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Conservation Order Category Identifier Organizing (done) 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 7 BY; ~MARIA Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: - 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 QUALITY, GRAYSCALE OR COLOR IMAGES) General Notes or Comments about this Document: 5/21/03 ConservOrdCvrPg.wpd STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF MINES AND MINERALS ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska RE: THE APPLICATION OF THE SHELL OIL ) COMPANY, operator of the MGS A-32-11 ) (formerly MGS A-2-1) for an exception ) to Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil ) and Gas Conservation Regulations, ) Title 11, AAC ) Conservation Order #22 May' 24, 1966 IT APPEARING THAT: 1. The'Shell Oil Company submitted a request dated April 29, 1966, for an exception to the 500 foot governmental quarter section boundary offset provision of Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation, Title 11, AAC for the field development well MGS A-32-11. This well was directionally drilled from Leg #1 of Platform A. Due to unpredictable geological factors unknown until after drilling was in progress, the A-32-11 could not be bottomed at the proposed bottom hole location. Therefore, the top of the lower producing interval could not be located 500 or more feet north from the south line of the NE 1/4 of Section 11, T8N-R13W, S.M. For the same reason, the upper producing interval lies less than 500' south of the north line of the SE 1/4 Section 11, T8N-R13W, S.M. The upper producing interval was completed in the SE 1/4 of Section 11 be- cause there is no other well producing from this interval in the SE 1/4 of Section 11. The only well bottomed in the SE 1/4 of Section 11 (A-43-11) produces from stratigraphically lower sand than those in the upper interval of the A-32-11 well. 2. Notice of hearing on the petition was published in the Anchorage Daily News on May 4, 1966, pursuant to Section 2012 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations but no protests or request for hearing was received. AND IT FURTHER APPEARING that after due consideration on exception to Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations permitting the Shell Oil Company to locate each of the producing intervals in the A-32-11 (formerly A-2-1) closer than 500' to the governmental quarter section line should be granted because these locatiOns appear best suited to efficiently produce these reservoirs under the circumstances dictated by deviated wells from offshore Permane~tproducing platforms. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Shell Oil Company be permitted to locate the producing intervals at the applied for locations. This exception may be altered in whole or part by a subsequent order defining MGS pools or MGS field well spacing. In considering the proximity to spacing unit lines for spacing purposes, the distance from the top or bottom of the producing interval to the spacing unit line will be used rather than the distance from the mid point of the producing interval. DONE at Anchorage and Juneau, Alaska, and dated May 24, 1966. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Concurrence: ,.''" r "'" ~'z?'t"~A't' 'c :.::... ~;:. ~....., ....~,~, ~ 7s%~ ~Oil and G~.: C°~servat i°n C°~it tee'' ' , ~ ~ ~,") ~ :' '. ' '., "'z, ',:,~ ,,,'!" ,f. ,,', ............ , x ...... .~, ~, · ~,,.~ '~'~",~ ~.~z Alaska Oil and Gas gonservation Comittee _/!.-'i~~-'o4 ,~. /&/~~W" '~... Karl'L. Vo'~derAhe, }~ember ..... ' " Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee XOTIC~ OF PC'BLICi HEARING ~TATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RESOURCES DIVISION OF 5ffINES AND .MIA~ERALS Oil and (~a~l Conservation Committee RE: ~hell O~ Company -- MGS A-32- ll (formerly MGS A-2-1) Platform .A, L~ No. 1, Bottom Hole Cc,ordi,, nates 1226' N of S Line, 1370' W cd E Line of ~V~ of Section ;;~-L TSN-R13W, S.M. Notice tm hereby given that t~e Shell 0il Company has request~d the ,,Alaska OH and Gas Conservation Committee to issue an order £or an exception lo Section 2061.1 in co.~dance with Sections 2060A and 2061.4 of the ~aska Oil and Gas Con-~ serwtion Regulations tot the A.-32-~ well allowing the m~d Boint of the lower produc~g interval to tall with~ 500' north of the South line of the NE ~ c~ Section 1l, TgN- R13W~ S.M. and the midpoint of 'the upper producing interval to ~all: within 500' s~th of the North ]ine~ of the SE V4Of said Section li. Shell{ Oil Company IS the operator of the~ subject drilling units 2nd s. ll adia-.~ cent drilling units. P~ties who may{ be aggrieved ff the requested order~ is issued are allowed 10 days from{ the date of this publication in which~ to file a protest and request for hearing.- Place of filing is 3001 Por- cupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. If such a protest Is timely filed, a hear- ing on the matter ~. be held at t'he above address a~lO0 g.m, May 16~ ].966~ at which ~rotestants and others may be heard~ If no such protest i~ l~ely filed, the Commit- tee will consider the issuance ~ ~he order without a hearing. THOMAS R. MARSHALL,, Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil & Gas Conserva- tion Committee ~001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Publish May 4, 1966 Anchorage Daily News No, 950 SHELL OIL COMPANY 430 7TH AVENUE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 April 29, 1966 Subject: Application for Exception to Spacing Regulations Well A-32-11 Middle Ground Shoal Field Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Division of Mines and Minerals 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska Attention Mr. T. R. Marshall, Jr. Executive Secretary Gentlemen: On September 17, 1965, Shell Oil Company as operator for itself, Richfield Oil Corporation (now Atlantic-Richfield), and standard Oil Company of California, completed as a producer well A-32-11 (formerly well A-2-1), Middle Ground Shoal Field, Kenai Borough, Alaska. The well, which was directionally drilled from leg #1 of Platform A, has bottom hole coordinates of approximately 1226' N of South line and 1370' W of the East line of the NE/4 of Section 11, T8N, R13W, S.M. However, coordinates of the midpoint of the lower pro- ducing interval lie approximately 400 feet from the South line of said NE/4 of Section 11, inside of the 500 foot standback area (see attached plat). Coordinates of the midpoint of the upper producing interval of well A-32-11 fall within the SE/4 of Section 11, T8N, R13W, S.M. This does not violate the spacing area of well A-43-11 under Section 2061.1 of the regulations, since the producing interval of well A-32-11 does not correspond to the producing interval of well A-43-11. How- ever, the midpoint of the upper producing interval does fall within 500 feet South of the North line of the SE/4 of Section 11 and does not conform with Section 20611.1 of the regulations (see attached plat). RECEIVED APR 2 D~VISION OF MINES & MINERAL,g ANCHORAGE -2- Well A-32-11 was the second well drilled from Platform A. Structural complexities and an unanticipated accumulation resulted in the well being completed differently than originally proposed and it was through a misunderstanding that this application has not been previously filed. Therefore, in the case of well A-32-11, we respectfully request the Commission to grant us an exception to Section 2061.1 in accordance with Sections 2060.4 and 2061.4 of the regulations, by allowing the midpoint of the lower producing interval to fall within 500 feet North of the South line of the NE/4 of Section 11, T8N, R13W, S.M. and the midpoint of the upper producing interval to fall within 500 feet South of the North line of the SE/4 of said Section 11. We would point out that all 160 acre tracts having a common side or corner with the NE/4 and the SE/4 of said section 11 are jointly owned by Shell Oil Company, Standard Oil Company of California, and Richfield Oil Corporation, a Division of The Atlantic Refining Company. The plat and affidavit required by Section 2061.4 are enclosed herewith. Should you need or require any further data in connection with your processing of this request, we would appreciate your so advising us. Yours very truly, TSC:m i i i i i i .,,,- . _ i ii i i . i iii iiii ii iii ilml,, ",lll I i i i i T8N- RI3W 2i I SAS I I I I I SAS 14~$ I I I I I ADL ~ ~ ADL 18754 , 17579 ~ : . ~ ~ BOTT,OM HOLE POSITION OF A-32-11 ~, NORTH 2239' AND WEST 935' OF ~ ~ I THE CENTER LINE OF LEG NO. t ~ PRODUCIN~ INTERVAL ~ ' ~ ~ MID POINT UPPER : ,, PRODUCING INTERVAL SAS PLATFORM "A" ,'/ I' "/ / t I . ., ,,, i " ~ II" ~'I "' ......... I / ~ I ,' t ' ~ I. ~ I LOCATION OF PRODUCING INTERVALS , ~ ,: / i MID POINT LOWER PRODUCING INTERVAL MID POINT UPPER PRODUCING INTERVAL ," / I 398' NORTH ~ 1248' WEST OF EAST i78' SOUTH ~ 990' WEST OF .EAST [ / / I QUARTER CORNER SECTION II QL~AR'TER CORNER SECTION Il I ~.'~Z,. ~4 ~ / I ,/ m t I LOCATION OF LEG NOI ~ , [ I ~ 1627'NORTH ~ 435 WES; ] / ] FROM THE SE CORNER O~~ / I SEC II, TBN,, R )3W. S.M. ~ I I f I I ~ I L A-34-14 APR g 9 1966 DIVISION OF MINES & MINE~ ~CHO~GE BY N.L.B. LE 2000' ~'HEcKED"BY E.B.M. SHELL Oil COMPANY z_21_ il5 DATE APRIL 19, 1966 m I m m m mm m a m LOCATION OF SHELL-ATLANTIC -STANDARD WELL A-32-11 IN SEC. II III Ill I I I I I I I II II II I I I I II Ill IIII I I III I I II AFFIDAVIT STATE OF ALASKA ) S.S. BOROUGH OF GREATER ANCHORAGE ) J. W. Speer, being first duly sworn says; Affiant is an employee of Shell Oil Company and is familiar with the foregoing application and plat attached hereto as Exhibit A and b~'this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof, and that: (1) The names of the lessees of all properties within a radius of one mile of the proposed well location are: Shell Oil Company; Standard Oil Company of California; Richfield Oil Corporation, a Division of the Atlantic Refining Company; Pan American Petroleum Corporation; Phillips Petroleum Company; Sinclair Oil and Gas Company; Skelly Oil Company. (2) Said plat attached hereto as exhibit A contains ~a scale of one inch to 2000 feet and accurately and correctly shows all adjoining surrounding properties and wells. (3) No wells drilled or completed by competitors have a subsurface location within a radius of one mile of well A-32-11, and the nearest leasehold of a competitor lies approximately 3/4 of a mile due west of the sub- surface location of well A-32-11. (4) Ail facts stated in such application and this affidavit are within the knowledge of affiant and are true and correct in all respects. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 1966 -~ State My Commission Expires ~-/ . Speer R£C. EIV£D APR g 9 1966 DIVISION OF MINES & MINERAD% ANCHORAGI~