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Please insure that it retains it's current location in this file. ~Z__..~_ 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: '~~~'IARIA Scanning Preparation TOTAL PAGES BY: .... ~MARIA Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: ~ PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREPARATION: YES NO BY: Stage 2 ~ MARIA DATE: ~'-~'-~).~ 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 375 MPK-18 1. February 16, 1996 BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. Request for Spacing Exception 2. February 21, 1996 Notice of Public Hearing, Affidavit of Public Hearing Conservation Order 375 STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage Alaska 99501-3192 ge~ THE APPLICATION OF BP ) EXPLORATION (ALASKA) ) INC. for an order granting an ) exception to spacing requirements ) of Conservation Order 173 to ) provide for the drilling of the ) BP MPK-18 developmem oil well. ) Conservation Order No. 3 75 BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. MPK-18 March 7, 1996 IT APPEARING THAT: 1. BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. submitted an application dated February 16, 1996 requesting exception to the well spacing provisions of Conservation Order 173 to allow drilling the BP MPK-38 development oil well to a producing location within 500 feet of a property boundary in Section 03 T12N R11E Umiat Meridian (UM). . Notice of opportunity for public hearing was published in the Anchorage Daily News on February 21, 1996 pursuant to 20 AAC 25.540. 3. No protests to the application were received. FINDINGS: The BP MPK-18 well as proposed will be a deviated hole drilled from a surface location 3688' from the south line (FSL) and 1998' from the east line (FEL) of Section 3, T12N, R11E, UM to a proposed producing location 4995' FSL and 167' FEL of Section 3 T12N, R11E, UM. 2. Offset owners Oxy USA, Inc. and ARCO Alaska, Inc. have been duly notified. . An exception to the well spacing provisions of Conservation Order 173 is required for the BP MPK-18 development oil well. Conservation Order ~,,. 375 March 7, 1996 CONCLUSION: Granting a spacing exception to allow drilling of the BP MPK-18 well as proposed will not result in waste nor jeopardize correlative rights. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.'s application for exception to the well spacing provisions of Conservation Order 173 for the purpose of drilling the MPK- 18 well is approved. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska and dated March 7, 1996. ~aav~a~'ilJ °~' ~at i ° n C~ Tuckerman Babcock, Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission AS 31.05.080 provides that within 20 days after receipt of written notice of the entry of an order, a person affected by it may file with the Commission an application for rehearing. A request for rehearing must be received by 4:30 PM on the 23rd day following the date of the order, or next working day if a holiday or weekend, to be timely filed. The Commission shall grant or refuse the application in whole or in part within 10 days. The Commission can refuse an application by not acting on it within the 10-day period. An affected person has 30 days from the date the Commission refuses the application or mails (or otherwise distributes) an order upon rehearing, both being the final order of the Commission, to appeal the decision to Superior Court. Where a request for rehearing is denied by nonaction of the Commission, the 30-day period for appeal to Superior Court hms from the date on which the request is deemed denied (i.e., 10th day after the application for rehearing was filed). ~3209 STOF 0330 ~ AFFIDAVIT $71.40 OF i' PUBLiCATiON STATE OF ALASKA, ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRJCT. ) Eva M. Kaufmann being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he/she is an advertising representative of the Anchorage Daily 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 2/21, 1996 and that such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during ali 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. signed Subscribed and sworn to me thi~..~.., day o~..~ the State of Alas~. Third Division. Anchorage, Alaska MY COMMISSION EXPIRES Notice, of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA 'AlaSka Oil'" and Gas Conservation Commission "Re':, 'The application of B.P. Exploration (Alci'ska), 'inc. for ,exception to Rule 3 of Conserva- ,tion 'Order No..173' to allow drllling~'the Milne, Point: K.18 development olf.:well..: ' ,. B,P. Exploration (Alaska) by leffer dated Februai'y 16, 1996 ha~,"requested 'an exception to the provisions ,of' Rule ,3 of ,'Conservation order No. '1,73 for 'the ~lrillJng of aldevelopment oil iwell "in 'the' Milne POint area. The exception Would .allow ,B".'p ExPl,oratiO~ .,(Alaska) to ,directionall¥ drill the Milne JPoJ~t K-18 develoPment'oil well ltd'o' 'producing, location, that is j, closer "than,., 500 feet from a I prOperty'line; The proposed sur- I face, iocation is 3688~ from,the "s~,.:'l'l'~ .'c~L' ~.Qg~' '-~.~' the .".:~,~1"~ P~L..7,* ~...:.i" :)n 3~ T';..~-'R"b ,r: .:: '.'..-idiqnL ==. ::! .'.'::' :' : '!2N,I / ;, ;', A,person who, may De narmedl -o:.~ , =...~ :: "' :: r' .'. :~.;, · '- .r ..:,; , v ';" · ' :,' .... ,, ',.~.~.~,: '.::,',' :~_,_.-¢:: ,.,'.;' ,', · '~',:-"',.. :.' -.: r'..,='T:.' · · .': ''1.,"(' -~ = '1'" ~ '; ": ', '", ..:; .~.,.;,. :-.: ,.. '.':-,'. ~':~"r" .. ..... . .... :'_'":r . :: ': ~ :' :".:.... ::',..-'~.. :.' .: ... ... ..... · -,. ~: : .'~ :.7 : ......... ' ,,'lS,,~tO,D~,,rlela~ interestea parties :,-,~-_,,'. ;,-). .' :-: ,. ,?. .;.;: -: :--...-:-'~ .. :: -...... '.': ...... Ot..the.orc~ers wffnoura h'eormg, , ','~. 'If ,You ore ,:a ,perSc~nL Wilthl 'a j'~lJsalMlity who may,,r~eed ............. ~,,order, ,to ,,; ...... · .... .-,- ',' :',, '-.. :!'the'public ":';'.":: - ':::: ::'"tact Dion0 ~arch ,1'8i'1.996~,, ::'..i..:."':../ ' j /s/David,' W,. Jbhnston ',r:' J ":,.,, :, ;' '~ :,,, Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Re: The application of B.P. Exploration (Alaska) Inc. for exception to Rule 3 of Conservation Order No. 173 to allow drilling the Milne Point K-18 development oil well. B. P. Exploration (Alaska) by letter dated February 16, 1996 has requested an exception to the provisions of Rule 3 of Conservation Order No. 173 for the drilling of a development oil well in the Milne Point area. The exception would allow B. P Exploration (Alaska) to directionally drill the Milne Point K-18 development oil well to a producing location that is closer than 500 feet from a property line. The proposed surface location is 3688' from the south line (FSL), 1998' from the east line (FEL) of Section 3, T12N, R11E, Umiat Meridian (UM) and the propoSed bottom-hole location is 5144' FSL and 5238' FEL of Section 2, T12N, R11E, UM. A person who may be harmed if the requested order is issued may file a written protest prior to 4:00 PM March 6, 1996 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 March 21, 1996 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 March 6, 1996. If no protest is filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special modification in order to comment or to attend the public hearing, .please contact Diana Fleck at 279-1433 no later than March 18, 1996. Chairman \ \ '" Published February 21, 1996 A002614036 BP EXPLORATION February 16, 1996 BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 900 East Benson Boulevard RO, Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 (907) 561-5111 David W. Johnston, Commissioner Alsaska Oil and gas Conservation Commission 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage AK 99501-3192 RE: Request for Exception to the Provisions of 20AAC 25.055 - and Conservation Order 173 Rule #3 for MPK-18 Well Dear Commissioner Johnston: BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc hereby applies for an exception to the provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 and Conservation Order 173 Rule #3 for the driling of the MPK-18 Well (the Well), for which the proposed location is: 1) Surface Location: 3688 FSL, 1998 FEL Section 03, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian 2) Kuparuk Entry · 4995 FSL, 167 FEL Section 3, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian 2) Bottomhole Location: 5144 FSL, 5238 FEL Section 2, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian The owners and operator of all governmental quarter sections directly and diagonally offsetting the proposed location of the well are BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and Occidental Petroleum, and ARCO Alaska. The plat required by the regulation is attached as Exhibit 1. The verification required by the regulation is attached as Exhibit 2. Copies of the notification to the owners and operators, as well as the required information with the respect to the mailing are attached in the package designated as Exhibit 3. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please direct any questions to Tom Niswander at 564-5472. Respectfully, Chris West 1996 CC: BPX ARCO Alaska Inc OXY Cons. BP EXPLORATION BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 900 East Benson Boulevard RO. Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 (907) 561-5111 To: From: Date: Subject: Bob Crandall, AOGCC Chris West, BPX (Shared Services Drilling) February 16, 1996 Application for Spacing Exception for the Milne Point Well K-18 (20 AAC 25.050 and 20 AAC 25.055) and Conservation Order 173 Rule #3. The MPK-18 well is planned to drill into the Kuparuk River formation is the northeast quarter of section 3 T12N R11E. This section is located within ADL lease 375133 The MPK-18 well is planned as a high angle producer to be completed with an electric submersible pump. The ownership of both these leases is identical. The location of key points for this wellpath are: 1) Surface Location' 3688 FSL, 1998 FEL Section 03, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian 2) Kuparuk Entry · 4995 FSL, 167 FEL Section 3, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian 2) Bottomhole Location: 5144 FSL, 5238 FEL Section 2, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian This proposed location is within the NE/4 of section 3 T12N, R11E and in close proximity to the eastern boundary of that 1/4 section. The Spacing requirements of 20 AAC 25.055 and Conservation Order 173 Rule #3 do not allow without exception the drilling of a well closer than 500 feet to a property line. This spacing exception is being sought to allow optimum placement of well MPK-18 within a fault block for the Kuparuk River Formation within the NE/4 of section 3. Based upon this information, we verify these facts to be true and that the plat portrays the pertinent and required data. We also feel this addresses the requirements both ACC 25.050 and ACC 25.055. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please direct any questions to Tom Niswander at 564-5472. Respectfully, , , Chris West CC: ARCO Alaska Inc BPX OXY BP EXPLORATION BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 900 East Benson Boulevard P.O. Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 (907) 561-5111 February 16, 1996 ARCO Alaska Inc. Attn: James R. Weingarner, Senior Landman P. O. Box 100360 Anchorage, AK 99510--360 RE: Request for Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 - and C. O. 173 Rule 3 for MPK-18 Well Genletmen: Pursuant to the requirements of 20AAC 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 provisions of 20 AAC 25~055(a)(1). Specifically, the exception location applied for will be as followed: 1) · Surface Location: 3688 FSL, 1998 FEL Section 03, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian 2) Kuparuk Entry · 4995 FSL, 167 FEL Section 3, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian 2) Bottomhole Location: 5144 FSL, 5238 FEL Section'2, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian A copy of the request is attached. Very t.~yours, Ch ri~ ~/~'~ enc. BP EXPLORATION BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 900 East Benson Boulevard P.O. Box 196612 Anchorage. Alaska 99519-6612 (907) 561-5111 February 16, 1996 Occidental Petroleum Ed Behm 6 Desta Drive Suite 6000 Midland TX 79705 RE: Request for Exception to the Provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 - and C. Co. 173 Rule #3 for MPK-18 Well Genletmen: Pursuant to the requirements of 20AAC 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 provisions of 20 AAC 25.055(a)(1). Specifically, the exception location applied for will be as followed: l) Surface Location: 3688 FSL, 1998 FEL Section 03, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian 2) 2) Kuparuk Entry · 4995 FSL, 167 FEL Section 3, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian Bottomhole Location: 5144 FSL, 5238 FEL Section 2, Township 12 North, Range 11 East Unimat Meridian A copy of the request is attached. Very ~.~.~.~,you rs, Chris West