VERIFICATION STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER J. Tyler Sims, of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says that he is a Senior Regional Landman for PDC Energy, Inc., and that he has read the foregoing Application and that the matters therein contained are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. J. yler Sims Senior Regional Landman PDC Energy, Inc. fh Subscribed and sworn to before me this i'� day of March 2015. Witness my hand and official seal. KRISTIE ANN MONEY NOTARY[SEAL] STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 20134031387 My Commission Expires May 16, 2017 My commission expires: Sinsii r7 Notary Public BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CAUSE NO. PDC ENERGY, INC. FOR AN ORDER TO POOL ALL INTERESTS IN AN APPROXIMATE DOCKET NO. 150500320 320-ACRE DESIGNATED HORIZONTAL WELLBORE SPACING UNIT IN SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 65 WEST, 6TH P.M., FOR THE CODELL FORMATION, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING STATE OF COLORADO )ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER ) I, Joseph M. Evers of lawful age, and being first duly sworn upon my oath, state and declare that I am the attorney for PDC Energy, Inc., and that on or before the 20*t day of March 2015, I caused a copy of the attached Application to be deposited in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties listed on Exhibit A to the Application. Jos Ey M. Evers Subscribed and sworn to before me this kv day of March, 2015. Witness my hand and official seal. [SEAL] �( My commission expires: JAR 2'I,J 20187 RACHEL REMIND ND NOTARY PUBIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 2014401440 250404 8 Notary Public MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 24,201! Exhibit A FP —Thornton 18L-401 PDC Energy, Inc. City of Thornton 1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000 A Colorado Municipal Corp Denver, CO 80203 9500 Civic Center Dr Thornton, CO 80229 Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC 1888 Sherman Street, Suite 200 Elaine Waag Family Trust Denver, CO 80203 620 North County Road #5 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Noble Energy, Inc. 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Janet Lee Roberts Denver, CO 80202 PO Box 336 Ault, CO 80610 Synergy Resources Corporation 20203 Highway 160 rns Platteville, CO 80651 PO Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632-0758 Heirs/Devisees of Roland L. Mapelli 1357 43rd Avenue, #5 Double J Farms & Feeding Inc. Greeley, CO 80634 Jay Hasbrouck, President 39646 WCR 39 Heirs/Devisees of Terri Sue Clair Ault, CO 80610 307 Pear Court New Castle, CO 81647 Nancy L Earls 874 Vitala Drive Jerald Charles Steele Fort Collins, CO 80524 18681 CR 80 % Ault, CO 80610 Jeffrey R & Cynthia Hasbrouck 39660 County Road 37 Janet Lee Roberts Ault, CO 80610 P.O. Box 336 Ault, CO 80610 Jerald Steele 18681 CR 80 '/z Nancy Loree Earls Ault, CO 80610 874 Vitala Drive Ft. Collins, CO 80524 Lincoln Energy LLC 978 South Corona Street Denver, CO 80209 Calvary Farms Lcc 134 Oak Ave Eaton, CO 80615 Hello