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(~)_L~.._~_ Conservation Order Category Identifier Organizing RESCAN DIGITAL DATA OVERSIZED (Scannable with large plotter/scanner) [] Color items: [] Diskettes, No. [] Maps: [] Grayscale items: [] Other, No/Type [] Other items [] Poor Quality Originals: OVERSIZED (Not suitable for [] Other: plotter/scanner, may work with 'log' scanner) [] Logs of various kinds [] Other NOTES: BY: ROBIN ~ Scanning Preparation TOTAL PAGES C~ BY: ROBIN Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: c_~ 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 NATUP~L RESOURCES DIVISION OF MINES AND MINERALS ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMITTEE 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska RE: TItE APPLICATION OF THE SHELL OIL CO~.~PANY, ) operator of the Middle Ground Shoal #A-32-11, ) for an exception to Section 2061.1 of the ) Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, ) Title 11, AAC ) Conservation Order ~47 August 3, 1967 IT APPEARING T~AT: 1. The Shell Oil Company submitted a request dated July 5, 1967 for an exception to the one well per governmental quarter section provision of Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, Title 11, AAC, for the development well Middle Ground Shoal #A-32-11, located in the northeast quarter of Section 1!, T8N-R13W, S.M. 2. Notice of hearing on the petition was published in the Anchorage Daily News on July 7, 1967, pursuant to Section 20].2 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations and a provisional protest by the Pan American Petroleum Corporation was received su'bject to the findings of Conservation Order #44. The protest was subsequently withdrawn. AND IT FURTHER APPEARING that after due consideration, an exception to Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations has already been granted in Conservation Order #44 permitting the Shell Oil Company to produce two wells in the northeast quarter of Section 11, T8N-R13W, S.~f. F iud ing: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS DETERMINED that Conservation Order #44 which is already in effect authorizes the producing of the subject we'll at its present location. CONSERVATION ORDER ~47 Page 2 August 3, 1967 DONE at Anchorage and Juneau, Alaska, and dated August 3, 1967. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr., Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Concurrence: ~ames A. Williams, Chairman !aska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Dale Wallington, Member Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee i~Ar 1 L' 'vo~er~he-, Mem~e'~~ Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committ,ee FORM 497 5-65 PETI OLEUM COIH ILATION SECURITY LIFE BUILDING DENVER, COLORADO 80202 July 14, 1967 File: AMR-1521-986.511 Re: Application by Shell for Spacing Exception for MGS A-32-11 Middle Ground Shoal Field, Alaska Mr. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Dear Mr. Marshall: Pan American acknowledges receipt of your July 7, 1967, letter and hereby waives personal service of the notice (Conservation File No. 47) concerning the referenced matter. There is now pending a joint Application by Pan American and Shell for an amendment to Conservation Order No. 31, which: amendment would make the exception requested by Shell for its MGS A-32-11 well unnecessar~y. We do not know of any objection to the proposed amendment to Conservation Order No. 31 and anticipate none. We therefore suggest that the proper course to be followed would be to grant the fieldwide amendment to Rule 1, Spacing Pattern, of Conservation Order No. 31 immediately upon conclusion of the hearing on July 19, 1967. This would eliminate necessity not only for the location exception hearing on July 21 for the captioned well but eliminate necessity for similar hearings on future wells. If the Alaska Conservation Committee does not approve the proposed amendment of Rule i of Conservation Order No. 31 prior to the hearing set for July 21 on the captioned request, we must ask that a hearing be held that day and we will appear at that hearing to object to the granting of the relief requested unless we can be assured that similar relief Will be granted on a fieldwide basis. cc: Mr. R. D. Allen Shell Oil Company 430 Seventh Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501 ~~~Y°urs very t~rulyL RECEIVED JUL 1 ? I:IIVt~ION OF MINES & /VlINEJJ/~j.8 ANCHOP. AGE AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLIC? TION STATE OF ALASKA, ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, ) ss. ...... M a-r--y-- S eawe;L-t--' .............. being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that. sine ....... is the...le, gal...cler-~k--of 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 ..leqal~..,n:.b.~.j:c..~.. as it was pub[qshed in,:: regular issues (and not in supplemental form) of said newspaper for a period of ..... .o...n..e.. ..... insertions, commencing on the .7.-th .... 'daY of ...J. ul.y. ............ ,19 61, and' ~394 ending on the ..... ?.~h ....... day of of .....J-u.ly ................ , 19..6.7.., 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 $ ..... ,%-7-,.00-. which amount has been paid in full at the rate of $1.50 per square. . Minimum charge $7.,f,0. One in- sertion legals, $2.0q]per square. Subscribed a,nd ~orn to before II me this .."/.thda~of,7.~.tl~..~._ ...... I Notary Public in and for the State of Alaska, Third Division, Anchorage, Alaska MY CO~ISSION EXPIRES Oct. 16, 1970 NOTICE OF PUBLIC"~EARING ,. ST~T~ oF',~AS~ DEPARTMEN?/OF NATURAL . D~S~ON. OF M~S ~ Committee ~round 'Shoal No.' A-32-11, 1414' FNL .and 1370'~ FEL, Section 11, . TSN-RI3W, S.~;;' lower zone. Cm~ervatio~ ~i~e'' N~:47 ,: .' , , ~ ',~ , , ; ,' , ,r, ~,.;,~,~ T :,. , . ~ , N~tlce. 1~, ~ere~"~.;,~Ven that. '/Sh~l O~ ComPany h~]:~equeste, d the IAlaska 011 .: aaa :..: ~'>" Conservation ,,, : .: :'~ .~,,~,-~. , ~Commtttee .io isS~ '~,Order exempt. re~lattons of' A~C,-Title 11, Section ;2061.1 and Rule ~2 of Conservation ~Order N0. ~1' b~se the applicant states that. th~ ~}i~;'encountered the Iwest Ilank':fau~, afer penerating i erate zo,~ s~ctlon (Pool O), ~hat the ,rema~d~r oi 'th~ pe~orated interval ~below t~s. fault Is ~en. to oil pro- ~ duction ~hl~h t~ey believe could not I be.~ec0~2~,.b~p~O~etion from ~he ~Middle Gr~.~ho~'.No. A-42-11 and · that t~e w~ll .is .sUf{ietently distant from land~: oI;.o~her ownership that correlative' rights '~hould not be. 'fected ~y the['lb~ r~tes. ~f..oil pro. =ductton from"'the; well...P~fles who ~may be...~g~r~eved if 'the?reqnested order is issued a.~e all~wed ten da3,s .from the d~t~ Of .this publication which tb .file '~'protest.'~nd request for hear~g. P~ace c~ ~lling ts 300~. PorcUpine Drive, ~6horaRe, Alaska. ~ such protest ..l~ timely filed, a' ~hearin~ on. t~e' ma~ter'. ~lll.' be held ;at t~e. abo~ address at '11:00 · July ~1, 1967, at which time protes- t tsars and.others may.'be heard. [no such p~0{~s~ ~ 'Hm~ly fried, the :Committee will consider .,the tssu-~ lance ~ the .order ~'.fthout ~ healing. , ,,<[ ~!~-',;~ O: ar,] f'r:' " %' ;'"c.;'r.";e, .Xl,:.:'.k~ 9fl504; ' , ...; ~.'.' ... ,: RECEIVED JUL 1 1.196'~ DIVISION OF MINES & MINERAL~ ANCHORAGE AFFIDAVIT STATE OF ALASKA ) ) S.S. BOROUGH OF GREATER ANCHORAGE ) F. A. MacDougall, being first duly sworn says: Affiant is an employee of Shell Oil Company and is familiar with the application for spacing exception and the plat attached hereto and made a part hereof, and that: (1) The names of the lessees of record of all properties within one mile of the NE/4 of Section 11, T8N-R13W, S.M. are Shell Oil Company, Standard Oil Company of California, Atlantic Richfield Company, Pan American Petroleum Corporation, Phillips Petroleum Company, Skelly Oil Company and Sinclair Oil and Gas Company. (2) Said plat attached hereto, on a scale of one inch to 2000 ft., accurately and correctly shows surrounding properties and wells. (3) Ail facts stated in the application and this affidavit are within the knowledge of affiant and are true and correct in all respects. F. A. MacDougall ' ~ ' T 8 N - R a3 w 21 SAS 1 I ,~ A-11-1 I · / / I / PaPSS I ,' ADL ]7579 ADL ]8754 I I / 3746 Ac / I / SRS MGS A-33-1 I LOCATION OF PRODUCING INTERVAL I / A- 32 - 11 MID POINT LOWER PRODUCING INTERVAL ~ ?/ / J, 398' NORTH AND 1248' WEST OF EAST /// ~ ~L QUARTER CORNER SECTION 11 T8N, R.~3W.,S.~. I / / BOTTOM HOLE POSITION OF A-32-11 / ~-11-12 ...... ~ ~ :~- /17 ~ BOTTOM ~LE POSITION OF A-42-11 ~: NORTH 2239' AND WEST 935 OF t l~ , ~ - THE CENTER LINE OF LEG NO. 1 /[ / NORTh'1486' AND WEST 12' OF : A-32-11 ~ ,4 ,/ THE ~ENTER LINE OF LEG NO, 1 : ~ // i ,' ponnnr~Me I~T~DUAi ~ ~ I t~ M ~ POINT LOWER ...... " .......... ', I~/'~ PqODUC~NG ~NTERVAL ' -- ~- I~ ~--~-~ ', /I ~ , ~ SAS PLATFORM ~ I ' /I : II : ii it / : /o' / .......... ~ ,, /, I / ' ' ~' -"-~3 I / SAS ~ // I LOCATION OF PRODUC~NO ~NTERVAL I ADL ]8756 I /, ~ A-4~-1~ I / ~ ~ MID POINT LOWER PRODUCING INTERVAL 5120 Ac. I ~ / I J A-32-14/ I 308' NORTH AND 381' WEST OF E~ST / QUARTER CORNER SECTION 11 I '/ I T. SN., R. ~3 W., S.~. I ~ I I / I I I , I I , I / I I ,, I I A-34-14I ~ 23[ 24 22t I LOCATION OF LEG NO. I I ] 1627' NORTH AND 435' WEST t FROM THE SE CORNER OF, I SEC 11, T. BN., R. 13W., S.M II II I I I Iii L II II I I IIIIIIIIIIIIII I I I I I I I III II I I ~ DRAWN BY GC S SCALE 1" - 2,000' ii I i I . L EcKEo Ts ' SHELL OIL COMPANY DATE :UN ' ...... Z- 21 - 6741 iii IIII I I I I IIIII I I II I II I II I I I II II LocATION OF PRODUCING INTERVAL, POOL E,F & G SAS WELLS A.32.11 &.A'4.2.11-SEC. 11, T. 8N., R. 13W., S.M. COOK INLET- STATE OF ALASKA I I III I I I I II II I I I I I I I I I I I III O I I¢'TIrRIC;H-POST CLEARPRINT SHELL OIL COMPANY 430 7TH AVENUE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 July 5, 1967 Subject: Application for Exception to Spacing Regulation Well A-32-11 Middle Ground Shoal Fieid Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (2) Division of Mines and Minerals 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska Attention Mr. T. R. Marshall Gentlemen: We hand you 'herewith, in duplicate, our application for exception to the spacing regulations of the State of Alaska, as they concern t'he NE/4 of Section 11, T8N-R13W, Middle Ground Shoal field. As stated in our appli- cation, the wells involved are t'he A-32-11 which was completed in 1965 as a dual producer, and our recently completed A-42-11, which will also produce from the lower zone. Pursuant to Permit No. 67-22, we hereby advise that well A-32-11 lower zone was shut in, sealed and certified at 5:00 AoM. on July 4, 1967. Well A-42-11 has now been completed, producing approximately 2100 B/D gross. Since we feel that t'he production of the lower zone from both wells will be beneficial to both the operators and the State, we ask your earliest handling of our application. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call on us. Yours very truly, T. S. Cate Division Land Manager cc w/attachments: Standard Oil Company, Attn. R. W. Killen Atlantic Richfield Company, Attn: R. Champion SHELL OIL COMPANY 430 7TH AVENUE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 JUL ' 5 1967 Subject: Application for Exception to Spacing Regulation Well A-32-11 Middle Ground Shoal Field Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (2) Division of Mines and Minerals 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska Attention Mr. T. R. Marshall Gent lemen: In September, 1965, Shell Oil Company completed as a producer well A-32-11 (formerly A-2-1) in the NE/4 of Section 11, T8N-R13W, Middle Ground Shoal Field. By Permit No. 67-22 dated May 19, 1967, you approved the drilling of our well A-42-11 which has a bottom hole location approxi- mately 230' W, 3230' N of the SE corner of said Section 11. Your approval was contingent upon our agreement that if production was found in the A-42-11 lower zone and the zone was produced, the A-32-11 lower production would be shut down and the master valve sealed. We wish to advise that the A-42-11 lower zone' will be produced and, therefore, A-32-11 lower will be shut off upon completion of A-42-11. Comparing the penetrated intervals between the two wells, we find A-32-11 encountered the west flank fault after penetrating less than one-fifth of the conglomerate zone section (Pool G). The remainder of the perforated interval below this fault is open to oil production which we believe could not be recovered by production from A-42-11. In view of this and recognizing that the well is sufficiently distant from lands of other ownership that correlative rights should not be affected by the low rates of oil production from this well, we feel that A-32-11 lower should be allowed to produce on the same quarter section as A-42-11. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission -2- To this end, we request the Committee to consider an exception to Conservation Regulation 2061.1 and to grant us the right to produce both wells A-32-11 and A-42-11 from the lower zones in the NE/4 of Section 11. The plat and affidavit required by Section 2061.4 of the regulations are enclosed. If any additional information is desired, please advise. We ask your earliest possible consideration of our request. Yours very truly, F. A. MacDougall Division Production Manager Enclosure