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Home My WebLink About20150731.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 NIOBRARA FORMATION, ) DOCKET NO. 150100038 WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, ) COLORADO ) TYPE: SPACING NOTICE OF HEARING RECEIVED TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: APPLICATION LANDS DEC 2 4 2014 W _D COUNTY Township 5 North, Range 62 West. 6`h P.M. COMM1SSIONERP Section 14: All APPLICATION On November 17, 2014, Apollo Operating, LLC (Operator No. 10051) ("Apollo" or "Applicant") filed a verified application pursuant to §34-60-116, C.R.S., for an order to: 1) Vacate Order No. 407-536 which established an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation. APPLICABLE RULES AND ORDERS (available online at: htto://cogcc.state.co.us, under"ORDERS") • On January 23, 2012, Order No. 407-536 established an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit, and approved one horizontal well within the unit, with the treated interval of the permitted well to be located no closer than 600 feet from the boundaries of the unit, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation. 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, January 26, 2015 Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Time: 9:00 a.m. 1 LE-0A Place: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203 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 January 12, 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 January 12, 2015. Pursuant to Rule 511., if the matter is uncontested, it may 'oe approved without a hearing. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE TE O COLORADO By_ ; 4 X. tti JilyD rancy, Acting Secre ry Dated: December 19, 2014 Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Attorneys for Applicant: 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Brent D. Chicken Denver, Colorado 80203 Fox Rothschild LLP Website: http://cogcc.state.co.us 1225 17th St. Ste. 2200 Phone: (303) 894-2100 Denver, CO 80202 Fax: (303) 894-2109 303-446-3859 bchicken@foxrothschild.com Th/ LOA IC 303-g3o-0fg8 x .= °3 Said cut e '20fified be Ga wa2 Lug awn rr► ►'nered, The- i a LS o .St'-►.t to gaY)O/WdtL Lease in Place : YES�' NO O Lease# Lf0aA 'R Acres >Ib() Keep for Hearing Outcome/Minutes File-No Action Needed CJUQM 1-X CQ.w1e 2 (4.41.1 LQ Ai3A/l4 O11/1 ti (150100038) BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY ) APOLLO OPERATING, LLC FOR AN ORDER ) VACATING CAUSE NO. 407, ORDER NO. 407-536, ) CAUSE NO. 407 ESTABLISHING AN APPROXIMATE 640-ACRE ) DRILLING AND SPACING UNIT, FOR THE ) DOCKET NO. To be assigned DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIOBRARA ) RECEIVEDFORMATION, COMPRISED OF ALL OF SECTION ) 14, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 62 WEST, 6th ) NOV 1 9 2014 P.M., WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ) WELD COUNTY APPLICATION COMMISSIONERS Apollo Operating, LLC ("Apollo" or "Applicant"), by and through its attorneys, Fox Rothschild LLP, respectfully submits this Application to the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado ("Commission") for an order vacating Cause No. 407, Order No. 407-536, establishing a drilling and spacing unit, for the development of the Niobrara Formation, comprised of All of Section 14, Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. In support of its Application, Applicant states and alleges as follows: 1. Applicant is a limited liability company duly authorized to conduct business in the State of Colorado, and is registered as Operator No. 10051 with the Commission. 2. Applicant owns substantial leasehold interests in the below-listed lands ("Application Lands"): Township 5 North, Range 62 West. 6th P.M. Sections 14: All Containing 680 acres, more or less 3. A map depicting the acreage comprising the Application Lands is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A. • 4. On April 27, 1998, the Commission adopted Commission 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 Cretaceous Age Formations from the base of the Dakota Formation to the surface. Commission Rule 318A supersedes all prior Commission drilling and spacing orders affecting well location and density requirements of Greater Wattenberg Area wells. 5. On December 5, 2005, Commission Rule 318A was amended, among other things, to allow interior infill and boundary wells to be drilled and wellbore spacing units to be established. 6. On August 8, 2011, Commission Rule 318A was again amended, among other things, to address drilling of horizontal wells. The Application Lands are subject to Commission Rule 318A for the Niobrara Formation. ACTIVE 28145958v1 11/17'2014 7. The Application Lands lie entirely within the Great Wattenberg area as set forth in Commission Rule 318A. 8. On January 23, 2012, the Commission entered Cause No. 407, Order No. 407-536 which, among other things, established an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of All of Section 14, Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6`h P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and approved one (1) horizontal well for such drilling and spacing unit for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation, the treated interval of which to be located no closer than 600 feet from the boundaries of such drilling and spacing unit ("Order No. 407-536"). 9. As of the filing of this Application: (a) no horizontal wells have been drilled on the Application Lands pursuant to Order No. 407-536 and (b) there are no pending or issued Applications for Permit to Drill covering the Application Lands. 10. The effect of vacating Order No. 407-536 will be the return of the Application Lands to the establishment of drilling and spacing units for horizontal wells subject to the provisions of Commission Rule 318A. 11. No interested party will be prejudiced by the granting of the relief sought herein, which relief will prevent waste, protect correlative rights, and provide predictability with respect to the development of the Application Lands. 12. The granting of this Application is in accord with the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, found at § 34-60-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the Commission Rules. 13. That the names and addresses of the interested parties (owners within the Application Lands) are attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B. 14. Applicant shall submit a certificate of service for this Application within the seven (7) days required by Commission Rule 503.e. WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requests that this matter be set for hearing, that notice be given as required by law, and that upon such hearing this Commission enter its order: A. Vacating Order No. 407-536; and B. For such other findings and orders as the Commission may deem proper or advisable in the premises. DATED this 17th day of November, 2014. Respectfully submitted, APOLLO OPERATING, LLC 2 ACTIVE 28145958v1 11/17/2014 By:_ f6. Chicken (CO Bar No. 36217) Fox Rothschild LLP 1225 17th St. Ste. 2200 Denver, CO 80202 303.446.3859 Applicant's Address: Apollo Operating, LLC 1538 Wazee St. Ste. 200 Denver, CO 80202 VERIFICATION STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER ) Jesse White, Manager, for and on behalf of Apollo Operating, LLC, upon oath deposes and says that he has read the foregoing Application, and that the statements contained therein are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. APOLLO OPERATING, LLC Jesse White Manager Acknowledged, subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of November, 2014 by Jesse White, Manager, Apollo Operating, LLC, for the uses and purposes set forth herein. 'l rr Print lime: ft, SEAL Notary Public State of Colorado My commission expires. _61442,-0\g' EMILY M NELSON Notary Public State of Colorado Notary 10 20064026123 M Commission Expires Jul 7, 2018 3 ACTIVE 28145958v1 11/17/2014 4O3 • V ti i , mix L U I ' k C / i f a 2 0 0 00 Q a CC c d I:11 411 LL \ 1 F N F y in -, e., N w ,..., N 13 4 N J C a m — I u cl CL 1 C.I _ of• i C p a v LO u Fa cc R t z o X Lin d' •^ - w — co t • EXHIBIT B The names and addresses of the interested parties (owners within Section 14, Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M.), according to the information and belief of the Applicant, are set forth in this Exhibit B. Apollo Operating, LLC 1538 Wazee Street, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80202 Anschutz Exploration Corporation 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 Bonanza Creek Operating Company, LLC 410 17th Street, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Grayrock Minerals LLC 5950 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 200 Dallas, TX 75235 Anschutz Family Investment Company, LLC 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 Victoria S. Reddy 24108 S. Lakeway Circle NW Sun Lakes, AZ 85248 Weld County, Colorado c/o Board of Land Commissioners 1150 O. Street / P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Grey Bull Royalty Company 9403 Cubs Den Drive Littleton, CO 80127 Marguerite K. Timbel 6500 West Mansfield Avenue, #19 Denver, CO 80235 Ned R. Timbel 6500 West Mansfield Avenue, #19 Denver, CO 80235 5 ACTIVE 28145958v1 11/17/2014 -mow drioNwL Pamela S. Kalstrom and Todd R. Kalstrom Co-Trustees of the Pamela S. Kalstrom Trust 6732 West Princeton Place Denver, CO 80235 Pamela S. Kalstrom and Todd R. Kalstrom Co-Trustees of the Todd R. Kalstrom Trust 6732 West Princeton Place Denver, CO 80235 Lavada Hurt Boise, Idaho Ada Nancy Gates Boise, Idaho 6 ACTIVE 28145958v1 11/17/2014 Hello