OCD Permitting

Cases Scheduled for Commission Meeting on November 13, 2025

Below is a preliminary list of cases scheduled to be heard at this OCC hearing. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing, please contact Sheila Apodaca at (505) 699-8358 or through the New Mexico Relay Network at 1-800-659-1779, no later than seven (7) business days prior to the hearing.

Case No. Description
1. 25603 Application of Permian Resources Operating, LLC for Compulsory Pooling, Eddy County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order pooling all uncommitted interests in the Bone Spring formation underlying 320-acre, more or less, standard horizontal spacing unit comprised of Lot 3, NE/2 SW/4, N/2 SE/4 (N/2 S/2 equivalent) of irregular Section 7, and the N/2 S/2 of Section 8, Township 20 South, Range 27 East, Eddy County, New Mexico (“Unit”). The Unit will be dedicated to the Fiero 7 Fed Com 133H well (“Well”), which will be drilled from a surface hole location in the SW/4 SW/4 (Unit M) of Section 9 to a bottom hole location in the NW/4 SW/4 (Unit L) of Section 7. The completed interval of the Well will be orthodox. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the Well, the allocation of the costs, the designation of Applicant as operator of the Unit and the Well, and a 200% charge for the risk involved in drilling and completing the Well. The Well is located approximately 11.3 miles northwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
2. 25694 American written application involving case no 25166 to reopen and de novo hearing before the commission and stay of division orders.
3. 25695 Written application for de novo hearing and emergency stay of division order in case no 25496 and order no r-23989
4. 25696 Written application for de novo hearing and emergency stay of division order in case no 25495 and order no r-23977
5. 25700 I Respectfully request Appeal Application for De Novo Hearing with the OCD.HEARINGS@EMNRD.NM.GOV
Case No 25496 Order No. R23989
6. 25460 Application of Franklin Mountain Energy 3, LLC for compulsory pooling and, to the extent necessary, approval of an overlapping spacing unit, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order from the Division pooling all uncommitted mineral interests within a 320-acre, more or less, Wolfcamp horizontal spacing unit comprised of the W/2 E/2 of Sections 27 and 34, Township 19 South, Range 35 East, N.M.P.M., Lea County, New Mexico. Franklin also seeks, to the extent necessary, approval of an overlapping spacing unit. This spacing unit will be dedicated to the Treble State Com 703H and Treble State Com 803H wells to be horizontally drilled from a surface hole location in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22 to a bottom hole location in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 34. The producing area for the well is expected to be orthodox. The proposed horizontal spacing unit will partially overlap with a Wolfcamp spacing unit dedicated to a 40-acre vertical spacing unit comprised of the SW/4 NE/4 (Unit G) of Section 27, dedicated to North Fork Operating, LP’s Toro 27 #005H well (API 30-025-35425). Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing said well, the allocation of these costs as well as the actual operating costs and charges for supervision, designation of Franklin Mountain Energy 3, LLC as operator of the well, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling said well. Said area is located approximately 18 miles southwest of Hobbs, New Mexico.
7. 23614 Application of Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC for Approval of a Saltwater Disposal Well, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order authorizing it to drill and operate an injection well for purposes of disposing produced salt water to be named the Doc Gooden SWD #1 Well (API No. pending), which will be located 1,596 feet from the south line and 1,334 feet from the east line (Unit J) in Section 3, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. Injection will be into the San Andres formation [SWD; San Andres (Pool Code 96121)] between approximately 4,200 feet and 4,900 feet below the ground through a perforated completion. Disposal fluid will be produced water from producing oil and gas wells in the area. Estimated average surface injection pressure is expected to be approximately 537 psi. The maximum surface injection pressure will be 840 psi. The subject well will be located approximately 7 miles northwest of Eunice, N.M.
8. 23615 Application of Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC for Approval of a Saltwater Disposal Well, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order authorizing it to drill and operate an injection well for purposes of disposing produced salt water to be named the Hernandez SWD #1 Well (API No. pending), which will be located 326 feet from the south line and 793 feet from the east line (Unit P) in Section 10, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. Injection will be into the San Andres formation [SWD; San Andres (Pool Code 96121)] between approximately 4,200 feet and 5,300 feet below the ground through a perforated completion. Disposal fluid will be produced water from producing oil and gas wells in the area. Estimated average surface injection pressure is expected to be approximately 537 psi. The maximum surface injection pressure will be 840 psi. The subject well will be located approximately 7 miles northwest of Eunice, N.M.
9. 23616 Application of Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC for Approval of a Saltwater Disposal Well, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order authorizing it to drill and operate an injection well for purposes of disposing produced salt water to be named the Hodges SWD #1 Well (API No. pending), which will be located 2,833 feet from the north line and 1,620 feet from the west line (Lot 11) in Section 4, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. Injection will be into the San Andres formation [SWD; San Andres (Pool Code 96121)] between approximately 4,100 feet and 5,200 feet below the ground through a perforated completion. Disposal fluid will be produced water from producing oil and gas wells in the area. Estimated average surface injection pressure is expected to be approximately 500 psi. The maximum surface injection pressure will be 820 psi. The subject well will be located approximately 10 miles northwest of Eunice, N.M.
10. 23617 Application of Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC for Approval of a Salt Water Disposal Well, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order authorizing it to drill and operate an injection well for purposes of disposing produced salt water to be named the Seaver SWD #1 Well (API No. pending), which will be located 1,809 feet from the south line and 1,428 feet from the west line (Unit K) in Section 10, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. Injection will be into the San Andres formation [SWD; San Andres (Pool Code 96121)] between approximately 4,200 feet and 5,300 feet below the ground through a perforated completion. Disposal fluid will be produced water from producing oil and gas wells in the area. Estimated average surface injection pressure is expected to be approximately 537 psi. The maximum surface injection pressure will be 840 psi. The subject well will be located approximately 7 miles northwest of Eunice, N.M.
11. 24018 Application of Empire New Mexico LLC to Revoke the Injection Authority Granted Under Order No. R-22026 for the Andre Dawson SWD #001 Operated by Goodnight Midstream Permian LLC, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order revoking the injection authority granted by Order No. R-22026, SWD-2403, issued in Case No. 21569 on February 7, 2022, to dispose of produced water in the Andre Dawson SWD #1 well, API# 30-025-50634 (“Well”), a produced water disposal well located 1105’ FSL and 244’ FEL (Unit P) of Section 17, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, in Lea County, NM. The approved injection zone is the San Andres formation, an interval which is potentially productive of hydrocarbons since the advent of horizontal drilling. The Well is located approximately 6.5 miles Northwest of Eunice City, New Mexico
12. 24019 Application of Empire New Mexico LLC to Revoke the Injection Authority Granted Under Order No. R-22027 for the Ernie Banks SWD #001 Operated by Goodnight Midstream Permian LLC, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order revoking the injection authority granted by Order No. R-22027, issued in Case No. 21570 on February 7, 2022, to dispose of produced water in the Ernie Banks SWD #1 well, API# 30-025-50633 (“Well”), a produced water disposal well located 395 feet from the North line and 1203 feet from the West line (Unit D) of Section 17, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. The approved injection zone is the San Andres formation, an interval which is potentially productive of hydrocarbons since the advent of horizontal drilling. The Well is located approximately 8.4 miles Northwest of Eunice City, New Mexico.
13. 24020 Application of Empire New Mexico LLC to Revoke the Injection Authority Granted Under Administrative Order No. SWD-2307 for the Ryno SWD #001 f/k/a Snyder SWD Well Operated by Goodnight Midstream Permian LLC, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order revoking the injection authority granted by Administrative Order No. SWD-2307, issued on November 2, 2017, to dispose of produced water in the Ryno SWD #001 f/k/a Snyder SWD Well No. 1, API# 30-025-43901 (“Well”), a produced water disposal well located 1450 feet from the North line and 708 feet from the East line (Unit H) of Section 17, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. The approved injection zone is the San Andres formation, an interval which is potentially productive of hydrocarbons since the advent of horizontal drilling. The Well is located approximately 7.7 miles Northwest of Eunice City, New Mexico.
14. 24025 Application of Empire New Mexico LLC to Revoke the Injection Authority Granted Under Order No. R-21190 for the Sosa SA 17 SWD Well No. 2 Operated by Goodnight Midstream Permian LLC, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order revoking the injection authority granted by Order No. R-21190, issued in Case No. 20721 on March 2, 2020, to dispose of produced water in the Sosa SA 17 SWD Well No. 2, API# 30-025-47947 (“Well”), a produced water disposal well located 470 feet from the South line and 1815 feet from the West line (Unit N) of Section 17, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. The approved injection zone is the San Andres formation, an interval which is potentially productive of hydrocarbons since the advent of horizontal drilling. The Well is located approximately 7.3 miles Northwest of Eunice City, New Mexico.
15. 23775 Application of Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC to Amend Order No. R-22026/SWD-2403 to Increase the Approved Injection Rate in its Andre Dawson SWD #1, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order authorizing it to increase the rate of injection through its Andre Dawson SWD # 1 (API 30-025-50634) from 25,000 to 40,000 barrels per day. The well is located 1,105 feet from the South line and 244 feet from the East line (Unit P) of Section 17, Township 21 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. All other conditions of the approved permit are proposed to remain the same. The well is approved as a produced water disposal well under Order No. R-2206 and SWD-2403 to inject into the San Andres formation through a perforated interval from approximately 4,287 feet to 5,590 feet below the surface at maximum surface injection pressure of 857 psi. The subject well is located approximately 8 miles west of Eunice, N.M.
16. 24123 APPLICATION OF GOODNIGHT PERMIAN MIDSTREAM, LLC FOR APPROVAL OF A SALTWATER DISPOSAL WELL, LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. Goodnight Permian Midstream, LLC, a party adversely affected by Order No. R-22869-A, and hereby applies for a hearing de novo before the full Commission, pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 70-2-13.
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