Alberta Gazette — 30 May (ii)

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Alberta — Gazette

THE ALBERTA GAZETTE,

PART II, MAY 30, 1998

Alberta Regulation 78/98

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 6, 1998

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board pursuant to

section 10 of

the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

1 The Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (AR 151/71) are amended by

this Regulation.

Section 3.020 is amended by repealing subsections (2) and (3).

Section 12.020 is repealed and the following is substituted:

12.020(1) Following any period of testing a well, the licensee shall

file with the Board on the approved formatted media, not later than the

18th day of the month or the first business day following the 18th day of

the month, a report of the test production obtained from the well during

the preceding month, unless otherwise directed by the Board.

(2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall be specific as to

the amounts of crude oil, condensate, crude bitumen, gas, water or other

substance produced from the well and the number of hours during which the

well produced.

(3) The licensee of a new oil well or a new gas well shall notify

the Board on the approved formatted media of

(

a) the date on which the oil well first produced, or

(

b) the date on which the gas well was first placed on

regular production,

as the case may be, within 14 days of that event occurring.

(4) The licensee of a new injection well or a new disposal well

shall notify the Board on the approved formatted media of

(

a) the date on which the injection well was first

placed on injection, or

(

b) the date on which the disposal well was first used

for disposal purposes,

as the case may be, within 14 days of that event occurring.

(5) The licensee of a well at which production, injection or

disposal operations are shut in may suspend the well by notifying the Board

on the approved formatted media of the date of the suspension.

(6) The licensee of a well at which production, injection or

disposal is resumed after a suspension shall notify the Board on the

approved formatted media within 14 days of the resumption of production,

injection or disposal operations.

(7) The licensee of a producing oil or gas well at which commingling

of 2 or more zones occurs shall notify the Board on the approved formatted

media within 14 days of the commencement of commingled production.

(8) The licensee of a well at which a zone has been abandoned shall

notify the Board on the approved formatted media within 14 days of the zone

abandonment.

(9) The licensee of a well that has a change in status that is not

otherwise referred to in this

section shall notify the Board on the

approved formatted media within 14 days of the change in status.

Section 12.030 is amended by repealing subsections (3) to (5) and

substituting the following:

(3) The licensee of a well that, during the preceding month,

produced crude oil, condensate, crude bitumen, gas, water or other

substance, or into which crude oil, gas, solvent, water, air or other

substance was injected or disposed of, shall file with the Board on the

approved formatted media, not later than the 18th day of the month or the

first business day following the 18th day of the month, a report for the

preceding month setting out

(

a) the amounts of crude oil, condensate, crude

bitumen, gas, water or other substance produced from the well,

(

b) the amounts of crude oil, gas, solvent, water, air

or other substance injected or disposed of into the well,

(

c) the number of hours during which the well produced,

was injected or was used for disposal purposes,

(

d) the particulars of any receipts, inventories,

dispositions or deliveries of crude oil, condensate, crude bitumen, gas,

solvent, water, air or other substance associated with the production,

injection or disposal operations, and

(

e) any further particulars the Board requires.

(4) The licensee of a well that, during the entire preceding month

was shut in, shall file with the Board on the approved formatted media, not

later than the 18th day of the month or the first business day following

the 18th day of the month, a report for the preceding month setting out

only the unique well identifier, and shall continue to do so in each

subsequent month until such time as production, injection or disposal

operations have been resumed or the well has been suspended or abandoned.

(5) The operator of a battery or an injection or disposal facility

at which all wells were shut in, suspended or abandoned or where no wells

were associated with the battery or the injection or disposal facility

during the entire preceding month shall file with the Board on the approved

formatted media, not later than the 18th day of the month or the first

business day following the 18th day of the month, a report for the

preceding month setting out the particulars of any receipts, inventories,

dispositions or deliveries of crude oil, condensate, crude bitumen, gas,

solvent, water, air or other substance associated with the production,

injection or disposal operations, and shall continue to do so in each

subsequent month until such time as there are no receipts, inventories,

dispositions or deliveries.

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Alberta Regulation 79/98

Oil Sands Conservation Act

OIL SANDS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 6, 1998

Made by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board pursuant to

section 21 of

the Oil Sands Conservation Act.

1 The Oil Sands Conservation Regulation (AR 76/88) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 43 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Report of well status

43(1)The licensee of a new crude bitumen well shall notify the Board

on the approved formatted media of the date on which the well was first

placed on production, within 14 days of that event occurring.

(2) The licensee of a new injection well or a new disposal well

shall notify the Board on the approved formatted media of

(

a) the date on which the injection well was first

placed on injection, or

(

b) the date on which the disposal well was first used

for disposal purposes,

as the case may be, within 14 days of that event occurring.

(3) The licensee of a well at which production, injection or

disposal operations are shut in may suspend the well by notifying the Board

on the approved formatted media of the date of the suspension.

(4) The licensee of a well at which production, injection or

disposal is resumed after a suspension shall notify the Board on the

approved formatted media within 14 days of the resumption of production,

injection or disposal operations.

(5) The licensee of a producing crude bitumen well at which

commingling of 2 or more zones occurs shall notify the Board on the

approved formatted media within 14 days of the commencement of commingled

production.

(6) The licensee of a well at which a zone has been abandoned shall

notify the Board on the approved formatted media within 14 days of the zone

abandonment.

(7) The licensee of a well that has a change in status that is not

otherwise referred to in this

section shall notify the Board on the

approved formatted media within 14 days of the change in status.

Section 44 is amended by repealing subsections (3) to (5) and

substituting the following:

(3) The licensee of a well that, during the preceding month,

produced crude bitumen, gas, water or other substance, or into which steam,

water, air or other substance was injected or disposed of, shall file with

the Board on the approved formatted media, not later than the 18th day of

the month or the first business day following the 18th day of the month, a

report for the preceding month setting out

(

a) the amounts of crude bitumen, gas, water or other

substance produced from the well,

(

b) the amounts of steam as water equivalent, water,

air or other substance injected or disposed of into the well, including a

measurement or estimation of steam quality,

(

c) the number of hours during which the well produced,

was injected or was used for disposal purposes,

(

d) the particulars of any receipts, inventories,

dispositions or deliveries of crude bitumen, gas, water or other substance

associated with the production, injection or disposal operations, and