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Please insure that it retains it's current location in this file. ~__/~'O_ Conservation Order Category Identifier Organizing ido..~ RESCA~ DIGITAL DATA OVERSIZED (Scannable with large plotter/scanner) ~ Color items: [] Diskettes, No. [] Maps: [] Grayscale items: [3 Other, No/Type [3 Other items [] Poor Quality Originals: OVERSIZED (Not suitable for [] Other: plotter/scanner, may work with 'log' scanner) [] Logs of vadous kinds [] Other NOTES: BY: ~ARIA Scanning Preparation TOTAL PAGES Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: ,~ PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREPARATION: X' YES NO Stage 2 IF NO IN STAGE 1, PAGE(S) DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND: ~ YES ~ NO (SCANNING I$ COMPLETE AT THI~ POINT UNLESS SPECIAL ATTENTION 18 REQUIRED ON AN INDIVIDUAL PAGE BASIS DUE TO QUALITY, G RAYE, CALE OR COLOR IMAGES) General Notes or Comments about this Document: 5/21103 ConservOrdCwPg.wpd INDEX CONSERVATION ORDER NO. 480 Pioneer Unit Wells DL Smith #1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg #2, Robert L. Smith #3, Cornhusker #4 1) 2) September 7, 2002 September 11, 2002 September 13, 2002 Evergreen's Application for Well Spacing Exception for D.L. Smith #1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg #2, Robert L. Smith #3, Cornhusker #4 Notice of hearing, Affidavit of publication, bulk mailing list for the Anchorage Daily News Notice of hearing, Affidavit of publication for the Frontierman, bulk mailing list Conservation Order 480 STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION 333 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 100 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Re~ THE APPLICATION OF Evergreen ) Resources (Alaska) Corporation ) ("Evergreen") for an order granting ) exceptions to the spacing requirements ) of 20 AAC 25.055(a)(2) and (a)(4) to ) provide for the drilling and testing of the ) D.L. Smith No. 1, Gary & Jo Ann ) Stromberg No. 2, Robert L. Smith No. 3, ) and Cornhusker No. 4 wells in an ) undefined coalbed methane gas pool. ) Conservation Order No. 480 Pioneer Unit Wells D.L. Smith No. 1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2, Robert L. Smith No. 3, and Cornhusker No. 4 Drilling and Testing October 29, 2002 IT APPEARING THAT: . e Evergreen by letters dated September 7, 2002 has requested an order allowing spacing exceptions to drill and test the D.L. Smith No. 1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2, Robert L. Smith No. 3, and Cornhusker No. 4 wells in accordance with 20 AAC 25.055. These proposed vertical wells will be drilled within Sections 1 and 2, T17N, R3W, Seward Meridian ("SM"). 3. Cornhusker No. 4 will be less than 1,500' from a property line. . , Robert L. Smith No. 3, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2, and D.L. Smith No. 1 will be less than 1,500' from a property line and closer than 3,000' to wells drilled to the same pool. D.L. Smith No. 1 will be the second gas production well in Section 1, T17N, R3W, SM. Robert L. Smith No. 3 will be the second gas production well in Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM. The Commission published notice of opportunity for public hearing in the Anchorage Daily News on September 11, 2002 and in The Frontiersman on September 13, 2002, pursuant to 20 AAC 25.540. 6. No protests to the applications were received. FINDINGS: 1. The D.L. Smith No. 1 well will be located 3293 feet FNL and 293 feet FWL, Section 1, T 17N, R3W, SM. 2. The Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2 well will be located 1386 feet FNL and 933 feet FWL, Section 1, T17N, R3W, SM. 3. The Robert L. Smith No. 3 well will be located 3272 feet FSL and 606 feet FEL, Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM. 4. The Cornhusker No. 4 well will be located 2426 feet FNL and 141 feet FEL, Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM. , Evergreen proposes to drill these four wells as a pilot project to test producibility of potential coalbed methane resources within the Tertiary-aged Tyonek Formation of the Pioneer Unit. . . Evergreen sent notice of the application for spacing exception by certified mail to all offset owners, landowners, and operators of all properties within 3000' of the proposed wells. The Division of Governmental Coordination has determined that an ACMP consistency review is not required for this project. CONCLUSIONS: 1. Closely spaced wells are appropriate for coalbed methane testing and development projects. . Exceptions to the well spacing provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 (a)(2) are necessary for the drilling and testing of the D.L. Smith No. 1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2, and Robert L. Smith No. 3, and Cornhusker No. 4 wells. , Exceptions to the well spacing provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 (a)(4) are necessary for the drilling and testing of the D.L. Smith No. 1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2, and Robert L. Smith No. 3 wells. . Granting spacing exceptions to allow drilling and testing of the D.L. Smith No. 1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2, Robert L. Smith No. 3, and Cornhusker No. 4 wells will not result in waste or jeopardize the correlative rights of adjoining or nearby owners. 5. Before regular production is permitted from the D.L. Smith No. 1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2, Robert L. Smith No. 3, and Cornhusker No. 4 wells, the Commission must take such action as will offset any advantage which the person securing the exception may have over other producers by reason of the drilling and Conservation Order No. 480 October 29, 2002 Page 2 of 3 testing of the wells as an exception, and so that drainage to the tract with respect to which the exception is granted will be prevented or minimized. AS 31.05.100(b). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: Evergreen's applications for exceptions to the well spacing provisions of 20 AAC 25.055(a)(2) and (a)(4) to drill and test the D.L. Smith No. 1, Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2, Robert L. Smith No. 3, and Cornhusker No. 4 wells are approved. These wells may not be placed on regular production until the Commission takes additional action, upon petition, and after notice and hearing, to offset any advantage Evergreen may have over other owners by reason of drilling the wells at the exception locations. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska and dated October 29, 2002. Cammy O(e~hsli Taylor, (~air Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission · . sioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Michael L. Bill, 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 tbr 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 tbr rehearing is denied by nonaction of the Commission, the 30-day period for appeal to Superior Court runs from the date on which the request is deemed denied (i.e., 10th day after the application for rehearing was filed). Conservation Order No. 480 Page 3 of 3 October 29, 2002 John Katz State of Alaska Alaska Governor's Office ~.~ North Capitol St., NW, Ste 336 Washington, DC 20001 Daniel Donkel 2121 North Bayshore Drive, Ste 1219 Miami, FL 33137 SD Dept of Env & Natural Resources Oil and Gas Program 2050 West Main, Ste 1 Rapid City, SD 57702 Alfred James 107 North Market Street, Ste 1000 Wichita, KS 67202-1822 Christine Hansen Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Comm Excutive Director PO Box 53127 Oklahoma City, OK 73152 Citgo Petroleum Corporation PO Box 3758 Tulsa, OK 74136 Conoco Inc. PO Box 1267 Ponca City, OK 74602-1267 Mir Yousufuddin US Department of Energy Energy Information Administration 1999 Bryan Street, Ste 1110 Dallas, TX 75201-6801 Mary Jones XTO Energy, Inc. Cartography 810 Houston Street, Ste 2000 Ft. Worth, TX 76102-6298 Gregg Nady Shell E&P Company OnshOre Exploration & Development PO Box 576 Houston, TX 77001-0576 Michael Nelson Purvin Gertz, Inc. Library. 600 Travis, Ste 2150 Houston, TX 77002 Paul Walker Chevron 1301 McKinney, Rm 1750 Houston, TX 77010 G. Scott Pfoff Aurora Gas, LLC 10333 Richmond Ave, Ste 710 Houston, TX 77042 David McCaleb IHS Energy Group GEPS 5333 Westheimer, Ste 100 Houston, TX 77056 G. Havran Gaffney, Cline & Associations Library 1360 Post Oak Blvd., Ste 2500 Houston, TX 77056 William Holton, Jr. Marathon Oil Company Law Department 5555 San Fecipe St. Houston, TX 77056-2799 T.E. Alford ExxonMobil Exploration Company PO Box 4778 Houston, TX 77210-4778 Texico Exploration & ProductiOn PO BoX 36366 Houston, TX 77236 Corry Woolington ChevronTexaco Land-Alaska PO Box 36366 Houston, TX 77236 W. Allen Huckabay Phillips Petroleum Company Exploration Department PO Box 1967 Houston, TX 77251 Chevron USA Alaska Division PO Box 1635 Houston, TX 77251 Donna Williams World Oil Statistics Editor PO Box 2608 Houston, TX 77252 Chevron Chemical Company . Library PO Box 2100 Houston, TX 77252-9987 Shelia McNulty Financial Times PO Box 25089 Houston, TX 77265-5089 Shawn Sutherland Unocal Revenue Accounting 14141 Southwest Freeway Sugar Land, TX 77478 Kelly Valadez Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co. Supply & Distribution 300 Concord Plaza Drive San Antonio, TX 78216 James White Intrepid Prod. Co./Alaskan Crude 4614 Bohill SanAntonio, TX 78217 Doug Schultze XTO Energy Inc. 3000 North Garfield, Ste 175 Midland, TX 79705 Robert Gravely 7681 South Kit Carson Drive Littleton, CO 80122 George Vaught, Jr. PO Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201-3557 Jerry Hodgden Hodgden Oil Company 408 18th Street Golden, CO 80401-2433 John Levorsen 200 North 3rd Street, #1202 Boise, ID 83702 Kay Munger Munger Oilln~rmation Sewice, lnc PO Box 45738 Los Angeles, CA 90045-0738 John F. Bergquist Babson and Sheppa~ PO Box 8279 Long Beach, CA 90808-0279 Samuel Van Vactor Economic Insight Inc. 3004 SW First Ave. Portland, OR 97201 Thor Cutler OW-137 US EPA egion 10 1200 Sixth Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 Michael Parks Marple's Business Newsletter 117 West Mercer St, Ste 200 Seattle, WA 98119-3960 Cammy Taylor 1333 West 11th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501 Tim Ryherd State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources 550 West 7th Ave., Ste 800 Anchorage, AK 99501 Richard Mount State of Alaska Department of Revenue 500 West 7th Ave., Ste 500 Anchorage, AK 99501 Jim Arlington Forest Oil 310 K Street, Ste 700 Anchorage, AK 99501 Duane Vaagen Fairweather 715 L Street, Ste 7 Anchorage, AK 99501 Williams VanDyke State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources 550 West 7th Ave., Ste 800 Anchorage, AK 99501 Ed Jones Aurora Gas, LLC Vice President 1029 West 3rd Ave., Ste 220 Anchorage, AK 99501 Julie Houle State of Alaskan DNR Div of Oil & Gas, Resource Eval. 550 West 7th Ave., Ste 800 Anchorage, AK 99501 Robert Mintz State of Alaska Department of Law 1031 West 4th Ave., Ste 200 Anchorage, AK 99501 Susan Hill State of Alaska, ADEC EH 555 Cordova Street Anchorage, AK 99501 Trustees for Alaska 1026 West 4th Ave., Ste 201 Anchorage, AK 99501-1980 Mark Wedman Halliburton 6900 Arctic Blvd. Anchorage, AK 99502 John Harris NI Energy Development Tubular 3301 C Street, Ste 208 Anchorage, AK 99503 Cid Land Department PO Box 93330 Anchorage, AK 99503 Schlumberger Drilling and Measurements 3940 Arctic Blvd., Ste 300 Anchorage, AK 99503 Baker Oil Tools 4730 Business Park Blvd., Anchorage, AK 99503 Rob Crotty CIO CH2M HILL 301 West Nothem Lights Blvd Anchorage, AK 99503 Jack Laasch Natchiq Vice President Government Affairs 3900 C Street, Ste 701 Anchorage, AK 99503 Mark Hanley Anadarko 3201 C Street, Ste 603 Anchorage, AK 99503 Mark Dalton HDR Alaska 2525 C Street, Ste 305 Anchorage, AK 99503 Judy Brady Alaska Oil & Gas Associates 121 West Fireweed Lane, Ste 207 Anchorage, AK 99503-2035 Aden Ehm 2420 Foxhall Dr. Anchorage, AK 99504-3342 Paul L. Craig Trading Bay Energy Corp 5432 East Northem Lights, Ste 610 Anchorage, AK 99508 Greg Noble Bureau of Land Management Energy and Minerals 6881 Abbott Loop Rd Anchorage, AK 99507 Richard Prentki US Minerals Management Service 949 East 36th Ave., 3rd Floor Anchorage, AK 99508 Rose Ragsdale Rose Ragsdale & Associates 3320 E. 41st Ave Anchorage, AK 99508 Thomas R. Marshall, Jr. 1569 Birchwood Street Anchorage, AK 99508 Jill Schneider US Geological Survey 4200 University Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 Chuck O'Donnell Veco Alaska,Inc. 949 East 36th Ave., Ste 500 Anchorage, AK 99508 Kristen Nelson IHS Energy PO Box 102278 Anchorage, AK 99510-2278 Robert Britch, PE Northern Consulting Group 2454 Telequana Dr. Anchorage, AK 99517 Peter McKay BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. BP P7 PO Box 196193 Anchorage, AK 99519 Kevin Tabler Unocal PO Box 196247 Anchorage, AK 99519-6247 Jim Scherr US Minerals Management Service Resource Evaluation 949 East 36th Ave., Ste 308 Anchorage, AK 99508 Gordon Severson 3201 Westmar Cr. Anchorage, AK 99508-4336 Perry Markley Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Oil MovementS Department 1835 So. Bragaw- MS 575 Anchorage, AK 99515 David Cusato 600 West 76th Ave., #508 Anchorage, AK 99518 Tesoro Alaska Company PO Box 196272 Anchorage, AK 99519 Sue Miller BP Exploration (Alaska), .Inc. PO Box 196612 Anchorage, AK 99519-6612 Jeff Walker US Minerals Management Service Regional Supervisor 949 East 36th Ave., Ste 308 Anchorage, AK 99508 Jim Ruud Phillips Alaska, Inc. Land Department PO Box 100360 Anchorage, AK 99510 Jordan Jacobsen Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Law Department 1835 So. Bragaw Anchorage, AK 99515 Jeanne Dickey BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. Legal Department PO Box 19661.2 Anchorage, AK 99518 J. Brock Riddle Marathon Oil Company Land Department PO Box 196168 Anchorage, AK 99519-6168 BP Exploration(Alaska),lnc. Land Manager PO Box196612 Anchorage, AK 99519-6612 Dudley Platt D.A. Platt & Associates 9852 Little Diomede Cr. Eagle River, AK 99577 Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development Distr PO Box 3029 Kenai, AK 99611 Bob Shavelson Cook Inlet Keeper PO Box 3269 Homer, AK 99603 Penny Vadla Box 467 Ninilchik, AK 99639 Shannon Donnelly Phillips Alaska, Inc. HEST-Enviromental PO Box 66 Kenai, AK 99611 Claire Caldes US Fish & Wildlife Service Kenai Refuge PO Box 2139 Soldotna, AK 99669 James Gibbs PO Box 1597 Soldotna, AK 99669 Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Refuge Manager PO Box 2139 Soldotna, AK 99669-2139 John Tanigawa Evergreen Well Service Company PO Box 871845 Wasilla, AK 99687 Richard Wagner PO Box 60868 Fairbanks, AK 99706 Cliff Burglin PO Box 131 Fairbanks, AK 99707 Harry Bader State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources 3700 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 Bernie Karl K&K Recycling Inc. PO Box 58055 Fairbanks, AK 99711 North Slope Borough PO Box 69 Barrow, AK 99723 Williams Thomas Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Land Department PO Box 129 Barrow, AK 99723 Senator Loren Leman State Capitol Rm 113 Juneau, AK 99801-1182 #2 STATE OF ALASKA ~ NOTICE TO PUBLISHER ~' ADVERTISING (~RDER NO. ADVERTISING ~NVOI ST BE IN TRIPLICATE SHOWING ADVERTISING ORDER N ~TIFIED A~F,DAV,* O~ PUBL,CAT.O. lPg"T2 Or ~.,S ~ORM~ W,TH ~AC.~ CO~ O~ A0-02314014 ORDER ADVERTISEMENT MUST BE SUBMI~ED WITH INVOICE :: :: 'SEE: So~=: FOR iNVOICE ~DDRmSi ~:' F AOGCC AGENCY CONTACT DATE OF X.O. ~ 333 W 7~ Ave, Ste 100 Jody Colombie September 10, 2002 o ~chorage, ~ 99501 PHONE PON M - (907~ 793 -1221 ~ The Frontiersm~ September 13, 2002 o 5751 E Ma~ower Ct W~illa.~_A[ 99564 mt ~tm~ ~t~tt~ mt ~ou~[t u~ts ~us~ ~ ~mm~t~ ~N ~s ENTI~ ON T~E DATES S~OWN. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Accost T~p~ of ~dv~isem~nt X ~flal ~ Display ~ Classified ~Other SEE ATTACHED PUBLIC HEA~NG ~?.~i~ ::i.~ ~i::~1~ ~ AOGCC, 333 W. 7th Ave., Suite 100 ¢~¢~ o~ I~°~o~ I REF ~PE NUMBER AMOUNT DATE COMMENTS 1 VEN 2 A~ 02910 4 FIN AMOUNT SY CC PGM LC ACCT FY NMR DIST LIO a 03 02140100 73540 2 3 4 02-902 (Rev. 3/94) Publisher/Original Copies: Depa~ment Fiscal, Department, Receiving AO.FRM Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Re: Pioneer Unit, Matanuska- Susitna Borough Sections 1 and 2, T17N, R3W, Seward Meridian Affected Leases: Fee acreage, State of Alaska ADL 374121 Evergreen Resources (Alaska) Corporation by e-mail application dated and received September 7, 2002 has applied for an order allowing spacing exceptions in accordance with 20 AAC 25.055 (a)(2) and (a) (4) for the completion and production of four vertical gas wells within 3,000 feet of each other, within 1,500 feet of a property boundary and within the same governmental section. D.L. Smith No. 1 Surface Location: 3293 feet FNL and 293 feet FWL, Section 1, T17N, R3W, SM Bottom Hole Location: Same Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2 Surface Location: 1386 feet FNL and 933 feet FWL, Section 1, TI 7N, R3W, SM Bottom Hole Location: Same Robert L. Smith No. 3 Surface Location: 3272 feet FSL and 606 feet FEL, Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM Bottom Hole Location: Same Cornhusker No. 4 . Surface Location: 2426 feetFNL and 141 feet FEL, Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM Bottom Hole Location: Same The Commission has tentatively set a public hearing on this application for October 15, 2002 at 9:00 am at the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission at 333 West 7th Avenue, .Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. A person may request that the tentatively scheduled hearing be held by filing a written request with the Commission no later than 4:30 pm on September 27, 2002. If a request for a hearing is not timely filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of an order without a hearing. To learn if the Commission will hold the pUblic hearing, please call 793-1221. In addition, a person may submit written comments regarding this application to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission at 333 West 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Written comments must be received no later than 4:30 pm on October 11, 2002 except that if the Commission decides to h°ld a public hearing, written comments must be received no later than 9:00 am on October 15, 2002. 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 Jody Colombie at 793-1221 before October 1, 2002. Cammy Oechsli Taylor Chair, Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Published Date: September 11, 2002 ADN AO # 02314012 Published Date: September 13, 2002 The Frontiersman AO# 02314014 Notice of Public Hearing '1 The Commission has ten- STATE OF ALASKA tatively set a public hearing Alaska Oil and Gas ' ~'on this application for Octo- Conservation ~' i bet 15, 2002 at 9:00 am at Commission Re: Pioneer Unit, Matanuska - Susitna Borough . . Sections 1 and 2;' TI7N, R3W, Seward Meridian Affected Leases:. Fee acreage,'iState of the Alaska Oil and Gas Con-' I servation Commission at 333' West 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska 9.9501. 'A ,person' may request that the tentatively scheduled hea'~ii'ig'"be held by filing,a, Written request:with the Commission nO later than 4:30 pmon September AlaskaADL. 374121 ar ~ 271'2002' , ,' !'Evergreen ResourCes (Alas? ,ifa.requ~S't fOr a hearing is ~.ka) Corporation bY e;mail ..I not .timely filed,; the Com- !application dated! and:.l rnission.i Wiil'ii:Consider::the 'i ;~'~..~ "'z~ '"~ ....... . ,: ~,.,~..,. I~,., (;X';2[~ '"",. ~',;~ ....... 1:;;[5~)" .~ '1 ',3 [ Cl'i5 "',:~U;"tP~,"!I~L;~,~ '.'."tr; ',~) ' :',L.:,? C ',,XY,I' ";]. ~S {~:~.f'~':;~ ~C,25;055 (a):¢)and (a)(4):~ ~793:1221,, : ...... m.let on e ........ - ;, ,.:u;;l~:, · ~. o..r vc.~ ;;:,', ,":~,~:,' ........ ~ ... n fee.' st :':."n~: '.s-'.~e~,:comme~ts' ,.,' ..... ~.. ,.,..~.. , .... c' a emperr.', bounan,¥ .'. '. ...... f~',(-: ~a11'i,.'...Cc.e...";; . . SU tel00;'~nChorage; :AlaS-:: ka 99501. Written com- · ,';.~:.nts must be received no ~..' :.,,r than 4:30 pm on O. cto- ::..'.," 11, 2002 except that it :;::: Commission decides ,, ,',-l[,rDl'; cCr,l.-l(~",r~ r.l.,:,;: :: :'. ':', ::C '.'¢::: r't.,:: .'a:.,:, tr.;l" ~:.:',':: ~.'."~ ,3'" L:'Cl=bc' ~5. · ',..',;., ;~1'(5 ,'.,~, D(..'l~'Jf' ~.M:I: F.. ¢'::~,',.. ~ ,',,:3 "['.' '.V"tO ffla:, ne.',~-'~.~ a spt-.. ' :',; [:1 ;'l,',):$~fl,~:ltK')'i *" order I':: ', ;,;:;';i""~ :: .... o' to RoherI. L. Smi[hNo 3 ' ' ' ' 'r .... ' ...... , . .,. ':; .I '.".'~ ~: .. I"'~,~. ~,,'.'.'.~"" , .... = ;": '-' :'~ ,'.=,::T 2": ". ,' ,' ,TReT ~ ~-.+ ,~.¢,-..,-.-,,"-m,.~.,'-t 7.q3_ · '! :'' ':'.'!.:.:.! :':...: '.,, '3:::~ ';;2 .....-'::';:,'"...;"')c'::l"~ei'.~, tion 2, T17N; R3W,' SM '.::."":.' ..... BottOm :Hole LocalJon :S~T~eI i.;; ~":' . : :::i : ': ':. : .... cammy' ! cornhUskerNo 4 ~- ^'-, ~ .... & G',' '"" I . . ; ' ' Ch~ ~. r~." .. '.-,, :. : .J; -,~ ' "Surface Locat on' 2426 f:e~ ~ ' mm ss on . ~ ' ser~aton Co FNE and:141; feet~FEL. Sec~ t on 2:, :'1'17:N, R3W; :'SM:' i Bott°r:n H01eLocatibn:.~e' .'" :.: ::':'-. .... ::. . ~1FR9266 . i' ' ',. STATE OF ALASKA ( NOTICE TO PUBLISHER ~ AOWRTIS~a Om~R ~0. ADVERTISING INVOICE MUST BE IN TRIPLICATE SHOWING ADVERTISING ORDER NO., L, ERTIFIED AF ,DAV.' (. 72 oF'r.,s FOR, )W.'H A'.'AOHED COPY Or AO'02 31401 4 O R D E R ADVERTISEMENT MUST BE' SUBMITTED WITH INVOICE ~ AOGCC ^GE,cY co~^cr DATE OF A.D. ~ 333 West 7th Avenue, Suite 100 Jodv Colombie Semember 10. ?002 o Anchorage, AK 99501 pHOnE PCb M - (907] 793 - 1221 I~ATE~ ADVERTISEMENT REQUIRED: ~ Thc Frontiersman September 13, ~002 o 5751 £. Mayflower Ct. Wasilla AK 99564 ~E ~mAL RErW~EN T.~ DOU~L~- UN~S ~US~ ~ ~m~TgO m ~TS ENTIRETY ON THE DATES SHOWN. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Account # FFIDAVIT OF UBI. ICATIOIq United states of ^merica RE~I~~R State of ss INVOICE MUST BE IN TRIPLICATE AND MUST REFERENCE THE ADVERTISING ORDER NUMBER. division. A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE INVOICE. Before me, the undersigned, a notary public this day personally appeared ATTACH PROOF OF PUBLICATION HERE. who, being first duly sworn, according to law, says that O he is the of Published at in said division and state of and that the advertisement, of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said publication on the day of 2002, and thereafter for ~ consecutive days, the last publication appearing on the __ day of ,2002, and that the rate charged thereon is not in excess of the rate charged private individuals. Subscribed and sworn to before me This day of 2002, Notary public for state of My commission expires . , 02-901 (Rev. 3/94) AO.FRM Page 2 PUBLISHER SD Dept of Env & Natural Resources Oil and Gas Program 2050 West Main, Ste 1 Rapid City, SD 57702 Citgo Petroleum Corporation PO Box 3758 Tulsa, OK 74136 Mary Jones XTO Energy, Inc. Cartography 810 Houston Street, Ste 2000 Ft. Worth, TX 76102-6298 Paul Walker Chevron 1301 McKinney, Rm 1750 Houston, TX 77010 David McCaleb IHS Energy Group GEps 5333 Westheimer, Ste 100 Houston, TX 77056 Corry Woolington ChevronTexaco Land-Alaska PO Box 36366 Houston, TX 77236 Chevron USA Alaska Division PO Box 1635 Houston, TX 77251 Shawn Sutherland Unocal Revenue Accounting 14141 Southwest Freeway Sugar Land, TX 77478 Doug Schultze XTO Energy Inc. 3000 North Garfield, Ste 175 Midland, TX 79705 John Katz State of Alaska Alaska Governor's Office 444 North Capitol St., NW, Ste 336 Washington, DC 20001 Alfred James 107 North Market Street, Ste 1000 Wichita, KS 67202-1822 Conoco Inc. PO Box 1267 Ponca City, OK 74602-1267 Gregg Nady Shell E&P Company Onshore Exploration & Development PO Box 576 Houston, TX 77001-0576 G. Scott Pfoff Aurora Gas, LLC 10333 Richmond Ave, Ste 710 Houston, TX 77042 William Holton, Jr. Marathon Oil Company Law Department 5555 San Fecipe St. Houston, TX 77056-2799 Texico Exploration & ProductiOn PO Box 36366 Houston, TX 77236 Donna Williams World Oil Statistics Editor PO Box 2608 Houston, TX 77252 Kelly Valadez Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co. Supply & Distribution 300 Concord Plaza Drive San Antonio, TX 78216 Robert Gravely 7681 South Kit Carson Drive Littleton, CO 80122 Daniel Donkel 2121 North Bayshore Drive, Ste 1219 Miami, FL 33137 Christine Hansen Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Comm Excutive Director PO Box 53127 Oklahoma City, OK 73152 Mir Yousufuddin US Department of Energy Energy Information Administration 1999 Bryan Street, Ste 1110 Dallas, TX 75201-6801 Michael Nelson Purvin Gertz, Inc. Library 600 Travis, Ste 2150 Houston, TX 77002 G. Havran Gaffney, Cline & Associations Library 1360 Post Oak Blvd., Ste 2500 Houston, TX 77056 T.E. Alford ExxonMobil Exploration Company PO Box 4778 Houston, TX 77210-4778 W. Allen Huckabay Phillips Petroleum Company Exploration Department PO Box 1967 Houston, TX 77251 Chevron Chemical Company Library PO Box 2100 Houston, TX 77252-9987 James White Intrepid Prod. Co./Alaskan Crude 4614 Bohill SanAntonio, TX 78217 George Vaught, Jr. PO Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201-3557 STATE OF ALASKA =' NOTICE TO PUBLISHER :. ADVERTlSlNC ORD~.R NO. ADVERTISING INVOIC[:{ ~T BE IN TRIPLICATE SHOWING ADVERTISING ORDER NOi ,TIFIED AFFIDAVI] OF PUBLICATION (PART2 OF THIS FORM)WITH ATFACHED ~OPY OF ORDER ADVERTISEMENT MUST BE SUBMI'I-I'ED WITH INVOICE :... "SEE BOTTOM FOR INVOICE ADDRESS:':' '"' ""'"..' .... , ';.'"' ,' '" ~':' ..: .... .' i':: '..:':','.' v AOGCC AGENCY CONTACT DATE OF A.O. R 333 W 7th Ave, Ste 100 Judy Colombie September 9, 2002 o Anchorage, AK 99501 PHONE PCN M - (90% 793-1221 I~ATE~ ADVERTISEMENT REQUIRED: X Anchorage Daily News September 11 2002 O P O Box 149001 Anchorage, AK 99514 X.E MATERIAL BETWEEN THE DOUBLE LINES MUST BE PRINTED IN ITS ENTIRETY ON THE DATES SHOWN. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Account #STOF0330 Advertisement to be published was e-mailed Type of Advertisement X Legal E~ Display E~ Classified E~]Other (Specify) SEE ATTACHED PUBLIC HEARING I ITOTAL OF SEND INVOICEIN TRIPLICATE I AOGCC, 333 W. 7th Ave., Suite 100 PAGE ~ OF ALL PAGES$ ;.;:'.'...':i: .::[;.!':i.i..:;.:!']'...:...;: i. TO' ']:."'i: i:"':' .?".:.,'!..i!.;':::i.;,.! ] Anchorage, AK 99501 2 PAGES REF TYPE NUMBER AMOUNT DATE COMMENTS 1 VEN 2 ARD 02910 4 FIN AMOUNT SY CC PGM LC ACCT FY NMR DIST LIQ ~ 03 02140100 73540 2 $ REQUISITIONED B,~*,,,,/ 02-902 (Rev. 3/94) Publisher/Original Copies: Department Fiscal' Department, Receiving AO.FRM Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Re~ Pioneer Unit, Matanuska- Susitna Borough Sections 1 and 2, T17N, R3W, Seward Meridian Affected Leases: Fee acreage, State of Alaska ADL 374121 Evergreen Resources (Alaska) Corporation by e-mail application dated and received September 7, 2002 has applied for an order allowing spacing exceptions in accordance with 20 AAC 25.055 (a) (2) and (a) (4) for the completion and production of four vertical gas wells within 3,000 feet of each other, within 1,500 feet of a property boundary and within the same governmental section. D.L. Smith No. 1 Surface Location: 3293 feet FNL and 293 feet FWL, Section 1, T17N, R3W, SM Bottom Hole Location: Same Gary & Jo Ann Stromberg No. 2 Surface Location: 1386 feet FNL and 933 feet FWL, Section 1, T17N, R3W, SM Bottom Hole Location: Same Robert L. Smith No. 3 Surface Location: 3272 feet FSL and 606 feet FEL, Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM Bottom Hole Location: Same Cornhusker No. 4 Surface Location: 2426 feet FNL and 141 feet FEL, Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM Bottom Hole Location: Same The Commission has tentatively set a public hearing on this application for October 15, 2002 at 9:00 am at the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission at 333 West 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. A person may request that the tentatively scheduled hearing be held by filing a written request with the Commission no later than 4:30 pm on September 27, 2002. If a request for a hearing is not timely filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of an order without a hearing. To learn if the Commission will hold the public hearing, please call 793-1221. In addition, a person may submit written comments regarding this application to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission at 333 West 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Written comments must be received no later than 4:30 pm on October 11, 2002 except that if the Commission decides to hold a public hearing, written comments must be received no later than 9:00 am on October 15, 2002. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special modification in order to comment or to attend the public heating, please contact Jody Colombie at 793-1221 before October 1, 2002. Cammy Oechsli Taylor Chair, Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Published Date: September 11,2002 ADN AO # 02314012 Published Date: September 13, 2002 The Frontiersman AO# 02314014 Account: STOF0330 Ad Number: 5631 61 { ( Amount: $213.72 · AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Amy L. Heath being frrst duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he/she is an 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 September 11, 2002 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. /'l/~ / '~,.___ me this/~/~ay o~~ ~ f" k._)' ' Notary Public in and for .,¢tl!t..tttrr~,r~ _ Third Division Anchorage, Alaska co is ,Ls' , . , Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF AL.ASKA . 'Alaska. Oil .and Gas Conservation commission Re: 'Pioneer unif, MQtonusko - Susifno BorOugh Sections 1 and 2, T17N, R3W, Seward. ' Meridian .. Affected I-eases: Fee acreage, Stateof Alaska ADL 374121 ' . Evergreen Resources (AlaSka) CorPoration e-mall 'oppllcatlon dated and. received SePtem. r 7, 2002 has applied tar an order aliOwlng spac: ' exCeptlons'In' accordance Wlth 20 AAC 25.055 (o) (4) for the' comp etlon and produc, vertical gas wells within 3,000 feet of ~ch other, 'Within 1,$00 feet'qf a Property bound: 'Y and within the same governmental section... ' Sm t' ;:No .... '" ' '"',,"D&. ih ?~ :, . :." Surface Loc'arian: 3293' feet 'FNL. and 293 '.. ' feet. FWL, sect on 1, TI'7N, 1~3Wr SM P".., L.~',.: .;Bot~tom Hole ko'catlO~,:..Sdhhe.:, .: '....' Gary& Jo Ann Stromberg NO 2 , Surface, 'Lace' ~. l~nX ~F',~' --~1! ~ feef..FWL Se::;,-.',. ;. ¥'1'-;k{ .Sot:t,0m, H:,e La~a~ o Same'.'.'." ' ~, · '; '~'.,... Robert'L.,-~'Smith :No. 3' .' . 'Su.rf/~ce' LOcation: 3272 fe~t.~ FSL and 606 feet 'PEk;Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM' .' ' i ' BOttom Ho e .L0cOflon:' Same ... =. ':': ' ." CornhUsker No, 4 '. ":';" .' , .' Surface LOcafion:, 2426.:feet FNL and 141 ' ' feel FEL-, Section 2, T17N, R3W, SM . Bottom Hole LOcatiOn Same" ' ':' The Commission has tentative ' set apUb. '~.. n~-~- .~ .,. , . ' Y . b .... , .. .1 ,.,. :...: ..-.=. -"-n for. ~:n~:" ii 22';.2 =t ~..',:. c"', at thk A °ska'Oll and · ,-' ..... :' r !:.'.-. :;..~.". t. ::.'a ':.' -' :',,, 'On, at333 .Welt ,Tth c ~'. li,".... ~:',..; ' :;':.~"cr;:, AloSko.9950L A per- $~,' n'luv rcquesl Ilia? The tentatively Scheduled hearing be held bY'filing a wr tten request with the. !Commission :riG'.later than '4:30 Pm. On'September 27; 2002. ' ' ~ ' , .. If o',request for a he°rin'g i's not fimely..filed, the.:Commission wi 'ConSider,.the issuance of an I I order without 'a 'h'earing TO team if the Co'minis. J Sion.will hold'the public hear 'ng, p e~se col J 793~1221. . . .... :: ;.: . I' in' add'itl'on, a .l~erson...may 'Submit wr.itten .! comments regar'd ng this ctPpli.cotion to the A aska lOll and Gas Conservatidn Commi's~i0n at'333 West /.7th.~Avenue, Suite 100, Anf:horage, Alaska 99501. /Written comments must be 'reCeived 'no later than 14.:30 pm on october 11, 2002.excePt that if the [Commission decicl~s to hold a publi(~ hearing, writ- /Jten comments must be received.no later than 9:00 lam onOctober'lS, 2002. , ~'r.. ' ~ . l/ "', If yOU Ore o"Per~on wif,h;a,:disabilitY who /may need a Speclol modification in'order to cam- /merit or to attend, the public hearing, p ease con- J,Jtact',J0dy Colombie at 793-1221 before .October 1 // camm90echsllTaylor ",r ', ,' // Chair, Alaska'Oil &:Gas ,, , /I Pu,,',sh': sePtember 11, 2002, ";': ' STATE OF ALASKA~,['" NOTICE TO PUBLISHER ( ADVERTISING ORDER NO. ADVERTISING INVOICE ',.,.,ST BE IN TRIPLICATE SHOWING ADVERTISING ORDER NO ..... ~TIFIED *.F,DAV,T OF PUBL,OAT,ON IP*.T 2 OF ..,S FORMI VV,TH A~AOHED OOP~ OF A 0'02 31 401 2 ORDER ADVERTISEMENT MUST BE SUBMI'I-I'ED WITH INVOICE . '" .': ..'.'. ,',~,.,'~,,' ", : -';,~' ~. - · 'v--,'" ,'~: ,* ~ -' · ; '...' ? ...... · ~.....;..;,,'[.,,......;~...,.:.~ ~,.~;.;- , :.~-. ,,.~. ,,,,., , .,.,; .... F ~O~C AGENCY CONTACT DATE OF A.O. " 333 West 7th ^vc~uc, Suite ! 00 Jodv Co]omhi~ Sc~3tcmber 0. 2002 o A~choragc, AY,. 09501 ~,o~s PCb ~ - ~ A~choragc Daily News September 11, 2002. o ? 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Subscribed and sworn to before me This ~ day of 2002, Notary public for state of My commission expires 02-901 (Rev. 3/94) AO.FRM Page 2 PUBLISHER Jerry Hodgden Hodgden Oil Company 408 18th Street Golden, CO 80401-2433 John Levomen 200 North3~ Street,#1202 Boise, ID 83702 Kay Munger Munger Oil Information Service, Inc PO Box 45738 Los Angeles, CA 90045-0738 John F. 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Bragaw Anchorage, AK 99515 Robert Britch, PE Northern Consulting Gmup 2454 Telequana Dr. Anchorage, AK 99517 David Cusato 600 West 76th Ave., #508 Anchorage, AK 99518 Jeanne Dickey BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. Legal Department PO Box 196612 Anchorage, AK 99518 Jack Laasch Natchiq Vice President Government Affairs 6700 Arctic Spur Road Anchorage, AK 99518 Tesoro Alaska Company PO Box 196272 Anchorage, AK 99519 J. Brock Riddle Marathon Oil Company Land Department PO Box 196168 Anchorage, AK 99519-6168 Kevin Tabler Unocal PO Box196247 Anchorage, AK 99519-6247 Sue Miller BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. PO Box 196612 Anchorage, AK 99519-6612 BP ExploratiOn(Alaska),lnc. Land Manager PO Box 196612 Anchorage, AK 99519-6612 Dudley Platt D.A. Platt & Associates 9852 Little Diomede Cr. Eagle River, AK 99577 Bob Shavelson Cooklnlet Keeper PO Box 3269 Homer, AK 99603 Shannon Donnelly Phillips Alaska, Inc. HEST-Enviromental PO Box 66 Kenai, AK 99611 Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development Distr PO Box 3029 Kenai, AK 99611 James Gibbs PO Box 1597 Soldotna, AK 99669 Claire Caldes US Fish & Wildlife Service Kenai Refuge PO Box 2139 Soldotna, AK 99669 Penny Vadla Box 467 Ninilchik, AK 99669 Kenai National Wildlife Re. ge Re. ge Manager PO Box 2139 Soldotna, AK 99669-2139 John Tanigawa Eve~reenWellService Company PO Box 871845 Wasilla, AK 99687 Richard Wagner PO Box 60868 Fairbanks, AK 99706 Cliff Burglin PO Box 131 Fairbanks, AK 99707 Harry Bader State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources 3700 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 Bernie Karl K&K Recycling Inc. PO Box 58055 Fairbanks, AK 99711 Williams Thomas Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Land Department PO Box 129 Barrow, AK 99723 North Slope Borough PO Box 69 Barrow, AK 99723 Senator Loren Leman State Capitol Rm 113 Juneau, AK 99801-1182 #1 RESOURCES (ALASKA) CORP. September 7, 2002 Ms. Camille Oechsli Taylor Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 333 W. 7th Ave #100 Anchorage, Alaska, 99501-3539 RE: Well Spacing Exception (20 AAC 25.055) DL Smith 1 Section 1 Twn 17 North Rng 3 West Seward Meridian Pioneer Unit Matanuska-Susitna Borough Lease: Smith Lease Proposed Spud Date: 4-Oct-2002 Dear Ms. Taylor, Evergreen Resources Alaska Corporation requests a spacing exception for the subject well. Attached to this letter is information required under 20 AAC 25.055 (d), which enables the commission to grant such an exception. Evergreen chose to drill in this location due to surface and mineral ownership, location with respect to the Pittman Anticline and close proximity to existing infrastructure. Evergreen has contacted all of the offset mineral interest owners within 3,000 feet and all of them are not opposed to our exploration activities. Thank you for your time and consideration. We appreciate the help you and your staff have given us. Sincerely, Evergreen Resou~es (Alaska) Corp Alaska Projects Manager Attachments P.O. Box 871845 Wasilla, AK 99687 Teh907-357-8130 Fax:907-357-8340 www. EvergreenGas.com RESOURCES (ALASKA) CORP. Operator Well Name Section Township Range Footage Borough Field Property ID Deviated Surface Hole Location Bottom Hole Location Well Spacing Exception Request Evergreen Resources Alaska Corp DL Smith 1 NE/NE of Section 1 Twn 17 North Rng 3 West 3293' FNL & 293' FWL OF SEC Matanuska-Susitna Pioneer Unit Smith Lease Nope North 2774627 ft & East 1683761 ft ASP Zone 4 Nad 83 North 2774627 ft & East 1683761 ft ASP Zone 4 Nad 83 Reasons for Exception Reason for Exception Affected Owners Affected Operators Additional Information 1. Drill gas well within 1,500 ft of property line 2. Drill and complete more than 1 gas well/section Exception Number 1 Evergreen requires drilling this well close to existing roads to minimize impact. This well is also situated on lands where no split estate issues exist. The wells also have favorable geology and are situated away from existing houses. Exception Number 2: Evergreen is drilling a 4 well pilot to test producibility of coal measures. Wells are situated roughly 900 feet apart. Matt Rader, Natural Resource Manager, Department of Natural Resources Kirk McGee, Vice President Real Estate, Cook Inlet Regional Inc Mike Franger, Natural Resource Manager, Mental Health Trust Greg Noble, Petroleum Engineer, Bureau of Land Management None Plat of Leases Copy of the Notice Sent on 9/7/2002, certified mail Affidavit I, John Taniqawa, Alaska Projects Manaqer for Everqreen Resources Alaska Corporation, Wasilla Alaska, on September 7, 2002, affirm that the facts submitted in this exception request are true and that the plat correctly portrays the pertinent and Signed' P.O. Box 871845 Wasilla, AK 99687 Teh907-357-8130 Fax:907-357-8340 www. EvergreenGas.com Plat Plat showing Well Sites and Mineral Ownership near wells in Pilot 1. Circles are 1,500 feet radius. Plot shows sections 1 and 2 of Twn 17 North Rng 3 West. Via Ce~ified Mail September 8, 2002 Matt Rader Natural Resource Manager Department of Natural Resources 550 West 7TH Avenue, Suite 800 Anchorage, AK 99501-3510 RE: Well Spacing Exception Notice (20 AAC 25.055) DL Smith 1 NE/NE of Section 1 Twn 17 North Rng 3 West Seward Meridian 3293' FNL & 293" FWL OF SEC Pioneer Unit, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Dear Matt Rader, Evergreen Resources Alaska is applying to drill the subject shallow gas exploration well. Because the well will be situated within 1,500 feet from the property line and because there is more than 1 well per section, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulations, specifically, 20 AAC 25.055), requires us to notify all mineral interest owners within 3,000 feet. Your agency has mineral interests within 3,000 feet of the subject well. Evergreen requests that you support our efforts to explore for coal bed methane natural gas within the Pioneer Unit. We request that you allow this well spacing exception to occur. Our preliminary analyses indicate that these wells need to be situated in this manner. If this test pilot is successful, further exploration will occur that may ultimately result in full field development. The AOGCC will notify the public of this request. Thank you for your time and consideration. If you require additional information or have questions, please contact me. My e-mail address is and my cell phone, which is the best way to reach me, is 907-841-0000. Sincerely, Evergreen Resot.~ces (Alaska) Corp Alaska Projects Manager Via Certified Mail September 6, 2002 Kirk McGee Vice President Real Estate Cook Inlet Regional Inc P.O.Box 93330 Anchorage, AK 99509 RE: Well Spacing Exception Notice (20 AAC 25.055) DL Smith 1 NE/NE of Section 1 Twn 17 North Rng 3 West Seward Meridian 3293' FNL & 293' FWL OF SEC Pioneer Unit, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Dear Matt Rader, Evergreen Resources Alaska is applying to drill the subject shallow gas exploration well. Because the well will be situated within 1,500 feet from the property line and because there is more than I well per section, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) regulations, specifically, 20 AAC 25.055), requires us to notify all mineral interest owners within 3,000 feet. Your agency has mineral interests within 3,000 feet of the subject well. Evergreen requests that you support our efforts to explore for coal bed methane natural gas within the Pioneer Unit. We request that you allow this well spacing exception to occur. Our preliminary analyses indicate that these wells need to be situated in this manner. If this test pilot is successful, further exploration will occur that may ultimately result in full field development. The AOGCC will notify the public of this request. Thank you for your time and consideration. If you require additional information or have questions, please contact me. My e-mail address is .Jo~!n'[~D~E'~ve!greE~}{i!:~ !~!!h and my cell phone, which is the best way to reach me, is 90%841 Sincerely, Evergree~ Resouq~i~s (Alaska) Corp Alaska Projects Manager September 6, 2002 Mike Franger Natural Resource Manager 550 W. 7th Ave, Suite 1820 Anchorage, AK 99501 RE: Via Certified Mail Well Spacing Exception Notice (20 AAC 25.055) DL Smith 1 NE/NE of Section 1 Twn 17 North Rng 3 West Seward Meridian 3293' FNL & 293' FWL OF SEC Pioneer Unit, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Dear Matt Rader, Evergreen Resources Alaska is applying to drill the subject shallow gas exploration well. Because the well will be situated within 1,500 feet from the property line and because there is more than 1 well per section, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) regulations, specifically, 20 AAC 25.055), requires us to notify all mineral interest owners within 3,000 feet. Your agency has mineral interests within 3,000 feet of the subject well. Evergreen requests that you support our efforts to explore for coal bed methane natural gas within the Pioneer Unit. We request that you allow this well spacing exception to occur. Our preliminary analyses indicate that these wells need to be situated in this manner. If this test pilot is successful, further exploration will occur that may ultimately result in full field development. The AOGCC will notify the public of this request. Thank you for your time and consideration. If you require additional information or have questions, please contact me. My e-mail address is .JohnT~/~rcF~¢e2.C~qs (:~kZ!, and my cell phone, which is the best way to reach me, is 907-841-0000. Sincerely, Evergreen Resourc,~s (Alaska) Corp Alaska Projects Manager Via Certified Mail September 6, 2002 Greg Noble Petroleum Engineer Bureau of Land Management 6881 Abott Loop Rd Anchorage, AK 99507 RE: Well Spacing Exception Notice (20 AAC 25.055) DL Smith '1 NEINE of Section '1 Twn 17 North Rng 3 West Seward Meridian 3293' FNL & 293' FWL OF SEC Pioneer Unit, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Dear Matt Rader, Evergreen Resources Alaska is applying to drill the subject shallow gas exploration well. Because the well will be situated within 1,500 feet from the property line and because there is more than 1 well per section, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) regulations, specifically, 20 AAC 25.055), requires us to notify all mineral interest owners within 3,000 feet. Your agency has mineral interests within 3,000 of the subject well. Evergreen requests that you support our efforts to explore for coal bed methane natural gas within the Pioneer Unit. We request that you allow this well spacing exception to occur. Our preliminary analyses indicate that these wells need to be situated in this configuration. If this test pilot is successful, further exploration will occur that may ultimately result in full field development. The AOGCC will notify the public of this request. Thank you for your time and consideration. If you require additional information or have questions, please contact me. My e-mail address is J~?,n~rqreenGas corn, and my cell phone, which is the best way to reach me, is 907- 841-0000. Sincerely, Evergreen ReSOLj~ces (Alaska) Corp Alaska Projects Manager Spacing Exceptions Subject: Spacing Exceptions Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 10:01:02 -0800 From: John Tanigawa <JohnT~EvergreenGas.com> To: cammy_oechsli~admin.state.ak.us, steve_davies~admin.state.ak.us, dan_seamount~admin, state.ak, us CC: "Gene Pavia (E-mail)" <gpavia~lynxalaska. com>, John Buckley <JohnB~_~EvergreenGas.com>, Dennis Carlton <Expl~EvergreenGas.corn>, "Dave Walters (E-mail)" <dwalters~cyberport.com>, "Bill Vallee (E-mail)" <wovallee~gci.net>, Mark Sexton <MarkS~EvergreenGas.com> Steve, Here are the spacing exception documents for the subject wells. I have converted these documents to adobe pdf's. Thank you for your help. Thank you. John Tanigawa 907-841-0000 ~Evergreen Baranof #4 Spacing Exception.pdf Name: Evergreen Baranof #4 Spacing Exception.pdf Type: Portable Document Format (application/pdf) Encoding: base64 ~Evergreen Bering #3 Spacing Exception.pdf Name: Evergreen Bering #3 Spacing Exception. pdf Type: Portable Document Format (application/pal) Encoding: base64 ~Evergreen Cook #1 Spacing Exception.pdf Name: Evergreen Cook #1 Spacing Exception.pdf Type: Portable Document Format (application/pdf) Encoding: base64 ~Evergreen Cornhusker #4 Spacing Exception.pdf Name: Evergreen Cornhusker #4 Spacing Exception.pdf Type: Portable Document Format (app~ication/pd0 Encoding: base64 ~Evergreen DL Smith #1 Spacing Exception.pdf Name: Evergreen DL Smith #1 Spacing Exception.pdf Type: Portable Document Format (application/pdf) Encoding: base64 1 of 2 9/9/2002 3:35 PM Spacing Exceptions ~Evergreen Lowell #2 Spacing Exception.pdf Name: Evergreen Lowell #2 Spacing Exception.pM Type: Portable Document Format (application/pdf) Encoding: base64 ~Evergreen Robert Smith #3 Spacing Exception.pdf Name: Evergreen Robert Smith #3 Spacing Exception.pdf Type: Portable Document Format (application/pdf) Encoding: base64 ~Evergreen Stromberg #2 Spacing Exception.pdf Name: Evergreen Stromberg #2 Spacing Exception.pdf Type: Portable Document Format (application/pdf) Encoding: base64 2 of 2 9/9/2002 3:35 PM