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Liability Management Programs


Programs, Processes and Related Documents
Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program

Directive 006: Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Licence Transfer Process (September 20, 2005)
  • Outlines licence transfer requirements and the methodology of calculating deemed assets and deemed liabilities within the LLR program.

Forms
Directive 006: Appendix 11:  Facility Liability Declaration Form [PDF] [Word file]

  • Form used to update the site-specific cost estimates.
  • The Microsoft Word format has been provided for your convenience. The ERCB will not accept any modifications to the wording of the document.

Directive 011: Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program, Updated Industry Parameters and Liability Costs (Revised April 1, 2005)

  • Provides updates to changes to industry parameters, regional abandonment and reclamation costs used in the LLR calculation.
Large Facility Liability Management Program (LFP)

Directive 024: Large Facility Liability Management Program (September 20, 2005)
  • Outlines ERCB requirements for sulphur recovery gas plants, standalone straddle plants and in situ oil sands central processing facilities having an ERCB approved design capacity of 5000 cubic metres per day (m 3 d) or greater.

Forms
Directive 024: Appendix 6:  Facility Netback Calculation Form [PDF] [Word file]

  • Form used to report a facility netback for asset calculation purposes.
  • The Microsoft Word format has been provided for your convenience. The ERCB will not accept any modifications to the wording of the document.
Large Facility List  (October 2010 - Excel file)
  • Outlines all facilities subject to Directive 024 requirements.
Security Deposit Requirements

Directive 068  ERCB Security Deposits (Released: May 15, 2008)

  • This Directive updates and consolidates ERCB liability management security deposit requirements.
Site-Specific Liability Assessments (SLA)

Directive 001: Requirements for Site-Specific Liability Assessments in Support of the ERCB's Liability Management Programs (September 20, 2005)
  • Sets out the requirements for site-specific liability assessments to estimate the cost to suspend, abandon or reclaim a site.

Forms
Directive 001: Appendix 2: FORM 001 -A to FORM 001 - F  [PDF] [Word file]

  • Forms used to update the Suspension and Abandonment, and Remediation and Reclamation.
  • Forms include Suspension and Abandonment, and Remediation and Reclamation Acknowledgement Statements.
  • The Microsoft Word format has been provided for your convenience. The ERCB will not accept any modifications to the wording of the document.

Alberta Environment (AENV) Phase 1 - environmental requirements for Directive 001
Canadian Standard Association (CSA) Phase 2 - environmental requirements for Directive 001 

Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program

Bulletin 2009-31 New Directive 075: Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program Issued (Released: September 15, 2009)

Directive 075: Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program

  • The Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program is a risk-based industry backstopped liability management program for ERCB approved Oilfield Waste Management facilities and 1B wells associated with those facilities. (Released: September 15, 2009)

Forms
Directive 075: Appendix 6: Facility Netback Calculation Form [PDF] [Word file]

  • Form used to report a Waste Management facility netback for asset calculation purposes.
  • The Microsoft Word format has been provided for your convenience. The ERCB will not accept any modifications to the wording of the document.

Waste Management Volumetric Submission (Excel file)

  • Form used to report Waste Management volumetric data for licensees requesting a netback.

Waste Management Approval List (September 2009 - PDF)

  • Outlines all Waste Management facilities subject to Directive 075 requirements.
    Please note: Any WM approval that is not shown on the list is due to it being excluded from the OWL program as a result of the type or the status of the facility.
Related Documents

Licence Eligibility Reports (ASCII)
  • Listing of all ERCB company codes and their current licence eligibility.

Page Last Updated: December 15, 2011




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Questions regarding liability management can be directed to the Customer Contact Centre at (403) 297-8311 or email at LiabilityManagement@ercb.ca