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Informational Letter IL 2001-2

February 1, 2001

To: All Oil and Gas Operators

FIELD AND POOL ORDERS AND GAS STRIKE AREAS

The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board creates and revises Field and Pool Orders (Orders) routinely each month. These orders define a geographic area of EUB-designated Fields and Pools. The Field and Pool Order process has been a hard copy-dependent system and, as announced in General Bulletin (GB) 2000-23, this process is being changed to make better use of technology.

Changes to the Field and Pool Orders will include the following:

• There will be a separate order for each pool, rather than a single order for all pools in a field.
• Each order will be a single-page document, including a plat and the basic information for the order.
• The Order number for Field Orders will be the field code and effective date of the Order (e.g., 750 2001-02-01).
• The Order number for Strike Areas will be the strike area code and effective date (e.g., 750 2001-02-01).
• The Order number for Pool Orders will be the field code, pool code, and effective date (e.g., 750 218001 2001-02-01).
• Pool Orders will include a reference well, with top and base of pay information for all except confidential pools.

GB 2000-23 announced the trial period for the new process. Effective February 1, 2001, this trial period will end and the new Field and Pool Order system will be in force. To make the transition in systems, all of the old Orders must be rescinded and replaced with the new Order type. The attached Miscellaneous Order rescinds all Field and Pool Orders in force prior to February 1, 2001, and replaces them with the new Order type effective February 1, 2001.

All customers will have access to the new Field and Pool dissemination screens by way of the Internet. Field and Pool Orders and Gas Strike Areas are available on the EUB Web site at <www.ercb.ca>. The Web site will use Internet Geographical Information System software for viewing the information in map format (georeferenced maps). A one-time 1.8 megabyte download and software installation will be required to allow access to the data. This download is free and is provided within the system.

Dissemination

In addition to Internet dissemination, Field and Pool Order and Gas Strike Areas will be disseminated in the following way.

• Customers not having access to the Internet may contact EUB Information Services (403-297-8190) for hard copies of Orders, which will be charged for on a per-Order basis.
• A complete set of Orders will be available in PDF format on CD (price to be determined).
• A complete set of the data will be available in ASCII text format (price to be determined) for those customers wishing to integrate the data into their own database or GIS system. Please call EUB Information Services (403-297-7041) for details.
• Customers currently having subscriptions for the Orders may either access the Orders on the Internet or contact EUB Information Services (403-297-8193) to request a new subscription in PDF format on CD at a revised cost.
• A publication notice will be released coincident with this IL that will provide pricing details for the files mentioned.

Please contact Wayne Elsner, of the Resource Appraisal Group, at (403) 297-8229 or by e-mail at <wayne.elsner@gov.ab.ca> if you have any questions or comments.

[Original signed by]

Terry Hurst
Executive Manager
Resources Branch

Attachment

THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION ACT
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
ORDER NO. MISC 01001

An Order Rescinding and Replacing All in Force Field and Pool Orders Issued by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Prior to February 1, 2001

WHEREAS the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board has approved a change in the format for the issuing of Field and Pool Orders as outlined in Informational Letter (IL) 2001-2.

THEREFORE, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, being chapter O-5 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980, hereby orders as follows.

1. All Field Orders identified by the letter F and Pool Orders identified by the letter G (the "Old Orders") issued by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board prior to February 1, 2001, are rescinded.
2. Effective February 1, 2001, the old Orders shall be replaced by new Field Orders and new Pool Orders, as described in IL 2001-2, which are hereby issued and in force.
3. The Order number for the new Field Orders shall be the field code and effective date.
4. The Order number for the new Pool Orders shall be the field code, pool code, and effective date.
5. All new Field and Pool Orders will be posted on the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Web site at <www.ercb.ca>.
6. This order comes into force on February 1, 2001.

Made at the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, on January 31, 2001.

ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD

[Original signed by]

Wayne Elsner
Section Coordinator
Reservoir Administration Section
Resource Appraisal Group