OCD Permitting

Cases Scheduled for Commission Hearing for December 12, 2024

Below is a preliminary list of cases schedule to be heard at this OCC hearing. A party desiring to use projection equipment at the hearing shall contact Florene Davidson, OCD Clerk, no later than seven (7) business days prior to the hearing.

Case No. Description
1. 24881 Application of Northwind Midstream Partners LLC for Approval of an Additional Redundant Acid Gas Injection Well and to Amend Order No. R-20913, As Amended, and SWD-2622 to Authorize an Increased Shared Maximum Daily Injection Rate, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order (1) authorizing injection of treated acid gas (“TAG”) for purposes of disposal into the proposed Titan AGI #4 well as an additional redundant acid gas injection (“AGI”) well, and (2) to further amend Order No. R-21093-D, as amended, and SWD-2622 to authorize a shared maximum daily injection rate of 28.8 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of TAG for disposal through either or both its permitted Salt Creek AGI #2 well (API No. 30-025-53388) or the proposed Titan AGI #4 well. The proposed Titan AGI #4 well will be drilled as a deviated well with a surface location of approximately 2,529 feet from the north line (FNL) and approximately 617 feet from the west line (FWL) of Section 21, to a bottom hole location at approximately 1,100 FNL and 66 feet FWL in said Section 21, within Township 26 South, Range 36 East, Lea County, New Mexico. Injection will be into the Silurian-Devonian formations at depths of between approximately 17,570 to 19,130 feet below the ground through an open-hole completion. The injection stream will consist of TAG comprised of approximately 80 percent carbon dioxide and 20 percent hydrogen sulfide from oil and gas wells in the area. The proposed maximum allowable operating pressure (“MAOP”) requested for the Titan AGI #4 is approximately 5,811 psig. The subject well will be located approximately 7.5 miles southwest of Jal, N.M.
2. 24878 Application of Avant Operating, LLC for approval of a non-standard
unit and compulsory pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order from the
Division (1) approving a non-standard 640-acre spacing unit, and (2) pooling all uncommitted
mineral interests within a 640-acre, more or less, Wolfcamp horizontal spacing unit comprised of
Section 13, Township 20 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, Lea County, New Mexico. This spacing
unit will be dedicated to the Margie 13 Fed Com 751H, Margie 13 Fed Com 752H, Margie 13
Fed Com 753H, Margie 13 Fed Com 754H, and the Margie 13 Fed Com 755H wells to be
horizontally drilled. The wells will be drilled at orthodox locations. Also to be considered will be
the cost of drilling and completing said wells, the allocation of these costs as well as the actual
operating costs and charges for supervision, designation of Avant Operating, LLC as operator of
the wells, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling said wells. Said area is located
approximately 20 miles west-southwest of Monument, New Mexico.
3. 24816 Application of Avant Operating, LLC for approval of a non-standard
unit and compulsory pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order from the
Division (1) approving a non-standard 640-acre spacing unit, and (2) pooling all uncommitted
mineral interests within a 640-acre, more or less, Bone Spring horizontal spacing unit comprised
of Section 13, Township 20 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, Lea County, New Mexico. This
spacing unit will be dedicated to the Margie 13 Fed Com 201H, Margie 13 Fed Com 202H,
Margie 13 Fed Com 203H, Margie 13 Fed Com 204H, Margie 13 Fed Com 205H, Margie 13
Fed Com 206H, Margie 13 Fed Com 301H, Margie 13 Fed Com 302H, Margie 13 Fed Com
303H, Margie 13 Fed Com 304H, Margie 13 Fed Com 305H, Margie 13 Fed Com 501H,
Margie 13 Fed Com 502H, Margie 13 Fed Com 503H, Margie 13 Fed Com 504H, Margie 13
Fed Com 505H, Margie 13 Fed Com 506H, Margie 13 Fed Com 601H, Margie 13 Fed Com
602H, Margie 13 Fed Com 603H, Margie 13 Fed Com 604H, Margie 13 Fed Com 651H,
Margie 13 Fed Com 652H, Margie 13 Fed Com 653H, Margie 13 Fed Com 654H, and the
Margie 13 Fed Com 655H wells to be horizontally drilled. The wells will be drilled at orthodox
locations. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing said wells, the allocation
of these costs as well as the actual operating costs and charges for supervision, designation of
Avant Operating, LLC as operator of the wells, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling
said wells. Said area is located approximately 20 miles west-southwest of Monument, New
Mexico.
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