PRELIMINARY DOCKET: Special OCD Examiner's Hearing set for July 7, 2026

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.	25912	Application of Greyhound Resources, LLC for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order pooling the uncommitted interest owners in a standard 480-acre, more or less, horizontal well spacing unit in the Pennsylvanian formation underlying the W/2 W/2 of Sections 10, 15 and 22, Township 15 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks to initially dedicate the above-referenced spacing unit to the proposed Janie Nelson State Com 241H well, to be horizontally drilled from a surface location in the SW/4 SW/4 (Unit M) of Section 22, with a first take point in the SW/4 SW/4 (Unit M) of Section 22, and a last take point in the NW/4 NW/4 (Unit D) of Section 10. 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, designation of Matador Production Company as operator of the proposed spacing unit, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling the proposed well. The subject area is located approximately 23 miles northwest of Hobbs, New Mexico.
2.	25913	Application of Greyhound Resources, LLC for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order pooling the uncommitted interest owners in a standard 480-acre, more or less, horizontal well spacing unit in the Pennsylvanian formation underlying the E/2 W/2 of Sections 10, 15 and 22, Township 15 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks to initially dedicate the above-referenced spacing unit to the proposed Janie Nelson State Com 242H well, to be horizontally drilled from a surface location in the SE/4 SW/4 (Unit N) of Section 22, with a first take point in the SE/4 SW/4 (Unit N) of Section 22, and a last take point in the NE/4 NW/4 (Unit C) of Section 10. 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, designation of Matador Production Company as operator of the proposed spacing unit, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling the proposed well. The subject area is located approximately 23 miles northwest of Hobbs, New Mexico.
3.	25914	Application of Greyhound Resources, LLC for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order pooling the uncommitted interest owners in a standard 480-acre, more or less, horizontal well spacing unit in the Pennsylvanian formation underlying the W/2 E/2 of Sections 10, 15 and 22, Township 15 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks to initially dedicate the above-referenced spacing unit to the proposed Janie Nelson State Com 243H well, to be horizontally drilled from a surface location in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22, with a first take point in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22, and a last take point in the NW/4 NE/4 (Unit B) of Section 10. 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, designation of Matador Production Company as operator of the proposed spacing unit, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling the proposed well. The subject area is located approximately 23 miles northwest of Hobbs, New Mexico.
4.	25915	Application of Greyhound Resources, LLC for Compulsory Pooling, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant in the above-styled cause seeks an order pooling the uncommitted interest owners in a standard 480-acre, more or less, horizontal well spacing unit in the Pennsylvanian formation underlying the E/2 E/2 of Sections 10, 15 and 22, Township 15 South, Range 36 East, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. Applicant seeks to initially dedicate the above-referenced spacing unit to the proposed Janie Nelson State Com 244H well, to be horizontally drilled from a surface location in the SE/4 SE/4 (Unit P) of Section 22, with a first take point in the SE/4 SE/4 (Unit P) of Section 22, and a last take point in the NE/4 NE/4 (Unit A) of Section 10. 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, designation of Matador Production Company as operator of the proposed spacing unit, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling the proposed well. The subject area is located approximately 23 miles northwest of Hobbs, New Mexico.
5.	26186	Application of Avant Operating II, 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 1280.00-acre, more or less, Pennsylvanian horizontal spacing unit and pooling all uncommitted interests in all of Sections 15 and 22, Township 15 South, Range 36 East, N.M.P.M., Lea County, New Mexico. This spacing unit will be dedicated to the following wells: Big Al 22 15 State Com #821H well with a proposed surface hole location in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22, and a proposed last take point in the NW/4 NW/4 (Unit D) of Section 15; Big Al 22 15 State Com #822H well with a proposed surface hole location in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22, and a proposed last take point in the NE/4 NW/4 (Unit C) of Section 15; Big Al 22 15 State Com #823H well with a proposed surface hole location in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22, and a proposed last take point in the NW/4 NE/4 (Unit B) of Section 15; and Big Al 22 15 State Com #824H well with a proposed surface hole location in the SW/4 SE/4 (Unit O) of Section 22, and a proposed last take point in the NE/4 NE/4 (Unit A) of Section 15. 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 II, LLC as operator of the wells, and a 200% charge for risk involved in drilling said wells. Said area is located approximately 5 miles northeast of Lovington, New Mexico.