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November 13, 1961 )EX CONSERVATION ORDER #7 Stedatna Creek State #1 Pan American Spacing exception Ltr from Pan American Notice of Hearing and Affidavit of Publication Letter to AOGCC from Pan American Transcript CONSERVATION ORDER #7 STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF KEN198 AND MNFAALS P. 0, Box 1391 Juneau, Alaska RE: THE APPLICATION OF THE PAN SIC N PETROiEM CORPORATION for an exception to Section 2061.1 within the purview of Section 2061#_ 4 of the Alaska Oil. and Gas Conservation Regulations, Title 11 AAC IT APPEARING THAT: ORDER No. 7 November 15, 1961 l# The Pan American Petroleum Corporation submitted a request dated October 25, 1961, for an exception to the .500 foot governmental quarter -section boundary offset pro- vision of Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, Title 11 AAC, for the exploratory well gtedatna Creek -State No. 1 proposed to be located approximately 815 feet north and 2365 feet of the southwest corner of Section 301, T12N$ R12W,, Seward Meridian* 2. Compliance by the Pan American Petroleum Corporation with Section 2061.4 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations was made and offset operators were notified via registered mail by the State 3*, Notice of hearing was published in the Anchorage News daily newspaper on November 3, 1961, pursuant to Section 9.6, Chapter 40, SIA 1955, 4. The.heari:ng was held in the Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals' Building, 329 2nd Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, on November 13, 1961, commencing at 10:00 A.M. 5.. All undersigned members of the committee designated to hear oil and gas petitions in Alaska were present.. 6* Testimony in support of the application was presented and opportunity for comment or further testimony by interested persons was given. AND IT FURTHER APPEARIW that an exception to Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations permitting the Fan American Petroleum Corporation to locate its exploratory well Stedatna Creek -State No. 1 within 275 feet of a govern- mental quarter section should be granted on the grounds of geographical location difficulties due to the presence of auskeg, ~uneeu. Alasim Emergency Order 14ov~ 2~ the Div~oion: ~t~ ~to~ ~, 1961, ~ ~*~Y for n ex~t~n co ~ct~ 2061.1 ~he p~l~ o~ ~c~ ~1.~ of t~ ~h ~ntstr~tve ~, Title Dlvi8~ 2, ~~ 1, Su~~t~ 2, ~ ~re~ ~ci~ to ~ist. The P~ ~~c_an Petroleum Corporation has proposed to locate an explorery ~ell 815 feet ~h ~nd 23~$ feet east of the southb-est co~ner of Section 300 ~2H, T12~, Seeard HeridLun, which location places ~he well closer chon ~ feet to fJ~e ~y line of the southwest quarter of said Section. The proposed location does uot comply with the veil sp~ctns requireMnts of Section 2061.1. The reason for the requested exception :Lo based on the presence ~ot afford the necessary foundstion to suppozt a drill rio, The re.st of tim Pon M~cen Petroleum Corporation to construct a drillin~ s~Lte to be ioceted 815 £eet north m~d 2365 feet east of the south- vest corner of Section ~. TI2H. il2~. Seward Heridian is hereby ~pproved a ~M of 15 days frmn l~vendmr 2, 196!. teac Donald D. Bruce, Chief, Petroleum Brench Division of MLues find Hinerals NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Pan Amertcan Petroleum Corporation be permitted to locate its exploratory well Stedatna Creek-State No. 1 approximately 815 feet north and 2365 feet west of the southwest corner of Section 30~ T12N, R12W, Seward Meridian. Di)NE at juneau and Anchorage, Alaska, and dated this .... !6th of November, 1961. day Richard i/,, .lturphy, Petrol With the concurrence ,1 R. ' Loner Department o,'f Natural Resources Attest: MINUTES OIL AND GAS HEARING November'13, 1961 Hearing requested by The Pan American Petroleum Corporation for exception to Section 2061.1 within the purview of Section 2061.4 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, Title 11AACo On November 13, 1961 commencing 10:00 A.M. in the Division of Mines and inerals Building, 329 2nd Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, a public hearing was held at he petition of the Pan American Petroleum Corporation wherein an exception to ectlon 206~.1 within the purview of Section 2061.4 of the Alaska Oil and Gas onservation Regulations was requested for the exploratory well Stedatna Creek- tare No. 1 proposed to be. located 815 feet north and 2365 feet west of the south- est corner of Section 30, T12N,R12W, Seward Meridian. Mr., James A. Williams, Director, Division of Mines and Minerals, called he hearing to order and introduced the other members of the Alaska Oil and Gas ~mmittee present: Mr. Donald D. Bruce, Chief, Petroleum Branch, }Ir, Richard A. =adley, Assistant District Attorney, Department of Law, and Mr. Richard V. Murphy, tare Petroleum Engineer~ Mr, Williams stated the Division of Mines and Minerals had received On ~vember 1, 1961, a letter dated October 25, 1961, from the Pan American Petroleum >rporation, requesting a hearing for an exception to Section 2061.1 of the Alaska and Gas Conservation Regulations for its exploratory well Stedatna Creek-State 1. The letter was read and is attached hereto. Mr. Williams pointed out that Pan American Petrolemu Corporation's re- vest was deemed by the Committee to be an emergency and as such Emergency Order ~. 7 was issued. Said Order was read and copy is attached hereto. Another' Pan American Petroleum Corporation letter was read by Mr. £11iams. This letter was dated November 2, 1961, and was received by the State .~ November 3, 1961. In essesnce the letter stated that the requested exception ) Section 2061,1 was within the purview of Section 2061,,4, and as such, compliance ss being made by submittal of an affidavit and a plat. Letter attached hereto. c. Williams continued that copies of the affidavit and plat had been mailed to the ,~io Oil Company and the Union Oil Company of California in compliance with Section )61,4, Mr.. Williams read the notice of hearing which appeared in the Anchorage ~ws daily newspaper on November 2 .and 3, 1961. Copy of notice of hearing attached ~reto. Mr. Williams asked Mr. C, A,.. Rector, Area. Foreman, Producing Department, American Petroleum Corporation, to present the operator's request for exception Section 2061~1, Mr. Rector identified himself and read a .letter dated November 1961, signed by himself. Letter attached hereto. Mr. Williams asked Mr. Rector why the. original site chosen for the :edatna Creek-State No, 1 well did not prove suitable. Mr. Rector replied that ~bsequent examination showed the area to be too small to support the rig.. Mr. Bruce interjected that it was his understanding that the site had been wsen before the operator"s production department had a chance to examine it. Mr.. ~ctor verified Mr, Bruce's statement. Mr. James R. Wylie. Geologist. Gulf Oil Company of California. asked for the proposed well location and Mr. Bruce complied. Mr. Murphy asked Mr. Rector how Pan American Petroleum Corporation de- termined the muskeg thickness. Mr. Rector replied that bulldozers had dug out eight feet of muskeg at the original site and still had not struck solid ground. Mr. Wylie pointed out that. although Gulf Oil Company of California held acreage within a mile of the proposed well site. the company was not notified by mail pursuant to Section 2061.4. After an examination of land maps. the Committee agreed with Mr. Wylie. Mr. Murphy asked Mr. Bradley if failure to notify the Gulf Oil Company of California pursuant to Section 2061o4 w%uld cause the hearing to be invalid. Mr. Bradley replied that the purpose of notifying adjacent lease owners within a mile of the proposed well location was only to let such owners know that a hearing had been requested. And since the Gulf Oil Company of California was present at the hearing, no further notification was necessary, concluded Mr. Bradley. Mr, Wylie replie4 that the Gulf 0il Company of California was not pro- testing the request of the Pan American Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Williams asked if there were any further comments° There being none. the hearing was adjourned. Attending the hearing were: C. A. Rector J.. R. Wylie W. 'J, Nowlan H. Burrell H. Lian Ao C. Spielman Pan American Petroleum Corporation Gulf Oil Co. of California Ohio Oil Company Union Oil Co. of California Union Oil Co° of California Richfield Oil Corporation FORM 470 2-$7 PAN AMERICAN PETI OLEUM CORPO ION P. O. Box 712 Anchorage, Alaska November 13, 1961 Be: Stedatna Creek State ~l Well C-S~-SW Sec 30 T 12N, i~ ~2W~ S.M. Permit #~8-61 State of Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Anchorage, Alaska Gentlemen-. %le"request permission to stake a location to be known' as Steda. tna Creek State >~o. l, 81~ feet North and' 236~ feet East of the Southwest corner of Section 30, Township 12~, Range 12 ~est, S.M. This request is ~.~,de" necessary due to the fact that the best locatiOn geologicL ally falls in a swa~.Py area, an~ after co~mp~ ting subsoil testing in the gener- al area of the proPOsed drilling site~ tl~e afore-mentiOned location is the only area whiCh Will satisfa~ctorily sdpport the drilling rig which Pan A~merican Petroleo~ Corporation proposes to use. ., Therefore, ~]t is respectfully requested that the location be approved as des- cribed here-in, in order that a firmer foundation for & drilling rig, resulting in a safer operation for ~en and equip~.ent may be made. Very truly yours, PAN A~ICAN PET~:i~OLEb~ CORPO~TION C. A. Rec to~ Area FOreman Pro ducing Depart~ent AFFidAVIT OF PtJB , ATION STATE OF ALASKA, ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, ) ss. Ann Anderson being first duly sworn on oath deposes a.nd says that_she ....... is the..~D~.~g.a..1....?..Z..e..r..kof 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 legal notice #696 copy of a ...... ~ ............................ as it was published in regular issues (and not in supplemental form) of said newspaper for a period of ..................insertions, commencing on the ...?.~.c]....day of .~_.o_.~..e.?.b...e.~ ....... ,19.~..1..., and ending on the .... 2~d ......... day of of ...~..o.y..e...m..1g..e.~ ............. , 19...~.]:., 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 $..7.;.~.0. ........... which amount has been paid in full at the rate of $1.25 per square. Minimum charge $7.50. One in- ser~e,n legals, $1.50 per square. Subscribed and sworn to before , me this 9%h day of..~.?~.~..m.~.e.~., I ' ¢¢otiC~'~,~ll;,"~',~lt~':'4C, e~r'ing, ~ J '' OJ J ~' ; JJJ J' J Jl'' 11~I 1955, sec, j ant to' 'Oh ~,e~' ~,$~', ~ ', sU,: ~,,,~ ,,, ,, ...... ~1,, e ,held · 'aRa ~s~tet-a~:; 3t~:'~?'~A~nue' An . Novem'ber ~$;".~; ~t .~he' ~etitton 'the ~n A~~;~~ C0r~°F'J ~lbn ;~ereifig~~' requ. ests ~ ~eit ~'o ..be.'tocated :tn ;the [. ' D~:tb~' ~ Mi~s' a~d .Minerals J J Publish' Nove~b~r~ l,i .~$1 .' ~ Anchorage N~,s."~O. 6~. Notary Public in and for the State of Alaska, Third Division, Anchorage, Alaska MY COMMISSION EXPIRES RIS~ G~IP , A Oz,,, ?.5 Union -Ohio -- -- __ Pan American, e~L al Pan American, efel Pon American, e~ol I I I I .......... ,~ ~s'~ ~/,~ I Pan ~mer~an, e~! I I I I J I I I J ~Z ~/~ Union - Ohio T 12 PLATE I AMERICAN PETROLEIJM I:ORPORATiO~ 5ca I¢ ' I"= 2,640' A~F.. F I,D A V I~T UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ALASKA and says: R. W. Craig, being first duly sworn, upon his oath, deposes 1. That I am a resident of the State of Alaska and employed with the Pan American Petroleum Corporation in the capacity of District Exploration Superintendent. 2. That I have caused to be prepared an Application for a drilling site within the exception provided for in Section 2061.4 of the Alaska 02 and Gas Conservation Rules. 3. That in support of this application, I hereby state, within my personal knowledge, that Plate I, the same being a plate drawn to scale of the proposed drilling site, is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and correctly reflects pertinent and required data. 4. Your affiant further states that the names of the lessees of the surrounding properties are as depicted on the plate supporting the application herein. 5. Your affiant further states, upon personal knowledge, that the Pan American Petroleum Corporation has heretofore completed subsoil testing in the general area of the proposed drilling site in Section 30, T 12 N, R 12 W, S.M. The results of such testing conclusively indicate that the proposed drilling site is the only area which will satisfactorily support the drilling rig which Pan American Petroleum Corporation proposes to use. Farther affiant sayeth not. Subscribed and sworn to before me this ~day of ~,.. 19 Notary Public for ~j4aS~ My Commission Expires: / PAN AMERIC PETROLEUM COIH I ION P. O. Box 712 Anchorage, Alaska November 2, 1961 State of Alaska 0il and Gas Conservation Commission 329 Second Avenue Anchorage, Alaska Attention: Mr. Donald D. Bruce Chief, Petroleum Branch Gentlemen: Re: Stedatna Creek State #1 Well C-SE-SW Sec. 30 T 12N, R 12W, S.M. Permit #48-61 This has reference to Mr. A. E. Piper's letter of October 25, 1961, requesting an exception to Section 2061.1 of the State of Alaska Adminis- trative Code, Title II, Division 2, Chapter l, Subchapter 2, for the drilling of an exploratory well to be located in the SE~W~ of Section 30, T 12N, R 12W, S.M. The above referred to letter omitted the fact that the requested exception also comes under the purview of Section 2061.4. ACcordingly, we submit the following information: 1. Names of lessees within a radius of one mile - Union Oil Company of California and Ohio 0il Company. 2. Attached in quadruplicate is a plat drawn to the scale of l" = 2640', accurately showing to scale the property for which the exception is sought, the location of the proposed Stedatna Creek State #l well, and accurately showing the surrounding properties. 3. Attached in quadruplicate is an affidavit executed by Mr. R. W. Craig, attesting that the information in the request for an exception and the information shown on the accompanying plats are correct. It is respectfully requested that an emergency order allowing Pan American to continue its operations on this tract be issued, and that a hearing pursuant to Chapter 40, SLA 1955, Section 9.6, be held. Very truly yours, DLS :vk Ence PAN AMERICAN PETROLE~ CORPORATION C. A. Rector Area Foreman Producing Department N. 50 000___~ .E 50 000 ~ .. LOCATION ;S-'KE TCH Stedeln~ Creek_-- St,~t:.,-. I ¥ 12N RI2-W~_SM FORM 4'/0 2-$7 PAN AMERIC PETI OLEUM CO I kTION ?. O. ~o:: '7!~ Anchorc.iSe ~ A!asz~a !.lc: Stedatna Creel: State ~$'-! Uel! C-SE-S},[ Sec. 30 T 12N~ R ]2'[',i', S _ Pert:it P48-61 ~ ...... ~.. State of Alaska 0il and Gas Conserw~.tion CoI'r[','.ission ~29 Seco.rid .Avenue Anchcrage ~ Alaska Attention: N[r. Don. eld D. Bruce C hi e f ~ P e tro 1 ewl ,~::~r a nch Pan A.merican P'e"brole~si Corporation hereby requests an exception '~ .... ~ ....... ~ ~ ..... 't~" Zlt]..e II~ to oectmon 2061.1 of 'bhe Sbab.~ of ,L] ....... :~ ...... z Achninis't4:'ative Code~ '' ~ Division 2~ Chapter 1~ Subchapter 2, for the drilling of an explora'bory '"'"'"'~ ]"~"'~ ~ ] ' '~ 0 " well %o be ].coated. in the ol:.,:{~w:~:, of Sectionp ~ T 12N: R 12W~ S.l'.{. PerzmLt f~48-61, approved 0c'bober 3, ]_961~ provided that a footage location be filed as soon. as available. The Stedatna Creel.;:: State i'}% Well will be located 815 feet from the south lin. e and 2~65 feet from the west line of Section 30~ T 12N~ R 12W~ S.H. Although the location rer~tains in . o,:..LC. Sec b.i. on 30~ it fei ....... s within approxir~mtely 275 feet from th.e east boundary off the 'brac-t on which it will be drilled. Zt 'was necessary-bo move the Location off the weZZ neare:r -than 500 feet from this bom~dary due to terrain conditions. The origin:al Zoca~ion in 'the center of the ,.;~;~..:~:~,~.-.:~:.. off oectzon 30 is Located in a deep loo~ which d. oes not afforct the proper founda'bion :For -the heavy dz.Ll./.in,:s equipment It is respe ~'"'"" ~ ~"~ ........ -, ........ c bi LI...:...].,.), I eq.keo be..], tha'b an emer.c!N;ncy order' .a!!cn..zing Pan tb:larican to contii%u.e its operations on this tract be issued~ and 'bhat a 0 i .... ~ ", ]:leering p'arsuan-b -bo Chapter 40~ SLA 1955~ oecb_i, on 9.6~ be held. Very truly' A ,~,,:,t s. Piper , Division Drilling S'aloerintend. ent ,l)