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Home My WebLink AboutCO 101Conservation Order Cover Page XHVZE This page is required for administrative purposes in managing the scanning process. It marks the extent of scanning and identifies certain actions that have been taken. Please insure that it retains it's current location in this file. 4(~_ _ Conservation Order Category Identifier Organizing RESCAN Color items: [] Grayscale items: [] Poor Quality Originals: [] Other: NOTES: DIGITAL DATA [] Diskettes, No. [] Other, No/Type OVERSIZED (Scannable with large plotter/scanner) [] Maps: [] Other items OVERSIZED (Not suitable for plotter/scanner, may work with 'log' scanner) [] Logs of various kinds [] Other BY: '~ MARIA Scanning Preparation Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: j ~f'~ PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING pREp,~R-ATION: ~ YES NO Stage 2 IF NO IN STAGE 1, PAGE(S) DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND: ~ YES ~ NO (SCANNING IS COMPL'~m.T,,E.&.T'~HIS POINT UNLESS SPECIAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED ON AN INDIVIDUAL PAGE BASIS DUE TO QUALITY, GRAYsCALE OR COLOR IMAGES) General Notes or Comments about this Document: 5/21/03 ConservOrdCvrPg.wpd ) ) Conservation Order 101 1. February 2, 1971 2. 3. 4. 5. February 3, 1971 February 6, 1971 February 10,1971 ------------------------- Union's application for redefinition of Trading Bay Middle Kenai "E Oil Pools Texico's ltr: No objection Notice of Hearing and Affidavit of Publication Unions ltr re: typographical error in Order Note: A dual induction-Iaterolog of the Trading Bay State #A-23 we] Exhibit 1 and a formation test service report are included in public fi Conservation Order 101 STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Re: THE APPLICATION OF UNION OIL ) COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA for an order ) redefining the Trading Bay Middle ) Kenai "B" Oil Pools ) ) ) Conservation Order No. I01 Trading Bay Field Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools Amending Rule 2(a) of Conservation Order No. 93 March II, 1971 IT APPEARING THAT: I. Union Oil Company of California submitted an application dated February 6, 1971, requesting the referenced order. 2. Texaco, Inc., the only affected operator, by letter dated February 3, 1971, stated that it has no objection to the subject application. 3. Notice of hearing on the request was published in the Anchorage Daily News on February 6, 1971, pursuant to Title I!, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2009, and no protest was received. AND IT FURTHER APPEARING THAT: I. A sand encountered at 3420 feet drilled depth in the Union Oil Company of California No. A-23 Trading Bay State well is apparently absent by faulting in the Union Oil Company No. A-14 Trading Bay State well, which was used to define the Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools. 2. The sand was perforated between 3424 feet and 3444 feet drilled depth in the Union Oil Company of California No. A-23 Trading Bay State well and proven hydrocarbon-bearing by a drill stem test. 3. The subject sand may be a separate pool but should be part of the Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools because the erratic and unpredictable occurrence of separate pools makes it administratively impractical to isolate the indivi- dual pools for conservation purposes. 4. The interval of the previously defined Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools, 3200 feet to 4585 feet drilled depth in the Union Oil Company of California No. A-14 Trading Bay State well, correlates reasonably with the interval 3615 feet to 4887 feet drilled depth in the Union Oil Company of Cal~ifornia No. A-23 Trading Bay State well. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT Rule 2(a) of Conservation Order No. 93 is amended to read as fo l lows: The Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools are defined as the accumula- tions of oil and gas occurring in the intervals which correlate with the Conservation Order No. I01 Page 2 March II, 1971 interval 3420 feet to 4887 feet drilled depth in the Union Oil Company of California Trading Bay State No. A-23 well. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska, and dated March I!, 1971. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr., Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Con cu rren ce .' Homer L. Burrell, Chairman Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee O. K. Gilbreth, Jr., Member Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF ALASKA, ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, ) ss. being first duly sworn on oath £he deposes and says that ................ Is the ...... ..L..e..g.~.l.....g..Z..e...r.~.. of the Anchorage News, a daily news- aper. That said newspaper has een 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 Js now and during a. II 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 Legal Notice 6083 copy of a ................................... as it was published in regular issues (and not in supplemehtal form) of said newspaper for. a period of ..g~..~. .......... insertions, commencing on the .....0. ...... day of February 19 71 and .......................... · ...... · ending on the ....... 6 .......... day of of ...?.(.e..b.~.u..a..~y. ........... , 19....7].:, both dates inclusive, and that 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 $ 12.25 which amount has been paid in full at the rate of 25¢ per line; Mini- mum charge $7.50. Subscrib~a~d Sworn ~o before me this .9 .....day of ..... ~!.e..b_.r...u.~?.~y 1~_]:. .... ............... :.. .... ..~f"~g~c.~._~ ......... Notar~ Public in and {or the State of Alaska, Third Division, Anchorage, Alaska MY COMMISSION EXPIRES ........ .././...., NOTICE ~F. PUBLIC HEARING STATE OF ALASI~' DEPARTMENT': OF NATURAL RESOURCES ~l, aska Otl an, d Gas "Conservation 'Committee ' Conserv~tion Flie No, 15I R'e: The aPP.li~atlo~ .of Union' Oil Coml~any'~?Callfornia for the re. deflnJ, ttoi~ Tradir~g. Bay Middle "Ken.at "B'." Oil' 'PoolS,'"~a,dir~g Bl~y .Field. No.rice is l~.~l~eby given' that. Un,eh OB OOmpany?o..f..~alt£0rnt,a has. ap' Plied f0,r an '.~order .to. delete Rule ~.(a)' of Con~eli~aUel~ ,Order BIOL. 93, and to eXten, d vertically.the Tl, adtng Bay Midctle"Een,ai' *'$" Oa Pools ,by 'redefinltt°n![".'Pdiiiiant 1 ~ J J, Title, 11, Alaska "Admih[st,r~.. tire '.Co~,, Section .ii'. the 'req'~s~tt~j'i':.~'t~cler -f4'ss~ed~ are allOWed t'~i~.!' ':d~.',:~tom. the..'date' n, protest '. arid 'r'~j~'ei~ fOr?iheari.nlL 'The place;:~or. :tfiini is 'alii 'P0reu. pine 'Drivb, 'Aflbhorai~t~, Alaska. 99504. If such. a' P~'tg$t,:'tl timely filed, a hearini~ on'..the raj~tter Will. be held at the ab'oy.'e' 'sd~li~ss at .9:S0 a.m. Febr~tary 'i~, '1;9~I~' at which time protes~azits' ~and, .ethers may be heard...~.$1b ~uch. protest is timely filed the "i~ommittee will consider , ..~., . the issu. ance:bf the older without . : ".K~e~,: iL, '.Burrell. .' . .' 'o~,~:a'n..: ' . ' i .' Al,aski.'.' Oil'.'.and Gas ...~ :'~0nse~ati0n ~Committe~. 3001 P~reuplne,:Di,lv&:,,, . '. AnCh0ra~e,.. Alaska' '99504 ~.,.. PubEs.h: February $; 1971, Le,t~al NOtice Ho, 6083" ......... . Robert T. Anderson District Land Manager APPLICATION FOR REDEFINITION OF TRADING BAY MIDDLE KENAI "B" OIL POOLS, TRADING BAY FIELD Union Oil and Gas ~:',ision: Western Region Union Oil Company of California 909 W. 9th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Telephone: (907) 279-7681 union February 10, 1971 State of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Gentlemen: This will confirm my telephone conversation with Mr. O. K. Gilbreth concerning the typographical error in the definition proposed in the application of February 2, 1971. The definition should read as follows: The Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools are defined as the accumulations of oil and gas occurring in the interval which correlates with the interval 3,420' to 4,887', drilled depth, in the Union Oil Company of California Trading Bay State A-23 well. Please excuse any inconvenience this inadvertent error may have caused. Very truly yours, .... · . /" ©~C,/' ...... ~ .. / / ,~ ~, / .... , ~.~ , Wad~*S. HcAlister Landman WSM:cr cc: Mailing List Attached f:'E B .i 1'971 D~VJ$]ON OF 0;[. AND GA5 ANCHORAG~ Mr. J. P. Reynolds Texaco Inc. 3350 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90005 The Superior Oil Company Mr. J. H. Co.x P. 0. Box 1521 Houston, Texas 77001 Mr. T. J. Challoner Marathon 0il Company 550 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California 90017 Mr. R. M. Archambeault Phillips Petroleum Company 1300 Security Life Building Denver, Colorado 80202 Mr. W. C. Barton, Jr. Union 0il Co'mpany of California P. O. Box 7600 Los Angeles, California 90054 Mr. C. V. Chatterton Standard 0il Company of California P. 0. Box '7-839 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Mr. H. A. Slack Atlantic Richfield Company P. O. Box 360 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Mr. W. M. Jones Pan American Petroleum Corporation Security Life Building Denver, Colorado 80202 Mr. F. L. Franz Skelly Oil'Company 1860 Lincoln Street Denver, Colorado 80203 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Conservation File No. 101 Re: The application of Union Oil Company of California for the redefinition of Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools, Trading Bay Field. Notice is hereby given that Union Oil Company of California has applied for an order to delete Rule 2(a) of Conservation Order No. 93, and to extend vertically the Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools by redefinition. Pursuant to Title 11, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 2009, parties who may be aggrieved if the requested order is issued are allowed ten days from the date of this publication in which to file a protest and request for hearing. The place for filing is 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99504. If such a protest is timely filed, a hearing on the matter will be held at the above address at 9:30 a.m., ! February 17, 1971, at which time protestants and others may be heard. If no such protest is timely filed~ the Committee will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. Publish February 6, 1971 Chairman Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 DRAFT J SE~----j-- CONFER: FILE: PETROLEUM PRODUCTS February 3, 1971 Mr. T. R. Marshall, Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Dr. ..... Anchorage, Alaska 99503 TEXACO INC. P. O. BOX 4-1579 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503 APPLICATION BY UNION OIL CO. OF CALIF. FOR REDEFINITION OF TRADING BAY MIDDLE KENAI "B" OIL POOLS, TRADING BAY FIELD Dear Mr. Marshall: Please be advised that Texaco Inc., an affected operator, on behalf of itself and The Superior Oil Company wishes to advise the Committee that it has no objection to the subject application. Very truly yours, TEXACO Inc. ~ Dist. Superintendent FAW: j om cc: Mr. Wade McAlister, Union Oil Co. Union Oil and Gas~' 'ision' Western Region Union Oil Company of California 909 W. 9th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Telephone: (907) 279-7681 February 2, 1971 union Robert T. Anderson District Land Manager APPLICATION FOR REDEFINITION OF TRADING BAY MIDDLE KENAI "B" OIL POOLS, TRADING BAY FIELD State of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Gentlemen: Pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations and applicable statutes o.f the State of Alaska, Union Oil Company of California, on behalf of itself and Marathon Oil Company, requests issuance of an Order to delet, e Rule 2 (a) of Conservation Order No. 93 and to establish the following definition: The Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B" Oil Pools are defined as the accumulations of oil and gas occurring in the interval which cOrrelates with the interval 3,420' to 4,877', drilled depth, in the 'Union Oil Company of California Trading Bay State A-23 well. Conservation Order No. 93, Rule 2 (a) defines the top of the "B" Oil Pools at 3,200t, drilled depth, in the Trading Bay State A-14 well which is the top of the 26-7 sand. The proposed definition establishes the top of the "B" pools at the top of the oil bearing 24-6 sand which occurs at 3,420', drilled depth, in the Trading Bay State A-23 well as shown on the electric log marked Exhibit 1. The 24-6 sand is absent by faulting in Trading Bay State A-14. The base of the 24-6 sand in A-23 is 110', drilled thickness, above the top of the 26-7 sand. Base Of the "B" Pools defined in A-14 at 4,585', drilled depth, occurs at 4,887', drilled depth, in Trading Bay State A-23. Trading Bay State A-23 is the first well to be completed in the 24-6 oil sand. Geologic testimony presented on June 29, 1970 to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee in support of Union's application for redefinition of the Trading Bay Middle Kenai Oil Pools included a geologic description of the "B" oil Pools. The 24-6 sand is typical of "B" oil sands described in that testimony. A drill stem test of the 24-6 sand was taken on January 11, 1971 across perforations from 3,424' - 3,444' with the packer set at 3,365~ and with drill pipe pressured to 900 psig with a gas cushion. The tool was opened for a 15 minute initial flow period'and closed for a 1 1/2 hour initial shut-in period, Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Application for Redefinition of Trading Bay ~iddle Kenai "B" Oil Pools, Trading Bay Field February 2, 1971 Subsequently the tool was opened for an 8 hour flow period and the gas cushion bled off from 900 psig to 25 psig over one hour. No fluid was recovered at the surface during the eight hour flow test. Upon completion of the test, fluids were reversed up the drill pipe and 2 bbls of 22.9© AP1 gravity oil were recovered. A one gallon crude oil sample recovered from the Sampler Sub in t~he tool assembly has been analyzed. The drill stem test charts indicated a good test, with no plugging, but with characteristics of a very tight formation. The pressure readings were as follows' Initial Hydrostatic pressure 1st Period Initial Flow pressure 1st Period Final Flow pressure 1st Period Initial closed in pressure 2nd Period Initial Flow pressure 2nd Period Final Flow pressure 2nd Period Final closed in pressure 2nd. Period Final Hydrostatic pressure 1,370 psig 1,013 psig 1,020 psig 1,213 psig 114 psig 157 psig 1,027 psig 1,370 psig A copy of the crude oil analysis and a report on the formation test are attached as Exhibits 11 and 111, respectively. The apparent anomalous gravity on the crude analysis report is a result of contact with wet gas from the gas cushion used during the drill stem test. Texaco, Inc., as operator for itself and The Superior Oil Company, is the only operator other than applicant to be affected by the requested amendment. A copy of this application is being mailed on this date to Texaco, Superior and all Trading Bay Unit participants as evidenced by the enclosed Affidavit of Mailing marked Exhibit IV. Unless a protest and request for hearing is timely filed, it is requested that issuance of the Order be without hearing. Very truly yours, UNION OIL CO}.4PANY OF CALIFORNIA By Attorney- in- Fact EXHIBIT "IV" AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Judy L. Bailey, being first duly sworn, deposes and says' That my name is Judy L. Bailey and I am an employee of Union Oil Company of California. That on the 2nd of February, 1971, I personally mailed a copy of the appli- cation dated February 2, 1971, of which this Affidavit is a part, for a Conservation Order to redefine the Trading Bay Middle Kenai "B". Oil Pools to each of the companies listed below: Mr. J.P. Reynolds Texaco Inc. 3350 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90005 Mr. C.V. Chatterton Standard Oil Company of California P.O. Box 7-839 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 The Superiom Oil Company Mr. J.H. Cox P.O. Box 1521 Houston, Texas 77001 Mr. H.A. Slack Atlantic Richfield Company P.O. Box 360 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Mr. T.J. Challoner Marathon Oil Company 550 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California 90017 Mr. W.M. Jones Pan American Petroleum Corporation Security Life Building Denver, Colorado 80202 Mr. R.M. Archa~beault Phillips Petroleum Company 1300 Security Life Building Denver, Colorado 80202 Mr. F.L. Franz Skelly Oil Company 1860 Lincoln Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Mr. W.C. Barton, Jr. Union Oil Company of California P.O. Box 7600 Los Angeles, California 90054 Further Affiant sayeth not. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' )' ) STATE OF ALASKA ) SS. On the 2nd day of February, 1971, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of Alaska, personally appeared Judy L. Bailey, known to me to be the person whese name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. ~/-' ' Not-gry P-t~o~i~.-i~ ~nd for the ~ta~e of Alas ~' ' My Commission expires 5-2-74 gl, V'~$?'-.;'?-,! (-"'),~: O~L AbtD ()AS AN(£HORAG~' ClfgMI( .... L & GEOLOGICAL LABORAT~" 'lES 2603 ARCTIC BOULEVARD ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503 CRUDE OIL ANALYSIS REPORT Company, Union Oil Company of California Well Nc~__TBS ,A-23 Field Trad.ing .Bay State County. State Alask~ ... Date JanuarY. 1.9, 1971 Location Formation .. Depth Analyzed by. Ail ! Lab. No, A-790 REMARKS: ,,, GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Specific gravity @ 60/60 °F ........................................................................ 0.8747 A.P.I. gravity @ 60 °F ................................................................................ 30.3 Saybolt Universal Viscosity (~ 70°F., seconds ..........................................50,.3 Saybolt Universal Viscosity @ 100°F., seconds ...................................... 41,6 B. s. and water, % by volume ..................................................................... 44 Pour point, °F ...................................................... . .......................................... -20 Total sulphur, % by weight ........................................................................ 0 ° 01 ,~,.,, ,. ,ii ....... '~.~ ..... ,:.,/~' DIViSiON (DF Oft AND GAS ANCHORAG~ ENGLER DISTILLATION Recovery, % ?emper~ture I ° F. IBP ' : 354 ._ s ...................................................................... :38~ ,,. lo _404 , 15 . 420 20 ...................................................................... 432 '25 ' 442 _ 30 ...................................................................... 452 ., 35 ...................................................................... 464 . ~ ....................................................................... 474 45 ....................................................................... 484 $0 ....................................................................... 500 60 ....................................................................... 5:28 .... 0~ · 548 ?0 ' _ 568 .... ?S ....................................................................... 598 _ ~o · ' ~ 622 85 .............................................................. ~ ....... 642. 00 ...................................................................... 644 E.P ..................... 646 .... Recover),, % 91.0 Residue, % 9,0 Lox % 0 100 2OO lo0 DISTILLATION GRAPH . 111111 I~TIlITll ' / 10 20 30 ~ ~ ~ 10 ~ . ~erc~t Approxln~te R~Covery_ 300 EP gasoline, % G, 392 EP gasoline, % ......~ ................... 7 o____~0. $00 EP distillate. % ...................... 43.0