Decision 2011-19
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4457
- Applicant
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)
- Application Number
- 1629922
- 1629923
- 1629924
- 1629926
- 1629927
- 1629929
- 1629930
- 1629931
- 1629933
- 1629934
- 1629935
- 1629936
- 1629938
- 1648948
- 1648949
- 1634352
- Title
- Decision 2011-019 : Canadian Natural Resources Limited applications for 15 well and 8 facility licences Sugden Field
- Date
- 2011
- Title
- Decision 2011-019 : Canadian Natural Resources Limited applications for 15 well and 8 facility licences Sugden Field
- Date
- 2011
- Application Number
- 1629922
- 1629923
- 1629924
- 1629926
- 1629927
- 1629929
- 1629930
- 1629931
- 1629933
- 1629934
- 1629935
- 1629936
- 1629938
- 1648948
- 1648949
- 1634352
- Hearing Panel
- Eynon G
- McManus RC
- Gilmour J
- Hearing Type
- Written hearing
- Category
- Pipelines
- Well licence
- Descriptors
- Sugden Field
- NTS 73L
- Well licence
- Facility licence
- Directive 008
- Directive 009
- Directive 051
- Directive 056
- Directive 019
- Environmental impact
- Socio-economic effect
- Groundwater
- Surface water
- Water conservation
- Odor
- Emission
- Wildlife
- Evaluation
- Compliance
- Consultation
- Traffic survey
- Sparky FM
- Mannville GP
- Colorado GP
- Cold Lake area
- Legal References
- Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations S2.020
- Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations S7.001
- 2011 ABERCB 019
- Notes
- Amendment issued 13 September 2011
- Change to legal citation effective January 2011
- Interveners
- Minnie Lake Conservation Society
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- The panel instructs CNRL to
- set surface casing for all wells at an elevation no shallower than 440 m above mean sea level,
- conduct cement evaluation logs of the surface casing in each well after drilling to total depth and provide them to the Board for review and approval after setting the production casing,
- run cement evaluation logs of the production casing in each well and provide them to the Board for review and approval before perforating the wells, and
- refrain from conducting drilling operations, with the exception of well site construction operations, from June 1 until after September 5 (Labour Day).
- CNRL committed to
- complete a minimum of two bottoms-up circulations to ensure that the hole is clean,
- conduct wiper trips using a stabilizer blade assembly to ensure that the hole is properly cleaned of drilling mud and cuttings and has sufficient filter cake to protect the shallow aquifers or permeable zones, minimizing the potential for bridging-off or loss of circulation,
- use semirigid centralizers on every collar on both casing strings,
- use a minimum of 6 m3 of good cement returns prior to displacement of the cement from the inside of the casing string with a wiper plug,
- perform gas migration and surface casing vent flow tests within 90 days of rig release to confirm its procedures will successfully provide hydraulic isolation, and
- promptly address concerns with odours, through either its own internal processes or external partners such as LICA, where appropriate.
- Location
- 15-10-061-08W4
- 13-10-061-08W4
- 08-15-061-08W4
- 15-22-061-08W4
- 10-16-061-08W4
- 07-22-061-08W4
- 15-15-061-08W4
- 13-15-061-08W4
- 09-15-060-04W4