Notice of Hearing - Chaco Energy Company
BEFORE THE ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE MORROW B SAND FORMATION, ARCHER FIELD, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO
CAUSE NO. 483
DOCKET NO. 230900299
TYPE: OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT PLAN
NOTICE OF HEARING
Chaco Energy Company (Operator No. 10017) (“Chaco” or “Applicant”) filed an Application with the Commission for an order to establish an Oil & Gas Development Plan (“OGDP”) on the lands identified below. Generally, an Oil & Gas Development Plan is the process whereby an applicant obtains approval to develop oil or gas resources at one or more oil and gas locations by drilling a specific number of wells. Importantly, an OGDP is not a pooling application.
This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may: 1) be an Owner of oil and/or gas (“mineral”) interests to be developed by the proposed OGDP; 2) own, reside, or operate a first responder agency on property within 2,000 feet of a working pad surface included in the OGDP; or 3) be otherwise entitled to notice pursuant to Commission Rule 303.e.(1).
APPLICATION LANDS
Surface Lands:
Township 12 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.
Section 29: NW¼SE¼ (2.07 acres)
Township 12 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.
Section 29: NW¼SW¼ (1.06 acres)
Township 12 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.
Section 31: NE¼NE¼ (2.07 acres)
Township 12 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.
Section 31: NE¼NE¼ (0.66 acres)
Mineral Development:
Township 12 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.
Section 29: NW¼NW¼; S½NW¼; SW¼; W½SE¼
Section 30: Lots 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 20 (NE¼; N½SE¼; SE¼SE¼)
Section 31: NE¼; NE¼SE¼
Section 32: Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 & 14 (E½NW¼; W½NW¼; SW¼)
DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF HEARING
(Subject to change)
A Commission hearing on the above-referenced docket number is currently scheduled for the following date, time, and location:
Date: February 7, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Denver, CO 80203
Place: Energy and Carbon Management Commission
The Chancery Building
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801
Parties to this hearing will be notified if this date, time, or place changes. For the most up-to-date information regarding the Commission’s hearing schedule, please visit https://ecmc.state.co.us/#/home, click on “Commission Hearings,” and click on “Preliminary Agendas.”
PUBLIC COMMENT
Any party may file a public comment for the review of Commission Staff related to the above-described OGDP. All public comments will be included in the administrative record for the OGDP proceeding. Parties wishing to file a public comment on the above-described OGDP may follow the instructions at https://ecmc.state.co.us/documents/sb19181/Guidance/Mission_Change_Guidance/Info%20Sheet_303.e.(2).D%20Public%20Comment_20210309.pdf, or may use the eFiling system outlined below.
PETITIONS
DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AFFECTED PERSONS: January 8, 2024
Any interested party who wishes to participate formally in this matter must file a written petition with the Commission no later than the deadline provided above. Please see Commission Rule 507 athttps://ecmc.state.co.us/#/home, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above. Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login.aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at https://ecmc.state.co.us/documents/reg/Hearings/External_EfilingSystemGuidebook_2023_FINAL.pdf for more information.
Any Affected Person who files a petition must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of January 8, 2024, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more information, you may review the Application, which was sent to you with this Notice. You may also contact the Applicant at the phone number or email address listed below
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at Dnr_ECMC_Hearings_Unit@state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.
ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
By Elias Thomas, Commission Secretary
Dated: November 30, 2023
Applicant
Chaco Energy Company
c/o Jamie L. Jost
Kelsey H. Wasylenky
Jost Energy Law, P.C.
Attorneys for Applicant
3511 Ringsby Court, Unit 103
Denver, Colorado 80216
(720) 446-5620
Published December 15, 2023
In the Kiowa County Press
