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Home My WebLink About171-039Memorandum State of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission To' Well File: r~ _/,.~(..~ -~0 C~ DATE Cancelled or Expired Permit Action EXAMPLE: Point McIntyre P2-36AXX API# 029-22801-95 This memo will remain at the front of the subject well file. Our adopted conventions for assigning APl numbers, permit numbers and well names did not specifically address expired or cancelled permits. This omission has caused some inconsistencies in the treatment of these kinds of applications for permit to ddil. Operators have asked us to adopt formal procedures for this class of permit application in order to prevent future database disparities. If a permit expires or is cancelled by an operator, the permit number of the subject permit will remain unchanged. The APl number and in some instances the well name reflect the number of preexisting reddlls and or multilaterais in a well. In order to prevent confusing a cancelled or expired permit with an active well or multilateral these case sensitive well identifiers will be changed for expired and cancelled applications for permits to ddll. The APl number for this cancelled or expired permit is modified so the eleven and twelfth digits is 95. The well name for a cancelled or expired permit is modified with an appended xx. These procedures are an addendum to the APl numbering methods described in AOGCC staff memorandum "Multi-lateral (weilbore segment) Ddiling Permit Procedures, revised December 29, 1995. AOGCC database has been changed to reflect these changes to this permit. Statistical Technician ROBERI' P McCULLOCH I~IcCULLOCH OIL CORPORATION BUSINESS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 10880 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024 · TELEPHONE. State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 3anuary 31, 1973 Attn: Mr. Harry W. Kugler, Petroleum Geologist Subject: Colville Unit Well #3 and Well #5 Drilling Permits .5[ ..J. ~ ~ ,, DP~FT , Gentlemen: Please refer to your letter of December 27, 1972, regarding the captioned unit. McCulloch Oil Corporation hereby requests the Division of Oil and Gas to cancel the drilling permits on the Colvil~Unit Well #3 and Colville Unit Well ~5. We have no plans for further drilling in this area in the near future. As you know, our AppliCation for Permit to Drill pertaining to these two wells has been cancelled by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Yours truly, McCULLOCH OIL CORPORATION B, EBM/als cc: Rodney A. Smith, 0tl and Gas Supervisor U.S. Dept. of Interior Alaska Area A. J. Nacht FEB 2 1973 DIVISIG, N ~.,~'; OIL AND GAS ANCHORAGE DISTRICT OFFICES LOCATED IN= BAKERSFIELD.. CALIFORNIA; ;,MIDLAND. TExAs:. OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLAHOMA; CASPER. WYOMINQ. AND BILLINGS. MONTANA I~IcCULLOCH OIL CORPORATION ROBERT R McCULLOCH CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD December 17, 1971 BUSINESS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 10880 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD · LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90024 · TELEPHONE: (213) 879-5252 Mr. Homer Burrell Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas State of Alaska 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Ref: Survey Plat, Colville Unit #5 Dear Sir: The enclosed Survey Plat replaces the one in your files, As was explained during my telephone discussions with Lonny Smith on December 14, the surveyors moved the location 200' South, instead of 200' East This summer, Roy Richardson of Brinkerhoff Drilling Company visited the location when there was no snow on the ground. He found that the location 200' South of the original site would cause considerably less excavation and waste from the well would be controlled much better. Seasons Greetings to you and your office. Yours truly, MC CULLO~H OIL CORPORATION A. H. Curry AHC/f Encl: As noted DEC 2 9 i97'1 DIVIS!ON OF OIL AND GA"', DISTRICT OFFICES LOCATED IN: BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA: MIDLAND. TEXAS: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA: CASPER, WYOMING. AND BILLINGS. MONTANA ~!vl tte ~It ~ ~1 I~ Of t Corporation. !08~ ~I i~t~ ~ievard 'Los AJ,~lels, ~t If~l~ g~024 ~!~ I~ ~ aPlroved apl~!l¢~tlon for permit to drl tt ~® ebov® referenced ~1t .t~ ~ .nem~ :~e ~t · !~tlon 1~ ~tlon 22~ To~nshlp I S.~ Range I ~1t ~tes ~ ~core ~!~ :are ~tre~. ^ dlrectlonal surve/ Is ~ot required. tn ~ event of s~~lon or a~n~te~t please give this office adequate adVance ~lf!catlon: so tt~t a ~ have a witness present. Very OIL A~l ~S C:OItSERYATt~ ~I~EE Er~c l~re Bep~rtment of F!~ ~nd ~, t~!~It~t Section w/e encl. gei~~ of ~l~t. t ~se~tlm~ w/o eno t. DRILLING WORKSHEET McCulloch Oil Colville Unit #5 East Umiat North Slope, Alaska Location: 1519.9' East of West Line and 1320' South of North Line, Sec. 22, TlS, R1E, U.M. Elevation:Approximately 495 M.S.L. Total Depth: 4200± Datum for Drilling Measurements: Top of Kelly Bushing Casing Program: 13-3/8" - 90' 9-5/8" - 1200' 5-1/2" - 4200 '+ Drill 17 1/2" hole dry using buscket to 90'. Run 13 3/8" casing, spud pipe into bottm of hole to provide seal when cementing. Cement through 1" pipe in anulus using 100 sacks 15.5# Permafrost cement with 50% excess cement to surface. Drill 12 1/4" hole to 1200'. Run 1200' of 9 5/8" 32.3# H 40 casing with float collar and shoe. cement with 545 sacks Perma- frost and 110 sacks class G cement. 50% excess estimated. Obtain D.O.G. approval. Cut off 13 3/8" casing at cellar floor. Cut off 9 5/8" casing, slip on and weld 9 5/8" casing head. Install 900 double shafer and series 900 Hydrill. Test B.O.P. to 2000#. Drill 7 7/8" hole to T.D. (possible 4200') make formation tests required. Take cores as required. Run following logs to T.D. 1. Dual Induction Laterolog 2. Formation Density with Gamma Ray 3. Sidewall Neutron With Gamma Ray 4. High Resolution Dipmeter A supplemental worksheet will be issued for completion or aban- donment. ~!¥1SiON OF OIL AND C~A.< (Stay 1963) (Of%.or tnsir,ctions on ~ UNITED STATES DEPARTMP~T OF THE iNTERIOR .......... ~. GEGLOGICAL SURVEY -. APPLIC/,T N FO -¢ PERMIT' TO DxiLL, DEEPEN, OR PLUG BACK la. TYP~ OF WORK DRILL ~, .'~,YPE OF WELL OIL ~ WELL WELL OTHER ZON~ 2. NAM~ OF OI"ERATOR HcCulloch 05.! Corporation ~. ADDRESS OF OPEgATOR 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Los A=geles, California 9002~ DEEPEN PLUG BACK 1--I MULTIPLE L~J ZONE 4. LOCATION o~ W~.LL (Report location clearly and .in accordance with any State requirements.*) At surface At proposea pro~. ~one 15]-9.9 E. 'of West Line and 1320' S. of North Line Sec. 22. 14. DISTANCE IN MILES AND DIRECTION FROM NEARES~ TOWN OR FO~T OFFICE* 290 APl No. 50-287-20005 [}. 'L~A~I~ D}:.qlGNATION AND ~ERIAL I~O. Fairbanks 021643 -i;]-f ~G~ii~( k~kqSiO~i'~i: Fi; il' None ~. UNIT A¢iRE~:MENT Proposed Colv±lie F,. FARS{ OR LEA~E NAME HcCulloch Colville Unit ~. WgI,L NO. Cotville Unit -i~ r~:nO a~ POOr,, O~'~ W~LVCaT E. Umiat- Exploratory AND ~URVEY OR AIIE& Sw ~ of Sec. 22 12. COUNTY. OR PARIStlI 13. STATE TlS, R1E ]Alaska DISTANCE l~'RO][i PROPOSED* LOCATION TO NEAREST PROPERTY Oll LEASE LINE, FT. - as above (Also to nearest drlE. unit line. if any) 18. DISTANCE FROM I'ROPOSED LOCATION* TO NEAREST WELL, DRILLING, COMPLETED, OR APPLIED FOR, O~ TIfI8 LEASE, FI'. 16. NO. OF ACRES IN LEASE I I 2560 ]~. P~OPOS~D ~EPTII 4200 17. NO. OP ACRES ASSIGN. SD TO THIS IVELL 20, ROTARY OR CABLE TOOL~ Rotary 21. Er~VATIO~S (Show whether DF, RT, GE, etc.) 495 M.S.L. 22. APPROX. DATE WOI~K WILL START* 23. I SIZE OF HOLE I SIZE OF CASING 17~" I 13-3/8" 12~" - 9-5/8" .. PROPOSED CASING AND CEMENTING PROGRAM 48# 32.3# H 40 15.5# K 55 ~ETTING 'DEPTH 80' 1200' 4200' QUANTITY ,~F CEMENT 125 sks. Permafrost 50% excess 545 " " 110 Class G 350 " " Class G See Worksheet Attached. ' ~ . Location Survey Plat will b.e forwarded when completld~ %%~!,~~~~i_kkkN IN Al~OVtg SPACE ~8CRIBB PROPOSED PROORAM: If proposal is to deepen or plug back, give data on present, productive zon~ ~oSd p zone. If proposal is to drill or deepen direetionally, give pertinent data on subsurface locations and measured and t~~i'~epths. Give blowout preventer program, if any. ~k~ ' 24. S,GN~ ( -''/ } 29 1971 __ ' , / Cx'~/~'" ~q' ~ TITLE Mgr., Drilling & Production DATE Nov. , (This space for ]~'ederal or State ollice use) PERMIT NO. __~~ ~~~___~ APPROVAL DATE .~PPRO;'Eo E~ __ Cha i rman CONDITIONS OF PPIiOVAL, IF ANY: December 16~, 1971 ¢9 PA'- /o, .5'o-- z t' 7 -- Z ooo. *See Instructions On Reverse Side SEE TRANSMITTAL LETTER ,ATE December 16, 1971 Approv. ed Copy Returned DRILLING WORKSHEET McCulloch Oil Colville Unit ~5 North Slope - Alaska .LOCATION: 1519~..9'East of West ~Line and 1320' South of North Line, Sec~ 22, TIS, R1E, U.M. ELEVATION: Approximately 495 M.S.L. Datum for Drilling Measurements: Top of Kelly Bushing TOTAL DEPTH: 4200' + Casing Pr ogra~r~.: 13-3/8" - 90' 9-5/8" - .1200' 5-1/2,, - 4200' _+ ROBERT P. McCULLOCH CHAIRMAN OP' THE BOARD McCULLOC OIL BUSINESS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 10880 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024 . TELEPHONE: (213) 879-5252 PLAN OF OPERATION-COLVILLE UNIT WELLS The well will be drilled according to the work sheet sub- mitted to your office last week; test the grandstand formation and, depending on the results of the test, the well may be drilled to the depth of 4200'. Again, depending on the results of the deeper drilling, the hole could possibly be drilled to 6000'±. Brinkerhoff Drilling Company has contracted for the drilling of the proposed three Colville Unit wells on a turnkey basis. McCulloch Oil Corporation is holding Brinkerhoff responsible for minimizing, to the fullest, any damage to the environment. In addition, when the well sites are cleaned up, after drilling is completed, to be certain that every effort is made to prevent future erosion. McCulloch Oil accepts the ultimate responsibility for environmental damage. The present plan is to drill $5 after $3 has been completed. Brinkerhoff does not plan to move the camp from its present lo- cation, at well #3. A small satalite combination office and bunk house will be set up on location .$5. When Colville Unit $3 is drilled, it will be necessary to move the camp buildings from the $2 location to the $3 well site. Weather conditions make the-distance, 8 miles, too great to attempt to travel from the well site to the camp for tour changes. On both locations, $3 and $5, as it is on $2, the rig and ax- illary equipment will be set on wood panels, there by minimizing any damage to the ~tundra. Very little excavation work will be necessary except for the reserve pit, the sewage sump and the burn pit. The ice roads between locations will be constructed on ridges when possible., If any stream beds are crossed, ice bridges will be made, again protecting the tundra and preventing erosion. WATER SOURCE: ~ Water will be obtained from the nearest sourse; a near by lake or the Colville River. At Colville Unit $3, some water is obtained from a small lake, near the.old cat trail. The lake is located approximately one half mile west of the well site. It will be hauled !.by truck over ice roads from the source to the rig location. Extreme care will be taken to minimize damage to the environment. ~ ROBERT P. MCCULL. OCH CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BUSINESS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 10880 W1LSHIRE BOULEVARD , LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90024 · TELEPHONE: (213) 879'5252 SEWAGE WASTE: Sewage waste will be piped to a pit 150'± from the camp buildings. After the well has been completed, the pit will be back filled and every attempt will be made to restore the area to its pristine condition. McCulloch Oil Corporation's Los Angeles office has written Dr. Brewer, Juneau, asking for spe- cifications of disposal equipment, both sewage and combustibles, that will be acceptable to the State of Alaska. McCulloch Oil will make every attem~tto~adhere to. the rules and regulations of all governmental agencies. COMBUSTIBLES: Combustibles will be burned in a pit near the location. Again, the same proceedures will be followed, as the above, to landscape the area. NON-COMBUSTIBLES: Non-combustibles will be stacked on the location for dis- posal at a later date. The smaller objects will be buried in the reserve pit, being careful to bury them deep enough so that freezing and thawing will not cause the objects to rise to the surface. Larger objects.will be trucked to the air strip where they can be hauled to an acceptable dumping ground. RIG LOCATION: The reserve pit, the camp sump and the burn pit will be back filled and landscaped when the well has been completed. Any and all wastes will be cleaned up and disposed of as the mentioned above. ~. LOGISTICS: Ail materials, supplies and fuel will be flown to the Umiat air strip from Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Deadhorse. They will then be hauled by truck, over the ice roads to the location. In constructing these ice.roads, extreme care will be taken to prevent damage to the environment. ROBERT ~ MCCULLOCH CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BUSINESS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 10880 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD · LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90024 · TELEPHONE: (213) 879-5252 COLVILLE UNIT $ 5 ENVIRONMENT: The location, as surveyed, fell on the brink of a steep hill, sloping to.the south-west. It was anticipated that containing rig wastes might become a'problem, in addition, it would be necessary to make a considerable cut on the hill side.to prepare a level drilling site. Because of the above problems, the location was moved over 200' in a north-easterly direction, to a gently sloping knoll or hill top. No vegetation was visible in any direction for at least a half mile. The entire area is covered by frozen tundra. No animals have been observed closer than the Colville River flat lands, two.or.more miles away.· · . , ' 10880 WILSHIRE BOULEV^RO' · LOS ANGELE.$. CALIFORNIA 9OOZ4., T£LEPIION[.': ~253) 879'52~,2 · 'November 29~ 19~1 Dr. ~.iax Brewer - 'State Department o.f Enviror~ental COnservation Pouch 0- Juneau, Alaska 99801 Dear Dr. Brex~er: , I had ~he pleasure of spending a few hours ~ith you one evening, ,: summer before,last, x~hen I spent the night at the Arctic Research .o Lab at Point Barrow. At tna, time I-was operations raanage.r. Tetra Tech_ and x~e were 'con~.~uc.t. ing. p..ermafrost thickness measure- ments for th_e Navy on the Petrol. eum Reserve ~4. I recall very vividly that you felt the oil companies'7~ lin connec- tion x~ith the pipeline pro..je'ct) were not taking ad~'antage .- kno~,~Iedge and some of the things they ~ere doing boarded-on stupidity. · '~I agreed ~.~ith you x~holeheartedly. ,., .. ~ ~.- · Since my visit x~ith you, I joined McCulloch Oil Corporation and am >ianager of all their drilling and production operations. As you may be aware, xfe are operating two wildcat rfgs on the North Slope,' one at Fin Creek and one at Umiat. 'The latter rig x.zil.1 drill three shallo~ wells this x.~inter. At this 'time these are our only operations in Alaska. Thi's obviously makes our interest in Alaska very minor · c, ompared to others. l~e have been advised by the U.S.G.S. to get in touch ~ith you re- . garding Sewage and Garbage Disposal. · Prior to ~riting this letter we have endeavored to ascertain x,zhat is required and have talked to· other major operators .on the Slope as to x~hat they are doing to conform to the new raquirements. Frankly,. we arc confused. We find that no one has...been able-to find out is required or acceptable and various~comPanies are trying various things, with no~ .too much sqc.'cess 'in any'of them. · I x.~ant to assure you. that as long as I control thg-field operations of >fcCul!och Oil Company that x,,e will do everything possible :o work x.~ith govezn~mental ageqcies '·and live .up to the spirit of any z~les and ~egul'at ion.s, ~ . Dr. ~%nx Bz~¥~-~r - 2 '- . .Noveabar ~9 I i,[y probl~,m~ here is i do not know what ~,;e are suppose.l, to do. Nor do know '~..'i~.at we ra~,t:_o,, do that: wOuld be acceptable or would even function, I believe McC~lloch Oil is not in any position to undertake an experi- mental program as ~,,e may not operate on thc Slope 'again for several years, t also believe it would be an unjust burden for McCu.lloch Oil to have to spend ~25~000 or $50,000 for facilities that didn't work or might later' be decla~ed'unacceptab!e. I would be most happy to come and discuss this with you at your con- venience, or follow any other course of action you might suggest. Sincerely, W. F. Bates Manager, Drilling & Production WFB: mb .State of Alaska ~.. Dept. of Fish and G~me 1018 W. International Airper~ P~i~. : Ap~ril 20, 1971 · In reference t~ your letter dated April 9, please be advised that · . Culloch OiI Corp.-, is very aware ~f 'the requirements of the State of Alaska' pertaining tO the pr~tec%ion of the environment and will do every thing possible to. adhere to ~uy regulations set'by the ~tate. ~,~e~ the original well location was surveyed in Sec. 11, T. I S.R. the locatio~ fell in a water course from a canyon running to the Coleville RiVer. Because of the dauger from possible pollution, the well site was moved several hundred feet to the top of a broad, flat knoll where ~y r~u-off from the rig could be controlled and directed in to the reserve pit. This pit ~ll be of ~adequate size to contain all ~f the waste liquids from the well, and it will be well protected by su~stautial levies. The ~ distance from the drilling site to the Coleville river is tw~ a~d a h~!*~ miles, the terrai~ between the ~ell and the river is a broad,' flat, gently sloping bench, two miles wide, to the river's edge. No excavations, except a small camp-disposal sump has been made, to date. I~h~u drilling is started next November, the reserve pit will be dug. The road, for the most part, follows the old cat trail that has been in use for several years. tf there are any further precautions you think necessary, please advise this office. Yours truly, 1. I:- ~,:'~,l to be lo,cabe~ in a defined.pool ................. 2. Dc, ~, '.t-, tewide rule% ~ply ........................ ~ Company ~ '"~ , CHECK LIST FOR NEW WELL PERMITS · .... ¥.' ..... -,,,'.:~. Yes No Remarks ...~.: .... . ~ o 3. Is ,~ ',.-egistered summy plat attached .................. 4.. ~ .!s ::.~'il located prol~r distance from property line ........... :5~- ~Is ~'~'~l located pra~r distance from other wells ............ Is s:~ficient unded~mted acrea¢?:available in this pool , Is ~c,'~l to be dev~a~ ......................... ~:',,~ Is operator the only affected party· ,. ................. Can pemit be appr~ before ten-day wait ............... ~oes operator have a bond ~n force .................... Lease & Well No. ~/y~//F~/-/~/~ "~-, _ ???7 ':.'17. Will all casing give adequate safety in collapse and tension ...... 118. Does BOP[' have suff~q:ient press?~e, rating ............... . Approval Recon~,e nded · TRM~ . / OKG KLV ;,....., ~ HWK ~/~-J--- LCS ~ iiill Is conductor string ~rovided · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · __ , , ,,,, 12. Is enough cement use~ to circulate on conductor and surface ....... "!~;:13. Will cement tie in arface and intermediate or production strings . . . :'~,, ,. !~:14. Will cement cover all possible productive horizons ........... /(,' · 11'115. Will surface casing cover all fresh water zones ............ :!~:i~i16. Will surface csg. i!m'~ernal burst equal .5 psi/ft, to next string .... ;~'~ ,,,