Decision 2004-89
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision3894
- Applicant
- BlackRock Ventures Inc.
- Application Number
- 1241564
- Title
- Decision 2004-89 BlackRock Ventures Inc. Application for a steam-assisted gravity drainage project for the recovery of bitumen, Cold Lake oil sands area
- Date
- 2004
- Title
- Decision 2004-89 BlackRock Ventures Inc. Application for a steam-assisted gravity drainage project for the recovery of bitumen, Cold Lake oil sands area
- Date
- 2004
- Applicant
- BlackRock Ventures Inc.
- Application Number
- 1241564
- Hearing Panel
- McGee TM
- Houlihan RN
- Lillo HO
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Oil sands
- Descriptors
- Bitumen
- Cold Lake area
- Cold Lake heavy oil project
- NTS 73L
- Orion project
- Recovery
- Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
- Oil sands project
- Thermal recovery
- Legal References
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S10
- Interveners
- Ethel Lake Landowners
- Stone D
- Stone I
- Harwerth J
- Kolhaas B
- Ulfsten S
- McDonald K
- Nylaund E
- Niragu JO
- Argo J
- Alberta Environment
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- The operator shall comply with a minimum project area subsurface setback of 150 m on the west and north boundaries.
- The operator shall submit to the Board, for review and approval by June 30, 2005, a plan to reduce the setback distance and ensure maximum resource recovery from the lease boundary area.
- The operator shall conduct all operations to the satisfaction of the Board and in a manner that under normal operating conditions will permit the practical maximum reuse of produced water, with the minimum recycle rate being 90 per cent on an annual basis, unless otherwise stipulated by the Board.
- The operator shall, a minimum of 12 months prior to the planned commencement of construction for the planned wells and facilities, submit a report for the Board's approval detailing the information obtained from the long-term supply pump test to be performed on the McMurray Formation.
- The operator shall provide the Board after 12 months of commercial plant operations with an updated water balance for determination of the ongoing water recycle rate.
- The operator shall submit a copy of its approved groundwater monitoring program and annual monitoring reports.
- The operator shall monitor water levels in the groundwater monitoring well system in a manner consistent with AENV requirements.
- The operator shall monitor SAGD wells for casing integrity.
- Location
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