1. No category

BEFORE THE OIL CONSERVATION DIVISION
OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF YATES PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOR COMPULSORY POOLING, EDDY
COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
CASE NO.
APPLICATION
COMES NOW
Yates P e t r o l e u m
C o r p o r a t i o n , by i t s a t t o r -
neys, and i n s u p p o r t h e r e o f , r e s p e c t f u l l y
1.
states:
A p p l i c a n t has t h e r i g h t t o d r i l l
S t a t e No. 1 W e l l as a gas w e l l ,
i t sAnthill
t o a d e p t h s u f f i c i e n t t o test, t h e
Morrow f o r m a t i o n , w h i c h i s t o be l o c a t e d 660 f e e t
l i n e and 2,150 f e e t
"WAR"
from the* south
from t h e e a s t l i n e o f S e c t i o n 2, Township 20
South, Range 2 9 East, N.M.P.M., Eddy County, New Mexico.
2.
tion
A p p l i c a n t i n t e n d s t o d e d i c a t e t h e S/2 o f s a i d Sec-
2 to this well,
ration
unit
and t h e r e a r e i n t e r e s t
who have n o t agreed
p a r t i e s who have n o t agreed
addresses
owners i n t h e p r o -
t o pool t h e i r
t o pool t h e i r
interests.
interests,
and t h e i r
a r e as f o l l o w s :
Southland R o y a l t y Company
1100 W a l l Towers West
M i d l a n d , Texas 79701
Cal-Mon O i l Company
P. 0. Box 2066
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
J . H. Herd
P. O. Box 130
M i d l a n d , Texas
M a r s h a l l & Winston, I n c .
P. O. Box 874
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
79702
E s t o r i l Producing C o r p o r a t i o n
11th F l o o r , Vaughn B u i l d i n g
M i d l a n d , Texas 79701
The
John H. H e n d r i x
525 M i d l a n d Tower
M i d l a n d , Texas 79701
Joe R. Henderson
308 N. C o l o r a d o , P a t i o B l d g .
M i d l a n d , Texas 79701
H i l l Revocable T r u s t s
3404 F t . Worth N a t ' l Bank Bldg.
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
Horseshoe O i l & Gas C o r p o r a t i o n
P. 0. Box 1715
M i d l a n d , Texas 7 970 2
Nautilus Exploration, Inc.
P. 0. Box 1715
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
V i c t o r H. Z o l l e r
910 M i d l a n d N a t i o n a l Bank Tower
M i d l a n d , Texas 79701
Jack Markham
1500 Broadway, S u i t e 1212
Lubbock, Texas 79401
J. M. Welborn
1212 F i r s t N a t ' l Pioneer B l d g .
Lubbock, Texas 79401
E r n e s t Angelo, J r .
410 N o r t h Main S t r e e t
M i d l a n d , Texas 79701
A. T. C a r l e t o n
P. 0. Box 293
M i d l a n d , Texas
Robert L. Monaghan
P. 0. Box 2066
M i d l a n d , Texas 79701
7970 2
Barnes A d e l a n t e T r u s t s No. 2
P. 0. Box 5 05
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
R u s s e l l J . Ramsland, Sr„
P. 0. Box 505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
Jane Barnes Ramsland
P. O. Box 10 505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79 70 2
C l a u d i a Jane Ramsland Burch
P. O. Box 10505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
R u s s e l l J . Ramsland, J r .
Box 505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
J. Clem Barnes
1308 G i h l s Tower West
M i d l a n d , Texas 79701
V. E l a i n e Barnes Murphy
P. O. Box 505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
C h r i s t i n e Barnes Ray
P. O. Box 505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
L a u r i e M. Barnes Reid
P. O. Box 505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
Steven C. Barnes
P. O. Box 505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
V i o l a S. Barnes
P. O. Box 505
M i d l a n d , Texas 79702
C. F. Wynn
P. O. Box 6832
Houston, Texas
W. F o r r e s t Wynn
P r e s t o n S t a t e Bank, S u i t e 701
8111 P r e s t o n Road
D a l l a s , Texas 75225
S h i r l e y Barnes Wynn
P r e s t o n S t a t e Bank, Suite. 701
8111 P r e s t o n Road
D a l l a s , Texas 75225
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77265
3.
A p p l i c a n t should be d e s i g n a t e d t h e o p e r a t o r o f t h e
w e l l and t h e p r o r a t i o n u n i t .
4.
protect
To
avoid
correlative
the
rights
drilling
and
of
unnecessary
to afford
t o the
wells,
to
owner c f each
i n t e r e s t i n s a i d u n i t t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e c o v e r or r e c e i v e w i t h o u t unnecessary expense, h i s j u s t
and
fair
share o f t h e gas
s a i d u n i t , a l l m i n e r a l i n t e r e s t s , whatever t h e y may
wolfcamp f o r m a t i o n t h r o u g h
d e r l y i n g t h e S/2
5.
t h a t does n o t pay
any
non-consenting
working
interest
h i s share o f e s t i m a t e d w e l l c o s t s
additional
200%
t h e r e o f as
un-
pooled.
w i t h h e l d from p r o d u c t i o n h i s share o f t h e reasonable
p l u s an
fi:om t h e
t h e base o f t h e Morrow f o r m a t i o n
o f s a i d S e c t i o n 2, should be
That
be,
in
a reasonable
owner
should
have
well costs,
charge f o r t h e
r i s k i n v o l v e d i n the d r i l l i n g of the w e l l .
6.
production
the
Applicant
should
be
authorized
p r o p o r t i o n a t e share o f
to withhold
a reasonable
from
supervision
charge f o r d r i l l i n g and p r o d u c i n g w e l l s a t t r i b u t a b l e t o each
non-
c o n s e n t i n g w o r k i n g i n t e r e s t owner.
WHEREFORE, A p p l i c a n t p r a y s :
A.
That t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n be s e t f o r h e a r i n g b e f o r e
an
examiner and t h a t n o t i c e o f s a i d h e a r i n g be g i v e n as r e q u i r e d by
law.
B.
pooling
That
a l l mineral
upon
hearing
interests,
the
Division
whatever
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they
enter
may
be,
i t s order
from
the
Wolfcamp formation through the base o f the Morrow formation, underlying
the S/2 o f said Section 2, Township 20 South, Range 29
East, N.M.P.M., Eddy County, New Mexico, t o form a 320-acre spacing u n i t dedicated t o Applicant's w e l l .
C.
And f o r such other and f u r t h e r r e l i e f
as may be
j u s t i n the premises.
YATES PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By:
Chad Dickerson
LOSEE, CARSON & DICKERSON, P.A.
P. 0. Drawer 2 39
A r t e s i a , New Mexico 88210
Attorneys f o r Applicant
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