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Home My WebLink About20150733.tiff BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION ) CAUSE NO. 407 AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE NIOBRARA ) DOCKET NO. 1412-UP-321 FORMATION, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO SECOND NOTICE OF HEARING RECEIVED TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: FEB 0 9 20i5 APPLICATION LANDS WELD COUNTY Township 4 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. COMMISSIONERS Section 27: S1/2 S1/2 Section 34: NIA N%2 APPLICATION On October 14, 2014, Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) ("Noble" 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 323.78-acre designated horizontal well spacing unit established for the Application Lands, effective as of the date of the Application, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Formation; and 2) Subject any nonconsenting interests to the cost recovery provisions of §34-60- 116(7), C.R.S., for the drilling of the Heitman K27-62-1HN Well (API No. 05-123-38218). APPLICABLE 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 Wel! i oration Spacing and Unit neginnation 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, March 2, 2015 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 801 1 LED??C1 2015-0733 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 February 13, 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 February 13, 2015. Pursuant to Rule 511., if the matter is uncontested, it may be approved without a hearing. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE •-FE O LORADO By LV / I Jill o ncy, Acting Secret-ry Dated: January 29, 2015 Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Attorneys for Applicant: 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Michael J. Wozniak Denver, Colorado 80203 Jillian Fulcher Website: http://cogcc.state.co.us Beatty &Wozniak, P.C. Phone: (303) 894-2100 216 16th Street, Suite 1100 Fax: (303) 894-2109 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303)407-4499 mwozniak@bwenergylaw.com jfulcher@bwenergylaw.com Lease in I : YES/ NO O Lease# C� Acres • Keep for Hearing Outcome/Minutes File-No Action Needed 34 Line Wok) E2 NZs 2 (1412-UP-321) BEFORE THE OIL&GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY NOBLE ) ENERGY, INC. FOR AN ORDER POOLING ALL INTERESTS ) CAUSE NO.407 IN AN APPROXIMATE 323.78-ACRE ESTABLISHED ) HORIZONTAL WELLBORE SPACING UNIT LOCATED IN ) DOCKET NO. To be assigned PORTIONS OF SECTIONS 27 AND 34, TOWNSHIP 4 ) NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST, 6TH P.M., FOR THE ) DEVELOPMENT/OPERATION OF THE NIOBRARA ) FORMATION, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, ) COLORADO ) APPLICATION Noble Energy, Inc. ("Noble Energy" or "Applicant"), by and through its attorneys, Beatty & Wozniak, P.C., respectfully submits this Application to the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado (the "Commission") for an order pooling all interests in an approximate 323.78-acre horizontal wellbore spacing unit established for portions of Sections 27 and 34,Township 4 North,Range 66 West, 6`h P.M., for the development and operation of the Niobrara Formation. In support of its Application, Applicant states and alleges as follows: 1. Applicant is a corporation duly authorized to conduct business in the State of Colorado,and has registered as an operator with the Commission. 2. Applicant owns substantial leasehold interests in the below-listed lands: Township 4 North,Range 66 West,6`"P.M. Section 27: S'/2 S%2 Section 34: N'/2 N%2 Weld County,Colorado These lands are hereinafter referred to as the"Application Lands"and depicted in Exhibit A attached hereto. 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. The Application Lands are subject to Rule 318A. 4. Pursuant to Rule 318A., Applicant designated an approximate 323.78-acre horizontal wellbore spacing unit, comprised of the Application Lands, for the Heitman K27-62-11-IN well (API No. 05-123-38218) ("Well"), for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation. Applicant notified all owners in the proposed wellbore spacing unit pursuant to Rule 318A.e.(6). Applicant did not receive objections to the establishment of the proposed horizontal wellbore spacing unit within the 30-day response period. 5. Acting pursuant to the relevant provisions of §34-60-116(6) & (7), C.R.S. and Commission rules, Applicant seeks an order pooling all interests, including, but not limited to, any nonconsenting interests and leased mineral interests, in an approximate 323.78-acre horizontal wellbore spacing unit established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Formation. (00320366.1) 6. Applicant requests that the pooling order entered as a result of this Application be made effective as of the date of this Application. 7. Further, Applicant requests 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 made subject to the cost recovery provisions of§34-60-116(7),C.R.S. 8. 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. 9. Applicant requests that relief granted under this Application should be effective on oral order by the Commission,and Applicant hereby agrees to be bound by said oral order. 10. That the names and addresses of the interested parties (persons who own any interest in the mineral estate of the tracts to be pooled,except owners of overriding royalty interest)according to the information and belief of the Applicant are set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto. The Applicant shall submit a certificate of service for the Application within the seven days as required by 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. Pooling all interests, including leased mineral interests, in an approximate 323.78-acre horizontal wellbore spacing unit established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Formation, with the pooling order made effective as of the date of this Application. B. 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 §34-60-116(6) & (7), C.R.S., and made subject to the cost recovery provisions thereof. C. For such other findings and orders as the Commission may deem proper or advisable in the premises. 100320366.I) 1/^.-- DATED this/ day of October,2014. Respectfully submitted, NOBLE ENER Y,INC. 4 By: R 4: A. Willis (Colorado Bar No. 26038) Jillian Fulcher (Colorado Bar No.45010) Beatty& Wozniak, P.C. Attorneys for Applicant 216 16th Street, Suite 1100 Denver,Colorado 80202 (303)407-4499 rwillis@bwenergylaw.com jfulcherbwenergylaw.com Address of Applicant Noble Energy, Inc. Natalie Ehlers,Staff Landman 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver,Colorado 80202s )00320366.I) VERIFICATION STATE OF COLORADO ss. CITY&COUNTY OF DENVER Charles A. Snure, Land Manager for Noble Energy, Inc., upon oath deposes and says that he has read the foregoing Application and that the statements contained therein are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. NOBLE ERGY, i C. Charles A. Snure Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10 day of October,2014,by Charles A. Snure, Land Manager for Noble Energy,Inc. Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires: No - o'- \-1 11 TERESA L. PETERSON NOTARY PUBLIC Notary Public STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 19894002026 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES OCT.4,2017 '00320166.i' n I I I I Q 2 c W n. I I I I Q i i i i I I I I I I I I N I rr I I _._._.l._.- - - - -.L._._._• • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I m I I I I N _._._.J.- ._._._._.1._. ._ _. _.1._._._._._._.L v . ._ I Z I I Z o v I Fes- I I I 2 v cn I I I I I I I I I I I I I 00 I m l d. I I I I j I I I I I I I I I I I I MI LoI • •° I I I I I I Q I 1 I I EXHIBIT B INTERESTED PARTIES The names and addresses of the interested parties (persons who own any interest in the mineral estate of the tracts to be pooled, except owners of overriding royalty interest)according to the information and belief of the Applicant are set forth in this Exhibit B. Noble Energy, Inc. Beatty& Wozniak, P.C. Natalie Ehlers, Staff Landman 216 16th Street, Suite 1100 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver,Colorado 80202 Denver,Colorado 80202 Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC Kerr-McGee Oil&Gas Onshore LP 1675 Broadway,Suite 1200 1675 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver,CO 80202 Denver ,CO 80202 Frances S.Martin-Schipper Ella K. Heitman 5243 W.9th Street Drive 18860 C.R. 31 Greeley, CO 80634 Platteville,CO 80651 Velma J. Williams Trust dated William H. Lorenz February 9,2011, 4050 Wyoming State I lighway 158 Velma J. Williams,Trustee Torrington, WY 82240 15892 County Road 40 Platteville,CO 80651 Benson Mineral Group, Inc. Russell R.Martin 1675 Broadway, Suite 1200 280 S. 6th Street Way Denver,CO 80202 La Salle,CO 80645-3082 Marilynn Kay Martin Kandell W. Malocsay 1025 Bitter Brush Lane 72 S. Wall Street Fort Collins,CO 80526 Panama City Beach, FL 32413 Billie W.James Dorothy Marie Vollmar 3560 Kings Hill Road 3600 Chestnut Lane Birmingham,AL 35223 Westminster,CO 80030 The Esperanza Corporation Paul T. Solem 1200 17th St., Suite 3000 472 Mesa Drive Denver ,CO 80202 Loveland,CO 80537 Holly K. Solem Weld County, Colorado 9050 Wildcat Road 915 10th Street Loveland,CO 80538 Greeley,CO 80631 James D. Brownlie Kenneth A. Breitenbach 475 17th Street, Suite 980 410 17th Street, Suite 1151 Denver,CO 80202 Denver ,CO 80202 {OO3O6101{ John R. Wallace Centennial Mineral Holdings LLC 5131 Juniper Street 575 Union Blvd, Ste 208 Bow Mar,CO 80123 Lakewood,CO 80228 John C. Wallace Thomas C. Wallace 4153 Country Club Drive 14 Parkway Drive Long Beach,CA 90807 Englewood, CO 80113-4222 George W.Clay IV and Oswald Family Trust dated April 27, 1998, Louis Dana D.Clay,Joint Tenants A.Oswald III,Trustee 1505 P B Lane P.O. Box 280969 Wichita Falls,TX 76302 Lakewood,CO 80228-0969 JPFP Family,LLC Old West Tours P.O. Box 51 110 E. Center Street, PMB 1989 Broomfield,CO 80038 Madison, SD 57042-2908 Pumpkin Buttes LLC Western Slope Gas Company P.O. Box 1989 Administratively Dissolved Casper, WY 82602 Jonathan S. Roderick Living Trust Alma L.Tisher and Kelly B. Tisher, dated February 8,2007, Joint Tenants Jonathan S. Roderick,Trustee P.O. Box 533 P.O. Box 7961 Littleton,CO 80160 Boulder,CO 80306 }0030640!} BEFORE THE OIL&GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY NOBLE ) ENERGY, INC. FOR AN ORDER POOLING ALL INTERESTS ) CAUSE NO.407 IN AN APPROXIMATE 323.78-ACRE ESTABLISHED ) HORIZONTAL WELLBORE SPACING UNIT LOCATED IN ) DOCKET NO. To be assigned PORTIONS OF SECTIONS 27 AND 34, TOWNSHIP 4 ) NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST, 6TH P.M., FOR THE ) - DEVELOPMENT/OPERATION OF THE NIOBRARA ) FORMATION, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, ) COLORADO ) AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING STATE OF COLORADO ) )ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER Jennifer Pittenger,of lawful age,and being first duly sworn upon her oath,states and declares: That she is a Legal Assistant at Beatty& Wozniak, P.C.,attorneys for Noble Energy, Inc., and on or before October Io, 2014, caused a copy of the attached Application to be deposited in the United States Mail, postage prepaid,addressed to the parties listed on Exhibit B to the Application. l�JL.N )27-L J Ter ttenger Subscribed and sworn to before me this \3 day of October,2014. Witness my hand and official seal. fpL. PETERSON STA NOTARY PUBLIC TE OF COLORADO TERNE0SA NOTARY ID 19IRES oc 026 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES OCT.A.2017 Notary Public 100320366.1 Hello