Notice of Public Hearing
STATE OF ALASKA
ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Re: Docket Number: CO-23-003
Oil Search (Alaska), LLC (OSA), by letter dated March 6, 2023, requested the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) establish pool rules for the Nanushuk Oil Pool in the Pikka Unit.
Pool rules are applied for under 20 AAC 25.520 for the purpose of prescribing rules, that differ from the normal statewide rules found in 20 AAC 25, for the development of a defined pool. The rules are established to streamline the development of the pool while still protecting correlative rights and ensuring maximum recovery.
A pool is an underground reservoir containing, or appearing to contain, a common accumulation of oil or gas. Absent an order to the contrary, the statewide rules found in 20 AAC 25 govern development of oil or gas pools. However, sometimes an operator will apply to the AOGCC for an order to establish pool rules to govern a specific pool. Pool rules typically define the vertical and map extent of a particular pool and establish rules that modify the statewide requirements to enable more efficient operations while providing an equally effective means of protecting underground freshwater, protecting correlative rights, and conducting safe and environmentally sound operations. OSA is applying for rules related to well construction, safety valves, and reservoir operations.
This notice does not contain all the information filed by OSA. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting the AOGCC’s Special Assistant, Samantha Carlisle, at (907) 793-1223 or samantha.carlisle@alaska.gov.
A public hearing on the matter has been scheduled for April 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing, which may be changed to full virtual, if necessary, will be held in the AOGCC hearing room located at 333 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. The audio call-in information is: (907) 202-7104 Conference ID: 665 332 079#. Anyone who wishes to participate remotely using MS Teams video conference should contact Ms. Carlisle at least two business days before the scheduled public hearing to request an invitation for MS Teams.
In additions, written comments regarding this application may be submitted to the AOGCC at 333 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 or samantha.carlisle@alaska.gov. Comments must be received no later than the conclusion of the April 18, 2023, hearing
If, because of a disability, special accommodations may be needed to comment or attend the hearing, contact Samantha Carlisle at (907) 793-1223, no later than April 13, 2023.
Brett W. Huber, Sr.
Chair, Commissioner