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Home My WebLink AboutCO 319 ., Conservation 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: n 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: ARIA Scanning Preparation TOTAL PAGES -- __ Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: /D · PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREPARATION: YES NO BY: Stage 2 ~^.,^ om: 7-~0-o__~ IF NO IN STAGE l, PAGE(S) DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND: __ YES ~ NO (SCANNING IS COMPLETE AT THIS POINT UNLESS SPECIAL A'I-rENTION 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. 319 Yukon Gold Well 1.) August 27, 1993 BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. Requests Spacing Exception. 2.) September 1, 1993 Notice of Public Hearing, Affidavit of Publication Conservation Order No. 319 STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage Alaska 99501-3192 Re: THE APPLICATION OF BP ) EXPLORATION (ALASKA) ) INC. for an order granting ) an exception to spacing ) requirements of Title ) 20 AAC 25.055 to provide ) for the drilling of the BP ) Yukon Gold exploratory oil ) well. ) Conservation Order No. 319 BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. Yukon Gold September 23, 1993 IT APPEARING THAT: . BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. submitted an application dated August 27, 1993 requesting exception to 20 AAC 25.055(a)(1) to allow drilling the BP Yukon Gold exploratory oil well closer than 500 feet to a drilling unit boundary. . Notice of hearing was published in the Anchorage Daily News on September 1, 1993 pursuant to 20 AAC 25.540. 3. No protests to the application were received. FINDINGS: I · The BP Yukon Gold well as proposed will be a straight hole drilled from a surface location 219' from the south line and 640' from the west line of Section 13, T8N, R23E, Umiat Meridian. 2. Offset owner UNOCAL Corporation has been duly notified. · An exception to 20 AAC 25.055(a)(1) is necessary to allow drilling of this well. CONCLUSION: Granting a spacing exception to allow drilling of the BP Yukon Gold exploratory oil well as proposed will not result in waste nor jeopardize correlative rights. Conservation Orde"' .4'0. 319 September 23, 1993 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE; IT IS ORDERED: BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.'s application for exception to 20 AAC 25.055 for the purpose of drilling the Yukon Gold well is approved as proposed. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska and dated September 23, 1993. David ~.. JohnsOn;~ Ch~rn~an Alaska~s Conservation Commission Russell A. Douglass, ~ommissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Tdckerman A. Babcock, Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Re: The application of BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. for exception to 20 AAC 25.055 to allow drilling the Yukon Gold exploration oil well. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. by letter dated August 27, 1993 has requested an exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.055(a)(1) for the drilling of an exploratory oil well on the northeastern portion of the North Slope. The exception would allow BP to drill the Yukon Gold exploratory oil well to a bottom-hole location that is closer than 500 feet from a quarter section line. The well will be drilled as a straight hole at the following location: 219' from the south line and 640' from the west line of Section 13, T8N, R23E, Umiat Meridian (UM). A person who may be harmed if the requested order is issued may file a written protest prior to 4:00 PM September 16, 1993 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 October 1, 1993 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 September 16, 1993. If no protest is filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. Russell A. D g~ass (./ Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Published September 1, 1993 7513 STOF0330 08-5750 $60.80 AFFIDAVIT STATE OF ALASKA, ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. ) Eva M. Kaufmann being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he/she Is an advertising representative of the Anchorage Dally News, a daily newspaper. That said newspaper has been approved by the Third Judicial Court, Anchorage, Alaska, and it now and has been published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska, and it is now and during all said time was printed in an office maintained at the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper. That the annexed is a copy of an advertisement as it was published in regular issues (and not in supplemental form) of said newspaper on 9/1, 1993 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 publication is not in excess of the rate charged private individuals. Subscribed and sworn to bc~f6re me this ....~.. day of ..~~. ~Publlc In and the State of Alaska. Third Division. Anchorage, Alaska MY COMIMI$$1ON EXPIR£$ ..... .......... ...... OF PUBLICATION Notic· Of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Re: .The .application of BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. for exception to 20 AAC 2S.055 to allow drilling the Yukon Gold exploration oil~ well. Bp £xploration (Alaska), Inc. by 'letter'dated August 27, 1993, has requested an excep. fion 'to the provisions of 20 AAC 2&055(a)(1) for the dril- ling of an exploratory oil well on the northeastern portion of the North Slope. .The exception would allow I.BP. to drill the Yukon Gold exploratory Oil well to a bottom.hole* location that is Closer than. 500 feet from a quarter section line. The well will be drilled, as a straight h01e at the. following location: 219' from, the SOUth line and :.MO' from the 'west line .of ~,Sectlon, 13,:,,TSN~: R23E, Umiat :,Meridian (UM). ' '":' A' ~rson who may be harm. 'ed ~ if.' the reqUested order, is sSued maY file a written pro- f~it i~rior to .4:00.' PM Septem- be'i~'i6, :1993 with the Alaska. Oil 'arid' ~'as'C0nservatlon Com~ '~'~s'sn' 37=.i =c-:uc'-e Drive, · ~q:.,=r~,..,,:, 2,.a.~<e ;;:31, and request a nearing on the mat- ter~ "lf'~,trie'~i~rotesf' 'is' timely 'frl'e}d a~i'el-'t'alses a '~substant[al ~d ma~teHal i~su'e'crucial to the Commission's determina. "tion; ,arheaMng on,the, matter "~ill be,,he dar'the above , .~I'~'SS at19:00,:am,'o~, October .1; :'"~3:in' Co~for"*.a'l=e w~+~ 20 a.~C 2; S4O ; a -ear.r= 's '.' De qe;:..--cf.*stoa oar' ::s :g'f.""" f". S : f :,'lll:r..c 2.',~.','-;.~ 6?'L'r S~.C'O'""L"?r ~S'~ar :.-, ,~T "e :r:Je- .., 'r:..f ,". .commissl0ner; Alaska Oil 'ano i.'!.Ga$ ¢onS'ervai'ion COmmission I '%~.s,; September i, 1993. BP EXPLORATION August 27, 1993 BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 900 East Benson Boulevard P.O. Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 (907) 561-5111 David W. Johnston, Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3192 Re: Request for Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 - Yukon Gold Well Dear Commissioner Johnston' BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. hereby applies for an exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 for the drilling of Yukon Gold Well (the Well), for which the proposed location is: 1. Surface location: 218.59' FSL, 639.52' FWL, Section 13, Township 8 North, Range 23 East, Umiat Meridian. 2. Bottomhole location' 218.59' FSL, 639.52' FWL, Section 13, Township 8 North, Range 23 East, Umiat Meridian. The owners and operators of all governmental quarter sections directly and diagonally offsetting the proposed location of the Well are BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and Union Oil Company of California. The plat required by the regulation is attached as Exhibit 1. The verification required by the regulation is attached as Exhibit 2. A copy of the notification to the owners and operators is attached in the package designated as Exhibit A. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact R. L. Skillern at 564-5567. Sincerely,, BP Expl~rati0n (~'~"ska)Inc. V~ P~ident - Exploration, Alaska enc. RECEIVED A U G ~ 0 1993 Alaska Oil & Gas Cons. L;ummiss~' Anchorage 22 I RECEIVED'"-- .... AU G 3, 0 199;5 Alaska Oil & Gas Cons. Commissio' Anchorage 23 x ~--' , Section: 13 -aN m_o,,o ~ Township:aN -- I'"'~,,,, ~i:~ '~, ~ ........ Range: 23E i-....~ ~ V ~.~.....--'"' 218.59: FSL "x ~, ~:'~ ~ 639.52 ~ Yu ~~~q~g 0 ~ Coon / / / 26 // Scale: 1"=2000' 24 25 18 ............ T-8N-, R.r, 19 17 I 4E / I / EXHIBIT 2 VERIFICATION OF APPLICATION FOR SPACING EXCEPTION YUKON GOLD WELL J. W. Farnsworth, Exploration Manager BP Exploration (Alaska)Inc., does hereby verify the following: 1. lam acquainted with the application submitted for the drilling of the Yukon Gold 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 correctly portrays pertinent and required data. DATED at Anchorage, Alaska this ~--'"'~day of August, 1993. Exploration Manager STATE OF ALSAKA ) ) SS. THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 2-~day of August, 1993. Alaska Oil ~ Gas Cons. ~nchot'age EXHIBIT 3 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 BP Exploration (Alaska)) for an Exception to the Provisions ) of 20 AAC 25.055 ) ) AFFIDAVIT OF R. L. SKILLERN STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT R. L. Skillern, being first duly sworn, upon oath, deposes and states as follows' 1. My name is R. L. Skillern. I am over 19 years old and have personal knowledge of the matters set forth herein. 2. lam a Landman for the well operator, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 3. Pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055 (b), BP Exploration (Alaska)Inc. (BP), the well operator, prepared a Notice of Request for an Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055. A copy of this notice is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 4. On August ,-~ ¢-) , 1993, pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055(b), BP sent a copy of said notice by registd'red mail to the last known address of each owner and operator of governmental quarter sections directly and diagonally offsetting the quarter section of the proposed location of the oil well, and has notified the appropriate departments within BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is an affidavit of Mailing of Notice. 2 "~"day f August, 1993. Subscribed and sworn to this /~ ~ay~.~~ ~///~j~ R. L. SKILLERN STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT The foregoing of August, 1993, by R. L. Skillern. RECEIVED AU G 3 o 1993 Alaska Oil & Gas Cons. uuaa'~iss~' Anchorage instrument was acknowledged before me this Ne~ry Public, State of Alaskg My Commission Expires: ~[['4[ 2-."Z¢''' day BP EXPLORATION August 27, 1993 BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 900 East Benson Boulevard RO. Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 (907) 561-5111 EXHIBIT A Union Oil Company of California Attn' Kevin Tabler P.O. Box 196247 Anchorage, AK 99519-6247 RE: Notice of Request for Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 Yukon Gold Well Gentlemen' Pursuant to the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055(b), BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. hereby gives notice of a request to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for an exception to the spacing requirements of 20 AAC 25.055(a)(1). BP's request, if approved, will permit the wellbore of the captioned well to be located within 218.59 feet of the south line and 639.52 feet of the west line of the governmental quarter section in which the well will be bottomed. Specifically, the exception location applied for will be as follows: 218.59 feet from the south line and 639.52 feet from the west line of Section 13, Township 8 North, Range 23 East, Umiat Meridian. A copy of the request is attached. Sincerely.,.."'" .-, ," q .'? ."",'"//:¢ .¢...',"'; ., ' ,/.' .;.~ ,;/"/' .' ' /~,~ ,..'.,,/',,..,:/',-.'...,.'/-~. E. I~:';Lbttr..ell vice President - Exploration, Alaska enc. A U G ,'~ 0 1993 alaska 0il & Gas (5otis. i.,umrniss~,., Anchorage EXHIBIT B 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 BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. ) for an Exception to the Provisions of ) 20 AAC 25.055 ) ) AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING OF NOTICE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT SS. T,O±S ]~. S~an]~z:g , being first duly sworn, upon her oath, deposes and says: I am a citizen of the United States of America over the age of 19 years, and employed as a secretary for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. That on the 2?th day of August, 1993, I sent a true and correct copy of E. M. Luttrell's August 27, 1993 Notice of Request for Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 via United States Registered Mail, to: Union Oil Company of California Attn: Kevin Tabler P.O. Box 196247 Anchorage, AK 99519-6247 DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 27~ day of August, 1993. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this .~_.~_..~ay of August, 1993. My Commission Expires: ECEIVEE,' AUG 3 0 ]993 Alaska OJj Anchorage