[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 23428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA98-80-000]


Hummon Corporation; Notice of Petition for Adjustment

April 23, 1998.
    Take notice that on April 3, 1998, Hummon Corporation (Hummon) 
filed a petition, pursuant to section 502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy 
Act of 1978 (NGPA) [15 U.S.C. Sec. 3412(c)] and Subpart K of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, on behalf of certain 
working interest owners for whom Hummon operated. Therein, Hummon seeks 
an adjustment relieving those working interest owners of their 
obligation to make Kansas ad valorem tax refunds to Northern Natural 
Gas Company (Northern) and/or Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company 
(Panhandle), on the basis that the working interest owners' financial 
status cannot absorb the payment of the refunds claimed, over the next 
five years. Hummon bases its financial status claim on a statement 
reflecting the projected net profit for Hummon and its working interest 
owners over the next five years (Statement 1), and on a statement of 
the net income from the subject wells over the past two years 
(Statement 2). Hummon's petition is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Hummon indicates that Panhandle is claiming a $11,440.19 total 
refund with respect to the Perry Lease. Hummon's Statement 1 and 
Statement 2 data for the Perry Lease are shown below. Hummon bases its 
5-year projections on a $14 oil price and $1.85 gas price.

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                                                             Perry lease
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Actual............................................     1996      $2,793 
                                                       1997      (3,619)
Projected.........................................     1998         310 
                                                       1999      (1.090)
                                                       2000      (2,280)
                                                       2001      (3,288)
                                                       2002      (5,156)
                                                   ---------------------
                                                    .......  \1\ (11,504
                                                                       )
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\1\ Hummon's petition erroneously calculates the net loss to be $10,504.

    Hummon indicates that Northern is claiming a total refund of 
$80,923.52 with respect to multiple leases. Hummon identifies the 
following leases, and provides the lease status and the refunds 
generated by each lease:


Combrink Lease.................  Plugged in 1994........       $1,272.24
Hazen Lease....................  Plugged June 20, 1983..        1.321.78
Hibbert Lease..................  Plugged December 1985..        2,250.54
Harper Ranch #1 GU.............  Second well drilled in        16,317.79
                                  1995.                                 
Harper Ranch #2 GU.............  Evaluating well for            2,423.67
                                  plugging.                             
McMinimy Lease.................  Producing..............       57,223.80
                                                         ---------------
                                                               80,809.82
                                                                        

    Hummon provides its Statement 1 and Statement 2 data for the three 
active leases (Harper Ranch #1 GU, Harper Ranch #2 GU, and the McMinimy 
Lease). Hummon's 5-year projected net profit/loss for each of these 
three leases is based on a $14 oil price and a $1.85 gas price.

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                                                                              Harper       Harper      McMinimy 
                                                                           ranch #1 GU  ranch #2 GU     lease   
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Actual......................................................         1996  \1\ $60,889     ($6,407)  \2\ $26,019
                                                                     1997      14,372       (1,802)       31,831
Projected...................................................         1998      14,104       (1,610)       32,479
                                                                     1999       5,749       (3,532)       23,293
                                                                     2000      (1,353)      (5,167)       15,485
                                                                     2001      (7,384)      (6,556)        8,849
                                                                     2002     (12,517)      (7,739)        3,206
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                                              ...........      (1,401)     (24,604)       83,312
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\2\ Hummon asserts that this figure is caused by flush production from a second well drilled on the lease.      

    Overall, Hummon states that seven (7) wells are involved in its 
petition, and that each has different working interest owners. Hummon's 
petition does not identify the working interest owners by name that are 
involved in the petition, and does not provide any information 
regarding the financial status of any of those working interest owners.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said petition should on or before 15 days after the date 
of publication in the Federal Register of this notice, file with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214, 385.211, 385.1105, and 385.1106). All 
protests filed with the Commission will be considered by it in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to 
make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to 
become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a party in any 
hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-11311 Filed 4-29-98; 8:45 am]
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