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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Oil And Gas Advisory Committee - 12/19/2007 / MINUTES • JAN 2008 "\I OIL AND GAS ADVISORY COMMTI IEE December 19,2007 PRESENT: Lois Huff, Chairman, Public Representative Charlie Jacobs,Vice Chairman, Industry Representative Glenn Cooper, Industry Representative Hortencia Sanchez, Public Representative Gretchen Arnold, Public Representative Tom Fisher,Alternate Public Representative John Cantu,Alternate Industry Representative OTHERS PRESENT: Ricardo Guzman, Petroleum Superintendent; Elizabeth Hundley, Assistant City Attorney; Kim Dillard, L. Clay Fisher, Todd Armstrong, George Taylor, Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation; Charles Bellaire,Bellaire Environmental, Incorporated. Chairman Huff called the meeting to order and asked if everyone had reviewed the minutes for November 28, 2007 meeting and asked for a motion to approve. On a motion by Mr. Cantu, seconded by Mr. Tom Fisher,the minutes were unanimously approved. Consideration of an application from Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation for a drill site at an exceptional location in Corpus Christi Bay Marine Recreation Area of State Tract 89 was discussed. Mr. Guzman stated Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation submitted and application for permit to drill a well at an irregular surface location in State Tract 89 with a bottom hole location in State Tract 88. Ms. Kim Dillard introduced Mr. Clay Fisher who introduced Mr. Todd Armstrong and Mr. George Taylor, all with Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation. Mr. Clay Fisher also introduced Mr. Charles Bellaire with Bellaire Environmental, Incorporated. Mr. Clay Fisher thanked the committee for coming out to hear evidence they wanted to present relative to their application for a drilling location and briefed the committee about Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation. He stated they are requesting to seek an exception to the City ordinance relative to where drilling locations are to be placed in Marine Recreation Area of Corpus Christi Bay. Mr. Clay Fisher stated his position includes getting leases together and finding good places to drill wells efficiently and safely and stated they will be showing the technical reasons for their request. He mentioned this well is part of a sixteen hundred acre unit and the well would need to be drilled soon to avoid lease expirations. Mr. Clay Fisher pointed to different landmark locations on a map relative to the requested location of the drill site and helped Mr. Armstrong with maps displaying the location and formations of State Tract 88/89 Well No. 1. Mr. Armstrong discussed the targeted sands and fault lines at different depths and discussed the need to directionally drill. Mr. Armstrong said this field was first explored by Atlantic Richfield. He stated to drill this well from the designated cluster location as asked by Mr. Guzman would make it impossible to reach the targeted reservoirs at the desired angles and depths Mr. Cooper thanked Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation for their very informative and elaborate presentation and asked if any of the members of the Oil and Gas Advisory Committee had any problems with the location as presented. SCANNED .m. - - • CIO 4110 Oil and Gas Advisory Committee Minutes December 19,2007 Page 2. Mr. Tom Fisher asked Mr. Guzman if there was anything specific to this particular location that would be detrimental to recreation or transportation traffic or if there were any other concerns he was aware of. Mr. Cantu asked for staffs recommendation based on the geology that was presented. Mr. Guzman stated there were no known concerns and said staff was recommending approval of the request as presented. Mr.Tom Fisher asked that it be noted that he has worked with Mr.Taylor. On a motion by Mr. Jacobs, seconded by Mr. Cooper, the committee unanimously agreed that the application for State Tract 88/89 Well No. I be recommended for approval by the City Council as applied for. Mr. Cantu asked if there was any other business and the committee were provided copies of Biographical Information Forms to solicit prospective members for the vacancy present on the Oil and Gas Advisory Committee. There being no other business,the meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.