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Home My WebLink About20140329.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE CONSENT TO EXCEPTION LOCATION REQUEST FOR ANSCHUTZ O'BRIEN 5-61-33-57H WELL AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - BILL BARRET CORPORATION 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, the Board has been presented with an Exception Location Request for the Anschutz O'Brien 5-61-33-57H Well between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, and Bill Barrett Corporation, with terms and conditions being as stated in said request, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve and consent to said Exception Location Request, a copy of 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 Exception Location Request for the Anschutz O'Brien 5-61-33-57H Well between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, and Bill Barrett Corporation be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said Exception Location Request. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 3rd day of February, A.D., 2014. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST:` gai c-t-1)ex�^t�t� cQl' � •1-• Lk. .1' . Douglas Radema er, Chair Weld County Clerk to the tar �`/�� • -arbor m,yer -Tern Dep y Clerk to'the Sean P. Conway n � APPR A •i o-M: �K Mike Freeman Freeman O. ttorney William . Garcia Date of signature: Q oavre#} tTt 2014-0329 a"ay" I1-I LE0218 . I. • Bill Barrett Corporation January 24, 2014 Mr. Bruce T. Barker, Esq. VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION Weld County Attorney P.O. Box 758 1150 "O" Street Greeley, Colorado 80632 Re: Exception Location Request for the Anschutz O'Brien 5-61-33-57H Well Dear Mr. Barker: In 2012, Bill Barrett Corporation ("BBC") drilled the Anschutz.O'Brien 5-61-33-57H (Horizontal) Well (API 05-123-36165-02) located in Section 33-T5N-R61 W, Weld County, Colorado. As we discussed, and as shown on the well completion diagram I provided, this well inadvertently strayed toward the unit boundary, resulting in a setback of 448' for a portion of the "treated interval" (i.e. stimulated section)of the wellbore. This is 12' less than the COGCC unit boundary setback requirement of 460' according to (spacing) Order 535-4. Due to this minor deviation, BBC is requesting Weld County's consent to an "exception location" to Order 535-4 for the well, including the treated interval of the wellbore less than 460' from the unit boundary abutting the S1/2 of S34, T5N, R61W, in which Weld County, according to its records, owns the mineral estate, This consent will be provided to the COGCC to support BBC's request for an exception location. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. BILL BARRETT CORPORATION By: ytioovd.______ Kenneth A.Wonstolen Senior Vice President—General Counsel ij Weld County hereby provides its informed consent to an exception location for the I referenced well: Call/P►QCi �� 02/03/2014 Signatu e Date Printed Name: Douglas Rademacher Title: Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners 1099 18th Street Suite 2300 DENVER, CO 80202 USA T 303.293.9100 F 303.291 .0420 www.BILLBARRETTCORP.com 2014-0329 LEo62i 3 Esther Gesick From: Bruce Barker Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:51 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Exception Location Request Attachments: L2014-01-24 re Weld Cnty Exception Location Request.pdf Esther: Let's get this on Monday's agenda for approval and signature. Thanks! Bruce T. Barker, Esq. Weld County Attorney P.O. Box 758 1150 "O" Street Greeley, CO 80632 (970) 356-4000,ext.4390 Fax: (970) 352-0242 • r, ' Confidentiality Notice:This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is attorney privileged and confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Ken Wonstolen [mailto:kwonstolen@billbarrettcorp.com] Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 11:52 AM To: Bruce Barker Subject: Re: Exception Location Request Bruce—thanks for tracking the mineral ownership down. Attached is a consent letter, as we discussed. Call if you have any questions. Have a great weekend. Regards, Ken Ken Wonstolen Senior VP&General Counsel Bill Barrett Corporation 303-312-8170 From: Mary Hope Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 11:43 AM To: Ken Wonstolen Subject: Exception Location Request 1 Mary Hope BILL BARRETT CORPORATION 1099 1eh Street, Suite 2300 Denver, CO 80202 Direct (303) 312-8548 Fax: (303) 312-8598 www.billbarrettcorp.com Bill Barrett Corporation 2 Esther Gesick From: Esther Gesick Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:04 AM To: Bruce Barker Cc: Karla Ford Subject: FW: Well encroachment issue Bruce, Please see Karla's research message below. Our records(LE0218)for S1/2 of S34,T5N, R61W(320 acres) also reference Deed 1188, recorded in Book 1042, Page 487. Let us know if you need anything further on this. Esther E. Gesick Clerk to the Board/Office Manager 1150 O Street/P.O. Box 758/Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970).336-7215 X4226 ,w. rl • r i Confidentiality Notice:This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure.If you have received this communication in error,please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication.Any disclosure,copying,distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Karla Ford Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 4:04 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: RE: Well encroachment issue We do have ownership of 320 acres in that legal description. It is currently unleased. The only lease listed was back in 1992, no division orders, rentals or royalties paid toward this lease—so expired. Let me know if I need to do anything else. Thanks! Karla Ford R Deputy Clerk to the Board 1150 O Street/P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970)336-7215 X4228 Confidentiality Notice:This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure.If you have received this communication in error,please immediately notify sender by return email and destroy the communication.Any disclosure,copying,distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Esther Gesick Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 1:48 PM 1 To: Karla Ford Subject: FW: Well encroachment issue Would you do the preliminary check and then we can pow-wow? Esther E. Gesick Clerk to the Board/Office Manager 1150 O Street/P.O. Box 758/Greeley, CO 80632 tel: (970)336-7215 X4226 lr----- } li r, . ; Confidentiality Notice:This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure.If you have received this communication in error,please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication.Any disclosure,copying,distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Bruce Barker Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 11:44 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Well encroachment issue Esther: Could you check this legal and see if we have anything on it? Bruce T. Barker, Esq. Weld County Attorney P.O. Box 758 1150 "O" Street Greeley, CO 80632 (970) 356-4000, ext.4390 Fax: (970) 352-0242 } 1� r - } , ;jr Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is attorney privileged and confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Ken Wonstolen [mailto:kwonstolen@billbarrettcorp.coml Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 11:11 AM To: Bruce Barker Subject: Well encroachment issue Bruce—I have a fun one for you. When we drilled the Anschutz O'Brien well in 2013,the horizontal leg apparently strayed 12 feet (448'versus 460')for a portion of the well towards the unit boundary line adjoining the S1/2, Sec. 34, TSN/R61W. Normally, we would identify the offset mineral owner and ask for a waiver of the setback. However, after 2 reviewing, literally,over 100,000 title documents filed against this tract,we were unable to pin down the mineral ownership. Our best guess is that Weld County may be the mineral owner. This was all clearly explained to the COGCC with the completion report, which included the attached well diagram. Now, almost a year later, and with the departure of Thom Kerr, with whom I discussed this issue, the staff is coming back and telling us we may need to shut this well in until this "encroachment" issue is resolved. So, two questions: 1. Does Weld County believe that it owns this mineral tract(assuming you have a relatively easy way to obtain this answer)? 2. 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