OCD Permitting

PRELIMINARY DOCKET: OCD Special Hearing for September 5, 2024

Applications for hearing shall be filed at least thirty (30) days in advance of the hearing date. A party who intends to present evidence shall file a pre-hearing statement no later than the close of business on the Thursday prior to the hearing date and serve a copy on the other parties, if any. The hearing examiner will dismiss the application if the applicant does not file and serve a pre-hearing statement as specified above. 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.

NOTICE: The hearing examiner may call the following cases in any order in his or her discretion.

Case No. Description
1. 24713 Application of Civitas Permian Operating, LLC for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order from the Division pooling all uncommitted interests in the Bone Spring formation underlying a standard 640-acre, more or less, horizontal spacing unit comprised of the S/2 of Sections 22 and 23, Township 24 South, Range 26 East, Lea County, New Mexico. The proposed horizontal spacing unit will be dedicated to the Modelo 22-23 Fed Com 131H to be horizontally drilled with first take point in the NW/4SW/4 (Unit L) of Section 22 and last take point in the NE/4SE/4 (Unit I) of Section 23. The producing area for the well is expected to be orthodox. The completed interval for the Modelo 22-23 Fed Com 131H is expected to be less than 330 feet from the adjoining tracts thereby allowing for the inclusion of the proximity tracts within the Unit. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing said well, the allocation of these costs and the actual operating costs and charges for supervision, designation of Civitas as operator of the well, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling said well. Said area is located approximately 14 miles south of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
2. 24714 Application of Civitas Permian Operating, LLC for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order from the Division pooling all uncommitted interests in the Wolfcamp formation underlying a standard 320-acre, more or less, horizontal spacing unit comprised of the S/2S/2 of Sections 22 and 23, Township 24 South, Range 26 East, Lea County, New Mexico. The proposed horizontal spacing unit will be dedicated to the Modelo 22-23 Fed Com 212H to be horizontally drilled with first take point in the SW/4SW/4 (Unit M) of Section 22 and last take point in the SE/4SE/4 (Unit P) of Section 23. The producing area for the well is expected to be orthodox. The well will be located within the Purple Sage Wolfcamp Gas Pool (Code 98220), which is subject to special pool rules that establish 330-foot setback requirements. The well will comply with the Division’s setback requirements for this pool. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing said well, the allocation of these costs and the actual operating costs and charges for supervision, designation of Civitas as operator of the well, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling said well. Said area is located approximately 14 miles south of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
3. 24574 Application of Marathon Oil Permian LLC for approval of a non-standard spacing unit and compulsory pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order from the Division approving a non-standard spacing unit and pooling all uncommitted mineral interests within a 1280-acre Bone Spring horizontal spacing unit underlying all of Sections 15 and 22, Township 24 South, Range 26 East, NMPM, Eddy County, New Mexico. This spacing unit will the Wobbegong WC Fed Com 501H well to be horizontally drilled with a proposed first take point in the SW/4 SW/4 (Unit M) of Section 22 to a bottom hole location in the NW/4NW/4 (Unit D) of Section 15; the Wobbegong WC Fed Com 502H well to be horizontally drilled with a proposed first take point in the SE/4 SW/4 (Unit N) of Section 22 to a bottom hole location in the NE/4NW/4 (Unit C) of Section 15; the Wobbegong WC Fed Com 503H well to be horizontally drilled with a proposed first take point in the SW/4SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22 to a bottom hole location in the NW/4NE/4 (Unit B) of Section 15; and the Wobbegong WC Fed Com 504H well to be horizontally drilled with a proposed first take point in the SE/4SE/4 (Unit P) of Section 22 to a bottom hole location in the NE/4NE/4 (Unit A) of Section 15. The producing area for the wells is expected to be orthodox. 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 Marathon as operator of the wells, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling said wells. Said area is located approximately 11.3 miles southwest of Loving, New Mexico.
4. 24575 Application of Marathon Oil Permian LLC for compulsory pooling, Eddy County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order from the Division pooling all uncommitted mineral interests within a standard 1,280-acre, more or less, Wolfcamp horizontal spacing unit underlying all of Sections 15 and 22, Township 24 South, Range 26 East, NMPM, Eddy County, New Mexico. This spacing unit will target the Purple Sage Wolfcamp Gas Pool (Code 98220) and be dedicated to the Wobbegong WC Fed Com 701H and Wobbegong WC Fed Com 801H wells to be horizontally drilled from a surface hole location in the SW/4 SW/4 (Unit M) of Section 22 to a bottom hole location in the NW/4NW/4 (Unit D) of Section 15; and the Wobbegong WC Fed Com 702H and Wobbegong WC Fed Com 803H wells to be horizontally drilled from a surface hole location in the SW/4SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22 to a bottom hole location in the NW/4NE/4 (Unit B) of Section 15. The producing area for the wells is expected to be orthodox. The completed interval for the Wobbegong WC Fed Com 702H is expected to be less than 330 feet from the adjoining tracts thereby allowing for the inclusion of the proximity tracts within the proposed spacing unit. 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 Marathon as operator of the wells, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling said wells. Said area is located approximately 11.3 miles southwest of Loving, New Mexico.
5. 24712 Application of Civitas Permian Operating, LLC for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks an order from the Division pooling all uncommitted interests in the Wolfcamp formation underlying a standard 320-acre, more or less, horizontal spacing unit comprised of the N/2S/2 of Sections 22 and 23, Township 24 South, Range 26 East, Lea County, New Mexico. The proposed horizontal spacing unit will be dedicated to the Modelo 22-23 Fed Com 211H to be horizontally drilled with first take point in the NW/4SW/4 (Unit L) of Section 22 and last take point in the NE/4SE/4 (Unit I) of Section 23. The producing area for the well is expected to be orthodox. The well will be located within the Purple Sage Wolfcamp Gas Pool (Code 98220), which is subject to special pool rules that establish 330-foot setback requirements. The well will comply with the Division’s setback requirements for this pool. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing said well, the allocation of these costs and the actual operating costs and charges for supervision, designation of Civitas as operator of the well, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling said well. Said area is located approximately 14 miles south of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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