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Home My WebLink AboutCO 271Conservation 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. ~ ~J _ 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: MAR IA Scanning Preparation TOTAL PAGES ii Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: ) / PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREPARATION: 'V~ 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 • INDEX CONSERVATION ORDER NO. 271 Palm 18-12-8 No. 1 1) January 4, 1991 ARCO request for Spacing Exception, Palm 18-12-8 2) January 10, 1991 Notice of Public Hearing, Affidavit of Publication CONSERVATION ORDER NO. 271 STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA OIL 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 to ) provide for the drilling of ) the Kuparuk River Unit ) Palm 18-12-8 No. 1 well. ) Conservation Order No. 271 Kuparuk River Unit Palm 18-12-8 No. 1 Exploratory Well January 28, 1991 IT APPEARING THAT: · ARCO Alaska, Inc. submitted an application dated January 4, 1991 requesting an exception to 20 AAC 25.055 (a) (1) to allow drilling the Kuparuk River Unit (KRU) Palm 18-12-8 No. 1 well closer than 500 feet to a section line. · Notice of hearing was published in the Anchorage Daily News and the Anchorage Times on January 10, 1991 pursuant to 20 AAC 25.540. 3. No protests to the application were received. FINDINGS: I · The KRU Palm 18-12-8 No. I well as proposed will be directionally drilled from a surface location 1488 feet from the south line (FSL), 2068 feet from the west line (FWL) of Section 18 T12N, R8E, Umiat Meridian to a bottomhole location 188 feet FNL, 569 feet FWL, Section 19, T12N, R8E, Umiat Meridian. e Offset operators/owners Amoco Production Company, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and Union Oil Company of California have been duly notified. il' Conservation Order 271 January 28, 1991 Page 2 . An exception to 20 AAC 25.055 (a) (1) is necessary to allow drilling of the well. 4. The well is within the boundary of the Kuparuk River Unit. CONCLUSIONS: Granting a spacing exception to allow drilling of the KRU Palm 18-12-8 No. 1 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 Kuparuk River Unit Palm 18-12-8 No. 1 well is approved as proposed. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska and dated January 28, 1991. ~.. n Commission ~O~nie C. Smi~i ~is-sioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Russell A. Douglass, C~missioner Alaska Oil and Gas 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 the Kuparuk River Unit Palm 18-12-8 No. 1 well. ARCO Alaska, Inc. by letter dated January 4, 1991 has requested an exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.055. The exception would allow ARCO to directionally drill the Kuparuk River Unit Palm 18-12-8 No. 1 exploratory well from a surface location 1488 feet from the south line (FSL), 2068 feet from the west line (FWL), section 18, T12N, R8E, Umiat Meridian to a bottomhole location 188 feet FNL, 569 feet FWL, section 19, T12N, RSE, Umiat Meridian. A person who may be harmed if the requested order is issued may file a written protest prior to 4:00 pm January 25, 1991 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 on February 11, 1991 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 January 25, 1991. If no protest is filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. Russell A. Douglass Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Published January 10, 1991 PROOF OF PUBLICATION THE ANCHOP~i" TIHES P.O. BOX 40 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA Alaska Oil & Gas Conserv., Cam 3001Porcuoine Dr., ANCHORAGE, AK 995B1 VIANNA H. HCHAHON , BEING DULY SWORN, ACCORDING TO LAW DECLARES: THAT HE/SHE IS THE LEGAL CLERK OF THE ANCHORAGE TIHES, A DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE TOWN OF ANCHORAGE IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION, STATE OF ALASKA, AND THAT THE NOTICE OF .......................... AO-OB-5658 Noflas of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA AlasRa OII and . Gas Con~rvatlon Commlssfon Re: The aPPllastlon of ARCO . Alaska, Inc..for exception fo River .Unit Palm 18-12-8 No.] well. ARCO Alaska, inc. by letter dated January 4, 1991. ha~ quested an exasptlgn fo the pro- visions of 20 AAC 2S.0~S. The ex- ception would"olloW ARCO 'to di- 'rectlOnOl drill, the .,,Kuporuk 'Palm 18-,12-8' No. 1 , Well froma ~rfoas A COPY OF WHICH tS HERETO ATTACHED, WAS PUBLISHED IN ................... OF THE ANCHORAGE TIHES. BEGINNING DN ....................... ENDING ON .......................... I ISSUES 01110191 01/1~/91 THE SIZE OF THIS AD WAS ............ 59 LINES THE PRICE OF THIS AD IS ............. $ 24.19 THE AD NUHBER IS .................... 3~78438 SUBSCRIBEDAND SWORN TO BEFORE HE THIS ................... 10 DAY OF Jan,1991 NOTARY PUBLIC OF THE STATE OF NY COHNISSION EXPIRES ............... PROOF OF PUBLICATION' P.O. BOX 48 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99510-8840 Alaska Oil & Gas Conserv., Cam 5881 Porcupine Dr., ANCHORAGE, AK 99581 VALERIE K. MARTIN , BEING DULY SWORN, ACCORDING TO LAW DECLARES: THAT HE/SHE IS THE LEGAL CLERK DF THE ANCHORAGE TIMES, A DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE TOWN OF ANCHORAGE IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL BIVISION, STATE OF ALASKA, AND THAT THE NOTICE OF .......................... AO-OB-565B A COPY OF WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED, WAS PUBLISHED IN ................... 1 ISSUES OF THE ANCHORAGE TIMES. BEGINNING ON ....................... 81/12/91 ENDING ON .......................... 81/12/91 THE SIZE OF THIS AB WAS ............ 62 LINES Notice of Pobl Hearing ; Alosko'O!~nd: [ Gus ConserV~flomi.~-.°mmlssl°n | ~ , · , II ~" ~1 i Re:' The a~pll~t[on~ of ,ARCO~ Alaska, Inc. ~r~ex~;tion .~ AAC ~.~5 fer the. Ku~-/ ruk RIver Unit palm ..1~12~/ .No. lwell. ' '. ~'" , . ARCO AlaSka, I~C. bY I~erl dat~ JanuarY. 4, t~'l has ~uested an excePtloh to t~.~r~ visions of'~ AAC ~' The ex-( ce~tlOn would allow ARCO ~ reCtlonallY drll~ the Ku~ruKI River.Unit Palm' 1~1~ .No. ex'~lo~atbr.y Well fr~. a ~r~ce I iocatlon l~'feet.fro~ ~he ~h . line'.'. (FSL), ~ feet s~m ~'~ ,~o~e,:, ~ocmflO~ ~l~, ~,, [iff't~e, r~uested order Is i~U~.l :~O:~L~le a ?rl,e~:'~oteSt 'P~l°r,I : tbe~.~'.~16ska. 011'. and ~Gas. Go~r- I E .:~a~.~nr.commlSsl0n.;: ~1.. Par~u- I 'Pin· Drive, Anch'o~age,'"Alas~a I ~l,'and r~uesf a hearing on 'the matter. If the profest Isl timely filed, an~ ral~s = su~ stantlol and material Issue 'cru- cial fo the Commission's rimer- ~ mlnaflon, a h~rlng on fhe mat- fe~ 'will ~ hel~ at the a~ve ad- ~.dress at 9:.~ am. on..February.:; ~,'.~ 1~ I~ ~a~form0nce' wi!h' m ;cO~)~m...thlS DV.'calllng m~ ~.:mlssl~m~s,, offl~e~.' '(~7)..~27~.t14~ p~o~r protesf' Is.flled,..fhe.'Cam- .':m.lsSl0n ..Will consider ')he IS, . suan~e'~ fhe 'order:'wlfhouf a m bjarlng. ' '.:: '"' , AlaSk ~ ': ~ ',, conserVation, Commission THE PRICE OF THIS AD IS ............. $ 25.42 THE AD NUMBER IS .................... 3879241 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS ................... 14 DAY OF ~an,1991 NOTARY PUBLIC OF THE STATE DF ALASKA/~/ ~ ' MY COMMISSION EXPIRES ............... ARCO Alaska, Inc.( Post Office'b_,( 100360 Anchorage, Alaska 99510-0360 Telephone 907 276 1215 January 4, 1991 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3192 Attn: Lonnie Smith, Commissioner Request for Spacing Location Exception Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 KRU 18-12-8 # 1 Palm Well SW 1/4 of Section 18-12N-8E, U.M. and NW 1/4 of Section 19-12N-8E, U.M. RECEIVED Kuparuk Oil Well with Shublik Exploratory Tail Kuparuk River Unit, Alaska 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 KRU 18-12-8 #1 Palm Well ("the Well"), for which the proposed locations are: 1. Surface Location: 1488' FSL, 2068' FWL, Sec. 18, T12N, R8E, UM 2. Kuparuk Target Location: 1138' FSL, 1755' FWL, Sec. 18, T12N, R8E, UM -,~ 3. ShublikTarget Location: 191' FSL, 908' FWL, Sec. 18, T12N, R8E, UM 4. Bottomhole Location: 188' FNL, 569' FWL, Sec. 19, T12N, R8E, 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 marling are attached in the package designated as Exhibit 4. ARCO's request, if approved, will permit the location and production of the target and bottomhole 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.rely, .,,~_es R. W~ti~g'amer //Land_man ~// JRW:229:ca Attachments ARCO Alaska, Inc. is a Subsidiary of AtlanticRichfieldCompany AR3B-6003-O EXHIBIT I Owners and Operators of Governmental Quarter Sections offsetting the SW 1/4 of Section 18, and the NW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 12 North, Range 8 East, UM. Working Interest Owners Amoco Production Company P. O. Box 800 Denver, Colorado 80201 At'tn: W.R. Francis Division Land Manager BP Exploration (Alaska)Inc. P. O. Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 Attn: E.P. Zseleczky Land Manager Union Oil Company of California P. O. Box 190247 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-0247 Attn: R.T. Anderson Regional Land Manager RoYalty Owners: State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas P. O. Box 107034 Anchorage, Alaska 99516 Attn: James E. Easton, Director Overriding Royalty Owners Not Applicable ARCO, BPX, Union, Amoco -' -' ARCO, BPX, Union, Amoco ADL 25528 -' ADL 25527 Sec 12 '- Sec 7 Sec 8 I '- I ARCO, BPX, Union, Amoco '- _- ARCO, BPX, Union, Amoco ADL 25544 '- ADL 25545 _. ._ Sec 13 -= _= Sec 18 · _ KRU 18-12-8 #1 ~_ [~ Palm Well -" ~ Kuparuk Target -t- ~t~' Shublik Target · · _ Bottomhol~ Sec 24 " I T12N, R7EI =' _= Sec 17 Sec 19 Sec 20 I T12N, R8E I 2000' ! ! ARCO Alaska, Inc. Subsidiary of AtlanticRichfieldCompany EXHIBIT 2 PROPOSED KRU 18-12-8 #1 PALM WELL SPACING LOCATION EXCEPTION APPLICATION EXHIBIT 3 VERIFICATION OF APPLICATION FOR SPACING EXCEPTION KRU 18-12-8 #1 PALM WELL Lowell R. Crane, 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 KRU 18-12-8 #1 Palm Well. 2. I have reviewed the application submitted for the exception to 20 AAC 25.055 and all facts therein are true. . portrays pertinent and required data. I have reviewed the plat attached as Exhibit 2 and it correctly ~R. C~'ane' ~ DATED at Anchorage, Alaska this . STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ..~,.,~.~SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before ,1991. I me this ~-~ day of NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR ALASKA My Commission Expires' //-,z/ 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 KRU 18-12-8 #1 Palm 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 KRU 18-12-8 #1 Palm Well. Notice of this 3. Pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055(b), ARCO, as Operator, prepared a of Request for an Exception to the Provision of 20 AAC 25.055. A copy Notice is attached hereto. 4. On January 4, 1991, 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 o~,~anuary, 19/91. STATE OF ALASKA ))SS~ES R. W!,~RNER THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) Subscribed and affirmed before me at Anchorage, .Alaska this /?/~/day ofJanuary, 1991. ~~ ~ Notary Public, State of Alaska My Commission Expires: /I.,~l-~- ARCO Alaska, Ini" Post Offic~ ..,ox 100360 Anchorage, Alaska 99510-0360 Telephone 907 276 1215 CERTIFIED MAIL January 4, 1991 Amoco Production Company P. O. Box 800 Denver, Colorado 80201 Attn: W.R. Francis Division Land Manager BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. P. O. Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 Attn: E.P. Zseleczky Land Manager State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas P. O. Box 1070324 Anchorage, Alaska 99516 Attn: James E. Easton, Director Union Oil Company of California P. O. Box 190247 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-0247 Attn: R.T. Anderson Regional Land Manager Re: Notice of Request for a Spacing Location Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 KRU 18-12-8 #1 Palm Well SW 1/4 of Section 18-12N-8E, UM and the NW 1/4 of Section 19-12N-8E, UM with Shublik Exploratory Tail Kuparuk River Unit, 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 target and bottomhole location of the captioned well to be within 500 feet from the governmental quarter section constituting the ddlling unit for said well. The proposed locations are: 1. Surface Location: 1488' FSL, 2068' FWL, Sec. 18, T12N, R8E, UM , Kuparuk Target Location: 1138' FSL, 1755' FWL, Sec. 18, T12N, R8E, UM Shublik Target Location: 191' FSL, 908' FWL, Sec. 18, T12N, R8E, UM Bottomhole Location: 188' FNL, 569' FWL, Sec. 19, T12N, R8E, UM A copy of the request is attached as well as a plat. Sincere.,~, ~/d'ames R. V~fe~rner '/ Landman;/ ,~ JRW:229~.ca Attachment ARCO Alaska, Inc. is a Subsidiary of AtlanticRichfieldCompany AR3B-6003-C