NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1580026
STANDARD ENERGY LTD.
GRANDE PRAIRIE FIELD

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1580026 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, 9816 - 107 Street, Grande Prairie, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.

Description of the Application
Standard Energy Ltd. (Standard) has applied, pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, for two licences to drill two wells from an existing well site at surface location on Legal Subdivision (LSD) 13 of Section 20, Township 71, Range 4, West of the 6th Meridian to projected bottom hole locations in LSD 12-20-71-4W6 and LSD 14-20-71-4W6. The purpose of the wells would be to obtain crude oil with no hydrogen sulphide from the Dunvegan Formation. The proposed wells would be located approximately 11 kilometres east of Grande Prairie.

To obtain a copy of the Application, contact
Standard Energy Inc.
910, 706 - 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0Z1
Attention: Ron Wiebe
Telephone: 403-234-7782
Fax: 403-234-7792

To view a copy of the Application and documents filed in support of the Application, contact
ERCB Information Services
Main floor, 640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: 403-297-8311 (Option 2)
Viewing hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

or

ERCB Grande Prairie Field Centre
9815 - 115 St.
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7R3
Phone: 780-538-5138
Fax: 780-538-5582

Requirement to File a Submission
If you have an interest in this matter and wish to make submissions or submit evidence at the hearing of the Application, you must file submissions with respect to this Application even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with Standard on this Application. Submissions must include photocopies of all documentary evidence that you intend to present and/or rely on at the hearing (including, but not limited to, copies of expert reports) and a summary of all evidence you intend to present.

If you do not file submissions, the hearing of the Application may be cancelled and the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the Application without a hearing and without further notice.

How to File a Submission
Any party intending to make submissions with respect to the hearing of the Application must file on or before 4:00 p.m., May 21, 2009. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above, and ten copies as well as one electronic copy in a .pdf format with optical character recognition and bookmarks, to

Eric Tom, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4

Contents of a Submission
Under Section 24(2) of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice), submissions must contain the following:
(a) a concise statement indicating
(i) the manner in which the intervener’s rights may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the Board on the proceeding,
(ii) the nature and scope of the intervener’s intended participation,
(iii) the disposition of the proceeding that the intervener advocates, if any,
(iv) the facts the intervener proposes to show in evidence,
(v) the reasons why the intervener believes the Board should decide in the manner that the intervener advocates, and
(vi) the intervener’s efforts, if any, to resolve issues associated with the proceeding directly with the applicant;
(b) the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available, e-mail address of the intervener;
(c) if the intervener is represented by a representative, the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available, e-mail address of the representative; and
(d) if the intervener is an unincorporated organization, the nature of the intervener’s membership.

Compensation Issues
Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land usage are not dealt with by the ERCB and should be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.

Applications for Confidentiality
In accordance with Section 13 of the Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record. However, any party may apply for confidentiality of information under Section 13(2). Any application under Section 13(2) that is to be considered during a public hearing of the application must be copied to the other parties to the proceeding. The Board may grant a request for confidentiality on any terms it considers appropriate, subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Questions of Constitutional Law
In accordance with Section 25 of the Rules of Practice, a person who intends to raise a question of constitutional law before the Board must give notice in accordance with Section 12 of the Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act and its regulation.

For information about ERCB procedures, contact
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: Eric Tom
Telephone: 403-355-4575
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: eric.tom@ercb.ca

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on February 13, 2009.

ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel