Note: See related document GB 2003-16 for important information related to this ID
Amendments and updates to this ID:
1) ID 99-01 (original) - was released February 3, 1999
2) March 31, 1999 - This amendment released with correction for map for Wabiskaw
3) November 30, 1999 - Amendment released that adds Appendix A and map for Peace River
4) November 29, 2000 - 3rd Amendment released that replaces the six maps for the Athabasca oil sands
5) July 22, 2003 - 4th Amendment
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Interim Directive ID 99-01 Amendment
30 November 1999
To: All Oil, Gas, and Oil Sands Operators
AMENDMENT TO ID 99-1
On 3 February 1999, the Board issued Interim Directive (ID) 99-1 regarding Gas/Bitumen Production in Oil Sands Areas. The ID included application areas and bitumen thickness criteria for the Athabasca Oil Sands Area. It also stated that the Board intends to specify application areas and bitumen thickness criteria for the Peace River and Cold Lake Oil Sands Areas once it has received and reviewed recommendations from the Industry/EUB Committee.
The Board has received and reviewed the recommendations from the Industry/EUB Committee for the Peace River Oil Sands Area and, by letter dated 4 October 1999, sent the committee report to a broader spectrum of industry for comments. No concerns were submitted to the Board regarding the committee report.
The Board has amended ID 99-1 by adding the attached Appendix A.
Questions regarding this amendment should be directed to the Board's Resources Applications Group at (403) 297-3561.
[Original signed by]
J. D. Dilay, P.Eng.
Board Member
Attachment
APPENDIX A
APPLICATION AREAS & BITUMEN THICKNESS CRITERIA
PEACE RIVER OIL SANDS AREA
This appendix specifies the application areas and bitumen thickness criteria, by deposit, for which applications for approval to produce gas are required in the Peace River Oil Sands Area.
Bluesky-Gething Deposit
Applications for approval to produce gas are required for wells drilled and/or completed within the Bluesky-Gething application areas shown on Map 1A, and for wells drilled and/or completed outside these areas that:
- discover 10 metres or more of sand with bitumen saturation equal to or greater than 50 per cent pore volume; or
- are within or extend a Bluesky or Gething G Order that overlaps with the Bluesky-Gething application area.
Belloy Deposit
Applications for approval to produce gas are required for new or recompleted wells that discover 10 metres or more of sand with bitumen saturation equal to or greater than 50 per cent pore volume.
Debolt and Shunda Deposits
Applications for approval to produce gas are required for new or recompleted wells that discover 24 metres or more of Debolt or Shunda deposit with bitumen saturation equal to or greater than 50 per cent pore volume.
Map 1A: Peace River Oil Sands Area (click to view map)
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