Please silence all cell phones and personal communication devices during the hearing. Please note that all beverages should have a spill proof lid.

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1 PRELIMINARY ABBREVIATED HEARING AGENDA (AS OF 07/25/2018) COGCC offices The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO Please silence all cell phones and personal communication devices during the hearing. Please note that all beverages should have a spill proof lid. The times associated with each docketed item are subject to change. The Commission reserves the right to call any and all agenda items out of order. The Hearing Agenda is a guidance document and not part of the record for purposes of Notice. Monday, July 30, 2018 General Session 9:00 a.m. 9:05 a.m. 10:35 a.m. 10:50 a.m. 11:05 a.m. 11:25 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Roll Call of Commissioners Public Comments The Commission will ONLY hear general comments. Comments related to the 8 North applications in Boulder County (Docket Numbers , , , and ) will be heard on Tuesday, July 31, and comments related to the Extraction Forms 2 and 2A for three pads in Broomfield (Docket Number ) will be heard on Wednesday, Aug 1. Report from the Executive Director s Office Report from the Director Staff Report available Report from the Secretary Commissioner Comments LOGIC Petition for Rulemaking Director Julie Murphy LOGIC Executive Director, Sara Loflin Lunch /Executive Session Payment of Proceeds - To receive legal advice and analysis, as authorized by (3)(a)(II), C.R.S., on the Commission s jurisdiction over payment of proceeds disputes. Page 1 of 9

2 Statutory Requirements for Spacing - To receive legal advice and analysis, as authorized by (3)(a)(II), C.R.S., on the statutory requirements for spacing under , C.R.S. COGCC Permit Approval Process - To receive legal advice and analysis, as authorized by (3)(a)(II), C.R.S., on the COGCC s permit review process and standing of third parties to participate in the process. Weld Air & Water, et al. v. COGCC, et al., 2018CA To receive legal advice and analysis, as authorized by (3)(a)(II), C.R.S., on the district court s order finding the Plaintiffs had standing and the legal principals of standing. Wildgrass Oil and Gas Committee, et al. v. COGCC, 18CV32513 To receive legal advice and analysis, as authorized by (3)(a)(II), C.R.S., on the claims and defenses in litigation. Procedural Hearing 1:45 p.m. Docket Nos , , , , , , , Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC (Operator No ) James Parrot, Jillian Fulcher & Jobediah J. Rittenhouse Request for reconsideration of Hearing Officer continuance Ivar W. Larson, Donna M. Larson, Larson Front Range Farms, LLC Thomas J. Wolf, John E. Jennings, Mark E. Lacis 2:30 p.m. General Hearings 2:45 p.m. Docket No , Garfield County Airport Land Partners, Ltd and Jon Peskin for production attributable to various wells, which are operated 510 Statement: Colorado Alliance of Mineral and Royalty Owners Page 2 of 9

3 Representation: Neil Ray, CAMRO President 510 Statement: Highpoint Resources Representation: L. Poe Leggette, Alexander K. Obrecht, Kenneth Wonstolen Docket No , Garfield County Richard N. Casey and Jon Peskin for production attributable to various wells, which are operated 510 Statements: Colorado Alliance of Mineral and Royalty Owners Representation: Neil Ray, CAMRO President 4:30 p.m. Docket No , Garfield County Paul Limbach, Nanci Limbach, and Fred Limbach and Jon Peskin for production attributable to various wells, which are operated 510 Statements: Colorado Alliance of Mineral and Royalty Owners Representation: Neil Ray, CAMRO President Docket No , Garfield County Shidelerosa, Energy Company & Shideler Energy Company and Jon Peskin Page 3 of 9

4 for production attributable to various wells, which are operated 510 Statements: Colorado Alliance of Mineral and Royalty Owners Representation: Neil Ray, CAMRO President Docket No , Garfield County Patrick L. Shuster & Toni M. Shuster and Jon Peskin for production attributable to various wells, which are operated 510 Statement: Colorado Alliance of Mineral and Royalty Owners Representation: Neil Ray, CAMRO President TBD Adjournment Page 4 of 9

5 Tuesday, July 31, 2018 General Session 9:00 a.m. Roll Call of Commissioners 9:05 a.m. Public Comments The Commission will ONLY hear comments related to the 8 North applications in Boulder County (Docket Numbers , , , and ). 10:35 a.m. 10:50 a.m. Consent Agenda matter Docket No , Boulder County 8 North LLC (Operator No ) Wozniak, Jillian Fulcher, Jobediah J. Rittenhouse 510 Statement: Sierra Club Eric E. Huber Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 1,280-acre drilling and spacing unit for Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas, and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell and Niobrara Formations; 2) Authorize the drilling of one horizontal well within the proposed unit. Township 1 North, Range 69 West, 6th P.M. Section 35: All Section 36: All General Hearings 10:55 a.m. Docket No , Boulder & Weld Counties 8 North LLC (Operator No ) James Parrot, Jillian Fulcher, Jobediah J. Rittenhouse Request for an order to among other things: Authorize the drilling of up to twenty (20) horizontal wells within the proposed unit. Boulder County & City of Lafayette David Hughes & Katherine A. Burke / Jeffrey Robbins 510 Statement: Sierra Club Page 5 of 9

6 Eric E. Huber Township 1 North, Range 69 West, 6th P.M. Section 35: All Section 36: All 12:30 p.m. Lunch Docket No , Boulder & Weld Counties 8 North LLC (Operator No ) James Parrot, Jillian Fulcher, Jobediah J. Rittenhouse Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 2,720-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas, and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell and Niobrara Formations; 2) Authorize the drilling of up to one horizontal well within the proposed unit. Boulder County David Hughes & Katherine A Burke 510 Statement: Sierra Club Eric E. Huber Township 2 North, Range 69 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: All Section 14: All Section 23: All Section 24: All Township 2 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: SW¼ Docket No , Boulder & Weld Counties 8 North LLC (Operator No ) James Parrot, Jillian Fulcher, Jobediah J. Rittenhouse Request for an order to among other things: Authorize the drilling of up to thirty-one (31) horizontal wells within the proposed unit. Boulder County David Hughes & Katherine A Burke 510 Statement: Sierra Club Eric E. Huber Township 2 North, Range 69 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: All Section 14: All Section 23: All Section 24: All Township 2 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: SW¼ Page 6 of 9

7 3:00 p.m. Docket No , Weld County Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC (Operator No ) Jamie L. Jost & Kelsey H. Wasylenky Request for an order to among other things: Establish an approximate 1,920-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, and approve up to 44 horizontal wells in the unit, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell and Niobrara Formations. City and County of Broomfield Phillip D. Barber 510 Statements: Baum, Crump-Bertram, Drott, Goldsmith, Hicks, Kent, Anderson, Livingston, McNaughton, McNicholas, Morrison, Poshusta, Roberts, Wederquist, Faibairn, McCarter, Roberts, Baum, Ayala, Vanderkooi, French, Biodani. Township 1 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: E½ Section 23: All Section 26: All Section 27: E½ Docket No , Broomfield & Weld Counties Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC (Operator No ) Jamie L. Jost & Kelsey H. Wasylenky Request for an order to among other things: Approve up to 40 horizontal wells in an approximate 1,920-acre drilling and spacing unit requested in Docket No for the Application Lands, for the production of the Codell and Niobrara Formations in the unit. City and County of Broomfield Phillip D. Barber Township 1 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: E½ Section 23: All Section 26: All Section 27: E½ TBD Adjournment Page 7 of 9

8 Wednesday, August 1, 2018 General Session 9:00 a.m. 9:05 a.m. 10:35 a.m. 10:50 p.m. Roll Call of Commissioners Public Comments The Commission will ONLY hear comments related to the Extraction Forms 2 and 2A for three pads in Broomfield County (Docket Number ). Remaining Consent Agenda General Hearings 11:00 a.m. Docket No , Broomfield County Extraction Oil & Gas LLC (Operator No ) Joe Pierzchala, Ghislaine Torres Bruner Intervener: Request for an order to among other things: Review request of Permits to Drill and Oil and Gas Location Assessments related to Orders and , Broomfield County. The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Adams Jeffrey Robbins Township 1 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 9: All Section 16: All Township 1 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 10: All Section 15: All Section 22: All 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. Docket No , Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No ) James Martin, Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: Grant a stay of acceptance of all APDs, Form 2As, and applications to establish drilling and spacing units within the CDP Tier One Lands submitted by all Owners and Operators, including Noble, until the Commission has issued an order on the final CDP, and approving a stay of acceptance of all APDs, Form 2As, and applications to establish drilling and spacing units within the CDP Tier Two Lands submitted by all Owners and Operators, excluding and excepting Noble, until the Commission has issued an order on the final CDP. Page 8 of 9

9 Township 4 North, Township 3 North, Township 2 North 2:30 p.m. Docket No , Arapahoe County Watkins Road Associates LLLP Randall J. Feuerstein Request for an order to among other things: 1. On February 25, 2018, the COGCC Staff approved Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP s ( Burlington ) Form 2, Application for Permit to Drill ( APD ), for the Chico #4AH (API No ) well. 2. On March 6, 2018, Watkins Road Associates LLLP ( WRA ) submitted a letter to the Director requesting that the Commission suspend Burlington s Chico APD. 3. On March 12, 2018, the Commission s Permit and Technical Services Manager issued a suspension on the Chico APD. 4. On March 23, 2018, WRA, through counsel, filed an Application pursuant to Rule 305.e.2 requesting that the Commission suspend the Chico APD. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP Jamie L. Jost & Kelsey Wasylenky Township 4 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 25: All Section 26: All 4:00 p.m. Remaining Public Comment TBD Adjournment Page 9 of 9