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C~,,~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 TOTAL PAGES BY: ,,(~~ARIA Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: .~' PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN' SCANNING PREPARATION: YES __ NO Stage 2 ~ MARIA DATE: 7- C~-C) ~.~ 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 QUALITY, GRAYSCALE OR COLOR IMAGES) General Notes or Comments about this Document: 5/21/03 ConservOrdCvrPg.wpd • • INDEX CONSERVATION ORDER NO. 258 1) August 3, 1990 ARCO & BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. Request for a Spacing Exception, Prudhoe Bay Field 2) August 9, 1990 Notice of Hearing, Affidavit of Publication CONSERVATION ORDER NO. 258 STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3192 Re: THE APPLICATION OF ARCO ) ALASKA, INC AND BP EXPLORATION) (ALASKA), INC for an order ) exempting Prudhoe Bay Unit ) operators from requirements ) of 20 AAC 25.280(a). ) Conservation Order No. 258 Prudhoe Bay Field Prudhoe Oil Pool September 12, 1990 IT APPEARING THAT: I · ARCO Alaska, Inc and BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc, operators of the Prudhoe Bay Field, Prudhoe Oil Pool, requested the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission by letter dated August 3, 1990 to exempt all wells in the Prudhoe Bay Field, Prudhoe 0il Pool, from the requirements of 20 AAC 25.280(a). ~ Notice of Public Hearing on this request was published in the Anchorage Daily News on August 9, 1990 pursuant to 20 AAC 25.540. 3. No protests to the application were received. FINDINGS: · 20 AAC 25.280(a) requires operators to file an Application for Sundry Approvals (Form 10-403) and receive Commission approval prior to performing well workovers. , Current well activity in the Prudhoe Oil Pool is dominated by the types of workover operations set forth in 20 AAC 25.280(a). · These workover operations include: 1) perforating or reperforating casing; 2) stimulating; 3) pulling tubing; 4) altering casing; and 5) repairing well. · Procedures for these well workovers have become standard and routine for wells in the Prudhoe Oil Pool. · Information required with the Application for Sundry Approvals for these operations is repetitive for wells in the Prudhoe Oil Pool. · Records and reports of well workovers must be maintained by the operator as required by 20 AAC 25.280(c). Conservation Order No. 258 September 12, 1990 Page 2 · Changes in well status or configuration and the results of well workover operations must be reported by the operation on a Report of Sundry Well Operations (Form 10-404) as required by 20 AAC 25.280(d). CONCLUS IONS: Elimination of the requirements of 20 AAC 25.280(a) for all wells in the Prudhoe Oil Pool of the Prudhoe Bay Field will not promote waste nor jeopardize correlative rights. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: The requirements of 20 AAC 25.280(a) are hereby waived for those wells in the Prudhoe Oil Pool of the Prudhoe Bay Field. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska and dated September 12, 1990. /'~_/Lonnie C Smith, Commissioner '~~laska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Alaska Oil andGas Conservation Commission BP EXPLORATION BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 900 East Benson Boulevard P.O. Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 (907) 561-5111 August 3, 1990 L. C. Smith Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, AK 99501 Re: Aoolication for Exception to 20 AAC 25.280(a) - . . Dear Mr Smith' ARCO Alaska, Inc. P.O. Box 100360 Anchorage, AK 99510-0360 Please consider this letter a joint request by ARCO Alaska, Inc. and BP Ex (Alaska) Inc., as Operators of the Prudhoe Bay Unit, for an exception to the AOGCC's regulation 20 AAC 25.280(a). Applicants request that the requirements of 20 AAC 25.280(a) be eliminated for all wells in the Prudhoe Oil Pool of the Prudhoe Bay Field. This regulation requires the filing of Form 10-403 (Application for Sundry Approvals) with respect to the following activities: (1)perforate or reperforate casing, (2)stimulate, (3)pull tubing, (4)alter casing, and (5) repair well. The Applicants believe that the above described activities have been conducted over a sufficiently long period of time such that their methods have become routine and the results predictable. The AOGCC will be able to continue monitoring these activities, since they are reported on Form 10-404 (Report of Sundry Well Operations), which is filed within 30 days after each well operation. Applicants believe that elimination of the Form 10-403 filing requirement as outlined above will not adversely affect ultimate recovery or create waste and conforms with prudent oil field operation and reservoir management. .: Sincerely, " ARCO Alaska, Inc. BP Exploration (Alaska)Inc. D. F. Scheve V .W. Holt Operations Engineering Manager~;~"~ 'r',r'~ ~'~'"" i~,! ,~? t~ F"~. Manager, Reservoir ,~,,.~ ~,.,,, ~ ,,,,.~ ~,,.,,~, and Production Engineering Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Re: The application of ARCO Alaska, Inc. and BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. for exception to 20 AAC 25.280 for the Prudhoe Oil Pool, Prudhoe Bay Field. ARCO Alaska, Inc. and BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. by letter dated August 3, 1990, have requested an exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.280(a). The exception would eliminate the requirement for filing a form 10-403 (application for Sundry Approvals) prior to initiating certain routine operations in Prudhoe Oil Pool wells, of the Prudhoe Bay Field. A person who may be harmed if the requested order is issued, may file a written protest prior to 4:00 pm August 31, 1990 with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, and request a hearing on the matter. If the protest is timely filed, and raises a substantial and material issue crucial to the Commission's determination, a hearing on the matter will be held at the above address at 9:00 am September 17, 1990 in conformance with 20 AAC 25.540. If a hearing is to be held, interested parties may confirm this by calling the Commission's office, (907) 279-1433, after August 31, 1990. If no proper protest is filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. Commis s ioner Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Published August 9, 1990 STATE OF ALASKA ADVERTISING , ORDER Anchorage Daily News P. O. Box 149001 Anchorage, Alasl~ 99514-9001 ad# 13604 acct# STOF0330 AC: 08-5633 Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Coamission 300! Porcupine Drive k~chorage, M( 99501 ADVERTISING ORDER NO. A0- 08-5633 IDATE OF A.O. Pat Oldenburg August ~, 1990 279-1433 AGENCY CONTACT PHONE (907) , DATES ADVERTISEMENT REQUIRED: August 9, 1990 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF Alaska ss third DIVISION. BEFORE ME, THE UNDERSIGNED, A NOTARY PUBLIC THIS DAY PERSONALLY APPEARED Shelly [~ya~ WHO, BEING FIRST DULY SWORN, ACCORDING TO LAW, SAYS THAT HE/SHE IS THE Legal Ad. Rep. Of DAily News PUBLISHED AT Anchoraqe IN SAID DIVISION Third AND STATE OF Alaska AND THAT THE ADVERTISEMENT, OF WHICH THE ANNEXED IS A/RUE COPY, WAS PUBLISHED IN SAID PUBLICATION ON THE 9th DAY OF August 19 90 , AND THEREAFTER FOR no ~ , CONSECO ,VE AYS, O UC^ ,ON 9th. DaY OF AUguSt 19 90, AND THAT THE RATE CHARGED THEREON IS NOT IN EXCESS OF THE RATE C H ARG E D PR IVATE~ I~D..I~,I I~. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN~'BEFoRE:ME. ' NOTARY PU~ FOR STYE ~F MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JU~Y REMINDER INVOICE MUST BE IN TRIPLICATE AND MUST REFERENCE THE ADVERTISING ORDER NUMBER.' A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE INVOICE. ATTAC[''~1 'N"tice Of PU;i,i'C Hearing X:L.X~.~.A, FION HERE, ¢o.serva. O. eom m :';R,e: %~e applcation of, ARg ~ a$~a~ nc an~"B'~ E~plora,- ,t On :"(,'Ala~a) I~, .,for, excep- I; t. On Ii0 20 AAC .25,280 for,the 'PruUhoe Oil P0Ol., Prodhoe Exploration. (AlasE'a) Inc,. by I.ettef dated .August 3', 1990, ..have' ..requested a~', exce~fior t0,'the Provisions of 20 AAC 25 280(a). The exception woulc eliminate the requirement ,fol fili'ng, a, form .10-403' (aPplica- t 0n for Su'ndry" ApprovalS) ,~.ri0r to In t ating:~ertain tin'e'.0peraHons' in .Prudhoe Oil 'Poolwe s, 0f'the"ffrUdhoe Bay '.'".~:~'.pbrson Whb. ma~. be:har~ed :..~:i~ the requested, order is' is- .' S"Ued; 'may file .a .Written. pro- i,,,t~St .Prior to 4 00. pm August 1'..31,'. 1~90 With 'the Alaska' Oil. ~ a~d 'Gas consery.atio~ Com-~. '/;'":.. ~ mi.ssi0n;..3001 P~rC.opine DriVe, I ;':. '~' :' .r .. . re. qubst 'a .hearing- ~ ;. :/."-.~.~-':"" te'~,'.. If the protest', is ti,~Y~ f led, and raises, a S'ubsf~ti~ .~ r · ~nd materiaI ,Ssue~:~ n~~ ~fie commlssion'fs' I ' '1 ~ a hear ng on the matter ~iwil be held Iat I I the abo e 'i:: ~ 'address at 9 00am September ~,~...,, ' '17,~:.1990 n Conformance w~th. '20.AAC 25540. If' a.hearing is ~f',.~ ~t0'be held ' nterest'e~ parties ,.'~,,.~. may conflrm th'is'bY calling th~: Commission's 'office,.: (~07). 279,'1.a33, .after August 31,.. 1990.i.. If no proper protest ,s f,led, the C°mmiss on w I'1 consi'de~ .. the ssuance of the ordgr with I 'OUt a hearing;"~;..' ".'- I i""' ' ' ; ' ' ' Lopnie c. sm th- ~ 'al ' I commissioner, .' .;. ~, , Alaska Oil.& Gas , Conservation .commissiOn '. Pub; Aug'us~ 9, ~990 ." .~ , , , AC: os-s~33 ,:: ,.:,~, ; ,, · , ~-, . '! 02-901 (Rev. 6-85) PUBLISHER