Notice of Hearing - Wavetech Helium Inc.
BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE MORROW V-3 SANDSTONE FORMATION, HARKER RANCH FIELD, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO
CAUSE NO. 477
DOCKET NO. 220900249
TYPE: OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT PLAN
NOTICE OF HEARING
Wavetech Helium Inc. (Operator No. 10791) (“Wavetech” 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
Township 12 South, Range 43 West, 6th P.M.
Section 11: W½
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: May 24, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
The Chancery Building
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801
Denver, CO 80203
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://cogcc.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://cogcc.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: April 24, 2023
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 at https://cogcc.state.co.us, 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 http://cogcc/documents/reg/Hearings/External_Efiling_System_Handbook_December_2021_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 April 24, 2023, 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 Cogcc.Hearings_Unit@state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.
OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
By
Mimi C. Larsen, Commission Secretary
Dated: February 21, 2023
Applicant
Wavetech Helium Inc.
c/o Jamie L. Jost
Kelsey H. Wasylenky
Jost Energy Law, P.C.
3511 Ringsby Court, Unit 103
Denver, CO 80216
720-446-5620
Published March 3, 2023
In the Kiowa County Press
