FINAL HEARING AGENDA (AS OF 02/26/2015) 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203 303-894-2100 Please silence all cell phones and personal communication devices during the hearing. Please note that all beverages shouldd 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, March 2, 2015 9:00 a.m. Roll Call of Commissioners Approval of Proceedings 9:05 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 9:25 a.m. 9:35 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Report from the Executivee Director s Office Report from the Director Staff Report available Commissioner Comments Audience Comments Consent Agenda 67 Hearing Officer Recommendations under Rule 511. Group A (1) Southwestern Group Group Group Group Group B (3) Ursa C (7) Noble D (6) PDC Verdad E (9) PDC F (8) Verdad Noble Great Western Page 1 of 27
Page 2 of 27 Kerr-McGee Group G (2) Bayswater Group H (2) Bayswater Group I (2) Whiting Group J (2) Whiting Group K (2) Whiting Group L (2) Whiting Group M (2) Whiting Group N (2) Extraction Group O (1) Whiting Group P (4) WPX Petrox Encana BBC Group Q (3) Kerr-McGee Group R (2) BP Carrizo Group S (2) Great Western Noble Group T (2) SWN Group U (1) Extraction Group V (1) Noble Enforcement Matters Group A (1) Unit Petroleum Company
GENERAL HEARING MATTERS 10:00 a.m. Docket No. 150100042, Unnamed Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) Jamie L. Jost interests in an approximate 3200-acre Unconventional Resource Unit established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell and Niobrara Formations. Application lands: Township 9 North, Range 59 West, 6th P.M. Section 25: All Section 26: All Section 27: All Section 34: All Section 35: All Docket No. 1303-SP-48, Order No. 535-300 Docket No. 1303-SP-50, Order No. 535-302 Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) Jamie L. Jost On March 25, 2013 the Commission approved two Unconventional Resource Units ( URU ) for Noble Energy, Inc. Noble will provide a presentation to the Commission on development activity occurring since March 2013 and through March 2015. PRESENTATIONS TO COMMISSION 10:15 a.m. Investigation of Occurrences of tert-butyl Alcohol in Raton Basin Groundwater, Huerfano and Las Animas Counties, Colorado Staff: Greg Deranleau, Environmental Manager Presenters: Peter Gintautas, Environmental Protection Specialist Recommendation: No action required. 10:45 a.m. Break RULEMAKING HEARING 11:00 a.m. Docket No. 150300178, Rulemaking - Front Range Flood Lessons Learned Staff: Matt Lepore, Director & Dave Kulmann, Deputy Director Jeremy Ferris, Hearing Officer Time Allocation: The Hearing Officer recommended the following time allocation: 45 minutes for Staff, 45 minutes for Industry, 45 minutes for Environmental and Conservation Groups, and 60 minutes for Commissioner questions and deliberation. On March 14, 2014, the Commission published a report titled Lessons Learned in the Front Range Flood of Page 3 of 27
September 2013. This report recommended several changes to Commission regulations as a result of the September 2013 Front Range Flood. During the September 15, 2014, Commission hearing, the Commission directed Commission Staff to hold a rulemaking to address the recommendations in this report. This Front Range Flood Lessons Learned rulemaking will consider those recommendations. 12:00 p.m. Lunch RULEMAKING HEARING (continued) 1:00 p.m. Docket No. 150300178, Rulemaking - Front Range Flood Lessons Learned Staff: Matt Lepore, Director & Dave Kulmann, Deputy Director Jeremy Ferris, Hearing Officer Time Allocation: The Hearing Officer recommended the following time allocation: 45 minutes for Staff, 45 minutes for Industry, 45 minutes for Environmental and Conservation Groups, and 60 minutes for Commissioner questions and deliberation. On March 14, 2014, the Commission published a report titled Lessons Learned in the Front Range Flood of September 2013. This report recommended several changes to Commission regulations as a result of the September 2013 Front Range Flood. During the September 15, 2014, Commission hearing, the Commission directed Commission Staff to hold a rulemaking to address the recommendations in this report. This Front Range Flood Lessons Learned rulemaking will consider those recommendations. TBD Adjournment Tuesday, March 3, 2015 9:00 a.m. Roll Call of Commissioners ENFORCEMENT HEARING MATTER 9:05 a.m. Docket No. 150100174, Mesa County, Colorado Staff: Britta Beckstead, Assistant Attorney General Peter Gowen, Enforcement Officer Jim Rouse, Hearing Officer Time Allocation: Operator: The Hearing Officer recommended the following time allocation: 15 minutes for each side for Oral Argument regarding Hearing Officer s Orders; 1.5 hours for Staff to present its case; 1.5 hours for WillSource to present its case; 1.5 hours for Commissioner questions and deliberation. WillSource Enterprise LLC Page 4 of 27
(Operator No. 96790) Jaimie N. Cavanaugh & Steven J. Lechner Pursuant to Rule 522.c., the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff will apply to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation ( OFV ) against Willsource. 12:00 p.m. Lunch GENERAL HEARING MATTERS 1:00 p.m. Docket No. 1410-GA-06, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. (Operator No. 100185) Time Allocation: Application lands: Protested by: For both cases, the Hearing Officer recommended the following time allocation: 12 minutes for each side for Oral Argument regarding Hearing Officer s Orders; 40 minutes for each side to present its case; 20 minutes for Staff to present its analysis; 30 minutes for Commissioner questions and deliberation. Michael Wozniak, Karen Spaulding & Jillian Fulcher On June 9, 2014, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., acting by and through its authorized agent, Encana Services Company, Ltd. ( Encana or Applicant ) sent notices of 318A proposals to establish designated horizontal wellbore spacing units ( WSUs ) and nine proposed horizontal wells ( Proposed Wells ) for the above-described Application Lands ( Proposal ). On July 24, 2014, K.P. Kauffman Company, Inc. (KPK) filed a timely objection pursuant to Rule 318A.e.(6), objecting to Encana s proposed designated horizontal wellbore spacing units ( Objection ). On August 28, 2014, Encana filed a verified application pursuant to 318A.e.(6) for a hearing before the Commission on the objection filed by KPK to certain wells. Township 1 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 2: All K.P. Kauffman. Jamie L. Jost & Joseph Evers Docket No. 150300186, Wattenberg Field, Weld County K.P. Kauffman. (Operator No. 46290) Protestant: Jamie L. Jost & Joseph Evers Encana Oil and Gas Michael Wozniak, Karen Spaulding & Jillian Fulcher Page 5 of 27
Application lands: Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 320-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) Approve up to 11 horizontal wells within the unit. Township 1 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 2: S½ TBD Adjournment CONSENT AGENDA No valid protests/interventions were received or valid protests were resolved, or no interventions were made on the technical merits for the matters listed below. Based upon requests made by the applicants to approve the applications based on the merits of the verified applications and the supporting written testimony and exhibits, the Hearing Officers recommend approval. Draft proposed orders were provided. The applicants agreed to be bound by oral order of the Commission. Group A- Docket No. 150100003, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Southwestern Energy Production Company (Operator No. 10396) Michael T. Jewell interests in an approximate 644.35-acre drilling and spacing unit established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 91 West, 6th P.M. Section 23: All Group B- Docket No. 150100064, Parachute Field, Garfield County Ursa Operating Company LLC (Operator No. 40447) Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: 1) Vacate Order No. 191-101. 2) Establish two approximate 160-acre drilling and spacing units for the Application Lands, consisting of the NE¼ and SE¼ of Section 11, Township 6 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M., for the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Williams Fork and Iles Formations; 3) Approve the equivalent of one well per 10 acre density within the unit. Application lands: Township 6 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. Section 11: NE¼, SE¼ Docket No. 150100065, Yellow Creek Field, Rio Blanco County Ursa Operating Company LLC (Operator No. 40447) Page 6 of 27
Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: Approve the equivalent of one well per 10 acre density for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Williams Fork and Iles Application lands: Township 1 South, Range 97 West, 6th P.M. Section 6: Lots 6 and 7, E½ SW¼, and SE¼ Section 7: E½ Docket No. 150100066, Duck Creek Field, Rio Blanco County Ursa Operating Company LLC (Operator No. 40447) Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 323.20-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Williams Fork and Iles Formations; 2) Approve the equivalent of one well per 10 acre density within the unit. Application lands: Township 1 South, Range 97 West, 6th P.M. Section 7: Lots 1 thru 4, and E½ W½ Group C- Docket No. 150300089, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) Michael J. Wozniak & Jillian Fulcher interests in an approximate 236.67-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing unit established for the Application Lands, effective as of the date of the Application, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: S½ N½ Township 6 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: S½ NE¼ Docket No. 150300090, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) Michael J. Wozniak & Jillian Fulcher interests in five approximate 633.721-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands. Page 7 of 27
Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: S½ N½, N½ S½ Township 6 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: S½ N½, N½ S½ Docket No. 150300091, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) Michael J. Wozniak & Jillian Fulcher interests in an approximate 235.371-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing unit established for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: N½ S½ Township 6 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: N½ SE¼ Docket No. 150300092, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) Michael J. Wozniak & Jillian Fulcher interests in two approximate 472.15-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: S½ Township 6 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: SE¼ Docket No. 150300093, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) Michael J. Wozniak & Jillian Fulcher interests in three approximate 633.871-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: S½ Township 6 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: S½ Docket No. 150300120, Parachute Field, Garfield County WPX Energy Rocky Mountain, LLC (Operator No. 96850) Michael J. Wozniak & Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: Establish an approximate 1280-acre exploratory drilling unit for the Page 8 of 27
Application Lands; 2) Approve up to 40 vertical, horizontal and directional wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 6 South, Range 95 West, 6th P.M. Section 25: All Section 36: All Docket No. 150300123, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (Operator No. 47120) Jillian Fulcher interests in six approximate 400-acre horizontal wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 32: E½ E½ Section 33: W½ W½ Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 4: NW¼ NW¼ Section 5: NE¼ NE¼ Wellbore Spacing Unit ( WSU ) No. 1 Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 33: W½ Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 4: N½ NW¼ WSU Nos. 2-4 Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 33: W½ E½, E½ W½ Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 4: NW¼ NE¼, NE¼ NW¼ WSU Nos. 5 and 6. Group D- Docket No. 150300082, Eaton & Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 160-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 34: E½ E½ Docket No. 150300083, Eaton & Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 34: E½ Page 9 of 27
Docket No. 150300084, Eaton & Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 34: E½ Docket No. 150300087, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation (Operator No. 10485) Request for an order to among other things: 1) Vacate 407-87 as it applies to the Application Lands; 2) Establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell and Niobrara Formations; 3) Approve up to 16 horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 1 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 24: All Docket No. 150300101, Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 480-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 5 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: W½ Section 27: NW¼ Docket No. 150300102, Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 480-acre designated horizontal Page 10 of 27
Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 5 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 21: E½E½ Section 22: W½W½ Section 27: W½NW¼ Section 28: E½NE¼ Group E- Docket No. 150300104, Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 480-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 5 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: W½ Section 27: NW¼ Docket No. 150300105, Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 480-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 5 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: W½ Section 27: NW¼ Docket No. 150300106, Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 240-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 5 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: W½W½ Section 27: W½NW¼ Docket No. 150300107, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Page 11 of 27
interests in an approximate 240-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 5 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: E½W½ Section 27: E½NW¼ Docket No. 150300108, Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 480-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 5 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: W½E½, E½W½ Section 27: E½NW¼, W½NE¼ Docket No. 150300109, Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 15: E½W½, W½E½ Docket No. 150300114, Eaton & Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 34: E½ Docket No. 150300180, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Page 12 of 27
interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 6: W½ Docket No. 150300181, Lake Canal & Wattenberg Field, Weld County interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 6: E½ Group F- Docket No. 150300110, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation (Operator No. 10485) Application lands: Request for an order to among other things: Modify Order No. 407-468 and allow 460-foot setbacks as to the unit boundaries. Township 1 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 8: All Docket No. 150300111, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) interests in three approximate 640-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: S½S½ Section 19: N½N½ Township 6 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: S½S½ Section 24: N½N½ Page 13 of 27
Docket No. 150300112, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: S½S½ Township 6 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 13: S½S½ Docket No. 150300134, Wattenberg Field, Adams County Great Western Operating Company, LLC (Operator No. 10110) interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands. Application lands: Township 1 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 17: W½ W½ Section 18: E½ E½ Docket No. 150300179, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (Operator No. 47120) interests in two approximate 480-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 1 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 5: SW¼SW¼ Section 6: SE¼SE¼ Section 7: E½E½ Section 8: W½W½ Section 17: NW¼NW¼ Section 18: NE¼NE¼ Docket No. 150300182, Spindle & Wattenberg Field, Adams County Great Western Operating Company, LLC (Operator No. 10110) interests in two approximate 160-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing unit established for the Application Lands. Page 14 of 27
Application lands: Township 1 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: E½ E½ (WSU #1) Township 1 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: E½ E½ (WSU #2) Docket No. 150300183, Spindle & Wattenberg Field, Adams County Great Western Operating Company, LLC (Operator No. 10110) interests in an approximate 320-acre designated horizontal Lands. Application lands: Township 1 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: E½ Docket No. 150300184, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (Operator No. 47120) interests in an approximate 392-acre designated horizontal Lands. Application lands: Township 2 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 2: W½E½, E½W½ Section 11: NW¼NE¼, NE¼NW¼ Group G- Docket No. 150300094, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC (Operator No. 10261) interests in an approximate 320-acre drilling and spacing spacing unit established for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: W½ E½, E½ W½ Docket No. 150300095, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC (Operator No. 10261) interests in an approximate 160-acre drilling and spacing spacing unit established for the Application Lands. Page 15 of 27
Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: W½ E½ Group H- Docket No. 150300096, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC (Operator No. 10261) interests in an approximate 320-acre drilling and spacing spacing unit established for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: E½ Docket No. 150300097, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC (Operator No. 10261) interests in an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: E½ Section 33: E½ Group I- Docket No. 150300115, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Application lands: Request for an order to among other things: 1) Vacate an approximate 960-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 535-481 for Section 6 and the N½ of Section 7, Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M., for the production of oil, gas, and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation; 2) Establish an approximate 1280- acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell and Niobrara Formations; 3) Approve up to 32 horizontal wells within the unit. Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 6: All Section 7: All hip Docket No. 150300116, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Page 16 of 27
Request for an order to among other things: 1) Vacate two approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units established by Order Nos. 535-42 and 535-174 for Sections 18 and 19, Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.; 2) Vacate Order No. 535-193 for Sections 18 and 19, Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.; 3) Establish an approximate 1080-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell and Niobrara Formations; 4) Approve up to 32 horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 18: All Section 19: N½, N½SW¼, NW¼SE¼ Group J- Docket No. 150300117, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Application lands: Request for an order to among other things: 1) Vacate an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 535-42 for Sections 8, 17, and 20, Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.; 2) Vacate an approximate 960-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 535-555 for the S½ of Section 8 and all of Section 17, Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.; 3) Establish an approximate 1200-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell and Niobrara Formations; 4) Approve up to 32 horizontal wells within the unit. Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 8: S½ Section 17: All Section 20: NW¼, W½NE¼ Docket No. 150300119, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Application lands: Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 1280-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) Approve up to 32 horizontal wells within the unit. Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 3: All Section 10: All Page 17 of 27
Group K- Docket No. 150300121, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 1280-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) Approve up to 32 horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 15: All Section 22: All Docket No. 150300124, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara and Codell Formations; 2) Approve up to 32 horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 2: W½ Section 11: W½ Group L- Docket No. 150300125, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara and Codell Formations; 2) Approve up to 16 horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 14: W½ Section 23: W½ Docket No. 150300127, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Page 18 of 27
Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 400-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara and Codell Formations; 2) Approve up to 16 horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 11: SE¼ Section 14: NE¼, N½ SE¼ Group M- Docket No. 150300129, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 400-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara and Codell Formations; 2) Approve up to 16 horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 14: S½ SE¼ Section 23: E½ Docket No. 150300130, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Request for an order to among other things: Approve an additional 28 horizontal wells, for a total of up to 32 horizontal wells, within an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order Nos. 535-174 and 535-193 for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M. Section 29: All Group N- Docket No. 150100011, Unnamed Field, Weld County Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC (Operator No. 10459) Joseph C. Pierzchala & Stephen J. Sullivan Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 1280-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell Formation; 2) Approve up to four horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 11 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 29: All Section 32: All Page 19 of 27
Docket No. 150100012, Unnamed Field, Weld County Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC (Operator No. 10459) Joseph C. Pierzchala & Stephen J. Sullivan Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 1280-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell Formation; 2) Approve up to four horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 11 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: All Section 33: All Group O- Docket No. 150300131, Unnamed Field, Weld County Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Operator No. 96155) Request for an order to among other things: Establish an approximate 1280-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands. Application lands: Township 10 North, Range 58 West, 6th P.M. Section 24: All Section 25: All Group P- Docket No. 1412-AW-28, Unnamed Field, Garfield County WPX Energy. Rocky Mountain, LLC Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: Approve an additional 8 horizontal wells, for a total of up to 10 horizontal wells, within the approximate 362.73-acre drilling and spacing unit established for the Application Lands, for the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Mancos, Niobrara, Frontier, Mowry, and Dakota Formations. Application lands: Township 6 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M. Section 21: Lots 1 thru 5, NE¼ SW¼, and E½ NW¼ Section 28: Lots 3 and 4 Docket No. 1412-AW-30, Ignacio-Blanco Field, Archuleta County Petrox Resources, Inc. Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: Approve the drilling of one additional horizontal well, for a total of two horizontal wells, within an approximate 320-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 112-60 for the N½ of Section 21, Township 33 North, Range 5 West, Page 20 of 27
N.M.P.M., for the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Fruitland Coal Seams Application lands: Township 33 North, Range 5 West, N.M.P.M. Section 21: N½ Docket No. 1412-SP-2224, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc Jillian Fulcher Application lands: Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 600-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell-Niobrara Formation; 2) Approve up to 12 horizontal wells within the unit. Township 3 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Section 9: E½ and E½ W½ Section 16: N½ NE¼ and NE¼ NW¼ Docket No. 150100046, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Bill Barrett Corporation (Operator No. 10071) Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: 1) Maintain an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 407-779 for Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., for the production of existing oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation; 2) Vacate an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 407-779 for Section 22, Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation; 3) Establish an approximate 1280-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation, and approve up to 16 horizontal wells for the Niobrara Formation within the unit; 4) Establish an approximate 1280-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Codell Formation and approve up to four horizontal wells for the Codell Formation within the unit. Application lands: Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: All Section 23: All Group Q- Docket No. 150100067, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (Operator No. 47120) Jillian Fulcher Page 21 of 27
interests in four approximate 240-acre to 480-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands, effective as of the date of the Application, for the development and operation of the Codell and Niobrara Formations. Application lands: Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (WSU No. 1) Section 4: NW¼ NE¼ Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: SW¼ SE¼ Section 33: W½ E½ Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (WSU Nos. 2 and 3) Section 4: N½ NE¼ Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: S½ SE¼ Section 33: E½ Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (WSU No. 4) Section 4: NE¼ NE¼ Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: SE¼ SE¼ Section 33: E½ E½ Docket No. 150100068, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (Operator No. 47120) Jillian Fulcher interests in an approximate 480-acre designated horizontal Lands, effective as of the date of the Application, for the development and operation of the Codell Application lands: Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 3: NW¼NW¼ Section 4: NE¼NE¼ Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 27: SW¼SW¼ Section 28: SE¼SE¼ Section 33: E½E½ Section 34: W½W½ Docket No. 150100069, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (Operator No. 47120) Jillian Fulcher interests in an approximate 480-acre designated horizontal Lands, effective as of the date of the Application, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Group R- Application lands: Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 4: NE¼NW¼, NW¼NE¼ Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Section 28: SE¼SW¼, SW¼SE¼ Section 33: E½W½, W½E½ Docket No. 150100040, Tiffany Unit Field, Archuleta & La Plata Counties BP America Production Company (Operator No. 10439) Elizabeth Y. Spencer Page 22 of 27
Request for an order to among other things: 1) Amend the Tiffany Unit to provide for primary recovery operations, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Fruitland Coal Formation; 2) Approve up to four additional wells in the Tiffany Unit, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Fruitland Coal Application lands: Township 33 North, Range 6 West, N.M.P.M Section 17: All Section 18: All Section 19: All Section 20: All Section 21: All Section 27: W½ Section 28: All Section 29: All Section 30: All Section 31: All Section 32: All Section 33: All Section 34: All Township 33 North, Range 7 West, N.M.P.M. Section 12: S½ Section 13: All Section 14: E½ Section 24: All Docket No. 150300132, Unnamed Field, Weld County Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc. (Operator No. 10439) Elizabeth Y. Spencer & Kurt V. Tyler Application lands: Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 1,920-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation; 2) Approve up to 32 horizontal wells within the unit. Township 8 North, Range 60 West, 6th P.M. Section 1: All Section 12: All Township 9 North, Range 60 West, 6th P.M. Section 36: All Group S- Docket No. 1412-UP-357, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Great Western Operating Company, LLC (Operator No. 10110) Jamie L. Jost interests in two approximate 640-acre designated horizontal well spacing units established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara and Codell Formations. Application lands: Township 1 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (WSU #1) Section 2: W½ Section 11: W½ Township 1 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (WSU #2) Section 2: W½ Section 11: W½ Docket No. 150300075, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. (Operator No. 100322) Page 23 of 27
interests in two approximate 400-acre designated horizontal wellbore spacing unit established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. Section 9: W½ E½, E½ W½ Section 16: NW¼ NE¼, NE¼ NW¼ Group T- Docket No. 150300077, Unnamed Field, Moffat County SWN Production Company, LLC (Operator No. 10396) Michael T. Jewell Request for an order to among other things: 1) Establish an approximate 1200-acre drilling unit for the Application Lands, for the production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation; 2) Approve up to 40 horizontal and four vertical horizontal wells within the unit. Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. Section 26: W½ Section 27: ALL Section 34: N½ N½ Section 35: N½ NW¼ Docket No. 150300078, Unnamed Field, Moffat County SWN Production Company, LLC (Operator No. 10396) Michael T. Jewell interests in one approximate 1200-acre drilling and spacing spacing unit established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Application lands: Township 7 North, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. Section 26: W½ Section 27: ALL Section 34: N½ N½ Section 35: N½ NW¼ Group U- Docket No. 150100021, Unnamed Field, Weld County Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC (Operator No. 10459) Gretchen VanderWerf Request for an order to among other things: 1) Vacate the pooling provisions entered by Order No. 407-1025 for five approximate 320-acre designated wellbore spacing units established for the N½ of Section 28, Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M., for the development and operation of the Codell and Niobrara Formations; 2) Pool Page 24 of 27
all interests in seven approximate 400-acre to 640-acre designated wellbore spacing units established for the Application Lands, for the development and operation of the Codell and Niobrara Formations. Application lands: Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (Kodak #2 Well) Section 21: S½S½ Section 22: SW¼SW¼ Section 27: NW¼NW¼ Section 28: N½N½ Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (Kodak #3 Well) Section 20: S½S½ Section 21: S½S½ Section 28: N½N½ Section 29: N½N½ Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (Kodak #5 Well) Section 27: W½NW¼ Section 28: N½ Section 29: NE¼, E½NW¼ Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (Kodak #6 Well) Section 28: N½ Section 29: N½ Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (Kodak #9 Well) Section 28: N½ Section 29: N½ Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (Kodak #10 Well) Section 28: S½N½, N½S½ Section 29: S½N½, N½S½ Township 6 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (Kodak # 13 Well) Section 28: S½N½, N½S½ Section 29: S½N½, N½S½ Group V- Docket No. 1412-UP-321, Wattenberg Field, Weld County Noble Energy, Inc. Jillian Fulcher Request for an order to among other things: Pool all interests in an approximate 323.78-acre designated horizontal well spacing unit established for the Application Lands, effective as of the Application, for the development and operation of the Niobrara Enforcement Group A Application lands: Township 4 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 27: S½ S½ Section 34: N½ N½ Docket No. 150300135, Unit Petroleum Company Staff: Jennifer Bock, Hearings Officer Jeremy Ferrin, Enforcement Officer Staff requests approval of an AOC with Unit imposing a $8,000 penalty for violation of Rule 326.b.1 (Mechanical Integrity Testing, Shut-in Wells) at the Hubbard 1H Well (API No. 05-073-06412), located in Lincoln County. CONTINUED ENFORCEMENT MATTERS TO APRIL HEARING (Unless noted otherwise) Docket No. 1404-OV-19 CM Production, LLC Pursuant to Rule 522.c., the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff will apply to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation against CM Production, LLC (Operator No. 10352). Page 25 of 27
Docket No. 1409-OV-66 KP Kauffman Company Inc. Staff: Peter Gowen, Enforcement Officer Comments: Pursuant to Rule 522.c., the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff negotiated an AOC with KP Kauffman Company Inc., (Operator No. 46290). However, a Complainant has objected to the AOC s terms and has requested an OFV hearing. The matter is still pending before a Hearing Officer on pre-hearing motions. Continued to May hearing. Docket No. 150300138, Benchmark Energy LLC Pursuant to Rule 522.c., the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff will apply to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation ( OFV ) against Benchmark Energy LLC (Operator No. 10380). Docket No. 150300149, Great Western Operating Company LLC Pursuant to Rule 522.c., the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff will apply to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation ( OFV ) against Great Western Operating Company LLC(Operator No. 10110). Docket No. 150300191, CM Production, LLC Pursuant to Rule 522.c., the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff will apply to the Commission for an Order Finding Violation ( OFV ) against CM Production, LLC (Operator No. 10352). CONTINUED HEARING MATTERS / APPLICATIONS TO A FUTURE HEARING (Notices and applications for the below listed continued matters are available on our website Docket) Docket No. 1406-UP-178, EE3 LLC Docket No. 1406-UP-189, Ward Petroleum Corporation Docket No. 1409-UP-275, Great Western Operating Company Docket No. 1410-SP-2140, Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Docket No. 1412-SP-2188, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 1412-SP-2200, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 1412-SP-2201, EOG Resources, Inc Docket No. 1412-UP-350, Great Western Operating Company Docket No. 1412-UP-351, Great Western Operating Company Docket No. 1412-UP-352, Great Western Operating Company Docket No. 1412-UP-353, Great Western Operating Company Docket No. 1412-UP-354, Great Western Operating Company Docket No. 1412-UP-362, Great Western Operating Company Docket No. 1412-UP-370, Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation Docket No. 150100015, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 150100016, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 150100032, Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation Docket No. 150100035, Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation Page 26 of 27
Docket No. 150100049, Bill Barrett Corporation Docket No. 150100031, DJ Resources, Inc. Docket No. 150100072, Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc. Docket No. 150100073, Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc. Docket No. 150100079, Great Western Operating Company, LLC Docket No. 150100080, Great Western Operating Company, LLC Docket No. 150300076, Genesis Gas & Oil Colorado, LLC Docket No. 150300081, EOG Resources, Inc. Docket No. 150300085, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP Docket No. 150300086, Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation Docket No. 150300100, Augustus Energy Resources LLC Docket No. 150300103, Docket No. 150300118, Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation Docket No. 150300122, Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc. Docket No. 150300126, Great Western Operating Company, LLC Docket No. 150300128, Great Western Operating Company, LLC Docket No. 150300176, Red Mesa Holdings/O&G LLC Docket No. 150300177, Sovereign Operating Company LLC. WITHDRAWN MATTERS / APPLICATIONS (Notices and applications for the below listed withdrawn matters are available on our website Docket) Docket No. 1412-SP-2175, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 1412-SP-2176, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 1412-SP-2177, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 1412-SP-2178, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 1412-SP-2179, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 150100015, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 150100016, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC Docket No. 150300098, Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC Docket No. 150300099, Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC Page 27 of 27