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Directives

Directives are documents setting out new or amended ERCB requirements or processes to be implemented and followed by licensees, permittees, and other approval holders under the jurisdiction of the ERCB.

Draft Directive  Requirements for Water Measurement, Reporting, and Use for Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Schemes (Released for feedback: February 18, 2009)

Directive 001  Requirements for Site-Specific Liability Assessments in Support of the EUB's Liability Management Programs (Latest release: September 20, 2005)

Directive 005  Calculating Subsurface Pressure via Fluid-Level Recorders - SI Units (Latest release: 1978)

Directive 006  Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Licence Transfer Process (Latest release: September 15, 2009)

Directive 007  Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements (Released: September 20, 2011)

Directive 007-1  Allowables Handbook (Latest release: September 2007)

Directive 008  Surface Casing Depth Requirements (Released: December 14, 2010)

Directive 009  Casing Cementing Minimum Requirements (Latest release: July 1990)

Directive 010  Minimum Casing Design Requirements (Latest release: December 22, 2009)

Directive 011  Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program Updated Industry Parameters and Liability Costs (Latest released: April 1, 2005)

Directive 013  Suspension Requirements for Wells (Latest release: July 24, 2007)

Directive 017  Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations (Draft Additions and Revisions Available for Stakeholder Review : January 31, 2012)

Directive 019  Compliance Assurance (Revised edition: September 1, 2010: Effective November 1, 2010)

Directive 020  Well Abandonment (Latest release: July 1, 2010)

Directive 021  Standards for the Submission of Digital Log Data to the EUB (Latest release: November 1992)

Directive 023  Guidelines Respecting an Application for a Commercial Crude Bitumen Recovery and Upgrading Project (Latest release: September 1991)

Directive 024  Large Facility Liability Management Program (Latest release: September 15, 2009)

Directive 026  Setback Requirements for Oil Effluent Pipelines (Latest release: September 22, 2005)

Directive 027  Shallow Fracturing Operations-Restricted Operations (Released: August 14, 2009)

Directive 029  Energy and Utility Development Applications and the Hearing Process (Latest release: January 2003)

Directive 030  Digital Data Submission of the Annual Oilfield Waste Disposition Report (Latest release: February 1, 2006)

Directive 031  Guidelines for Energy Proceeding Cost Claims (Formerly Directive 31A: Guidelines for Energy Cost Claims) (Released: March 12, 2009)

Directive 032  Common Gas Purchaser and Related Matters, Board Policy and Views (Latest release: November 1983)

Directive 033  Well Servicing and Completions Operations - Interim Requirement Regarding the Potential for Explosive Mixtures and Ignition in Wells (Latest release: July 24, 2007)

Directive 034  Gas Well Testing, Theory and Practice (Latest release: September 1979)

Directive 035  Baseline Water Well Testing Requirement for Coalbed Methane Wells Completed (Latest release: May 8, 2006)

Directive 036  Drilling Blowout Prevention Requirements and Procedures (Latest release: February 16, 2006)

Directive 037  Service Rig Inspection Manual (Latest release: February 16, 2006)

Directive 038  Noise Control (Latest release: February 16, 2007)

Directive 039  Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators (Latest release: July 7, 2008)

Directive 040  Pressure and Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas Wells (Latest release: August 9, 2010)

Directive 042  Measurement, Accounting, and Reporting Plan (MARP) Requirement for Thermal Bitumen Schemes (Latest release: September 6, 2006)

Directive 043  Well Logging Requirements—Surface Casing Interval (Released: November 1, 2006)

Directive 044  Requirements for Surveillance, Sampling, and Analysis of Water Production in Hydrocarbon Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection (Released: July 14, 2011)

Directive 045  Digital Data Submission of Drilling Waste Disposal Notification (Released: December 5, 2006)

Directive 046  Production Audit Handbook (Latest release: January 2003)

Directive 047  Waste Reporting Requirements for Oilfield Waste Management Facilities (Revised edition released: November 19, 2010; including errata of December 17, 2010. Effective December 1, 2010)

Directive 048  Monthly Custom Treating Plant Statement (Latest release: August 1992)

Directive 050  Drilling Waste Management (Latest release: October 1996; Invitation for feedback: April 18, 2011)

Directive 051  Injection and Disposal Wells - Well Classifications, Completions, Logging, and Testing Requirements (Latest release: March 1994)

Directive 054  Performance Presentations, Auditing, and Surveillance of In Situ Oil Sands Schemes (Released: October 15, 2007)

Directive 055  Storage Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry (Latest release: December 2001; Addendum released: October 10, 2011)

Directive 056  Energy Development Applications and Schedules (Revised edition September 1, 2011 - effective September 26, 2011)

Directive 058  Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry (Latest release: November 1996 addendum added December 23, 2008)

Directive 059  Well Drilling and Completion Data Filing Requirements (Latest release: September 27, 2011, effective April 1, 2012)

Directive 060  Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting (Latest release: November 3, 2011)

Directive 061  How to Apply for Government Approval of Coal Projects in Alberta (August 1983)

Directive 062  Coalbed Methane Control Well Requirements and Related Matters (Revised edition: April 1, 2010)

Directive 065  Resources Applications for Oil and Gas Reservoirs (Revised edition: October 6, 2011)

Directive 066  Requirements and Procedures for Pipelines (Latest release: March 2011)

Directive 067  Applying for Approval to Hold EUB Licences (Latest release: July 11, 2005)

Directive 068  ERCB Security Deposits (Revised Edition Released: September 17, 2010 - Effective October 18, 2010)

Directive 070  Drilling Waste Disposal Inspection Manual (Latest release: February 2002)

Directive 071  Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry (Draft release: March 12, 2010) (Latest release: November 18, 2008) (Errata released November 24, 2009)

Directive 073  Requirements for Inspection and Compliance of Oil Sands Mining and Processing Plant Operations in the Oil Sands Mining Area (Released: December 17, 2008)

Directive 074  Tailings Performance Criteria and Requirements for Oil Sands Mining Schemes (Released: February 3, 2009)

Directive 075  Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program (Released: September 15, 2009)

Directive 076  Operator Declaration Regarding Measurement and Reporting Requirements (Released: December 16, 2009)

Directive 077  Pipelines-Requirements and Reference Tools (Latest release: December 22, 2011)

Directive 078  Regulatory Application Process for Modifications to Commercial In Situ Oil Sands Projects (Released: December 3, 2010)

Master List - Directives, Informational Letters, Interim Directives
Includes documents that are in effect plus documents that have been superseded or rescinded since 1996 with an annotation of what has superseded them.

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