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Commission approves Hillcorp Energy’s new Mesa Verde–Dakota well; city to receive 12.5% Dakota royalty under 1954 lease
Summary
The commission voted to approve Hillcorp Energy’s OG26‑01 Rota Abrams 2P well inside city limits after a staff presentation; Hillcorp said the pad construction will be brief and that the city holds a 12.5% royalty interest in the Dakota formation under a 1954 lease (book 248, page 96).
The Aztec City Commission approved Hillcorp Energy Company’s application to drill a new Mesa Verde–Dakota well (OG26‑01 Rota Abrams 2P) inside city limits on March 10 after a staff presentation and applicant remarks.
Ramon Hancock, senior landman for Hillcorp Energy, described the proposed pad as a twinning of the existing Abrams No. 1 pad and said construction work…
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