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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: ROBIN ~ Scanning Preparation Production Scanning Stage1 PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREP/~,RA~ION' YES Isl 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 TENNECO OIL COMPANY, ) operator of the State 36465 91 well, for an ) exception to Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and ) Gas Conservation Regulations, Title 11, AAC. ) Conservation Order #51 September 7, 1967 IT APPEARING THAT: 1. The Tenneco Oil Company submitted a 'request dated August 4, 1967 for an exception.to the 500 feet governmental quarter section boundary offset provision of Section 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, Title 11, AAC for the exploratory well State 36465 ~1 to drill at a location one (1) foot from the south line and 2500 feet from the west line, Section 34, T 7 N, R 14 W, S.M. 2. Notice of hearing on the petition was published in the Anchorage Daily News on August 16, 1967, pursuant to Section 2012 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, but no protest for hearing was received. AND IT FURTHER APPEARING that after due consideration an exception to 2061.1 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations permitting the Tenneco Oil Company to drill the State 36465 #1 well less than 500 feet from the protracted section line and protracted quarter section line should be granted because this well is being drilled subject to a stipulation that the acreage constituting the future drilling unit of this well must be pooled before production is sold. This stipulation is a~ceptable to the offset operators. CONSERVATION ORDER #51 Page 2 September 7, 1967 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Tenneco Oil Company be permitted to drill the exploratory well State 36465 #1 at the applied for location. DONE at Anchorage and Juneau, Alaska and dated September 7, 1967. ~omas R. ~rshall, Jr., ExecUtive secretary Alaska Oil and Gas ~nservation ~mittee Concurrence: s A. Williams, Chairman ka Oil and Gas Conservation Committee ,/ 'gale' wall~,t'o'n, Memb~ .......................... Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee I~a~f'i L~ v6nder~e, Member ' Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Committee AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLIC(,TION ,STATE OF ALASKA, ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, ) ss. Mary Seawell being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that.~.~?.. ....... the legal clerk 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 al..e...g.-a-.-]:.-.~.-e-'.-t.-i.--c].-e-=..-~ 4 as it was. published in regular issues (and not in supplemental form) of said newspaper for a period of one insertions, commencing on the .l__6_..t..}]..day of .......... ,nd ,he ...... ending on day of of ............... , ..... , both dates .inclusive, and that such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers dur- ing all of said period. That the full amount of the fee charged for the fOregoing publication is. the sum of $...J'.~.:.!.J.!! ...... which amount has been paid in full at the rate of $1.50 per square. Minimum charge $7.50. One in- sertion legals, $2.00 (~er square. Subscr,bed a,n~worn t; th~ me day°~..~..s_..t. ..... , .............................................. Notary Public in and for the State of Alaska, Third Division, Anchorage, Alaska MY COMMISSION EXPIRES Oct. 16, 1970 ................................................... 19 ........ ae: ~enn, oo,,,'~ 0u 36t61J NO. 1,',,' ~ ,~ ~,,:?, ,, ,' ,',. i,?COn!ervatton, FIle :,~o,,,,,:;,St, :11 to?drill ,:line. the ~quested allow:ed ten:.', days' 'pries!,',, and ~', ~e~aest ,.'. ~or, hea~ing. :PlaCe :',,~t," fl~g ~: ,s00i ,, PorcupMe ~ive,' ~eh0ra'ge~ A!aSks~ ' I~ ':such: prOteSt: is timely ~leds a;' h~aring on, , tho ,matter t be held'at the' , abOVe,':,, ,ad--eSs a: "i0'~0 at starts and',Othe may be', the ';, .",... ~,' ,~...,,,~-.." ,,~,"' Conse~ffion Com~tt~:,, , ~tt~h August 18~ ,~96~ :, ' ~, :, ,I, RECEIVED AUG I ?, ~r~:/ DIVISION OF MINES & MJNERAL~ ANCHORAGE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF MINES AND HINERALS Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Emergency Order, August 11, 1967 RE: Conservation File #51 Application for footage spacing exception. Tenneco Oil Company, State 36465 #1 Location: 2500' FWL and 1' FSL of Sec. 34., TTN R14W SM Pursuant to Section 2014 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations of Alaska, an emergency for an exception to Section 2012 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations is hereby declared to exist. The Tenneco Oil Company has requested a spacing exception for the caption- ed well dated August 11, 1967. This matter is set for public hearing. Letters of non-objection have been received from all effected operators. The request of Tenneco Oil Company to commence drilling the captioned well at their own risk is hereby approved for a maximum of fifteen days from the date of this emergency order. TRM: jw Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 TOM F. HILL Manager, Southwest Division CECIL A. COLVILLE Assistant Division Manager PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT SUN OIL COMPANY SOUTHLAND CENTER, P.O. BOX 2880, DALLAS, TEXAS 75221 August 9, 1967 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska Attention: Mr. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Re: Well Spacing Exception Redoubt Shoal Area Cook Inlet, Alaska Gentlemen: Sun Oil Company is the present owner of an interest in the following Oil and Gas Lease located in the Cook Inlet, to-wit: Oil and Gas Lease between the State of Alaska, as Lessor, and Sun Oil Company and Amerada Petroleum Corporation, as Lessees, dated August 1, 1967, bearing Lease Number ADL-36472 cover- ing the following described land: Tp.wn. ship 6 North, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian -~ Section 1: Ail Section 2: Ail Section 11: Ail Section 12: Ail Containing 2560 acres more or less , -2- With reference to the proposal of the above named Lessees to drill an exploratory well in search of oil and gas in the captioned area, this is to advise you that Sun Oil Company approves the subsurface location of such well on the common lease line of the aforesaid lease as follows: At a location, on the South Section Line of Section 34, T7N, R14W, Seward Meridian, State of Alaska, and the North Section Line of Section 3, T6N, R14W, Seward Meridian, State of Alaska, approximately 2,500 feet East of the West Line of said Sections. In this connection, Sun Oil Company advises that it will not be aggrieved by the granting of an exception to the well spacing provisions of Section 2061 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, 1964 and in addition waives, as an offset operator, any objection to such location being nearer than 500 feet to the boundary line of the drill site tract. Very truly yours, SUN OIL COMPANY Lee C. Smith ' - ' Agent and Attorney-in-Fact ADL-QF#1770 .~ESIGNATION OF OPERATOR To: State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Amerada Petroleum Corporation is, on the records of the Division of Lands, Department of Natural Resources, State of Alaska, the owner of an interest in the State of Alask~ Competitive Oil and Gas Lease No. ADL 36465 and does hereby designate Tenneco Oil Company, P. O. Box l?OB, Anchorage, Alaska, as its operator and local agent, with full authority to act in its behalf in complying with the terms of the lease and regulations applicable thereto and on whom the proper representative of the State of Alaska may serve written or oral instructions in securing compliance with the operating regulations of the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Alaska with respect to the following described acreage situated within the State of Alaska: Township 7 North, Range 14 West, S.M. Section 34 All Section 35 All Section 36 All It is understood that this Designation of Operator does not relieve the Lessee of responsibility for compliance with the terms of the lease and the aforementioned operating regulations. It is also understood that this Designation of Operator does not constitute an assignment of an interest in the aforementioned oil and gas lease. In case of default on the part of the designated operator, the Lessee will make full and prompt compliance with all regulations, lease terms, or orders of the proper representative of the State of Alaska. The Lessee agrees promptly to notify the proper official of the State of Alaska of any change in the designated operator. AMERADA PETROLEUM CORPORATION August 7~ 1967 Date By P. O. Box 2040, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102 TOM F. HILL Manager, Southwest Division CECIL A. COLVILLE Assistant Division Manager PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT SUN OIL COMPANY SOUTHLAND CENTER, P.O. BOX 2880, DALLAS, TEXAS 75221 August 8, 1967 State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Mines and Minerals 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska Attention: Mr. Thomas R. Mitchell, Jr. Re: Designation of Operator Redoubt Shoal Area Cook Inlet Alaska Gentlemen: Sun Oil Company is on the records of the Division of Lands, Department of Natural Resources, State of Alaska, the present owner and holder of an undivided 1/3 interest in and to the following described oil and gas lease, to-wit: Oil and Gas Lease between the State of Alaska, as Lessor, and Sun Oil Company' Tenneco Oil Company. and Amerada Petroleum Corporation, 'as Lessees, dated August 1, 1967, bearing Lease No. ADL-36465 covering, among other lands, the following described land: TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 14 WEST SEWARD MERIDIAN Section 34: Ail, Section 35: Ail, Section 36: Ail, containing 1920 acres, more or less, and hereby designates Tenneco Oil Company, P. O. Box 1703, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 as its operator and local agent with full authority to act on its behalf in complying with -2- the terms of said lease and all regulations applicable thereto and on whom the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, or its proper representative may serve written or oral instructions in securing compliance with all applicable regulations with respect to the above described land. Tenneco Oil Company shall conduct and have full control of the drilling of an exploratory well on the above described land. It is understood that this desig- nation of operator does not constitute an assignment of any interest in the lease, but is intended to provide for and cover the drilling of an exploratory well by the operator on said land. The undersigned agrees promptly to notify the Conservation Committee of any change of the designated operator. Very truly yours, SUN OIL COMPANY By: Lee C. Smith, Agent and Attorney-in-Fact ADL-QF#1770 August 8, 1967 Re: Well Spacing Exception Redoubt Shoal Area Cook Inlet, Alaska Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska Attention: Mr. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Gentlemen: Amerada Petroleum Corporation is the present owner of an interest in the following oil and gas leases located in the Cook Inlet, to wit: Oil and Gas Lease between the State of Alaska, as Lessor, and Sun Oil Company, Tenneco 0il Company and Amerada Petroleum Corporation, as Lessees, dated August l, 1967, bearing Lease Number ADL-36465 covering the following described land: ToEshiP 7 ,N,0rth~ Rang? ,1,4,,,,,west, Seward Heridi~n Section 34: All Section 35: All Section 36: All Containing 1~920 acres, more or less. Oil and Gas Lease from the State of Alaska, as Lessor, to Sun Oil Company and Amerada Petroleum Corporation~ as Lessees, dated August l, 1967~ bearing the Lease Number ADL-36472 covering the following described land: Township..6 North,: Range 14 Seward Meridian Section i : All Section 2 : All Section ll: All Section 12: All Containing 2,560 acres, more or less. RECEIVED DIVISION OF MINES & MINERALS ANCHORAGE Alask~ Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Page 2 August 8, 1967 With reference to the proposal of the above named Lessees to drill an exploratory well in search of oil and gas in the captioned area, this is to advise you that Amerada Petroleum Corporation approves the subsurface location of such well on the common lease line of State of Alaska Lease Number ADL-~6465 and State of Alaska Lease Number ADL-~647~ as follows: At a location on the South Section Line of Section 34, T7N, R14W, Seward Meridian, State of Alaska, and the North Section Line of Section 3, T6N, R14W, Seward Meridian, State of Alaska, approximately 2,500 feet East of the West Line of said Sections. In this connection, Amerada Petroleum Corporation advises that it will not be aggrieved by the granting of an exception to the well spacing pro- visions of Section 2061 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, 1964, and in addition waives, as an offset operator, any objection to such location being nearer than 500 feet to the boundary line of the drillsite tract. Yours very truly, AMERADA PETROLEUM CORPORATION 'C. S. Agey~ ~ce ~r~Sident DDW:lt cc: Signal Oil and Gas Company Attention: Mr. Lucius C. Geer lOlO Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90017 Tenneco Oil Company Attention: Mr. Harris E. Phillips P. O. Box 170~ Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Sun Oil Company Attention: Mr. Lee C. Smith P. O. Box 2880 Dallas, Texas 75221 RECEIVED ANCHORAGE L LLYI3$ PD 7 EXTR~ UUX LOF ANGELES CALIF 8 164~.~. PDT SI2NgL HAS NO Oi~jECTIO~'~, TO THE LoCAtION OF OUR JOINT L-TENNECO ;~;;:~,~.~._ ON STATE LEASE ADL 56465 .,ac.~. FOLLOWe.. .95 92._ FEET E~ST AND ONE FOOT ~,]ORTH FRO['~. THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 54 T-7 NORT'd R la-W£~T °~'W.a, RD ~'JERIDIA~ SIGN.~L OIL .~.ND 8A'S ~' '~ ...... ~.OdPANY 181Z WIL~H!RE BLVD LOS -ANr2ELES CgLIF 9.~.017 E~YiET E WCLTER [ANA~ER OF LA,~4DS (~3). NPRAE9g KA559 × DVD31'~ DL PD ~,;UX ~ ~ ~ , uaNVcR COLO 8 245P ~:DT DON TRI~,LE, TENNECO C~ CO soo :.~ ~,,-,~ .~. 2389 rI~'ST NATIONAL EANK ~LDS ~NCHu~SE ALASKA THE CHA~<ACHATNA ,~RCUP~ PAN A~:ER!C~N, :~HILLIPS~ S,KELLY AND SINCLAIR, HAVE NO' OBJECTION TO TENNECOS PROPOSED I^IELL LOCATION ~ FEET EAST' AND ONE FOOT NORTH TROY THE SW/A FICTION SA, T7N-R14W P ~] CRAT"' 25~',,.3 SW/4 3~ TTN-R14W To~ State of Alaska Department of Natural ~esourees A~erada Petroleua Corporation is. on the records of the Division of Eand~, Department of ~at~.al l~eaourees. State_ of Alas~. the ~r ~f - ~' v'* ~~ 1'. ~. BoX 1703~ Anehore~,e, Alack. as its operator and loe~l a~ent. ~Ath full authority -t~ act ia ~ts behalf in ec~pl~n~ with the ter~s Of the lease an~ reg~latlons applicable thereto an~ on whc~ the proper repreaenta~Ave of the State ~f Alaska ~ay serve written or ~ral inatruction~ ia seeur~ag eoe~liance with the ~ratin regu/atlon~ of the l~partaent of ~a~ l~es~es of the State of Alaska with respect to the follow/~g deeer/bed aerea~ s~tuated W~thln the State o: Town, hi ~orth . l~est S.M. Section 3~ Al/ Section ~6 All It is under~tOod that this Designation of Operator does not relier the Lea~ee of reeponaibllity for ec~pllanee w/th the terms of the !ea~ and the aforementio~ed operating reguiat/o~. ~t is al~o tmdere~ that this Des~gnation of Operator does not ec~tu -re an assignment of an interest in the aforementioned oil and ~s lee~. %n eaae of default on the .part of the designated operator, t~ ~m~ will make full and pr~gt cc~l~anee with all regu/at~oas, lease terms, or orders of the proper repre~entat/ve of the State of A1G!ks. The Lessee agrees pro~tly to motlfy the proper offLc%ai of the State of A/ash of any change ~n the destgmated e~erat0r. PRA252 K~5~7 K TUCI~2 PD FAX TULSA OXLA 7 44ff, P CDT 1929 CO~,q~!lU ~,u~fi,J~ ~SOUP {ACS){AFCS) FFSF. RAL ?OSI' OffICE BLDG. _ . ........ SUITE 890 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG 425 "G" ST' ANCHORAGE ALASKA ATTENTION ~R HARRIS I PHILLIPS AMERADA PETROLEUM CORPORATION H.~S NO OBJECTION TO THE DRILLINS OF A WELL AT A LOCATION 2,5~D FEET EAST AND ONE FOOT NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 34, 7N, 14W. COOK INLET. C S AGEY VICE PRESIDENT ~MERADA PETROLEUM ,CORPORATION. 2,5~ 34 7N 14W (53) . LAND DEPARTMENT ANCHORAGE DISTRICT R. W. KILLEN DISTRICT lANDMAn S?~sn~n Om [:o~P~¥ o~ W=ST=~N OP=a~T~O~S, I~C. P. O. BOX 7-839 ANCHORAGE ALASKA 99501 August 7, 1967 Tenneco Oil Company P. O. Box 1703 Anchorage, Alaska Attention: Mr. Don G. Tr4_mble Gentlemen: Standard Oil Company of California has no objections to your proposed location in the SW~ of Section 34~ Township 7 North, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian~ for a well to be located 2500' East of the West line and 1~ North of the South line of said Section 34. Very truly yours, R. W. Killen RWK/gs TENNECO OIL COMPANY,, 800 FIRST NATIONAL BUILDING · 425 G STREET ,. ANCHORAGE~ ALASKA 99501 August 4, 1967 State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Mines and Minerals Oil & Gas Section 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99501 ATTENTION: Mr. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Dear Sir: Enclosed are .Permit to Drill Forms in triplicate, two plats showing location of well and adjacent lease holders and our check for $50.00 for the application fee. A Registered Surveyors Plat will be furnished as soon as available. In order to satisfy offset operators who hold position to the structure and will participate in the drilling cost, Tenneco Oil Company, on behalf of itself, Amerada Petroleum Corporation and Sun Oil Company hereby applies for exception to rule 2061.1 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations which will permit our proposed well to be drilled closer than 500' to the lease line and quarter section. Very truly yours, GSB:jf Enclosures Oeor¢ S. ~oudreaux ~in Division Production Supe tendent Alaska Division RECEIVED AUG ',' 1967 DIVISION OF MINES & MINER/~L,~ ANCHORAGE TOM F. HILL Manager, Southwest Division CECIL A. COLVILLE Assistant Division Manager PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT SUN OIL COMPANY SOUTHLAND CENTER, P.O. BOX 2880, DALLAS, TEXAS 75c'21 August 4, 1967 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska Attention: Mr. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Re: Well Spacing Exception Redoubt Shoal Area Cook Inlet, Alaska Gentlemen: Sun Oil Company is the present owner of an interest in the following Oil and Gas Leases located in the Cook Inlet, to wit: Oil and Gas Lease between the State of Alaska, as Lessor, and Sun Oil Company, Tenneco Oil Company and Amerada Petroleum Corporation, as Lessees, dated August 1, 1967, bearing Lease Number ADL-36465 covering the following described land: Township 7 North~ Range 14 West, Seward Meridian Section 34: Ail Section 35: All Section 36: Ail Containing 1920 acres 'more or less Oil and Gas Lease from the State of Alaska, as Lessor, to Sun Oil Company and Signal Oil and Gas Company, as Lessees, dated August 1, 1967, bearing the Lease Number ADL-36473 covering the following described land: Township 6 North~ Range 14 West, Seward Meridian Section 3: Ail Section 4: Ail Page 2 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee August 4, 1967 Section 9: Ail Section 10: Ail Containing 2560 acres more or less With reference to the proposal of the above named Lessees to drill an exploratory well in search of oil and gas in the captioned area, this is to advise you that Sun Oil Company approves the subsurface location of such well on the common lease line of the aforesaid leases as follows: At a location on the South Section Line of Section 34, T7N, R14W, Seward Meridian, State of Alaska, and the North Section Line of Section 3, T6N, R14W, Seward Meridian, State of Alaska, approximately 2,500 feet East of the West Line of said Sections. In this connection, Sun Oil Company advises that it will not be aggrieved by the granting of an exception to the well spacing provisions of Section 2061 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, 1964 and in addition waives, as an offset operator, any objection to such location being nearer than 500 feet to the boundary line of the drill site tract. Very truly yours, SUN OIL COMPANY By /~~-~C, ~ Agent and Attorney in Fact CC' Signal Oil and Gas Company Attention: Lucius C. Geer 1010 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90017 Tenneco Oil Company Attention: Harris E. Phillips P. O. Box 1703 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Amerada Petroleum Corporation Attention: C. S. Agey P. O..Box 2040 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102