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Please insure that it retains it's current location in this file. ~nservation Order Category Identifier Organizing RESCAN [] Color items: [] Grayscale items: [] Poor Quality Originals: [] Other: NOTES: BY; ROBIN DIGITAL DATA [] Diskettes, No. [] Other, No/Type OVERSIZED (Scannable with large plottedscanner) [] Maps: [] Other items OVERSIZED (Not suitable for plotter/scanner, may work with 'log' scanner) [] Logs of various kinds [] Other DATE: Is/ Scanning Preparation TOTAL PAGES BY; ROBIN Production Scanning Is~ Stage PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: ~ ~_5~ PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREPARATION: ,, ,~"'~ YES NO Stage 2 IF NO IN STAGE 1, PAGE(S) DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND: YES NO (SCANNING IS COMPLETE AT THIS POINT UNLESS SPECIAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED ON AN INDIVIDUAL PAGE BASIS DUE TO QUALI'rY, GRAYSCALE OR COLOR IMAGES) General Notes or Comments about this Document: 5/21/03 ConservOrdCvrPg.wpd HoY-r M. CoL~' ATTORNEY AT LAW 711 EIGHTH AVENUE POST OFFICE BOX 360 ANCHORAGE. ALASKA 9950¶ TELEPHONE (907) 277-S637 October 8, 1969 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage~ Alaska 99501 Attention: Mr. Homer Burrell Dear Mr. Burrell: Attached is a Motion to Dismiss Protest in connect'i, on with Conservation File 81 and the protest which Mr. Boyko filed in relation to the application of Atlantic Richfield Company. We are preparing a brief to substantiate our position and hope to have this in your hands by Monday~ October 13. HMC :,j h Attachment Kindest regards. Very truly yours, Hoyt M. Cole gOT HOYT M. COLE ATTORNEY AT LAW 751 EIGHTH AVENUE POST OFFICE BOX 360 ,NCHORAGE, ALASKA 9~)501 TELEPHONE (907) 277-5637 STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF 0IL AND GAS, ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Conservation File No. 81 Re' The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the perma- frost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing fOr the Drill Site No. 2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. MOTION TO DISMISS PROTEST Atlantic Richfield Company, applicant herein, moves that the protestants be required to show cause why their protest and request for hearing should not be declared unauthorized and void by reason of their failure to aver and their inability to prove that they are legally interested parties who may be aggrieved by the requested order within the meaning of Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2009. In this con- nection it is submitted that the protestants herein have failed to aver any fact sufficient to show that they are legally interested parties that may be so aggrieved by the requested order, and further submitted that protestants are in fact not legally interested parties that may be so aggrieved. Therefore, applicant moves that the protest and request for hearing now on file herein be dismissed and that the issuance of the order for which application has been made be considered by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee without a hearing. Applicant further requests that the Committee consider this motion prior to its consideration of. the order for which application has been made. Respectfully submitted, H.M. Cole Attorney for Applicant Atlantic Richfield Company A copy of this Motion to Dismiss Protest has been delivered to Edgar Paul Boyko, Esq., Attorney for Protestants. DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS STATE OF ALASKA~ DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES~ DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS, ALASKA OrL'~AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Conservation File No. 81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title I1~ Alaska Administrative Coder Section 2056(a) to 0ermit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site No. 2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. MOTION TO DISMISS APPLICATION Atlantic Richfield Company~ applicant herein~ moves that the application for an exception to Title I1~ Alaska Administrative Code~ Section 2056(a) to permit th< use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site No. 2 Well No. 32-36-11-14 be dismissed without prejudice to their right to refile same, and represents to the Oil and Gas ConServation Committee that Atlantic Richfiel Company has decided at this time not to drill the well for which the applicatio was made~ but rather to use the rig on another exploratory well. Respectfully submitted, Attorney for Applicant Atlantic Richfield Company A copy of this Motion to Dismiss Applicati'on has been delivered to Edgar Paul Boyko~ Esq.~ Attorney for Protestants. HOYT M. COLE ATTORNEY AT LAW 711 EIGHTH AVENUE 2)ST OFFICE: BOX 360 HORAGE, ALASKa 99501 TELEPHONE (907) 277-5637 BEFORE '.THE DEPART~ENT OF NATUP~. RESOuRCE~~ ..... DiVI~.ST~_-~ ~ OIL AND GAS, A~S~ OIL P2qD G~ CONSERVATION CO~ITTEE ~ ~ ~- out circulating cement on the perma- frost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site No. 2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. IN THE [~TTER OF: The Application of Atlantic-Richfield Company for an exception to Title I1~ Alaska Administrative Codo~ Section 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the perma-frost section with- Conservation File No. 81 REPLY TO ~P. PLICANT ' S M~TION DIS Applicant has moved that protestants be required to show cause why their protest and request for haarin~ should not be declared unauthorized and void by reason of their failure to aver and their inability to prove that they are legally interested parties who may be aggrieved by the requested order. The matter appears to be governed by 'the provisions of the Alaska A~ninistrative Procedure Act~ Chapter 62 of Title 44 of Alaska Statutes. A.S. 44.62.220 gives the right to any interested party to petition for adoption, repeal or amendment of a regulation~ A.S. 44.62.230 provides that upon receipt of such a petition, a state agency "shall, wit~nin thirty days, deny the petition in writing or schedule the matter for public hearing under paragraphs 190-~210 of this chapter.'~ One of the cited requirements is publication in a news~ paper of general circulation (A.S. 44.62.190(1) A.S. 44.62.210 provides that "On the date and at the time and place~ designated in the notice the agency shall give each interested person or his autho~ rized representative, or both~ the oppor- tunity to present statements r argum.~ents, or contentions in writing t with or without opportunity to present them orally. The state agency shall consider all relevant matter presented to it before adopting. amending, or repealing a regulation.***~' LAW OFFICE5 BOYKO AND WALTON 330 "L" 5'I'REET ANCHORAGE. ALASKA TELEPHONE 277-2671 LAW OFFICES }YI(O AND WALTON 330 "LTM $'~REF. T NCHORAGE, ALASKA ELEPHONE 277-267! ~'i%ere are no Alaskan de islons which ~efine the term "interested person''. I~owever, the identical phrase has been defined in carefully reasoned and persuasive decisions of appellate courts elsewhere. Thus it was hetd~ that the assignee ~ ~ an oil and 9as lease on an adjo~nl, g tract to another tract on %~hiCh a well was sought to be dr.il!ed~ was an "interested Person~ who could protest the granting of a drilling pe~it by the ~e~uta- tory co~ission and was entitled to ~intain an action to set the co~ission's order aside. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v ~-~da~ Oil Co. ~ (Tex. Civ. App.) i~.W. , And see also: Roosth & Genecov Production Co. v Shell Oil Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) ~7~-:~-~.W. '~d~:~-~'3~ 657. Cook Drilling_Cp. v Gulf Oil Corporation ~Tex. Civ. App.) 155 S.W. 2a ~3-8/-~" Railroad Co~ission v ~le Oil A. ~efi~ Railroad Co~ission v Gulf production Co. (Tex .... Civ App ) 115 S ~. 2d 50'~:'~":~O-~ .... ',. The individual protestants have alleged they are claimants to oil and gas leases on adjacent tracts in the general area. The existence of their claim~ which is the s~ject matter of pending litigation, is a ~tter of public record. Moreover, one of the issues in the upcoming hearing ~d one of the asser- tions made in the protest, is whether the propose~ relaxation of the regulations would result in an increased pollution, blowout or crude oil leakage hazard, to the detri~nt ~ ~ the general environment. It needs hardly be belabor~d, that any citizen of Alaska, or any group of citizens, is an "interested person'~ when it comes to preventing the kind of disaster which occurred in the 'Santa Barbara Channel, as a result of a not very disi~lar relaxa- tion of re~-ulations of the Unite~ States Geological Survey~ granted upon, to be ~ure, equally self-asserted and self-confident ~assurances and representations made by the major oil company in that case. '~ 2~ YKO R~D WRLTON 330 '°L" STREET ICHORAGE. ALASKA LEPHONE 277-2671 certificate of Service I hereby certify ghat copies of the foregoing Reply to Applicant's ~otion to Dismiss Protest have been personally delivered to the following: Conservation Committee of the Division of Oil and Gasp Department of Natural Resources Robert Hartig, Esq., Assistant Attorney General H~ M. Cole, Attorney for Applicant, Atlantic- Richfield° DATED this !3~' day of October, LAW OFFICES t':OYKO A~o WA1-TON 330 "L" STREET ANCHORAG£. ALASKA I'~_~,~a~ 277-267~ It is sincerely hoped tiaat the regulatory body of the . State of Alaska entrUs-%ed with the protection of the public interest in the field of oil and gas conservation, will have learned the objeCt lesson which was taught by the .Santa Barbara Channel incident. A careful perusal of the previous hearing £ile, whereby the first similar exemption was granted, to the same applicant, revealed a great paucity of searching inquiry into the subject matter or of deeply probing cross-examination of the applicant's expert witnesses. The present hearing presents a priceless opportunity to the Department and the Con~.ittee to make a better and' more persuasive record, against which its decision may some day be n~asured, if any unfortunate accidents should unhappily occur. Protestants wish to make it clear that they do not intend to harass or obstruct the applicant's proper and lawful operations and activities~ Rather,. it is their desire to assist both the applicant and 'the Committee in a careful examination of the facts which may eventually prove to serve the protection and beF~ficial interest of both as well as of the public at large, whose interest is and must be paramount and who until now have not been represented, in ~ adversary manner, in any previous proceedings of this natur~ before the ComJaittee. ~ne motion to dismiss the protest should be denied and the h~arin~_ should proceed as scheduled, under the standards and ~uideiines set forth by the Alaska Administrative Procedure Act~ set forth atbov~. Respectfully submitted., DOYKO AND WALTON At~*~o~ney for Protes ~a~ta BOYKO AND WALTON 3'~o ,ol.°, STR£~T ANCHORAGE, AL~,SKA TELEPHONE 277-2671 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS, ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE STATE OF ALASKA IN THE MATTER OF: The Application of Atlantic-Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, SeCtion 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the perma-frost section with- out circulating cement on the perma- frost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site No. 2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. conservation File No. 81 REPLY TO APPLICANT'S MOTION TO' DISMISS PROTEST Applicant has moved that protestants be required to show cause why their protest and request for hearing should not be declared unauthorized and void by reason of their failure to aver and their inability to prove that they are legally interested parti~-es who may be aggrieved_ by the requested order. . The matter appears to be governed by the provisions of the Alaska Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 62 of Title 44 of Alaska Statutes. A.S. 44.62.220 gives the right to any interested party to petition for adoption, repeal or amendment of a regulation. A.S. 44.62.230 provides that upon receipt of such a petition, a state agency "shall, within thirty days, deny the petition in writing or schedule the matter for public hearing under paragraphs 190-210 of this chapter." One of the cited requirements is publication in a news- paper of general circulation (A.S. 44.62.190(1). A.S. 44.62.210 provides that: "On the date and at the time and place designated_ in the notice the agency shall give each interested person or his autho- rized representative, or both, the oppor- tunity to present statements, arguments, or contentions in writing~ with or without opportunity to present them orally. The state agency shall consider all relevant matter presented to it before adopting, amending, or repealing a reg-ulation.***" LAW :BOYKO AND WALTON 330 °' L°' STRE£T ANCHORAGE. ALA$t~'~A T~L£PHO~£ ~77-267! There 'are no Alaskan deCisions which define the term "interested person". However, the identical phrase has been defined in carefully reasoned and persuasive decisions of appellate courts elsewhere. Thus it was held that the assignee of an oil and gas lease on an adjoining tract to another tract on which a well was sought to be drilled, was an "interested person" who could protest the granting of a drilling permit by the regula- tory commission and was entitled to maintain an action to set the commission's order aside. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v Midas Oil Co., (Tex. Civ. App.) 123 S.W. 2d 911, 913. And see also: Roosth & Genecov Production Co. v Shell Oil Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 175 S.W. 2d 653, 657. Cook D'rilling Co. v Gulf' Oil Corporation (Tex. Civ. App.) 155 S.W. 2d 638, 639. Railroad Commission v Humble Oil & Refining Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 119 S.W. 2d 728, 730. Railroad commission v Gulf Production Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 115 S.W. 2d 505, 50 8. The individual protestants have alleged they are claimant~to oil and gas leases on adjacent tracts in the general area. The existence of their claim, which is the subject matter of pending litigation, is a matter of public record. Moreover, one of the issues in the upcoming hearing and one of the asser- tions made in the protest, is whether the proposed relaxation of the regulations would result in an increased pollution, blowout or crude oil leakage hazard, to the detriment of the general environment. It needs hardly be belabored, that any citizen of Alaska, or any group of citizens, is an "interested person" when it comes to preventing t~he kind of disaster which occurred in the Santa Barbara Channel, as a result of a not very disimilar relaxa- tion of regulations of the United States Geological Survey, granted upon, to be sure, equally self-asserted and self-confident assurances and representations made by the major oil company in that case. --2-- f-AW OFFICES BOYKO ANO WALTON 330 "L" STREET ANCHORAGE. ALASKA TELEPHONE 277-2671 It is sincerely hOped that the regulatory body of the State of Alaska entrusted with the protection of the public interest in the field of oil and gas conservation, will have learned the object lesson which was taught by the Santa Barbara Channel incident. A careful perusal of the previous hearing file, whereby the first similar exemption was granted to the same applicant, revealed a great-paucity of searching inquiry into the subject matter or of deeply probing cross-examination of the applicant's expert witnesses. The present hearing presents a priceless opportunity to the Department and the Committee to make a better and more persuasive record, against which its decision may some day be measured, if any unfortunate accidents should unhappily ~occur. Protestants wish to make it clear that they do not intend to harass or obstruct .the applicant's proper and lawful operations and activities. Rather, it is their desire to assist both the apPlicant and the Committee in a careful examination of the facts which may eventually prove to serve the protection and beneficial interest of both as well as of the public at large, whose interest is and must be paramount and who until now have not been represented, in an adversary manner, in any previous proceedings of this nature before the Committee. The motion to dismiss the protest should be denied and the hearing should proceed as scheduled, under the standards and guidelines set forth by the Alaska Administrative Procedure Act, set forth above. Respectfully submitted., BOYKO AND WALTON ~~nPe~U floBr°Ypkro° te s t an~s -3- LAW OFFICES BOYKO ,~ND WALTON 330 '°L'° STR£ET ANCHORAGE. ALASKA TELEPHO~£ 277-267] Certificat'e of Service I herebY certify that copies of the foregoing Reply to Applicant's Motion to Dismiss Protest have been personally delivered to the following: Conservation Committee of the Division of Oil and Gas, ~Department of Natural Resources Robert Hartig, Esq., Assistant Attorney General H. M. Cole, Attorney for Applicant, Atlantic- Richfield. DATED this day of October, 1~/ -4- F0'R IMMEDIATE 'RELEASE Statement by Midhael V. We%~te'~---~I0~A P,~ Dir. ~--~ Alaska Independent 0. & G. Assn. is gratified that its challenge of Rk~akEi Atlantic Richfield's application to relax the rules designed to guard against crude oil pollution of the Arctic, has resulted in a withdrawal of that application. We were pmepared to present expert testimony to show the grave, danger and risk of blowouts created by ARC0's proposal. We reiterate our belief that the Department of Natural Resources has a duty to be more vigilant in guarding a~ainst the occurrence of Santa Barbara Channel incident in Alaska. It is our hope that ARCO will use the time gained by the withdrawal of its application, to reaxamine its position on the use of non-cemented slip joint casing in perma-frost -- we prefer to think of it as "slip-shod" casing! We know, and ARCO surely must know, that there are safer - if somewhat more expensive - ways(such as partial refrigeration~to guard against perma-frost subsidence, without risking blow-outs.or leakage. Such methods have been used successfully, we understand, by the U.S. Geological Survey. AIOGA will continue to be a watchdog for the welfare of the people of Alaska, true to our belief, that the oil and gas treasures of our state can and must be developdd fully, competitively and without needless harm to our priceless environment. We invite the cooperation of industry, the State and Federal government agencies and all Alaskans of good will, interested in the rational development of our resources, to aid us in this task. End Statement. my ~oft :old '~t£ .. t r ~ 'ted : sing - 'hid .:.. my · 3t or.' ueh. 'ctl~ PUB.: Aug. 23, 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20, !969 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS Alaska Oi! and Gas Conservation Committee Conservation File No. 81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an ex- ception to Titl-e 11, Alaska Ad- ministrative Code. Section 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost' section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site =2 Well No. 32-36-11- 14. Notice is hereby given that the tntic Richfield Company has requested the Oil and Gas Conserva- tion Commitee to issue an order exempting the referenced wel! from the cementing requirements of Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Sec- tion 2056(a). Parties who may be aggrieved if the requested order is issued are allowed ten (10) days from the date of this publication in which to file a protest and request for hearing. Place of filing is 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. If such a protest is timely filed, a hearing on the r0atter will be held at the above address at 9:30 a.m. September 24, 1969 at which time protestants and others may be heard. If no such protest is timely filed, the Committee :,;ill consider the issuance of the order without a hearing (s) Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 PUBLISH: Sept. 13, 1969 Boyko Protests State Exception On ARCO Well ian exception granted Atlantic P, icah- $ield Co..to a state ,law regulating the easing on oil wells has drawn a protest ,from atto~mey iEdgar Paul $oyko. ~Boyko, representing ,the Alaska In- dependemt Oil and Gas Assn., ~filed the protest Friday afternoon to ,the Depart- anent o£ Natural ~Resources,. Division of O~ and Gas. SEVER.afl, WEEKS ago, the 'Oi'l m2d Gas Conser~,ation Committee et' the Natural .Resources .Department al- lowed Atlantic Richfield to install an experimental slip joint casing on one of its Prudhoe Bay rigs, rather than the ~,emont casing required 6y law. .Boyko's :protest was spurred ,by the ~a~nting of a second exemption re- cently The Independent Oil and Gas Assn. maintains .that the ~.!ip joint ca~ing poses a leakage hazard. BECAUSE of the protest, the Oil anal Gas Division 5vil=l hold a public hearing at 10 a.en. Wednesday to dis- cuss the pros and cons of th'e casing. "We had a hearing the first thne the company proposed the slip joint meth- od,'' said Homer Burrell, director of the Oil and Gas Division. "At that .time, they presented technical data sufficient to convin?e us ~!:at .the cas- ~ng 'was safe. The cas',~g pre,posed fer .this rig ~s identical to ;7~ other." ,Normally, the 'hea,.in~ would ,be Eeld in 'Burrell's office: h~wever, Bur- reli an.nounced Friday that it would be moved ,to ,larger quarters Jn the Ben Crazy.ford .'Memorial Building at Third Avenue ~.nd Eagle ',Street, STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS, ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. Conservation File No. 81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a) to per- mit the use of slip joint casing in the pezrnafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site ~2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. PROTEST AND REQUEST FOR HEARING Come now A!~,ska Indenendenh Oil & Gas Associa~iop_L~_ Peter Zamarello, Neil ?~ackay and ~!icha~l Webster and show that they are citizens of the State of Alaska and that certain of these protestants are bidders who bid the high bonus and high royalty for certain oil and gas leases in the area involved in the above described'application and are in the process of establishing their said leases through court procedure. That, as such citizens and bidders, these protestants are interested in the preservation of the oil and gas in said area and in the prevention of pollution and waste in said area. That these protestants protest the permission for the use of slip joint casing in such well and forther protest the drilling of said well without circulating cement in and around the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the reason that such action would create a hazard and danger of blow- outs and pollution of the surface and subsurface strata in said area which would ~cause irreparable damage and waste if such blow-out occurred. WHEREFORE, protestants demand a public hearing on said matter as required by the applicable laws, rules and regulations. ~rRn ePAyU~o~O~oO; e s t an t / STATE' OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS, ALAS'f~\ OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE \ ~onservation File No 81 Re' The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception ~o Title !1, Alaska Administrative Code, Secti_on 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the perma- frost sectiou without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface str~ngs~ - of casing for the Drill Site No. 2 l,Ve' ' No. 32-3~-ii-14 ~_& · ~O~ION TO DISMISS PROTEST ktlan:czc ?,ic,~z~eld Company, applicant herein, moves that protestants be required to show cause why their protest .and request for hearmng should not bo declared unauthorized and void bM reason om anezr failure ~o aver and their inability to prove that they are legally interested parties who may bc ag&r,~-ieved by the requested order within the meaning of Title I', Alaska Administrative Code~ Section 2009. In this con- ' : ~;2~ :i:e protestants herein have nectzon zt is submitted ..... ~ failed to aver any fact sufficient ~o show that they are legally interested parties that may be so aggrieved by the requeste4 order, aha zurther submitted that protestants are in fact not legally interested parties that may be so aggrieved. Therefore, applicant moves ~at the protest and request for hearing now on file herein be dismissed and that the issu~nce of ~ ~ order for which a-~Dlication has been made be considered by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee without a arm . he - 'rig Applicant further requests that the Committee consider this motion ~rior to its consideration of the order for which application has been made. Respectfully submitted, /./.." '. / f~'" " ' ' ]~ H M Cole ' · .... ...' . . ,=o~j_;.?l_ Att~unoy for Applicant '..:,(;/.,,?/ /~/~/" Atlantic Richfield Company ' +~' is Mot~ A copy oz ~ ton to Dismiss Protest has been delivered to Edgar Paul Boyko, Esq., Attorney for Protestants. LAW OFFIGES BOYKO AND WALTON 330 "L" ~TRE~T ANCHORAGE, ALASKA T~LE?HONE 277-267! BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS, ..... ~ OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION CO~'edITTEE STATE OF ALASKA IN THE PLATTER OF: The Application of Atlantic-Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the perma-frost section with- out circulating cement on the perma- frost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site No. 2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. Conservation File No. 81 REPLY TO APPLICANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS PROTEST Applicant has moved that protestants be required to show cause why their protest and request for hearing should not be declared unauthorized and void by reason of their failure to aver and their inability to prove that they are legally interested parties who may be aggrieved by the requested order. The matter appears to be governed by the provisions of the Alaska Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 62 of Title 44 of Alaska Statutes. A.S. 44.62.220 gives the right to any interested party to petition for adop'tion, re~eal or amendment of a regulation. A.S. 44.62.230 provides that upon receipt of such a petition, a state agency "shall, within thirty days, deny the petition in writing or schedule the matter for public hearing under paragraphs 190=210 of this chapter." One of the cited requirements is publication, in a news-- paper of general circulation (A.S. 44.62.190(1). A.S. 44.62.210 provides that: "On the date and at the time and[ place designated in the notice the agency shall give each interested person or his autho- rized representative, or .oo~n, hne oppor- tUil'~ _ ~ ~- argume~ts~ !~y to present statements, .. ~ er contentions in writing, with er without opportunity te present them era!]_y~ The state agency shall consider all relevant matter presented te it before adopting, amending, er repealing a regulation.***' BOYKO AND WAhION 330 "k" $IRE£I ANCHORAGS, ALASKA T~LEPHOH£ ~77.267'J There ~are no Alaskan decisions which define the term "interested person". However, the identical phrase has been defined in carefully reasol~ed and\per'suasive decisions of appellate courts elsewhere. Thus it was held that the assignee of an oil and gas lease on an adjoining tract to another tract on which a well was sought to be drilled, was an "interested person" who could protest the granting of a drilling permit by the regula-- tory commission and was entitled to maintain an action to set the commission's order aside. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v Hidas Oil Co., (Tex. Civ. App.) 123 S.W. 2d 911, 913. And see also: Roosth & Genecov Production Co. v Shell Oil Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 175 S.W. 2d 653, 657 o Cook Drilling- Co. v Gulf Oil Corporation (Tex. Civ. App.) 155 S.W. 2d 638, 639. Railroad Con%mission v Humble Oil & Refining Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 119 S.W. 2d 728, 730. Railroad Cemmissien v Gulf Preduction Co. (Tex. Civ. App.) 115 S.W. 2d 505, 508. The individual pretestants have alleged they are claimant~te oil and gas leases en adje'cent tracts in the general area. The existence of their claim, which is the subject matter ef pending litigatien, is a matter ef public recerd. P.$.ereover, one ef %he issues in the upcoming hearing and one of the asser- tions made in the pretest, is whether the preposed relaxation of the regulations would result in an increased pollutien, bleweut _ 3q or crude oil leakage hazard, to t:_e detriment of the general environment. It needs hardly be belabored, that any citizen ef Alaska, er any group of citizens, is an "interested person" when it comes to preventing the kind ef disaster which eccurred in the Santa Barbara Channel, as a result efa not very disimilar relaxa- tion ef regulations ef the United States Geological Survey, granted upon, to be sure, equally self-asserted and self-cenfident assurances and representatiens made by the major eil cempany in that case. --2-- LAW O~FI{:ES BOYKO AND WALTON 330 "L" 5TR'~F-T ANCHORAGE, ALASKA T~L~PI'{Oh~E 277o2671 It is-sincerely hoped that the regulatory body of hhe State of Alaska 6ntrusted with %he protection of the public - interest in the field of oil an~ gas, conservation-, will }nave --.' \ X learned the object lesson which was taught by the Sanea ~arbara Channel incident. A careful perusal of the previous hearing file, whereby the first similar exemption was granted to 'i;he same applicant, revealed a great paucity of searching inquiry into the subject matter or of deeply probing cross-examination of the applicant's expert witnesses. The present hearing presents a priceless opportunity to the Department and the Committee to make a better and more persuasive record, against which its decision may some day be measured, if any unfortunate accidents should unhappily occur. Protestants wish to make it clear that they do not intend to harass or obstruct the applicant's proper an¢l lawful operations and activities. Rather, it is their desire to assist both the applicant and the Committee in a careful examination of the facts which may eventually prove to serve the pro~echion and beneficial interest of both as well as of the public at large, whose interest is and must be paramount and who until now have not been represented, in an adversary manner, in any previous proceedings of this nature before the Com~ittee. The motion to dismiss the protest should be denied and the hearing should proceed as scheduled, under the standards and guidelines set forth by the Alaska Administrative Procedure Act, set forth above. Respectfully submitted, BOYKO AND WALTON oy o' ' / ~~ney for Pro~es~anLs -3- LAW OFFICES BOYKO AND VVALTON 330 "L" 5TRE~T ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TELI~PHO~£ 277-267! Certificate of Service I hereby certify'th'a~_ copies of 'the foregoing Reply --,.- \ X to Applicant's Motion to Dismiss Protest have been personally delivered to the following: Conservation Committee of the Division of Oil and Gas, Department of Natural Resources Robert Hartig, Esq., Assistant Attorney General H. M. Cole, Attorney for Applicant, Atlantic- Richfield. DATED this day of October, -4- Tho appllcaf!on of the A*lant!c ~}Ichfleld Company for an e×¢op, lon to TI,lo tl, Alaska Administrative Code, fiocflon 2056(a) to permit tho of slip joint casln~ In the permafrost s~mtlon without clrculatlnfl ce.~ent on the ~e~f~ost =nd surface s?rln~s of cnslng for th~ Drill ~t,e No. 2 ~ell No. t~:3Tl.r~, T~ DIgMtSS APPLICATION Atlantic Richfield Company,. anpllcant hareln~ ,~x.~ves that the application for ,.an e×c¢.ption to Title !i~ ~taska Adm~e]strat[v¢ ~ode, Sectlon ?r)56(a) to port, It the usf~ of sli.~ joint casinq tn the ~r~afn~s+ section without ctrcul-~t[nq ce?'~ent .on the permafrost and surface strlnqs of casin¢ for the P. rlll 32~36-11~14 be dis.,-nlss¢}d without ~reiu~_']tc:{~ re. ,h.~Ir ri!_lht to re-fl le sa~>.~ ~nd represents to the Oil and ~ ~ ~a.., C_onsarvat~on F'o~mlttee that Attanflc Plchfi~t:] Comnan¥ has decided at this t!~~, not to drill the well for whlch fhls a~p!ica- · tlon ~-ms made, but rather to use th(~ rt~ on another ,x;~ior~'fl'ory w(,ti. i:bS?ectfully submitted, HOYT M, COLE: ATTORNEY AT LA~,,V POST OFFICE Box 360 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99~01 T~LEpHONE (907) 277-56S7 AFFIDAVIT OF .. PUBLICATION STATE OF ALASKA, ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, ) ss. being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that .... .".';]%?. .... is the ..... ?4~.~J.?.~....~.i~..<J.?:~l. rof the Anchorage News, a daily news- paper. That said newspaper has been approved as a legal news- paper by the Third Judicial Court, Anchorage, Alaska, and it is now and has been published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska, and it is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at the aforesaid place of publication of said news- paper. That the annexed is a true copy of a ..:..~..~.~;::~.,....;.;.~.~:.,,.~.,.~:. as it was published in regular issues (and not in supplemental form) of said newspaper for. a ,¢:, period of ._.,.C.:.~:.~ ....... insertions, commencing on the ...... .~...day of .... 0.a:~.o]:~.n...;~9 .~.9, and ending on the ..... :.~; ........... day of of ...C.g:.i:;(.~4~. ......... , 19...~:~, both dates inclusive, and th"~t such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers dur- ing all of sa.id period. That the full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of $ t'i..'),,,~ which amount has been paid in full at the rate of 25¢ per line; Mini- mum charge, $7.50. Subscribedfd sworn to before me this..~ .... day 19...~.~.~ Notary Public in and for the State of Alaska, Third Division, Anchorage, Alaska ........ ././....., NOTICE' OF PUBLIC HEABING STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS Alaska Oil and ,Gas. Conservation Committee , Conservation. 'File No. 8l · Re: The application o£ tb~ Atl'an. tie ~ehfleld Co~pany exception' 'to . Title ~1, ~aska Admi~s~a~lve code, Section 2056 (a) ~o permit ih.e use 'o~ slip joint.casing ~ the permafrost ~ee. tion wt. thout 'circulating cement on 'the p.er~a~r0st and Surface strlng~ o~ casing ~or the Drill Site No. 2. Well.'.N0 32-36-11'-14. Notice 'ts. 'hereby "given that the public heari~]g that Was held oJ3 Septembei',24; .1969 'a( the Ben Craw. ~rfl Mo~?:~;-I 'T::" f;--':'; ,. has becel c:,,;~:- u~,:l ':m:'l '.':?. a '~a'., 'October 14. "9.79 i'~ l'.e .~,':~c ,'. eting room. At tl~t t~e;~le Atlantic Richfield Compa~Y~?J.~e~':~ ~]tCa~)t., 'and the Alaska Ihdependent. O11. ~d Gas Association, Pete~, .Zamarello~ Nell Mackay aha Mi~h'~bl Webster, the will b'e heard. R. Marshall, Secretary Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Pc.reupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 PUb~sh: October 3, 1969 J Leg~ Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Conservation File No. 81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title ll, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site #2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. Notice is hereby given that the public hearing that was held on September 24, 1969 at the Ben Crawford Memorial Building has been continued until 9:30 a.m., October 14, 1969 in the same meeting room. At that time the Atlantic Richfield Company, the applicant, and the Alaska Independent Oil and Gas Association, Peter Zamarello, Neil Mackay and Michael Webster, the protestants, will be heard. Thomas R. Marshall., Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Publish October 3, 1969 NOTICE Re-scheduling of Time and Place of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Conservation File No. 81 Re: Conservation File No. 81 Atlantic Richfield Company Drill Site No. 2 Well No. 32-36-11-14 A protest and a request for a public hearing has been timely filed with the Oil and Gas Conservation Committee. The hearing scheduled for 9'30 a.m., September 24, 1969, at 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, has been re-scheduled for lO:O0 a.m., September 24, 1969, in the basement meeting room of the Ben Crawford Memorial Building, Third Avenue and Eagle Street, Anchorage, Alaska. A request for a continuance of the hearing until early October has also been received and will be made a part of the hearing. ! Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Post: September 24, 1969 APPLICATION OF THE ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY FOR AN EXCEPTION TO TITLE II, ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, SECTION 2056-A, TO PERMIT THE USE OF SLIP-JOINT CASING IN THE PERMAFROST SECTION WITHOUT CIRCULATING CEMENT ON THE PERMAFROST AND SURFACE STRINGS OF CASING FOR THE DRILL SITE NO. 2, WELL NO. 32-36-11-14. PROTEST AND REOUEST FOR HEARING BY ALASKA INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION CONSERVATION FILE 8J DATE OF HEARING SEPTEMBER 24~ 1969 PROCEEDINGS MR. BURRELL: Oil and Gas Conservation Committee hearing, Conservation File 81. I'm Homer Burrell, O. K. Gilbreth on my right, Tom Marshall on my left, of the Oil and Gas Conservation Committee; Harry Kugler as advisor. At the end of the table there is Mrs. Wedekin who is helping us out today. Conservation File No. 81 is the application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title II, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056-A, to permit the use of slip-jolnt casing in the permafrost section with- out circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site No. 2, Wel~ No. 32-36-11-14. This was advertised in the Anchorage Daily News on September 13, 1969. On September 19, 1969, a protest and request for hearing was received by the OiI and Gas Conservation Committee, and I shalI read that into the record. "Protest and Request for Hearing. Come now A~aska Independent O~l and Gas Association, Peter Zamarello~ Nei~ McKay, and Michael Webster. And show that they are citizens of the State of Alaska and are certain that these protestants are bidders who bid the h~gh bonus and h~gh royalty on certain oil and gas ~eases in the area involved in the above described app~ication"(which is the At~antic Richfield appl~cation as previously read)"and are in the process of establishing . their said leases through court procedure. That as such citizens and bidders, these protestants are interested In the preservation of the o~ and gas in said area and in the prevention of pollution and waste in said area. That these protestants protest the permission for the use of slip-joint casing in such well, and further protest the drilling of said well without circulating cement in and around the permafrost and surface strings of caslng~ for the reason that such action wou~d creat a hazard and danger of blowouts and pollution of the surface and of sub-surface strata in said area which would cause irreparable damage and waste if such b~owout occurred. Wherefore, protestants demand a public hearing -2- on said matter as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations." And it is signed by Edward Paul Boyko, attorney for protestants. On September 22, Mr. Boyko, on behalf, as attorney for protestants, Alaska Independent Oil and Gas Association, et al, filed a motion for contin- uance, which I shall also read into the record. "Come now the protestants here in a mood to continue the hearing now scheduled for September 24, 1969, at 9~00 A.M., on the ground that the present hearing date does not allow them sufficient time to prepare their testimony and to obtain the necessary attendance of expert witnesses in time for the determination of this important matter. Protestants suggest any date on or after October I, 1969." Signed by Edgar Paul Boyko. Fo~owing that, on September 23, 1969, the Atlantic Richfield Company, by their attorney~ H. M. Co~e, f~ed a response to the motion for continuance which ~ sha~ also read ~n the record. "Without waiving any procedure or sub- sequent rights whatever, Atlantic Richfield Company~ applicant herein, advises that it does not oppose protestant~ motion for continuance now on file herein. Applicant requests that if said motion be granted, then the hearing now scheduled for September 24, ~969, at 9:00 A.M.~ be rescheduled for October ~4, ~969." Signed by H.M. Co~e. The following not~ce was attached to the offices of the Oil and Gas Conservation Committee this morning~ and I shall not read that. it just stated the protest and request for continuance and to move the hearing from those offices to the Ben Crawford Memoria~ Bu~ding,~where~'~we are now. Does the ~pp~icant have testimony or statements which he w~shes to make? MR. COLE: Mr. Chairman, I'm H. M. Cole, attorney for At~antic Richfield Company. We don't fee~ at this time, ~n v~ew of protestants motion to continue this, as you have indicated~ we wou~d not oppose, and that it wou~d not be. either desirable or necessary at this t~me. -3- MR. BURRELL: Thank you, Mr. Cole. Is anybody here for the protestants? Is there anybody in the audience who wishes to ask any questions or make any statements? The case of the hearing is adjourned. I NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING · STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES . DIVISION OF OIL AND OAS Alaska Oil and Gas Cons. ervation Committee Conservation File No'. '81 Re: The application o£ tile. Atlan- tic Richfiel'd Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Admir/istrative Code, Section 2056 (a) to permit the use of slip joint Casing in the permafrost sec. tlon without circulating cement on the permafrost' and surface .strings of casing for the. Drill Site No. 2 Well. Ne.. 32-35-11~14. Notice is l~ereby given that' 'the public hearing that was held on September 24, 1969 at the Ben cr'aw, ford Mem0rl.al Bull.ding has. been continued until 9:30 a.m., OctOber 14, 1969,"in. ,the same meeting room. At that tinie..',th, e.~tlantic Richfield 'Company, the~ .applicant, and the Alaska Independent Oil and Gas Association; ..P.eter Zamarello, Neil Mackay and' Michael' Webster, the protestants, ..~111 be heard... .:..... Thomas R.. Marshlall, Jr. ,,, ., EXeCutive Secreta,~ ~. · 'XlaSl/'a Oil and ~'i-~' Conservation Committee ' 3001 Pc,rcupine"Drive ' ' AnchOrage, Alaska 99504 'Publish: '~'~ctober 3, 1969 iLega! l~ol~.!,ce No. 2127 STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF OIL AND GA~~ ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSE~:'~TION COMMITTEE. Conservation File No. 81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a) to per- mit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site #2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. PROTEST. AND REQUEST FOR HEARING Come now Alaska Independent Oil & Gas Association,,, ~ Peter Zamarello, Neil Mackay and Michael Webster and show that they are citizens of the State of Alaska and that certain of these protestants are bidders who bid the high bonus and high royalty for certain oil and gas leases in the area involved in the above described application and are in the process of establishing their said leases through court procedure. That, as such citizens and bidders, these protestants are interested in the preservation of the oil and gas in said area and in the prevention of pollution and waste in said area. That these protestants protest the permission for the use of slip joint casing in such well and further protest the drilling of said well without circulating cement 'in and around the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the reason that such action would create a hazard and danger' of blow- outs and pollution of the surface and subsurface strata in said area which would cause irreparable damage and waste if such blow-out occurred. WHEREFORE, protestants demand a public hearing on said matter as required by the applicable laws, rules and regulations. I ~W~ON al: o~ ANO. BOYKO AND WALTON ,,,,'~..,~R PAU.L BOYKO,' (---Atftorney for Protestant~ STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF 0IL AND GAS, ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. Conservation File No. 81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a) to per- mit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site #2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. PROTEST AND REQUEST FOR HEARING Come now Alaska Independent Oil & Gas AssociatiQnj Peter Zamarello, Neil Mackay and Michael Webster and show that they are citizens of the State of Alaska and that certain, of these protestants are bidders who bid the high bonus and high royalty for certain oil and gas leases in the area involved in the above described apPlication and are in the process of establishing their said leases through court procedure. That, as such citizens and bidders, these protestants are interested in the preservation of the oil and gas in said area and in the prevention of pollution and waste in said area. That these protestants protest the permission for the use of slip joint casing in such well and further protest the drilling of said well without circulating cement in and around the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the reason that such action would create a hazard and danger of blow- outs and pollution of the surface and subsurface strata in said area which would cause irreparable damage and waste if such blow-out occurred. WHEREFORE, protestants demand a public hearing on said matter as required by the applicable laws, rules and regulations. BOYKO AND WALTON .,.-'~'D~-.,~R PAUL BOYKO, / (---A~'torney for Protestant~ LAW OFFICES BOYKO AND WALTON 330 "L" STREET ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TELEPHONE 277-267! Re: STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS, ALAStCA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMlVlITTEE / Conservation File No. 81 - - ' The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the perma- frost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site ~2 .Well No. 32-36-11-14. FJL~ . 'CONSENT 'TO' ' ~'~,' .... H.~ARTNG 'DATE Protestants consent t° re-scheduling the administra- tive hearing for October 14, 1969, at 9:00 a.m., in ~he Ben Crawford Memorial Building, Third Avenue and Eagle Street, Anchorage, Alaska. Respectfully submitted BOYKO AND WALTON gar Paul Boyko This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed to Mr. Homer Burrell, Department of Natural Resources, State of Alaska, 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, and to Mr. Hoyt M. Cole, 711 Eighth Avenue, PO Box 360, Anchorage, Alaska, on the ~4th day of Sep~c~mber, I1969. HOYT iV[, COLE ATTORNEY AT LAW '~11 EIGHTH AVENUE POST OFFICE BOX 360 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TELEPHONE (907) 277-5637 STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RES00RCES, DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS, ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COt~{ITTEE. Conservation File No. 81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 20S6{a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the perma- frost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site #2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. R~SPONSE TO MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE Without waiving any procedural or substantive rights whatever, Atlantic Richfield Company, applicant herein, advises that it does not oppose protestants' motion for continuance no~ on file herein. Applicant requests that if said motion be granted, then the hearing now scheduled for September 24, 1969, at 9:00 AM be rescheduled for October 14, 1969. Respectful ly submitted, H. M. Cole Attorney for Applicant Atlantic Richfield Company A copy of this Response to Motion for Continuance has been delivered to Edgar Paul Boyko, Esq., Attorney for Protestants LAW OFFICES BOYKO AND WALTON 330 -' L" ANCHORAGE. ALASKA TELEPHONE Z77-267! STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS, ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COM!MITTEE. Conservation File 'No. ·81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, SeCtion 2056(a) to per- mit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site· ~2 Well No. 32-36-11-14.. MOTION FOR. CONTINUANCE Come now the protestants herein and move to continue the hearing now scheduled for September· 24, 1969, .at 9:00 a.m. on the ground that the ·present hearing date does' not allow them sufficient time to prepare their testimony and to obtain the necessary attendance of expert witnesses in time i for the determination of t_his important matter. Protestants suggest any date on-or after October 1, . . 1969. Respectfully submitted,. BOYKO A/ND WALTON /~dg~r PauI Boy~o /. / A%~orney for 'Protes~/.a_nts _ ~~A~as~_k_a Independent/Oil and Gas Associa-tion~ et al · ~¥ ~ oF copy ~C~owz~Dj~.D OZ~ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STATI{ OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAI. RESOURCES DIVISION OF O~L AND GAS Alaska Oil and Gas Conse~atiou Fi~e No. S1 Re: The appi~cauon of the AdanUC R~chfleld company for an ex- ceptkm to Title II. Alaska m~mstrative Code. Section ~056(a) tc permit the use of slip lmm casin~ in the permafrostl section without circulating cement on the ~afrost and surface strings of casing for the D:-ill Site =2 Well No. Not,ce is hereby giver, that the tion Commltee to issue ~n order exempting the referenced Well from the cementing requirements of Title Xl, Alaska Administrative Code, ~c- lion Z056(a). Parties who may aggrieved if tiao requested order issued are allowed ten fl0~ days 'rom the date of this publication in ~'hich to file a protest and request for hearing. Place of filing is 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage. Alaska. If sUCh a protest is timely filed, a hearing on the mat~er will ~ held at the abo~e address at 9:30 a.m. September 24. 1969 at which time protestants and others may be heard. If no such protest ia timely filed, the Committee will consider the issuance of the order without hearing,s) Thomas R. Marshall, Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Consolation Committee 300l Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 PUBLISH: Sept. 13, 1969 Proof of Pufiication ANCHORAGE DALLY TIMES D/V/SION OF Olt AND OAS JOSEPH D KOLLER ........................................... '....: ........................................................................... being duly sworn, according to law declares: That he is the .............. AD..~.ET.I&.i.~-.G......D.!.~$..C...T....0..R.. ............. of'The Anchorage Daily Times, a daily newspaper published in the town of Anchorage, in the Third Judicial Divi- _. ~UBLIC &£Ai~iNG: CONSERVATION FILE sion, State of Alaska; that the notice ox ............................................................... ~'O~""8~'~"~";'i"~'~'" SE~T ....13.,...19..6.9. ........................................ a copy of which is hereto attached, was published ..... ,.... in said Anchorage Daily Times. beginning wi~h the issue of ........... ..~.~.~.?.~.....]:..3. ............. 19..~.?.. ..... and ending with the issue of ............ . ........ . Subscribed and sworn to before me this ~h, ??da~ ~ $E~. [~ ~a 69 · '-~ .... f'~ .......... ~ ...... e.--"-~'-~: .... - ................. : ........ Notary Public ~or the 83~e o~ Alaska. - ! STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL ,RESOURCF-~ DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS Alas~/a'0ii and Gas ,'".~' . Coll~ervation' · ,. ' , ~ ~Committee .'-.' Cohservati0r~'File No. 81. .. ' Re: Th~ applicatioi.of the Atlantic . Richfield., C/)m:pan,~ for an-,. e..x- ce~!.on/..~,~o' !~Ti'de_ll: ?Alas~ka .Ad,- ,.j ol//t :../f~i'n~ ..~!~ .' the: peima~ros~} , ,'SeB't'"{:tln'~ ~;it~o.u.~ '.Ci~'~Blating and i. ',~//~'d~' :':'st/"ir/gs'of casihg,'f./)r ,the . ~. EA,}il.l?...~.te:. '~ ~ ..Well ' .N/).,. 13146; Il. ,'~. ,~,~.~.'".14:'~)~,,:'.ic,'.~,~:. ~" .... ,'" ~' . ,~ti~, itai~,~here'b~., given'. ~:hat .the' .'A~.~/t~i'C'i.~Ri,'~.'hii~ld :COrnl~wy has ~ ~ 'Oil and. G~- Consen, a- tion Commitee to issue an order ~mpfi~g ~e ~ferenced welt from' · e .~en~ ~uiremen~' of !1, Alaski Ad~Intst~tive Code. ~c- tion ~(a). ~a. Alis who may agg~ev~, if ~e ~ques~ed ~der i~sued:.are allbwed ten:(10) '~a~s f~m ~e date of this publication in ~hl~h ~t0'. i~le ,,~". P~otest .and. r~e~t... .~,,,,~i,~,~¥~,',~?'",fl,~i~%~i~' ~ro~estants and others no:~,such, ,pro~es~is ~imely ,:c~mi:t~ee~ Will constde~ %~,of':,'the o~der, without a~ ,',':~' ~.'..~rsh~n,, Alaska Di.V~51O.',; 0£ OZU ,',;.;D (;7,,:.; Conscrv.'.:'Lion File i';o. 6' Re: Thc ap~olication of the ~ ~":-? -~ -.~lantic ieid Con?any for an c:-:ccption to Title 1i, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a)'to permit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site'¢j2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. Notice is hcrebygiven that the Atlantic Richfield Company has requested the Oil and.Gas Conservation Con'~ittee to issue an order exempting the referenced well from the cementing requirements of Title 1'1, .. Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a). Parties who may\be aggrieved if the requested order is issued are allowed ten (10) days from the date , , of this publication in which to file a protest and request for hearing. Place of filing is 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska° If such a protest is timely filed, a hearing on the matter wi'Il b'e held at the above address at 9:30. a.'a. September 24, 1969 a~ which ~ime protestants and others may be heard. If no such pro-ces~ is' tiraely filed, ~ha Coiranittee will cOnSider , the issuance of the order without ~ hea.~..~,no. ,' :" ,;"':~-~'~AI ~/: ..'"' , ~ ./," . ~,,, Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. 'ii" 'Executive Secretary .'.!asks Oil '~-'~ ,.,nc: Gas Conservation Co~nittce 3301 i'~orc'a"~ i'ae D:.' iw?. Zachorage, f, iaska 99504 Publish Septe:ubc. r 13, 1969 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Conservation File No. 81 Re: The application of the Atlantic Richfield Company for an exception to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a) to permit the use of slip joint casing in the permafrost section without circulating cement on the permafrost and surface strings of casing for the Drill Site #2 Well No. 32-36-11-14. Notice is hereby given that the Atlantic Richfield Company has requested the Oil and Gas Conservation Committee to issue an order exempting the referenced well from the cementing requirements of Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2056(a)o Parties who may be aggrieved if the requested order is issued are allowed ten (10) days from the date of this publication in which to file a protest and request for hearing° Place of filing is 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. If such a protest is timely filed, a hearing on the matter will be held at the above address at 9:30 a.m. September 24, 1969 at which time protestants and others may be heard. If no such protest is timely filed, the Committee will consider the issuance of theL order without a hea~ng.~~~.~. .~' ~/~~/~ Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Publish September 13, 1969