[Federal Register: November 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 228)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA99-4-000]

 
Questa Energy Corporation; Notice of Petition for Adjustment

November 23, 1998.
    Take notice that on November 4, 1998, Questa Energy Corporation 
(Questa), filed a petition for adjustment in Docket No. SA99-4-000, 
pursuant to Section 502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, 
requesting to be relieved from having to pay Kansas ad valorem tax 
refunds on the Edwards #1 well to Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern). Questa is the successor-in-interest to Enertec Corporation 
(Enertec) and Oakwood Resources, Inc., (Oakwood) in the Edwards #1 
well. Northern's May 18, 1998, Refund Report shows that the refund 
previously attributable to Enertec is $151.28, and that the refund 
previously attributable to Oakwood is $1,244.56. Questa's petition is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Questa states that it acquired the Enertec and Oakwood working 
interests, effective June 1, 1986, and that the Edwards #1 well is a 
marginal gas well that was under consideration to be plugged when 
Questa acquired it. According to Questa, both Enertec and Oakwood are 
bankrupt and dissolved. Questa asserts that it did not profit from the 
alleged unlawful gas price and was not aware of the potential refund 
obligation when it acquired Enertec and Oakwood's working interests. 
Questa contends that it would suffer a special hardship if it is 
required to step into the shoes of Enertec and Oakwood and pay a refund 
obligation on their behalf, for a marginal gas well, when Questa has no 
way to recover those refunds from Enertec and Oakwood, the entities 
that actually benefited from the over-collections.
    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 a motion to 
intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-31625 Filed 11-25-98; 8:45 am]
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