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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 BY: ROBIN ~ Production Scanning TOTAL PAGES Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: -I 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 OIL AND GAS Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Re: THE APPLICATION OF UNION OIL ) COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA for an order) granting an exception to Section ) 2061(b) of the Oil and Gas Conser-) vation Regulations for the well ) Trading Bay Unit No. S-2. ) Conservation Order No. 73 Trading Bay Field Trading Bay Hemlock NE Oil Pool Trading Bay "G" NE Oil Pool Union Oil Company of California No. S-2 Trading Bay Unit May 10, 1969 IT APPEARING THAT: 1. Union Oil Company of California submitted a request dated April 23, 1969, for an emergency order and a permanent order granting an exception to Section 2061(b) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations for' the well Trading Bay Unit No. S-2 to produce from perforations that are less than 500 feet from a property line. 2. The subject well is perforated in an interval that is located between 380' FNL and 664' FWL, Section 35, TION, R13W, S.M. and 545' FNL and 573' FWL, Section 35, TION, R13W, S.M. 3. The Atlantic Richfield Company is the only affected party and by letter dated April 23, 1969, has stated that the Company has no objections to the exception requested in the apPlication. 4. An emergency order dated April 25, 1969, was granted permitting the Operator to produce the referenced well. 5. Notice of the hearing on the request was published in the Anchorage Daily News on April 26, 1969, but no protest was received. AND IT 'FURTHER APPEARING THAT after due consideration an exception to Section 2061(b) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations permitting the Union Oil Company of California to produce the Trading Bay Unit No. S-2 well at a distance less than 500 feet from the property line should be granted because difficulty in maintaining directional control while drilling resulted in the productive interval being encountered closer to the property line than had been planned. CONSERVATION ORDER NO. 73 Page 2 May 10, 1969 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT Union Oil Company of California be permitted to produce the Trading Bay Unit No. S-2 well at a minimum distance of 380 feet from the property line between the Trading Bay Unit and lease ADL 35431. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska, and dated May 10, 1969. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr., Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Concurrence: HO~er L ' Burr~l 1, Chairman Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation committee 0.' K. 'Gi'lbr~etll, jr', Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee AFFiI VIT OF. PUBLICiA. TION STATE OF ALASKA, ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, )ss. being ih'st duly sworn on oath de- poses and says that .......... ~-;.c ............. is the. T ~-~ ~ ,, - .. of the .... -,.e ...... 1...-C.te.~ ~,,... · Anchorage i~ews, a daily newspaper. That s~d newspaper has been ap- proved as a legal newspaper 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 newspaper. That the annexed is a true copy of a ..... as it was published in regular issues (and not in supplemental form) of said newspaper for a period of .......... ....... ~!..~.~ ................................ insertions, NOTICE OPi~~LIC HEARING ... :.. .... ,~ ~$O'~CES ' ' ' Alaska OH a~' "~as Conservation , C0~mtttee ts her~ ". . I1, " fe'et to'issue all ,,or- arating th lease ADL ,l:~. 0 "aY be /'Partte$ wh '....,~ · requested 4..~order ~s commencing on the ....... I}6 ........... day of ....... t:~:p.'t2il .................... , 1969.., and ending on the ........... d..~. ............ day of both'dates inclusive, and that such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period. That the full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing pub- lication is the sum of $ which amount has been paid in full at the rate of 25c per line; Minimum charge $7.50. f' /,% ./ / Subscribed an~sworn to before me 2. fi.day this ..... of ......~-~.p z'.i,4: ............... , .... g.9... .... ............... ......... ........ NOTAIRY PUBLIC iN AND FOR THE: '~TATI/: OF ALASKA, ', THIRD DIVISION, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA Thomas "'~' MarShiil';'" ExecUtiv ~ seCretarY,. Alaska ~ti ,,and Gas ConserV~oh commi%te, S 3001 po~--c/~ipine Drive . Anchor~e, Alaska 99504 ,{ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Conservation File No. 73 Re: Union Oil Company of California Trading Bay Unit S-2, an offshore deviated development well. Notice is hereby given that Union Oil Company of California has requested the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee to issue an order of exception to the spacing provisions.of Section 2061{b), Title ll, AAC to produce the referenced well at a subsurface location 380 feet south of the property line separating the Trading Bay Unit and lease ADL 35431. Parties who may be aggrieved if the requested order is issued are allowed ten days from the date of this publication in.Which to file a protest. Place of filing is 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. If such protest is timely filed, a hearing on the matter will be held at the above address on May 9, 1969, .at 9:30 a.m. at which time protestants and others may be heard. If no such protest is timely filed, the Com- mittee will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. Executive Secretary Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Publish April 26, 1969 STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Re: EMERGENCY ORDER - April 25, 19.69 Conservation File No. 73 Union Oil Company of California Trading Bay S-2 well Top of perforated interval 380 feet south and 664 feet east of the northwest corner of Section 35, TION, R13W, S.M. Union Oil Company of California .petitioned the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee on April '24 'for an order excepting the referenced well'location from the footage spacing requirements of Section 2061, Title ll, AAC. In the same petition said company requested an emergency order to permit ProdUction of the referenced well. The affected operator has indicated that it has no objection to the exception and orders requested. An emergency order is hereby granted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2012 of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations permitting the production of the referenced well. This emergency order expires May 10, 1969 Thomas R. Mars)ia 1 l, Jr. Executive Secretary AtlanticRichfieldCompany North American Producing Division Alaska Distrii Post Office B~,~ ,~60 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Telephone 907 279 1411 April 23, 1969 Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Committee Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Attention: Mr. Harry W. Kugler Acting Executive Secretary Gentlemen: Union Oil Company of California, as Operator of the Trading Bay Unit, has filed an application dated April 23, 1969, requesting an exception to Section 2061 (b) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations for Trading Bay Unit S-2 Well. Atlantic Richfield Company is an affected operator and is furnishing this letter to indicate that Atlantic Richfield Company has no objection to the exception and orders requested in said application. Yours truly, · Carr Senior Landman J DC: bj s cc: Union Oil Company of California Union Oil and Gas I~' ~ion-Western Region Union Oil Company of California 2805 Denali Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Telephone (907) 277-1481 union April 23, 1969 Alaska 0il and Gas Conservation Committee 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Attention' Executive Secretary APPLICATION FOR EXCEPTION TO SECTION 2061 (b) OF STATE OF ALASKA, OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION REGULATIONS FOR WELL TRADING BAY UNIT S-2 Gentlemen' Pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations and applicable Statutes of the State of Alaska, Union Oil Company of California, as Operator under the Trading Bay Unit Agreement, hereby requests an emergency order be issued allowing an exception to Section 2061 (b) of said Regulations. Difficulty in maintaining directional control while drilling the Trading Bay Unit S-2 well resulted in a portion of the perforated interval being Within 500 feet of the property line separating the Trading Bay Unit and lease ADL 35431. Set forth below are the coordinates of the top and base of the perforated interval: Top of Perforated Interval Coordinates 10,315' MD 9,540' VD 380' South, 664' East of NW corner, Section 35, T10N, R13W, S.M. Base of Perforated Interval Coordinates 10,750' MD 9,933' VD 545' South, 573' East of NW corner, Section 35, T10N, R13W, S.M. Atlantic Richfield Company is the only affected operator, other than applicant, and as such has been notified of this application by registered mail this date. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Page 2 April 23, 1969 The attached plat shows the property for which this exception is requested, all other completed and drilling wells on the property and all adjoining surrounding properties and wells. It is requested this also be considered as application for a permanent order allowing exception to Section 2061 (b) upon expiration of any emergency order issued hereunder. Yours very truly, UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA Operator ~ Atto~nef'in~Fact cc: Atlantic Richfield Company P. O. Box 360 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Registered Mail Return receipt requested SUPERIOR - TEXACO t TRADING BAY UNIT--~' I · I · I · ,I · · ,' I ARCO · -... ADL 354~31I. · I ! ARCO 5 ADL 17957 TEXACO PLATFORM . 4 A TR }'SI TD ADL 18776 , r~ 'UNION-..,, ADLI7596 ARCO ADL 18774 25 TION-I?iY I U-'M $6 .EXHIBIT TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION FOR EXCEPTION FOR WELL TRADING BAY UNIT SCALE: I": 2000' I IIII III I III II III I