Notice of Public Hearing
STATE OF ALASKA
ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
RE: Docket Number: CO-24-010
By applications dated June 27, 2024, Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp), as the operator of the Beluga River Unit (BRU), requests that the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) expand the vertical extent of the Sterling-Beluga Gas Pool (S-BGP), as currently defined by Rule 2 of Conservation Order No. 802 (CO 802) in the BRU.
CO 802 defines the S-BGP and prescribes rules for its development. Hilcorp proposes to amend this order to expand the vertical extent of the S-BGP to include shallower sands in the Sterling Formation that aren’t currently part of the pool.
This notice does not contain all the information filed by Hilcorp. To obtain more information, contact the AOGCC’s Special Assistant, Samantha Coldiron, at (907) 793-1223 or samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov.
A public hearing on the matter has been tentatively scheduled for September 3, 2024, 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: 245 399 369#. Anyone who wishes to participate remotely using MS Teams video conference should contact Ms. Coldiron at least two business days before the scheduled public hearing to request an invitation for the MS Teams. To request that the tentatively scheduled hearing be held, a written request must be filed with the AOGCC no later than 4:30 p.m. on July 31, 2024.
If a request for a hearing is not timely filed, the AOGCC may issue an order without a hearing. To learn if the AOGCC will hold the hearing, call (907) 793-1223 after August 2, 2024.
In addition, 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 4:30 p.m. on August 22, 2024, except that, if a hearing is held, comments must be received no later than the conclusion of the September 3, 2024, hearing.
If, because of a disability, special accommodations may be needed to comment or attend the hearing, contact Samantha Coldiron, at (907) 793-1223, no later than August 27, 2024.
Jessie L. Chmielowski
Commissioner