Bill No. 79 of 1954 A BILL TO AMEND THE RIGHT OF ENTRY ARBITRATION ACT, 1952 NOTE This Bill amends The Right of Entry Arbitration Act, 1952, being

chapter 79 of the Statutes of Alberta,

Section 10, subsection (2) is amended for clarification.

Section 14 of the Act refers to security paid in by an applicant for an order giving an interim right of entry. New provisions are added dealing with the purpose and use of the security moneys. New provisions are added to the Act in

section 14a to permit the acquisition of right of entry for an input well necessary for conservation purposes in an oil or gas field.

Section 20 is amended for clarification. This Bill comes into force upon assent. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

Section 10 amended

Section 14 amended Use of security New

section 14a Right of entry for a. field scheme operation BILL No. 79 of 1954

An Act to amend The Right of Entry Arbitration Act, 1952 (Assented to , 1954) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Right of Entry Arbitration Act, 195.'2, being

chapter 79 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1952, is hereby amended.

Section 10, subsection (2) is amended by add~ng im­ mediately at the end the words and figures ", but this sub­

section shall not apply in an instance where the operator, prior to the first day of July, 1952, has for any of the pur­ poses referred to in subsection (1), exercised the right of entry, user or taking of the surface of land. in accordance with the provisions of a grant, conveyance, lease 1 license or other instrument".

Section 14 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following new subsections: "(2a) The amount deposited by the appli.cant as security under subsection (2) shall stand as charged with and avail­ able for the payment from time to time of such sums as the Board may order to be paid out of it in respect of all or any of the rights that are the subject matter of the applica­ tion and the costs of and incidental to the application.

"(2b) In determining the amount of security under this section, the Board shall be deemed not to limit or determine the amount that it may ultimately order to be paid in respect of all or any of the rights that are the subject matter of the application.". 4J The following new heading and

section are added im­ mediately after

section 14: "Right of Entry for Conservation Purposes "14a.

(1) The Board, by order, may grant the right of entry, user or taking of the surface of land required for the drilling and operating of a well, and for its necessary surface installations at the well head, for " (

a) the repressuring, recy·cling or pressure maintenance in a petroleum or natural gas field or pool; or " (

b) the storage or disposal of

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i) natural gas; "(ii) processed or treated natural gas; or "(iii) products of natural gas; or "(

c) the storage and disposal of water produced from or to be injected in a petroleum or natural gas field or pool. "

(2) The application for an order under subsection (1) Application shall he accompanied by "(

a) a duplicate of the written approval of The Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board, appointed pursuant to The Oil and Gas Resources Conservation Act, 1950, to the scheme for which the well is to be drilled, and " (

b) a statement by the said The Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board that a well for the purposes of the s,cheme at the site applied for is essential to implement desirable conservation or production practices. "

(3) If a well has been drilled for the production or re­ moval of minerals and it is proposed to operate the well for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1), an application may be made under this

section for the acquisi­ tion of such interest in the surface rights as are necessary for the proposed operation of the well. "( 4) The provisions of this Act governing the right of entry, user or taking of the surface for or in connection with operations for the production and removal of minerals apply in so far as they are applicable to an application or an order for the right of entry, user or taking of the surface of land for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1).".

Section 20 is amended by striking out the words "or ~~!~Od~~O order" and by substituting the words ", order or a ward and order". 6. This Act comes intO- force on the day upon which it g,~~~~~ce is assented to.

No.-79 SECOND SESSION TWELFTH LEGISLATURE 3 ELIZABETH II 1954 BILL

An Act to amend The Right of Entry Arbitration Act, 1952 Recei ved and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ..................................... . Third time ........................................ . RON. MR. MANNING Title: 1954 (12th, 2nd) Bill 79,An Act to amend The Right of Entry Arbitration Act, 1952