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Home My WebLink AboutCO 242Conservation Order Cover Page XHVZE This page is required for administrative purposes in managing the scanning process. It marks the extent of scanning and identifies certain actions that have been taken. Please insure that it retains it's current location in this file. Conservation Order Category Identifier Organizing RE$CAN 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- S'- '"-'-'~ Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: h'~ PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREPARATION: ,[/ YES NO BY: Stage 2 IF NO IN STAGE l, 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 QUALrrY, GRAYSCALE OR COLOR IMAGES) General Notes or Comments about this Document: 5/21/03 ConservOrdCvrPg.wpd STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA 0IL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3192 Re: THE APPLICATION OF ARCO ) ALASKA, INC for an order ) granting an exception to ) spacing requirements of ) Title 20, AAC 25.055 ) for the drilling of ) West Sak WS1-01 ) Conservation Order No. 242 West Sak WS1-01 Kuparuk River Field April 6, 1989 IT APPEARING THAT: · · · ARCO Alaska, Inc (ARCO) submitted an application on March 9, 1989 requesting an exception to 20 AAC 25.055 to permit drilling the West Sak WS1-01 well closer than 500 feet to the boundary of Section 23, TllN, R10E, Umiat Meridian. Notice of hearing on this request was published in the Anchorage Daily News on March 17, 1989 pursuant to 20 AAC 25.540. No protests to the application were received. FINDINGS: · ARCO proposes to drill West Sak WS1-01 from a surface location 296'FNL and 2086'FWL of Section 23, TllN, R10E, Umiat Meridian to evaluate oil bearing strata known as the West Sak Interval. 2. The well is to be drilled as a straight hole. · Pool rules have not been established which govern well spacing for the West Sak Interval. · An exception is necessary to achieve compliance with 20 AAC 25.O55. · The well is located within the Kuparuk River Unit. The unit agreement provides for protection of correlative rights by establishment of participating areas prior to commencing regular production from the West Sak Interval. Conservation Order No. 242 April 6, 1989 Page 2 CONCLUSION: Granting a spacing exception to allow drilling of the West Sak Well WS1-01 as proposed will not result in waste nor jeopardize correlative rights. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: ARCO Alaska, Inc.'s application for an exception to 20 AAC 25.055 for the purpose of drilling the West Sak Well WS1-01 is approved. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska and dated April 6, 1989. C '~'t~atterton ,~/C~fai~nan Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Co~nission David W John~-~t'on,~ 'C~on~ni'ss ioner Alaska Oil and Ga~ Conservation Commission Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Re: The application of ARCO Alaska, Inc. for exception to 20 AAC 25.055 for West Sak WS1-01 well. ARCO Alaska, Inc. by letter dated March 9, 1989, has re- quested an exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.055(a)(3). The exception would allow drilling the West Sak WS1-01 well closer than 500 feet to the boundary of a drilling unit. A person who may be harmed if the requested order is issued, may file a written protest prior to 4:30 pm April 3, 1989 with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, and request a hearing on the matter. If the protest is timely filed, and raises a substantial and material issue crucial to the Commission's determination, a hearing on the matter will be held at the above address at 9:00 am April 18, 1989 in conformance with 20 AAC 25.540. If a hearing is to be held, interested parties may confirm this by calling the Commission's office, (907) 279-1433, after April 3, 1989. If no proper protest is filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. Lonnie C. Smith Commissioner Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Published March 17, 1989 ARCO Alaska, Inc. ~ Po~ ©ffice ~ox 1003,S0 Anchol'age, ,,%!aska Teiephone 907 276 1215 March 14, 1989 Chat Chatterton, Commissioner Alaska Oil And Gas Conservation Commission 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, AK 99501-3192 Re: Spacing Exception, WS1-01 West Sak Dedicated Well SR ~ ' SR ENo ' ENG ASS~ ENG ASSI~_~ ! SR GEOL ¢~Ci GEOL ASST~)(.~'- GEOL ASSTI ! ISTAT TEC~I STAT ¥~-0~I _FILE, , Dear Commissioner Chatterton: In response to your recent inquiry regarding the spacing exception for the above-referenced well, ARCO Alaska Inc. has applied for this exception for a number of reasons. Primarily, the gravel pad site location was selected to minimize environmental impact on surrounding wetlands and wildlife habitat. This action was taken to satisfy environmental protection agency concerns as to the potential impact of placing the pad where wildlife could be adversely affected. Secondly, the site was chosen as the optimum location for the central injector in the subsequent waterflood pattern. Thus, considering future recovery operations, the location is at the optimum site. Since the gravel pad has already been constructed, moving the bottomhole location will require a directional well to be drilled. ARCO's objective is for the initial test well in this project to be a vertical well. It is our understanding that since the West Sak reservoir has not been unitized, statewide spacing rules are in effect as detailed in 20 AAC 25.055, Sections (A) and (B). As presented in the original request, ARCO Alaska is the 100% owner and operator of all directly and diagonally offsetting quarter sections. The plat included with the original request is attached for your reference. In closing, please contact the undersigned, if any further comments or concerns need to be addressed. Please be advised that any delays in the permitting process for the WS1-01 well at this point in time could cause interruption of the Kuparuk drilling schedule. Sin y, ,, R¢ional Drilling Engineer JBK/TWM/ih Attachments ARCO Alasks, bric, is a SuLbsidiary o~i /-,'~ardic,F1ich;,'iek~C:otl'~,'~p,~'n;? RECEIVED MAR i 5 1.989 Alaska 0il & 8as Cons. Commissioa Anchorage ARCO Alaska, In~" F'ost Office ,~o× 100360 Anchorage, Alaska 99510-0360 Telephone 907 275 t215 March 9, 1989 Chat Chatterton, Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ~!,.¢.-'V, 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99501-319 2 ~.~,~./ ,.z~.;~.._..i ........... .~,,,.~..~'~;,.~ Re~ Request for F,×ception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 WS1-01 (West Sak Dedicated Well) Dear Commissioner Chatterton: ARCO Alaska Inc. ("ARCO") hereby applies for an exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 for the drilling of the West Sak WS1-01 Well (the "Well"), for which the proposed bottomhole location is: (1) Surface Location: 325' FNL, 3180' FEL, Section 23, Township llN, Range 10E, Umiat Meridian (2) Intersection with Top of Productive Interval: 325' FNL, 3180' FEL, Section 23, Township llN, Range 10E, Umiat Meridian (3) Total Depth: 325' FNL, 3180' FEL, Section 23, Township llN, Range 10E, Umiat Meridian The owner and operator of all governmental quarter sections directly and diagonally offsetting the proposed location of the Well is ARCO Alaska, Inc. The plat required by the regulation is attached as Exhibit 1. The verification required by the regulation is attached as Exhibit 3. The well TD is projected as 4160' TVD. From surface to this depth, there are no other wells within 800 feet of this wellbore. Kuparuk well 1D-03 is approximately 800' from WSl-01 at a total depth of 4160' TVD. If you have any questions or require any.additional informa- tion, please contact the undersigned. JBK/ih Ltr01 3/8/89 At tachment s ARCO A~aska, linc. is a Subsidiary of At~a,~icRich~fi,~:ldCo~rr, p;~,n7 .7 3 27-84 %~) W~ N.K-470 3-27-84 · 1 L ADL 25649 _-_27,-84 .~K-471 / 3- WSI.O1 ExHm~T ~ BOTTOM HOLE LOCATION I II --' W$1.O I PAD DS 1D W$1.OI WILL ~ ~ BOOM HO~ ~SI.OI RO~ LOCA~ON S~ PILOT RO~ I II III I I * NOT TO EXHIBIT 3 VERIFICATION OF APPLICATION FOR SPACING EXCEPTION WS1-01 Jeffrey B. Kewin, Regional Drilling Engineer in the ARCO Alaska, Inc. Drilling Department, does hereby verify the following: 1. I am acquainted with the facts associated with the drilling of the WS1-01 well. 2. I have reviewed the application submitted for the exception to 20 AAC 25.055 and all facts therein are true. 3. I have reviewed the plat attached as Exhibit 1 and it correct- ly portrays pertinent and required data. DATED at Anchorage, Alaska this day of March 1.989. STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ~~ day of March, 1989. JBK/Ltr01 3~8/89 ih NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR ALAS,~ Ancho¢,~ge, EXHIBIT 4 TO THE ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION Before the Commissioners of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in the Matter of the Request of ARCO Alaska, Inc. for an Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) ) ) AFFIDAVIT OF THOMAS W. McKAY ) ) ) ) ) Thomas W. McKay, being first duly sworn, upon oath, deposes and states as follows: 1. My name is Thomas W. McKay. I am over 19 years old and have personal knowledge of the matters set forth herein. 2. I am a Drilling Engineer for the well operator, ARCO Alaska, Inc. 3. ARCO is owner and operator of all governmental quarter sections directly and diagonally offsetting the quarter section of the proposed location of the oil well. Subscribed and sworn to this 9th day of March, 1989. Thomas W. Mc~y STATE OF ALASKA ) ) SS. THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) t TJae forego±rig instrument, was acknowledged before me this day of '-'~~~.~ , 1989, by Thomas W. McKay. I ~TAT~ OF ALASKA J My Co~ission Expires: ~7~ J NOTARY PUBLIC J J DARLENE ~.~ O08TER~EYER J //