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Home My WebLink AboutCO 264Conservation 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 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 BY: ~MARIA Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: .) C~'~ PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREPARATION: YES NO Stage 2 ~ MARIA DATE: ""'~-'~ IF NO IN STAGE 1, PAGE(S) DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND: __ YES NO E~Y:scANNING IS COM~S pcMI:T~:NALESS SPECIAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED ONAN General Notes or Comments about this Document: ':'^T": INDIVIDUAL PAGE BASIS DUE TO QUAUTY, GRAYSOALE OR COLOR IMAGES) 5/21/03 ConservOrdCvrPg.wpd • INDEX CONSERVATION ORDER NO. 264 West Beach State #4 Exploratory 1) November 21, 1990 ARCO Alaska, Request for a spacing exception for West Beach State #4 Exploratory 2) November 28, 1990 Notice of Hearing CONSERVATION ORDER NO. 264 STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMM. ISSION 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 to ) provide for the drilling ) of the West Beach State ) #4 exploratory well. ) Conservation Order No. 264 West Beach State #4 Well Exploratory, Section 25, T12N, R14E, Umiat Meridian December 14, 1990 IT APPEARING THAT: · ARCO Alaska, Inc. (AAI) submitted an application on Novem- ber 21, 1990 requesting an exception to 20 AAC 25.055(a)(1) to permit the drilling of West Beach State #4 exploratory well closer than 500' from a drilling unit boundary. · Notice of hearing on this request was published in the Anchorage Daily News on November 28, 1990 pursuant to 20 AAC 25.540. 3. No protests to the application were received. FINDINGS: · AAI proposes to drill West Beach State #4 from a surface location 70' from the south line (FSL) and 2060' from the west line (FWL) of Section 25, T12N, R14E, Umiat Meridian, to a bottomhole location 300'FNL, ll09'FWL of Section 29, T12N, R15E, Umiat Meridian. 2. Offset operator/owner Exxon Company has been duly notified. · An exception is necessary to achieve compliance with 20 AAC 25.055(a)(1). · 20 AAC 25.517 provides for integrating the interests of all persons owning an interest in a pool or portion of a pool before commencing regular production of oil or gas. Conservation Order ~o. 264 December 14, 1990 Page 2 CONCLUSION: Granting a spacing exception to allow drilling of the ARCO West Beach State #4 well 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 Beach State #4 well is approved as proposed. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska and dated December 14, 1990. ~~aW6i~i~J-~chona~r~va%tion Commiss ion ..... ~ /; ,,! ,. Douglass, ~mmissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ~2 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 Beach State No. 4. ARCO Alaska, Inc. by letter dated November 21, 1990, has requested an exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.055. The exception would allow drilling the West Beach State No. 4 well from a location closer than 500 feet from the boundary of a drilling unit to a location closer than 500 feet from the bounda- ry of another drilling unit. Surface location of the well is 70'FSL, 2060'FWL of Section 25, Township 12N, Range 14E of the Umiat Meridian, bottomhole location is 300'FNL, ll09'FWL of Section 29, T12N, R15E of the Umiat Meridian. A person who may be harmed if the requested order is issued, may file a written protest prior to 4:00 pm December 13, 1990 with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 3001 Porcu- pine 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 1:00 pm December 28, 1990 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 Decem- ber 13, 1990. If no proper protest is filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. Lo ie.C. Smith Commi s s ioner Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Published November 28, 1990 ~1 ARCO Alaska, Inc. ~[" Post Office Box ,00360 Anchorage, Alaska 99510-0360 Telephone 907 276 1215 November 21, 1990 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, AK 99501-3192 Attn: Lonnie C. Smith Commissioner Re: Request for Spacing Location Exception Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 West Beach State #4 Well NW/4 of Section 29-12N-15E, U.M. Exploratory Kuparuk Oil Well Prudhoe Bay, Alaska ~0 ~COMM IRES ENG SR ENG i' SR ENG iENG ASST ENG ~ GEOL ASSTI I GEOL ASSTI STAT TECHI STAT TECHI FILE~__...C.P ~ _i Gentlemen: ARCO Alaska, Inc. ("ARCO") hereby applies for a Spacing Location Exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 for the drilling of the West State Beach #4 Well (the "Well"), for which the proposed locations are: 1. Sudace Hole Location: 70'FSL, 2060'FWL, Sec. 25, T12N,R14E, UM , Target Hole Location: 390'FNL, 945'FWL, Sec. 29, T12N,R15E, UM (Intersection with the top of the Kuparuk Formation) 3. Bottom Hole Location: 300'FNL, 1109'FWL, Sec. 29, T12N,R15E,UM The owners and operators of all governmental quarter sections directly and diagonally offsetting the proposed location of the Well, other than ARCO, are described on Exhibit 1. The plat required by the regulation is attached as Exhibit 2. The verification required by the regulation is attached as Exhibit 3. Copies of the notifications to the owners and operator, as well as the required information with respect to mailing are attached in the package designated as Exhibit 4. ARCO's request, if approved, will permit the location and production of the sudace, target and bottom hole locations of the captioned well to be within 500 feet from the governmental quarter section constituting the drilling unit for said well. If you have anY questions or require any additional information, please contact the undersigned at (907) 265-6914. Since~ ~, /.... J~fnes R. W~[~gamer Attachments ARCO Alaska, Inc. is a Subsidiary of AtlanticRichfieldCompany EXHIBIT 1 Owners and Operators of Governmental Quarter Sections offsetting the NW/4 of Section 29, Township 12 North, Range 15 East, UM Workino Interest Owners Exxon Company, U.S.A. P O. Box 2180 Houston, TX 77252-2180 Attn' Land Manager (Alaska) Royalty Owners: - State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas P. O. Box 107034 Anchorage, AK 99516 Attn: James E. Eason, Director Overriding Royalty Owners Not Applicable RECEIVED NOV 2 ;. 1990 .4/aska ~Jl.& .6as Cons, Sec. 24 Sec. 19 Sec. 20 Sec. 21 IT12N, R15EI ~O WB-03 Sec. 25 ~' Sec. 30 O Sec. 29 Sec. 28 ' WB-04 SpineR3aC~ \\ ,'"/ ..-"'"'°"' Prudhoe Bay / wa-02\,, ~-I I-- '~ .............................. ;;;.-';; Sec. 31 0 1sec'~ ......................... Sec. 33 ~ West Beach WB-O1 -- Exploration Pa~ WB-OIA ,1"==°°°', ARCO Alaska, Inc. {~ Subsidiary of AtlanticRichfieldCompany EXHIBIT 2 PROPOSED WEST BEACH STATE #4 WELL SPACING LOCATION EXCEPTION APPLICATION EXHIBIT 3 VERIFICATION OF APPLICATION FOR SPACING EXCEPTION WEST BEACH STATE #4 WELL James P. Schumacher, 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 West Beach Sate #4 Well. 2. I have reviewed the application submitted for the exception to 20 AAC 25.055 and all facts therein are true. e pertinent and required data. ~/dayof /~~-~., '.., 19,9D. DATED at Anchorage, Alaska this ~ ~nes P. Schui'nacher " I have reviewed the plat attached as Exhibit 2 and it correctly portrays STATE OF ALASKA ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) SUBSCRIBED AND $.WOJ=iN TO before/rrje this r~6~ day o,~//~'~'~ ,1990. ~~~.¢.~, . ~L~. ~.. ,~.,~ NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND/EOR ALASKA My Commission Expires: L// 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 ARCO Alaska, ) Inc.'s request for a Spacing Location Exception to the ) Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 for the Drilling of the West ) Beach State #4 Well ) ) AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES R. WINEGARNER STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT James R. Winegarner, being first duly sworn, upon oath, deposes and states as follows: 1. My name is James R. Winegarner. I am over 19 years old and have personal knowledge of the matters set forth herein. 2. I am a Landman for ARCO Alaska, Inc. ("ARCO"), Operator of the West Beach State #4 Well. 3. Pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055(b), ARCO, as Operator, prepared a Notice of Request for an Exception to the Provision of 20 AAC 25.055. A copy of this Notice is attached hereto. 4. On November 21, 1990, pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055(b) ARCO sent a true and correct copy of said notice by United States Registered Mail to the last known address of each owner and operator described on said Notice, which have an interest in any governmental quarter section directly and diagonally offsetting the quarter section of the proposed location of the oil well. Subscribed and affirmed to this ~//~-day of I~lovember, 1990. THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Subscribed and affirmed before me at Anchorage, Alaska this November, 1990. Not~ary P~blic, S{ate-of Alaska My com~nission Expires: of ARCO Alaska, Inc~~ Post Office aox 100360 Anchorage, Alaska 99510-0360 Telephone 907 276 1215 November 21, 1990 CERTIFIED MAIL Exxon Company, U.S.A. P. O. Box 2180 Houston, TX 77252-2180 Attn: Land Manager (Alaska) State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas P. O. Box 107034 Anchorage, AK 99516 Attn: James E. Eason, Director Re: Notice of Request for a Spacing Location Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 West Beach State #4 Well NW/4 of Sec. 29-T12N-R15E, UM Exploratory Kuparuk Oil Well Prudhoe Bay, Alaska Gentlemen: Pursuant to the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055(b), ARCO Alaska, Inc., as Operator of the captioned well, hereby gives notice of a request to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for an exception to the spacing location requirements of 20 AAC 25.055(a). ARCO's request, if approved, will permit the location and production of the surface, target, and bottom hole location of the captioned well to be within 500 feet from the government quarter section constituting the drilling unit for said well. Specifically, the location exceptions applied for are: SURFACE: 70'FSL, 2060'FWL, SEC. 25, T12N, R14E, UM TARGET: 390'FNL, 945'FWL, SEC. 29, T12N, R15E, UM (Intersection with the top of the Kuparuk Formation) TD (BHL): 300'FNL, 1109FWL, SEC. 29, T12N, R15E, UM A copy of the request is attached as well as a plat map. Sincerely, JRW:ls Attachment ARCO Alaska, Inc. is a Subsidiary of AtlanticRichfieldCompany AR3B-6003-C ARCO-Exxon ADL 34624 I ARCO-Exxon ADL 28301 Spine Road WB.,02 Sec. 24 Sec. 25 / Sec. 19 Sec. 36 ARCO-Exxon ADL 34627 West Beach Exploration 1" = 2000' WB-03 ARCO-Exxon ~-% LGI. IO Sec. 31 Sec. 20 WB-OIA WB-01 -I- LGi-08 WB-04 Sec. 29 Prudhoe Bay Sec. 32 LGI-06 90-111902 A1 Winecjamer ARCO-Exxon ADL 34626 Sec. 21 ARCO-Exxon ADL 34629 Sec. 28 Sec. 33 ARCO Alaska Inc. R E C E IV E D Subsidiary of AtlanticRichfieldCompany NOV 2 8 1990 EXHIBIT 2 Alaska 0il & Gas Cons. commiSs'ton PROPOSED WEST BEACH STATE ~ WELL Anchorage SPACING LOCATION EXCEPTION APPLICATION