Bitumen Conservation Requirements Affecting Gas Production in the Athabasca Oil Sands Area

Athabasca Phase 3 Proceedings

• Proceeding No. 1333566 and Applications No. 1067996, 1283132, 1290220, 1294457, and 1299696 (1st Interim Proceeding)
• Proceeding No. 1347004 respecting wells in the Chard and Leismer Fields (2nd Interim Proceeding)
• Proceeding No. 1347905, (Final Proceeding)

Important Notice Regarding the Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray - October 6, 2004, regarding SSG's access to EUB's database relating to the Wabiskaw-McMurray area.

Letter dated March 8, 2004 "Board Initiated Review Related to Wells with Wabiskaw-McMurray Perforated Intervals Approved for Gas Production or Not Required to be Shut In, under EUB Decision 2003-23, Chard Area and Leismer Field, Athabasca Oil Sands Area"

News Release 2004-01-02 (NR 2004-01) plus Backgrounders and Letter from EUB Chairman: EUB Releases Regional Geological Study

Report 2003-A: Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray Regional Geological Study
Note: The PDF file of the study is approximately 19 MB. 
For your convenience, we are also making it available separated into 9 smaller parts that will be easier to download or print: Zip file of all parts that you can download - OR -
Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 3 ; Part 4 ; Part 5 ; Part 6 ; Part 7 ; Appendix A ; Appendix B1 & B2

News Release 2003-12-17 (NR 2003-49): Bitumen Conservation Requirements Next Steps Announced (December 17, 2003)

Monthly Status Letter on Bitumen Conservation Requirements from the EUB Chairman including Attachment - Letter on Phase 3 Bitumen Conservation Requirements (December 17, 2003)

Paramount Energy submission respecting the Regional Geological Study (December 15, 2003)
- Letter   Hangingstone McMurray G Pool   Corner McMurray A Pool   Corner McMurray N Pool   Cross Section 1   Cross Section 2   Cross Section 3

Petro-Canada Submission respecting the Regional Geological Study (November 2003)
(added Nov 24, 2003) 
Letter     Report    Figure 1    Figure 2

Decision 2003-080 Stylus Exploration Inc. Application for Approval to Produce Gas Hardy Field (Applications No. 1095525, 1095526, 1095602, and 1275288) (Released: Nov 4, 2003)

Monthly Status Letter from EUB Chairman on Bitumen Conservation Requirements (November 2003)

Letter (October 9, 2003) from EUB Bitumen Conservation Requirements Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray Pressure Data Collection

• List of Wells - PDF or Excel
• Letters from: Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Nexen Canada Ltd., Paramount Energy Trust, Petro-Canada Oil and Gas, Stylus Exploration Inc., Superman Resources Inc.

Monthly Status Letter from EUB Chairman on Bitumen Conservation Requirements (October 1, 2003)

Letter from EUB (September 30, 2003) "Bitumen Conservation Requirements Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray Pressure Data Collection"

Monthly Status Letter from EUB Chairman on Bitumen Conservation Requirements (September, 2003) (Industry Support for EUB Regional Geological Study)

Letter (September 5, 2003) - Bitumen Conservation Requirements Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray Regional Geological Study

Procedural Direction Phase II - Expedited Review of Exemptions Proceedings (August 22, 2003)

EUB Letter (August 22, 2003) regarding pressure data collection requirement

EUB Letter (August 22, 2003) regarding Interim Shut In Order 03-001

EUB Letter (August 15, 2003) regarding Interim Shut In Order 03-001

News Release 2003-07-22: EUB Issues Comprehensive Bitumen Conservation Requirements (NR 2003-32)

General Bulletin GB 2003-28: Bitumen Conservation Requirements Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray (released July 22, 2003) (contains ID 99-01 Amendment: Fourth Amendment to ID 99-1)

Exemption Notifications Filed with the EUB  (File last updated: April 19, 2004)
Excel format or PDF format

Activity Summary Table   (File reviewed weekly: Changes from June 22, 2004; Reviewed to August 31, 2004)
Excel format or PDF format

Media Advisory 2003-06-30: EUB To Hold Consultation Meeting on Proposed Bitumen Conservation Policy (NR 2003-29)

EUB Letter regarding Public Consultation Meeting regarding conservation policy for gas production in Oil Sands Areas (Mtg to be held July 3-4, 2003)

Submissions in response to GB 2003-16 (submission deadline June 26, 2003)

General Bulletin GB 2003-16: Proposed Conservation Policy Affecting Gas Production in Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray Oil Sands Areas (June 3, 2003)

News Release 2003-06-03 (NR 2003-27): Consultation Continues on Proposed Conservation Policy Affecting Gas Production in Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray Oil Sands Areas (June 3, 2003)

Submissions in response to GB 2003-12 (submitted in May 2003)

General Bulletin GB 2003-12: Gas Production in Oil Sands Areas (April 3, 2003)

EUB Decision 2003-023: Chard Area and Leismer Field, Athabasca Oil Sands Area: Applications for the Production and Shut-In of Gas -- A number of applications related to the production and shut-in of gas from the Wabiskaw-McMurray Formation in the Chard/Leismer area (March 18, 2003)

EUB Decision 2000-22: Gulf Canada Resources Limited Request for the Shut-In of Associated Gas, Surmont Area -- An application by gulf Canada Resources Limited for the shut-in or gas production from the Wabiskaw-McMurray Formation in the Surmont Area (March 30, 2000)
Rescinding Order to Produce Documents, Proceeding 960952, dated February 15, 2007