OCD Permitting

PRELIMINARY DOCKET: Special Examiner Hearing for Friday, June 17, 2022

For hearings by affidavit: presenting parties are required to submit a pre-hearing statement no later than the Thursday before the hearing. The pre-hearing statement shall include: 1) a list of disputed facts and issues; 2) identification of witnesses and their qualifications; and 3) all exhibits and written testimony a party intends to enter into evidence at the hearing and a full narrative for each.

For contested matters: pre-hearing statements shall be filed no later than 9:00 a.m., 4 business days prior to the hearing and in addition to the requirements of 19.15.4.13.B(1) NMAC, shall include: all evidentiary exhibits, documents, affidavits, and full-written testimony of any witness a party offers at the hearing. Exhibits must be sequentially marked on every page.

Failure to timely file a complete pre-hearing statement may cause the Hearing Examiner to continue the hearing and/or impose sanctions up to and including the exclusion of late-filed evidence. Evidentiary objections must be filed no later than 48 hours before the hearing. Rulings on the objections will be addressed as a preliminary matter when the case is called.

If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in a hearing, contact Freya.Tschantz@emnrd.nm.gov, or the New Mexico Relay Network at 1-800-659-1779, no later than 10 days prior to the hearing.

NOTICE: The hearing examiner may call the following cases in any order at their discretion.

Case No. Description
1. 22413 Application of Matador Production Company for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order pooling all uncommitted interests in the Bone Spring formation underlying a standard 320-acre, more or less, horizontal spacing unit comprised of the W/2 W/2 of Sections 14 and 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. The above-referenced unit will be dedicated to the proposed initial MJ 2314 Fed Com #121H well, to be drilled from a surface location in the NW/4 NW/4 (Unit D) of Section 14, to a bottom hole location in the SW/4 SW/4 (Unit M) of Section 23. The completed interval of the well will comply with statewide setbacks for oil wells. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the well, the allocation of the cost thereof, as well as actual operating costs and charges for supervision, the designation of applicant as operator, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling and completing the well. Said area is located approximately 23 miles southwest of Lovington, New Mexico.
2. 22414 Application of Matador Production Company for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order pooling all uncommitted interests in the Bone Spring formation underlying a standard 320-acre, more or less, horizontal spacing unit comprised of the E/2 W/2 of Sections 14 and 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. The above-referenced unit will be dedicated to the proposed initial MJ 2314 Fed Com #122H well, to be drilled from a surface location in the NE/4 NW/4 (Unit C) of Section 14, to a bottom hole location in the SE/4 SW/4 (Unit N) of Section 23. The completed interval of the well will comply with statewide setbacks for oil wells. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the well, the allocation of the cost thereof, as well as actual operating costs and charges for supervision, the designation of applicant as operator, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling and completing the well. Said area is located approximately 23 miles southwest of Lovington, New Mexico.
3. 22415 Application of Matador Production Company for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order pooling all uncommitted interests in the Bone Spring formation underlying a standard 320-acre, more or less, horizontal spacing unit comprised of the W/2 E/2 of Sections 14 and 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. The above-referenced unit will be dedicated to the proposed initial MJ 2314 Fed Com #123H well, to be drilled from a surface location in the NW/4 NE/4 (Unit B) of Section 14, to a bottom hole location in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 23. The completed interval of the well will comply with statewide setbacks for oil wells. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the well, the allocation of the cost thereof, as well as actual operating costs and charges for supervision, the designation of applicant as operator, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling and completing the well. Said area is located approximately 23 miles southwest of Lovington, New Mexico.
4. 22416 Application of Matador Production Company for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order pooling all uncommitted interests in the Bone Spring formation underlying a standard 320-acre, more or less, horizontal spacing unit comprised of the E/2 E/2 of Sections 14 and 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. The above-referenced unit will be dedicated to the proposed initial MJ 2314 Fed Com #124H well, to be drilled from a surface location in the NE/4 NE/4 (Unit A) of Section 14, to a bottom hole location in the SE/4 SE/4 (Unit P) of Section 23. The completed interval of the well will comply with statewide setbacks for oil wells. Also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the well, the allocation of the cost thereof, as well as actual operating costs and charges for supervision, the designation of applicant as operator, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling and completing the well. Said area is located approximately 23 miles southwest of Lovington, New Mexico.
5. 22226 Application of Legacy Reserves Operating LP for a Horizontal Spacing Unit and Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order from the Division: (1) creating a standard 320-acre, more or less, spacing and proration unit comprised of the W½W½ of Section 14 and W½W½ of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, Lea County, New Mexico, and (2) pooling all uncommitted mineral interests in the Bone Spring formation, designated as an oil pool, underlying said unit. The proposed well to be dedicated to the horizontal spacing unit is the Sapphire Fed Com 501H Well, an oil well, to be horizontally drilled from a surface location in the NW¼NW¼ of Section 14, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, to a bottom hole location in the SW¼SW¼ of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M. The well is orthodox in location and the take points and lateral comply with Statewide Rules for setbacks; also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the well and the allocation of the costs thereof; actual operating costs and charges for supervision; the designation of the Applicant as Operator of the well and unit; and a 200% charge for the risk involved in drilling and completing the well. The well and lands are located approximately 3 miles southwest of Lovington, New Mexico.
6. 22227 Application of Legacy Reserves Operating LP for a Horizontal Spacing Unit and Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order from the Division: (1) creating a standard 320-acre, more or less, spacing and proration unit comprised of the E½W½ of Section 14 and E½W½ of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, Lea County, New Mexico, and (2) pooling all uncommitted mineral interests in the Bone Spring formation, designated as an oil pool, underlying said unit. The proposed well to be dedicated to the horizontal spacing unit is the Sapphire Fed Com 502H Well, an oil well, to be horizontally drilled from a surface location in the NW¼NW¼ of Section 14, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, to a bottom hole location in the SE¼SW¼ of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M. The well is orthodox in location and the take points and lateral comply with Statewide Rules for setbacks; also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the well and the allocation of the costs thereof; actual operating costs and charges for supervision; the designation of the Applicant as Operator of the well and unit; and a 200% charge for the risk involved in drilling and completing the well. The well and lands are located approximately 3 miles southwest of Lovington, New Mexico.
7. 22228 Application of Legacy Reserves Operating LP for a Horizontal Spacing Unit and Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order from the Division: (1) creating a standard 320-acre, more or less, spacing and proration unit comprised of the W½E½ of Section 14 and W½E½ of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, Lea County, New Mexico, and (2) pooling all uncommitted mineral interests in the Bone Spring formation, designated as an oil pool, underlying said unit. The proposed well to be dedicated to the horizontal spacing unit is the Sapphire Fed Com 503H Well, an oil well, to be horizontally drilled from a surface location in the NW¼NE¼ of Section 14, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, to a bottom hole location in the SW¼SE¼ of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M. The well is orthodox in location and the take points and lateral comply with Statewide Rules for setbacks; also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the well and the allocation of the costs thereof; actual operating costs and charges for supervision; the designation of the Applicant as Operator of the well and unit; and a 200% charge for the risk involved in drilling and completing the well. The well and lands are located approximately 3 miles southwest of Lovington, New Mexico.
8. 22229 Application of Legacy Reserves Operating LP for a Horizontal Spacing Unit and Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order from the Division: (1) creating a standard 320-acre, more or less, spacing and proration unit comprised of the E½E½ of Section 14 and E½E½ of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, Lea County, New Mexico, and (2) pooling all uncommitted mineral interests in the Bone Spring formation, designated as an oil pool, underlying said unit. The proposed well to be dedicated to the horizontal spacing unit is the Sapphire Fed Com 504H Well, an oil well, to be horizontally drilled from a surface location in the NW¼NE¼ of Section 14, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M, to a bottom hole location in the SE¼SE¼ of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 33 East, N.M.P.M. The well is orthodox in location and the take points and lateral comply with Statewide Rules for setbacks; also to be considered will be the cost of drilling and completing the well and the allocation of the costs thereof; actual operating costs and charges for supervision; the designation of the Applicant as Operator of the well and unit; and a 200% charge for the risk involved in drilling and completing the well. The well and lands are located approximately 3 miles southwest of Lovington, New Mexico.
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