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Home My WebLink About20144014.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 ) DOCKET NO. 1412-UP-326 FORMATION, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD ) COUNTY, COLORADO AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: RECEIVED APPLICATION LANDS DEC 0 2 2014 Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6'h P.M. WELD COUNTY Section 1: E'/2 COMMISSIONERS Section 12: N1/2 NE% APPLICATION On October 16, 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 two approximate 400-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands, 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., 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 Crow Creek AA01-724 (API No. 05-123-40152) and the Crow Creek AA01-734 Well (API No. 05-123- 40154). 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 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, December 15, 2014 Tuesday, December 16, 2014 1 (1412-UP-326) 3O1-/-- 40/4 LE025O- I Time: 9:00 a.m. 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 December 1, 2014. 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 December 1, 2014. Pursuant to Rule 511., if the matter is uncontested, it may be approved without a hearing. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE ST E OF COLORADO By R ert J. Frick, Secretary Dated: November 20, 2014 Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Attorneys for Applicant: 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Jamie L. Jost Denver, Colorado 80203 Joseph M. Evers Website: http://cogcc.state.co.us Jost &Shelton Energy Group, P.C. Phone: (303) 894-2100 1675 Larimer Street, Suite 420 Fax: (303) 894-2109 Denver, Colorado 80202 (720) 379-1812 jjost@jsenergygroup.com jevers@jsenergygroup.com 2 (1412-UP-326) 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-326 FORMATION, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ) NOTICE OF HEARING RECE r:ED TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: h3' 2 Q 201 APPLICATION LANDS ' ',7CPUN� S Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 1: E'/2 Section 12: N1/2 NEY4 APPLICATION On October 16, 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 400-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing unit established for the Application Lands, 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., 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 Crow Creek AA01-724 (API No. 05-123-40152) and the Crow Creek AA01-734 Well (API No. 05-123- 40154). 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 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, December 15, 2014 Tuesday, December 16, 2014 1 (1412-UP-326) Time: 9:00 a.m. 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 December 1, 2014. 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 December 1, 2014. Pursuant to Rule 511., if the matter is uncontested, it may be approved without a hearing. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO By Robert J. Frick, Secretary Dated: November 17, 2014 Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Attorneys for Applicant: 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Jamie L. Jost Denver, Colorado 80203 Joseph M. Evers Website: http://cogcc.state.co.us Jost & Shelton Energy Group, P.C. Phone: (303) 894-2100 1675 Larimer Street, Suite 420 Fax: (303) 894-2109 Denver, Colorado 80202 (720) 379-1812 jjost@jsenergygroup.com jevers@jsenergygroup.com 2 (1412-UP-326) BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CAUSE NO. NOBLE ENERGY, INC., FOR AN ORDER TO POOL ALL INTERESTS IN TWO DOCKET NO. APPROXIMATE 400-ACRE DESIGNATED HORIZONTAL WELLBORE SPACING UNITS LOCATED IN SECTIONS 1 AND 12, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 63 WEST, 6TH P.M., FOR RECEIVED THE DEVELOPMENT/OPERATION OF THE NIOBRARA FORMATION, WATTENBERG OCT 2 8 2014 FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO WELD COUNTY APPLICATION COMMISSIONERS COMES NOW Noble Energy, Inc., Operator No. 100322, ("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 two (2) approximate 400-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units for the drilling of the Crow Creek AA01-724 Well (API No. 05- 123-40152), and the Crow Creek AA01-734 Well (API No. 05-123-40154) ("Wells"), for the development of the Niobrara Formation on the following described lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 1: E%2 Section 12: NY2NE1/4 400 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 the drilling of horizontal wells. • • 4. Applicant designated the two (2) approximate 400-acre horizontal wellbore spacing units for the production of oil, gas, and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara 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 within the designated horizontal wellbore spacing unit, including but not limited to, any nonconsenting interests and leased mineral interests, in the Application Lands in the Niobrara Formation underlying the following approximate 400-acre wellbore spacing unit: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6111 P.M. Section 1: EY2 Section 12: N'/NEV4 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 Crow Creek AA01-724 Well (API No. 05-123-40152) to the Niobrara Formation on the Application Lands. 7. 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 within the designated horizontal wellbore spacing unit, including but not limited to, any nonconsenting interests and leased mineral interests, in the Application Lands in the Niobrara Formation underlying the following approximate 400-acre wellbore spacing unit: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 1: EY2 Section 12: WAANE% 8. 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 Crow Creek AA01-734 Well (API No. 05-123-40154) to the Niobrara Formation on the Application Lands. 9. 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, including leased mineral interest owners, within seven (7) days of the date hereof, as required by Rule 507.b(2), 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 Wells, 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. 10. That in order to prevent waste and to protect correlative rights, all interests in the wellbore spacing units should be pooled for the orderly development of the Niobrara Formation, including any nonconsenting 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 two (2) approximate 400-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units established on Application Lands for the development of the Niobrara 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 Crow Creek AA01-724 Well (API No. 05-123-40152), or the Crow Creek AA01-734 Well (API No. 05-123- 40154) to the Niobrara 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 Wells 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 Wells drilled to develop the Niobrara Formation in the wellbore spacing units 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 December 2014, 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: October I, 2014. Respectfully submitted: NOBLE ENERGY, INC. By: GG �• Jamie L. Jost Joseph M. Evers Jost & Shelton Energy Group, P.C. Attorneys for Applicant 1675 Larimer Street, Suite 420 Denver, Colorado 80202 (720) 379-1812 Applicant's Address: Noble Energy, Inc. ATTN: Anna Hudson 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 VERIFICATION STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER ) Debra A. Wittke, of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says that she is Attorney-In-Fact for Noble Energy, Inc., and that she has read the foregoing Application and that the matters therein contained are true to the best of her knowledge, information and belief. )2tc- 71A- Debra A. Wittke Attorney-In-Fact Noble Energy, Inc. rfSubscribed and sworn to before me this day of October 2014. Witness my hand and official seal. [SEAL] My commission expires: O(A-- 1)b ANNA HUDSON NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID#20104043482 ISSION EXPIRES OCTOBER 13-2018 MY COMM BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CAUSE NO. NOBLE ENERGY, INC., FOR AN ORDER TO POOL ALL INTERESTS IN TWO DOCKET NO. APPROXIMATE 400-ACRE DESIGNATED HORIZONTAL WELLBORE SPACING UNITS LOCATED IN SECTIONS 1 AND 12, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 63 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 ) I, Jamie Jost of lawful age, and being first duly sworn upon my oath, state,,�a►�d declare that I am the attorney for Noble Energy Inc., and that on or before thelj1 ay of October, 2014, 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. Jamie L. Jost Subscribed and sworn to before me on thisYday of October, 2014. Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires: .9/7/1// 1 DANIELLE E CARRQLL NotaryPublic Notary Public State of Colorado Notary ID 20134059312 " My Commission Expires Sep 18, 2017 Exhibit A— Interested Parties List Crow Creek AA01-724 Well Crow Creek AA01-734 Well Wells Ranch 16 Sean J. Streeter 6850 TPC Drive, Suite 202 No Address of record McKinney, TX 75070 Robert Travis WYOTEX Drilling Ventures, LLC No Address of record PO Box 280969 Lakewood, CO 80228 Patrick Travis No Address of record Margarita Roderick Trust PO Box 7961 ExxonMobil Oil Corporation Boulder, CO 80306 c/o XTO Energy, Inc. PO Box 730586 Jonathan S. Roderick Living Trust Dallas TX 75373 PO Box 7961 Boulder, CO 80306 Margaret Fairchild 9715 NE Jaunita Drive, Apt. 904 Shoreline Energy Holdings II, Inc. Kirkland, WA 98034 400, 209-8th Avenue Calgary, Alberta CANADA T2P 1 B8 Mavoureen Nichols 34404 Wilhoit Swan Exploration, LLC Molalla, OR 97038 8100 E. Maplewood Drive, Suite 240 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Huberta Mae Brown 2351 NE 128th Louis S. Madrid Trust Seattle, WA 98215 1777 Harrison St., Suite 835 Denver, CO 80210 Michelle Gilchrist 3019 55th Avenue SOG Investors, LLC Greeley, CO 80634 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2334 New York, NY 10170 Joseph D. Travis, Jr. 3250 S. Franklin Street Wolf Point Exploration LLC Englewood, CO 80113 215 W. Oak Street, Suite 900 Fort Collins, CO 80522 John Mark Travis 8346 S. Upham Way Aluma Energy, LLC Denver, CO 80128 PO Box 103310 Denver, CO 80250 Betty Lou Loizos 2307 Hallston Street Green Oil Energy, LLC Las Vegas, NV 89314 PO Box 103310 Denver, CO 80250 Mary McCambridge 312 N. Shore Circle Windsor, CO 80550 Frederick M. Herb Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC 2125 1st Avenue, Apt. 904 1099 18th Street, Suite 1800 Seattle, WA 98121 Denver, CO 80202 James and Leslie Ritter Wells Ranch LLLP 5057 S. Malaya Ct. 32010 WCR 63 Aurora, CO 80015 Gill, CO 80624 Eric and Kris Ritter Weld County Colorado 4725 S. Cathy Ct. PO Box 758 Aurora, CO 80015 Greeley, CO 80632 Karla Ford From: AHudson@nobleenergyinc.com Sent: Wednesday, October 29,2014 3:59 PM To: Karla Ford Subject: Re: FW:COGCC Application-Weld County Karla, The minerals are held under a lease which was recorded at Reception no. 3550767 and then re-recorded at 3581843. There are no unleased Weld county minerals in the spacing unit for these wells. Thanks!! N E 1-4- 5r2_ T b N gido Anna Hudson.RPL Staff Landman DJ Basin Land r0 noble direct:303.228.4008 energy fax:303.228.4285 Lease in Place : YES es NO O abudson@nolaleenergyinc.com Lease#i 0 2,5'D- Acres Keep for Hearing Outcome/Minutes File-No Action Needed � JA'1` /� From: Karla Ford<kforda),co.weld.co.us> ✓ �+ ' v To: "AHudsonanobleenergvinc.com"<AHudson(o2nobleenergvinc.com> Oki 0 Date: 10/29/2014 03:51 PM 56r9y e� •,,rtm, -' Subject: EXTERNAL:RE: FW:COGCC Application-Weld County SSGU�,�%�^�'l: _�" ajw Thanks for getting back to me. If we are one of the mineral owners - do you show that we have a lease with you on that property? If not, we would like to get one in place. Please advise. Thanks! From: AHudson@nobleenergyinc.com [AHudson@nobleenergyinc.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 1:48 PM To: Karla Ford Subject: Fw: FW: COGCC Application - Weld County Hi Karla, Because Weld County is a mineral owner, it is considered an interested party, and therefore has to be notified. You don' t need to do anything further. Let me know if you still have questions or concerns. Thanks! [cid:_1_0CF64A080CF647C8006CCE9387257D80] From: Shai Sanders <ssanders@jsenergygroup.com<mailto:ssanders@jsenergygroup.com» Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 11:56 AM To: DCarroll <dcarroll@jsenergygroup.com<mailto:dcarroll@jsenergygroup.com» Subject: FW: COGCC Application - Weld County Hey, Karla called while you were at lunch and asked for an email address to pass along this message(her message is below) . She is an IP representative from the Weld County 1 Government. I think she just needs to be forwarded to the client or maybe that's a question for Zach or Joe? I'll let you decide. Thanks! From: Karla Ford <kford@co.weld.co.us<mailto:kford@co.weld.co.us» Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 11:41 AM To: SHAI SANDERS <ssanders@jsenergygroup.com<mailto:ssanders@jsenergygroup.com>> Subject: COGCC Application - Weld County Shai, Thank you for your help this morning. Attached is the COGCC application we received in the mail. I just need to know why we were notified: Are we mineral owner? Are we just an adjoining property owner? Notice to the LGD? I do show we have a lease with Noble for 80 acres on the E2 NE4 S12 T6N R66. Do we need to lease anything else described in the application. I appreciate the help! Karla Ford- Deputy Clerk to the Board 1150 O Street/P.O. 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