NOTICE OF HEARING
PROCEEDING NO. 1347905: PHASE 3 PROCEEDINGS
UNDER BITUMEN CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS
ATHABASCA WABISKAW-MCMURRAY
Take Notice
that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) will hold a public hearing in Calgary, Alberta, commencing Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. The Board will forward a notice indicating the venue for the hearing to each party that is registered in this proceeding.
Nature of Proceeding No. 1347905
The hearing is for the purpose of considering submissions respecting the production of gas in oil sands areas as discussed in EUB General Bulletin (GB) 2003-28: Bitumen Conservation Requirements, Athabasca Wabiskaw-McMurray. On September 15, 2004 the Board held a pre-hearing meeting regarding the Phase 3 final hearing under the Bitumen Conservation Requirements. On October 14, 2004, the Board issued Decision 2004-088, which required each party that wished to have the production status of particular intervals considered at the hearing to file a declaration identifying those intervals, together with a submission containing the evidence supporting its declaration, by February 14, 2005. This hearing will consider the production status of the intervals identified in the February 14, 2005 submissions. The records from the Phase 3 interim hearings held by the Board in March and June, 2004, will form part of the record of this proceeding. Parties are not required to re-file submissions or restate evidence or argument placed on the record in those interim hearings.
Additional Information
To obtain a copy of the material filed, please contact the party filing the material. Submissions that were filed in this proceeding on February 14, 2005, identifying the wells to be considered in the hearing, can be viewed on the EUB's website by clicking on the Bitumen Conservation Requirements Affecting Gas Production in Oil Sands Areas link on the EUB home page at
www.ercb.ca, and following through the Phase 3 Proceedings link. All further material filed in this proceeding will be posted on the EUB website as soon as possible after receipt by the EUB.
For information about EUB procedures contact:
Law Branch
Attention: Gary Perkins
Telephone: (403) 297-3505
To file a Submission
- The Board has established the following schedule for the filing of material in this proceeding:
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Date |
Filing |
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March 21, 2005 |
Last day for parties to make information requests. |
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April 11, 2005 |
Last day for parties to respond to information requests. |
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May 9, 2005 |
Last day for parties to file a submission ("response submission") in response to a submission or declaration filed on February 14, 2005. |
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May 20, 2005 |
Last day for parties who filed on February 14, 2005, to file a further submission replying to response submissions. |
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June 14, 2005 |
Phase 3 final hearing commences. |
- Provide one electronic copy on CD in pdf format, and fifteen paper copies of the submission to
Ernie Smith, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Resources Applications, EUB
640 5th Avenue SW
Calgary AB T2P 3G4
- Provide one electronic copy on CD in pdf format, and three paper copies of the submission to
J. P. Mousseau, SSG Counsel
EUB
640 5th Avenue SW
Calgary AB T2P 3G4
Other Matters
- The SSG, which consists of EUB staff members, is separated from the Board panel presiding over this hearing. The SSG will be treated as any other participant in the hearing and will be subject to cross-examination on its submissions.
- In accordance with section 38 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, witnesses must give evidence under oath or affirmation.
- In accordance with section 12 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on March 10, 2005.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Gary D. Perkins, Board Counsel
