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Home My WebLink AboutCO 784CONSERVATION ORDER 784 Docket Number: CO -19-029 1. December 5, 2019 BPXA application for spacing exception L1 -01L1 Frown: Bredar, William L <William.Bredar@bp.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 3:08 PM To: Colombie, Jody J (CED) Cc: Roby, David S (CED); Rupert, C. Ryan Subject: RE: Withdrawal of Spacing Exceptions for 1-1-011-1, 1-1-131-1, K-333 Hello Jody, BPXA withdraws the spacing exception requests for these 3 undrilled wells on account of the Commission's issuance of the revised GPMA pool rules of April 3, 2020* which eliminated interwell spacing requirements in the Lisburne Oil Pool and therefore the need for spacing exceptions. *Docket Number: CO -20-003 "Request for Administrative Approval for Conforming Prudhoe Bay Unit (PBU) Greater Point McIntyre Area Satellite Pool Rules for Consistency" Thanks, Bill Bill Bredar State of Alaska Interactions -Reservoirs; Surveillance Champion Alaska Region Fieldwide Team BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc (907) 564-5348 - office (907) 227-7252 - mobile INDEXES by BP Exploration (Alaska)Inc 900 East Benson Boulevard P O Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 (907)561-5111 December 5, 2019 Mr. Jeremy Price, Chair Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 333 West 7`s Ave, Suite 100 Anchorage, AK 99501 RE: Prudhoe Bay Unit Lisburne Oil Pool Spacing Exception Applications Six Lisburne Development Oil Wells Dear Chair Price: BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc (BPXA), as operator of the Prudhoe Bay Unit, requests that the Commission grant spacing exceptions via Administrative Approval for 6 upcoming Lisburne Oil Pool wells: L5-07, L3-26, K322, K-333, L1 -13L1, L1 -01L1. CO 207B Rule 3 states "The well spacing unit shall be one producing well per governmental quarter section. No pay may be opened in a well closer than 1,000 feet to the pay opened in another well or opened in a well which is closer than 500 feet to the boundary of the affected area". BPXA respectfully submits that approving the requested exception to the one producing well per governmental quarter section spacing requirement & 1000' rule, as applicable, of CO 207B Rule 3 would promote a greater ultimate recover of hydrocarbon resources by providing access to resources that otherwise may not be recovered under the existing rules. Four of the six proposed wells require governmental quarter section exceptions while 2 require both governmental quarter section and I000'exceptions to Rule 3. On November 19, 2019, BPXA representatives met with AOGCC staff members to review confidential geological maps for each of these spacing exceptions. BPXA explanations for wanting to drill within the quarter section or 1000' limitations received a positive reception from AOGCC staff. Lease maps showing the trajectory of the proposed wells were left with the commission staff as documentation to this application. BPXA is requesting exceptions for the six wells as explained in the tables below. Each well is summarized by its name, surface and TD ADL lease number, Section, Township, Range and the ADL lease number, Section, Township, Range and the quarter section that DEC 11 2019 AOGCC Mr. Jeremy Price, Chair PBU: Application for 6 Lisburne Oil Pool Spacing Exceptions December 5, 2019 its trajectory will have interaction with another well, or is closer than 1000'. In all cases, BPXA is the operator of the affected lease and all surrounding leases; there are no property boundaries within 500' of the wells. In all cases the chosen Lisburne reservoir trajectory is more than 500' from the external boundary of the Affected Area of the Lisburne Oil Pool. Governmental Quarter Section exceptions L5-07 Surface TD Lease ADL028320 ADL028322 Section U011N015E02 UO11N015E15 1/4 section SE NE L5-07 Lisburne trajectory Interaction Lease ADL028320 Section U011N015EII 1/4 section NW L5-03 Lease ADL028320 Section UOIIN015EII 1/4 section SW LS -08 Lease ADL02832 Section UO11N015E15 1/4 section NE L3-12 L3-26 Surface TD Lease ADL028322 ADL028323 Section UO11N015E22 UO11N015E23 1/4 section I NW SE L3-26 Lisburne trajectory Interaction Lease ADL028323 Section UO11N015E23 1/4 section SW L3-24 122 Surface TD Lease ADL028303 ADL028300 Section UO11N014E04 U012N014E34 1/4 section NW SW K322 Lisburne trajectory Interaction Lease AD 028303 Section I UO11N014E04 1/4 section I NE K317B Mr. Jeremy Price, Chair PBU: Application for 6 Lisburne Oil Pool Spacing Exceptions December 5, 2019 Governmental Quarter Section exceptions (cont'd) K333 Surface TD Lease ADL028303 ADL028303 Section UO11N014E04 U011N014E10 1/4 section NW NW K333 Section Interaction Lease ADL028303 1/4 section Section U011N014E03 1/4 section NW K322 Governmental Quarter Section and 1000' exceptions Ll -13L1 Surface TD Lease ADL028302 ADL028303 Section UO11N014E01 UO11N014E10 1/4 section SW SE Ll -13L1 Lisburne trajectory Interaction Lease ADL028302 Section U011N0ME10 1/4 section NE L1-13 L1 -01L1 Surface TD Lease ADL028302 ADL028307 Section UO11N014E01 UO11N014E13 1/4 section SW NW Ll01L1 Lisburne trajectory Interaction Lease ADL028302 Section UO11N014E12 1/4 section SW L1-01 Mr. Jeremy Price, Chair PBU: Application for 6 Lisburne Oil Pool Spacing Exceptions December 5, 2019 These requested exceptions do not promote waste or jeopardize correlative rights, promote greater ultimate recovery, and are based on sound engineering and geoscience principles, and will not result in an increased risk of fluid movement into freshwater aquifers. If you have any questions regarding these requests please contact Bill Bredar at 564-5348 or through email at William.bredar@bp.com. Respectfully, Q� Katrina Garner West Area Manager/Reservoir Management, Prudhoe Bay Unit Alaska Reservoir Development, BPXA Cc: Jon Schultz, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc Jeff Farr, ExxonMobil Alaska, Production Inc Dave White, Chevron USA Dave Roby, AOGCC