Decision 2003-50
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision3744
- Applicant
- Burmis Energy Inc.
- Elk Point Resources Inc.
- Acclaim Energy Trust
- Application Number
- 1253701
- 1253703
- 1261233
- Title
- Decision 2003-50: Burmis Energy Inc. applications for wells, gas batteries, and associated pipelines, Wildwood field
- Date
- 2003
- Title
- Decision 2003-50: Burmis Energy Inc. applications for wells, gas batteries, and associated pipelines, Wildwood field
- Date
- 2003
- Application Number
- 1253701
- 1253703
- 1261233
- Hearing Panel
- Miller GJ
- Lillo HO
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Well licence
- Pipelines
- Descriptors
- Battery
- Gas flaring
- NTS 83G
- Notikewin Fm
- Nordegg Fm
- Sour gas
- Well licence
- Wildwood Field
- Water
- Legal References
- Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations S2.020
- Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations S7.001
- Pipeline Act Part 4
- Notes
- Decision on applications 1253701 and 1253703 to drill gas wells at LSD 16-23-54-9 W5M with an H2S release rate of 2.9 mol/kmol and at LSD 10-25-54-9 W5M with an H2S release rate of 14.6 mol/kmol, both from from the Notikewin Formation
- Decision on applicaiton no. 1261233 for a battery and pipeline to transport gas to the KeySpan Paddle River Gas Plant
- Interveners
- Skocdopole H
- Skocdopole K
- Skocdopole B
- Skocdopole J
- Ohnysty JK
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- The conditions imposed in the licences are summarized below. Conditions generally are requirements in addition to or otherwise expanding upon existing regulations and guidelines. An applicant must comply with conditions or it is in breach of its approval and subject to enforcement action by the EUB. Enforcement of an approval includes enforcement of the conditions attached to that licence. Sanctions imposed for the breach of such conditions may include the suspension of the approval, resulting in the shut-in of a facility. 1) Burmis must have an accredited soil inspector on site during pipeline construction, topsoil salvaging operations, and cleanup of the pipelines, and the operator must maintain the records addressing this condition for the life of the pipeline. 2) The Board directs Burmis to test the Skocdopoles’ and Mr. Ohnysty’s water wells prior to the drilling of the 16-23 and 10-25 wells to establish a baseline for the water quantity and quality. The testing procedures on the artesian wells must be appropriate for artesian wells. Elk Point must provide copies of the resulting data to the Skocdopoles and Mr. Ohnysty. Burmis or its successor licensees must maintain these records for the life of these wells. 3) Burmis is required to notify AENV of the proposed 16-23 well and undertake a hydrological study of the creek in this area that establishes the 1-in-100-year floodplain level and supply a copy to AENV. If the well site is within the 1-in-100-year floodplain, Burmis must either move the well surface location out of the floodplain or make application to AENV pursuant to the Water Act for any approval required by AENV, such as raising the well site above the 1-in-100-year floodplain or undertaking any other mitigative measures directed by AENV. Note that if the well surface location were to be moved, a new Guide 56 application would be required. 4) Not more than 30 days following the completion of each of conditions 1, 2, and 3 above, Burmis must provide the Board with a written statement summarizing how it fulfilled that condition, including sufficient detail to allow the Board to assess whether Burmis has met the requirements of the condition. The information provided will form part of the Board’s record of these applications. 5) With respect to the 16-23 battery, all storage tanks, regardless of design or size, must be aboveground and comply with Section 5.3.2.1 of Guide 55. Connection for truck loading lines must be located within the tank secondary containment area. The Board requires that spill containment be provided for the well area, including any pumping equipment, separation, and other production equipment, and the truck loading area. Stormwater retention must be provided for the areas specified and must have capacity for runoff from a 24-hour precipitation event of a 1-in-10-year return probability. The Board requires that the applicant submit site drawings and runoff containment design calculations to the EUB Applications Branch for approval prior to commencement of construction.
- Location
- 16-23-054-09W5
- 10-25-054-09W5