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'~,,_~ L 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: ROBIN G Scanning Preparation TOTAL PAGES BY: ROBIN ~ , Production Scanning Stage I PAGE COUNT FROM SCANNED DOCUMENT: PAGE COUNT MATCHES NUMBER IN SCANNING PREPARATION: Is~ YES NO Stage 2 IF NO IN STAGE 1, PAGE(S) DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND: __ YES __ NO (SCANNING IS COIVJRI,F..T.F~IS POINT UNLESS SPECIAL A'FTENTION IS REQUIRED ON AN INDIVIDUAL PAGE BASIS DUE TO QUALITY, GRAYSCALE OR COLOR IMAGES) I I I General Notes or Comments about this Document: 5/21/03 ConservOrdCvrPg.wpd STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Re: THE APPLICATION OF CHEVRON ) U.S.A. INC. for an order ) granting an exception to the) acreage spacing requirements) of Title 20, AAC 25.055(a) ) (3), to permit the drilling ) of three wells in the Beluga) River Field. ) Conservation Order No. 201 Beluga River Field Beluga River Gas Pool, undefined. August 24, 1984 IT APPEARING THAT: · Chevron U.S.A. Inc. operator of the Beluga River Unit, submitted an application, dated July 27, 1984 requesting an exception to 20 AAC 25.055(a)(3) to permit the drilling of three Beluga River Unit (BRU) wells numbered 224-23, 232-26, and 223-26. The referenced regulation permits only one gas well per governmental section and requires a minimum distance of 3000 feet between wells drilling to or producing from the same gas pool. · The BRU No. 224-23 will be the second well in Section 23, T13N, R10W, SM., the BRU No. 232-26 will be only about 1700 feet from the BRU No. 224-23 and the BRU 223-26 will be the second well in Section 26, T13N, R10W, SM. and will be only about 2550 feet from the BRU No. 232-26. · The exceptions are necessary to develop field deliverability rates sufficient to meet contractural sales demand. · Notice of the application was published in the Anchorage Times on August 10, 1984. 5. There were no protests to the application. FINDINGS: 1. The drilling of more than one well per governmental section in the Beluga River Gas Field and at a distance of less than 3000 feet apart will not decrease the ultimate recovery of gas. Conservation Or~' Page 2 August 24, 1984 No. 201 ~' · The requested exceptions are in an approved unit operation and the correlative rights of all concerned are protected. CONCLUSION: The requested exception will not create waste and the correlative rights of all owners are protected. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is exempted from the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055 (a)(3) for the drilling, completing, and producing of the three Beluga River Unit wells numbered 224-23, 232-26, and 223-26. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska, and dated August 24, 1984. ~iasV~aCho'az~t%d G~Cogs~ervation Commission Harry Wz. Kugler,/Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission L~mit~ ner Alaska Oil andVGas Conservation Commission PROOF OF PU~.LIC~'I'!tt~,~ P.O. BO× 40 99510-0040 AK OIL N G.~$ 3001. PORCUPINE: ANCHORAGE, Ag 99501 VALERIE ~'iARTI!',i , BEING DU.hY SWORN. ACCORD]~'~G' TO LAw DECLARES: A.NCHORAGE TIMES, A DAIL, Y NE~6PAPE';R PUBLISBED It.~ T.HE TOw?~ OF A¢,~CHORAGE IN TBE THIRD JUDICIA~ DIVISION, STATE OF ALASKA, ,ANO THAT THE NOTICE ~F. ..... .....,...,.. ...... 3 WELLS/iSEL[,JGA RIVER '%' ~IEARING',':' ,r,,,: , , STATE OFAL~SKA i., , A~skGOII 0~ ~s, '," ¢~0~ ~mml~n', ,; ;,,~' ~ }~ ' ~:,' ' .~:~t~,.,'~:' ' ~,:. ',', ~rmit~ t~, arllll~" ~ thre . ~ is here~ give, mai ,C~v~n U~S.'A:, ~1~.~ has re- 9u'est~ t~. Alaska~ll ~ Gas ~rvation Comml,l~ ta an or~r exc ~o~ Buluga ~ ) No. ~4-23, th, , and the BRU A COPY OF WHICH I:$ BERg'tO ATTAC.HED, WAS PUBLiShED IN..... ..... ......... OF THE ANCHORAGE TIMES. BEGINNING [j~t.... ..... ........ .... .. ENDING 0~,,~ .... ...................... TDE SiZE Of1', "IS, H AD 'WAS............ 1 ISSUES 08110184 08 t I 0 t 84 '7 0 L, I ,N E 8 g. The place of filing Is the Alaska OII and Oas Con- servation Commission, 3001 · PorcuPine Drive, Anchorage, .Alaska ~9501. It. Such o protest Is ti:mCI9 file(I,, a hearing ~on' the matter will be helO at the almve a~O~ess: at ~:00 AM on 'August .2~,. '1984 'at .which time 'protest. ants an0.others may be heard. If no such ~rotest Is timely filed, the' Commission' will--consider the Issuance of the oreler with: THE P,RICE O'F TBJ8 AD 15............. T~,4E AD N'UMBER I$..............,...., $ 2,1., 1857455 SUBSCRIBED TO BEFORE NOTARY PUBLIC O[~ TEE; Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Re: The application of CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. for an exception to 20 AAC 25.055 to permit the drilling of three wells in the Beluga River Field. Notice is hereby given that Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has requested the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to issue an order excepting the proposed Beluga River Unit (BRU) No. 224-23, the BRU No. 223-26, and the BRU No. 232-26 wells from the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055, which, among other things, permits only one gas well per governmental section and requires a minimum distance of 3000 feet between wells producing from the same gas pool. The exception is required to develop field deliverability rates sufficient to meet contractual sales demand. The exception will not create waste nor affect the correlative rights of owners in the Beluga River Gas Field. Parties who may be aggrieved if the order is issued granting the referenced request are allowed 10 days from the date of this publication in which to file a protest, in writing, stating in detail the nature of their aggrievement and their request for a hearing. The place of filing is the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 3001 Porcupine Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. If such a protest is timely filed, a hearing on the matter will be held at the above address at 9:00 AM on August 27, 1980 at which time protestants and others may be heard. If no such protest is timely filed, the Commission will consider the issuance of the order without a hearing. Harry W. Kuglef Commis s ioner Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Chevron Chevron U.S.A. I nc. P.O. Box 107839, Anchorage, AK 99510 · Phone (907) 786-6600 J.L Weaver Area Operations Superintendent Production Department 3uly 27, 198q State. of Alaska Permit To Drill BRU 22N23~ BRU 232-2G, BRU 232-9 ar BRU 223-2G Beluga River Unit, Alaska Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, AK. 99501 Gentlemen: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., on behalf of itself, ARCO Alaska, Inc., and Shell Western E&P, Inc., proposes to drill BRU 22q-23, BRU 232-26, BRU 232-9, and BRU 223-26. BRU 232-26 is being permitted as a contigent well depending on the results of the first three wells. The subject wells are shown on the attached plats Nos. AB-139, AP-D-6#3, and AP-D-Sqq. For your consideration and approval we submit, in triplicate, the State of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Permit To Drill, Form 10-t~01 for each of the four subject wells. Also enclosed is our check in the amount of $#00.00 for the four applications. As shown on the attached plats, the proposed wells lie within the following leases: Well BRU 22q-23: ,, Surface Location: + 2#59 ' E. 667' N from the SW corner of Section 23, TI3N, RI0W. SM. Lease: ADL 21127. Bottom Hole Location: + 2350' E, 150' N from the SW corner of Section 23, TI3N, RI0~ SM. Lease: ADL 21127. Well: BRU 232=26 Surface Location: + 2535' E, 580' N from the SW corner of Section 23, TI3N, RI0W, S.M. Lease: ADL 17658. Bottom Hole Location: + 3098' E, 1618' S of the NW corner of Section 26, TI3N, RIOW~-SM, Lease: AOL 17658. RFC F IVED WeJl: BRU 232-9 JUL ..z 0 1984 Surface Location: + 2038' E, 296' S from the NW corner O~laska 0il & Gas Cons. Commission Section 9, TI2N, RIOW, SM. Lease: A-029656. Anchorage Bottom Hole Location: + 3150' E, 2380' S from the NW corner of Section 9, TI2N, RIOW SM. Lease: ADL 17592. Ir Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission 3uly 27, 1984 Page Two Well: BRU 223-26 Surface Location: + 2271' E, 1418' N from the SW corner of Section 26', TI3N, RIOW, SM. Lease: A-029657. Bottom Hole Location:+ 2271' E, 1418' N from the SW corner of Section 26, TI3N, RIOW, SM Lease: A-029657. All the surface locations and bottom hole locations fall within the boundaries of the Beluga River Unit. Pursuant to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations and the applicable statutes of the State of Alaska, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., as Unit OperAtor, hereby requests the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to issue an order allowing exception to Title 20, Alaska Administrative Code, Section 25.055 to permit the drilling of BRU 224-23, BRU 232-26, and BRU 223-26. BRU 232-9 does not require a spacing exception as it is the first well on Section 9 and is more than 3000' from the nearest well. The spacing exception is needed to efficiently drain the Beluga Pool and to develop sufficient deliverability to meet the new Shell Western E&P, Inc./Alaska Pipeline Company gas contract. BRU 224-23 will be the second well on Section 23 but will be + 4900' from the other well, BRU 221-23. BRU 232-26 will be the first well on Section 26. It will be + 1700' from BRU 224-23 but will be completed in different intevrals than BRU 224-23. BRU 224-23 will be completed in the upper three zones of the Beluga gas accumulation while BRU 232-26 will be completed in the lower six zones. Contingent well BRU 223-26 would be the second well on Section '26 and would be + 2550' from the other well, BRU 232-26. Again, however, these two wells would be c~mpleted in different intervals. BRU 223-26 will be completed in the upper three zones while BRU 232-26, as already noted, will be completed in the lower six zones. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., ARCO Alaska, Inc., and Shell Western E&P, Inc., each owns an undivided one-third (1/3) interest of the subject leases and are the sole owners of all leases on the sections directly and diagonally offsetting the sections to where the wells BRU 224-23, BRU 232-26, and BRU 223-26, are to be drilled. ARCO Alaska, Inc., and Shell Western E&P, Inc. were notified of this application with a certified copy of this letter. There are no other working interest owners or operators which would be affected by granting the spacing exception on the subject wells: BRU 224-23, BRU 232-26 and BRU 223-26. Pursuant to the Oil ang Gas Conservation Regulation Title 20, Section 25.035, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., hereby requests the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to issue an order allowing a waiver of the surface hole diverter system based on Chevron's experience in drilling at Beluga River. Alaska Oil & Gas Cons. Commission Anchorage Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission July 27, 19gt4 Page Three Below is list of the wells drilled at Beluga River and the conditions found while drilling the surface hole. Well Depth of Surface Hole Mud Weight Oil & Gas Shows BRU 232-t4 302' 9.9 ppg None BRU 2t, 4-t~ 310' 9.1 ppg None BRU 22t4-13 #23' 9.5 ppg None BRU 212-18 t~lp 9.7 ppg None BRU 221-23 t~l¥ 9.7 ppg None BRU 212-2# 365' 9.9 ppg None BRU 212-25 288' 9.9 ppg None BRU 233-27 303' 9.3 ppg "' None BRU 2#1-3# t405' 10.0 ppg None BRU 212-35 129' 9.5 ppg None BRU 21t~-35 #I0' 10.# ppg None Chevron U.S.A. Inc, as the Unit Operator, believes that the Permit To Drill Applications and the two exceptions that have been requested are necessary and desirable in order to efficiently drain the reservoir. The gas that the new wells will produce is needed to continue to meet our obligation to Chugach Electric Association, Inc., and to meet Shell's new commitment to Alaska Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Enstar Natural Gas Company, which is building a 20" gas transmission line from Beluga River to Anchorage. The line should be completed this fall. Very truly yours, , :JAC:sj Attachments: (1)Four (4)AOGCC Permit To Drill Applications (2) One (1) BLM Permit To Drill Application (3) Drawings: AB-139, AP-D-6#3, AP-D-6Ot, CC: ARCO Alaska, Inc. (Certified Mail No. P 200 285 876) Attention: Mr. John C. Havard P.O. Box 100360 Anchorage, Alaska 99510 Shell Western E&P, Inc. (Certified Mail No. P 200 285 877) Attention: Mr. B. E. Barnard P.O. Box 527 Houston, Texas 77001 RECEIVED J U L 3 o 1BB4 Alaska Oil & Gas Cons, Commission Anchorage ~.: :'" , /.'"' · '..:.;.~':';,.' ':'" ~i'-'. ...',,? . ,~,# GAS LINE i " LINE / '". ~ 4~,/' ' .~ ,~ . PRoPosED '6~,.'- GASL / · PAD / . %% ' .:. / ¢ ' ... ,," ~' , .", · ':1 '' : . : ~" i '~' . . ,,) .* . .~,. : '"',',..,* I." , ' 6"G~ LINE-':4: .: "~:,,::~.... :,,;,~ ~ ~ ;. i.~ /:, . ~ ~ ": : .::.'.;'.. :'.: .',; 7..; · ,[::..?,4;: = '~-,: ,;.'; -L,.~;;.;. --' .;,.'.. .... '. ~. .. ...' ,..'. ..~.' ........ :. * . e"c,~ LJN[ :~, .. ,' v,....,~ L , "...::: ..... .~,..,~ · GAS LINE :: ''~-' · '~" ,.' ~.",'.L' ~'..'. .~'2 ,. - , ,.,: ,. ,~ .' + ,: ...~.~,~;~., ,~,.¥ ~., ,, LINE EMPORARY CAMP LOCATION (EXISTIN¢ GRAVEL PAD } · · ! · ., .--....~',*.L :, · i '- · ·