Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) had scheduled a public hearing of Applications No. 1276857, 1276858, 1276859, 1276860, 1307759, 1307760, 1278265 and 1310351 at the Lynnwood Ranch Hall, east of Okotoks, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. The Board received a request from interested parties to reschedule the hearing and it agreed to grant the request.

Therefore, Take Notice that the EUB will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1276857, 1276858, 1276859, 1276860, 1307759, 1307760, 1278265 and 1310351 in the Safari Lodge at the Calgary Zoo, 1300 Zoo Road NE, in Calgary, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. The hearing venue is most easily accessed from the north entrance to the Zoo. Adjacent to the north entrance are both ample free parking and the Zoo LRT station. Those participating in or attending the hearing will be admitted to the Zoo grounds free of charge. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.

A prehearing meeting respecting the subject applications was held in Calgary on October 23, 2003. Information regarding how the Board plans to conduct the public hearing in the most efficient and effective manner possible may be found in the decision resulting from the prehearing meeting (Decision 2003-088). A copy of Decision 2003-088 may be obtained from the EUB's Information Services Group, as listed below, or viewed on the EUB's Web site at www.ercb.ca.

Compton Petroleum Corporation (Compton) has applied to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) in accordance with Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations for licences to drill six horizontal level-2 critical sour gas wells from an existing well lease in Legal Subdivision (LSD) 10, Section 13, Township 22, Range 29, West of the 4th Meridian (the 10-13 site). The wells would be drilled to proposed bottomhole locations in LSD 4-13-22-29W4M, LSD 6-24-22-29W4M, LSD 4-18-22-28W4M and LSD12-19-22-28W4M. Compton has also applied to drill two additional contingent wells from the 10-13 site to bottomholes in Sections 13 or 24 in 22-29W4M, or in Sections 18 or 19 in 22-28W4M. The maximum hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) content of each well would be approximately 355.6 moles per kilomole (35.6 per cent), the cumulative drilling H₂S release rate of each well would be 9.67 cubic metres per second (m³/s), and the corresponding calculated emergency planning zone (EPZ) for the wells during drilling operations would be 11.94 kilometres (km). The maximum H₂S release rate of each well during the completion/servicing and production operations would be 12.79 and 0.93 m³/s respectively. The calculated EPZ during the completion/servicing and production operations would be 14.97 km and 2.19 km respectively. The purpose of the proposed wells is to obtain gas production from the Wabamun-Crossfield Member. The proposed wells would be located about 1.1 km east of the southeast boundary of the city limits of Calgary and about 1.2 km north of the Bow River. Compton has applied to the EUB for a reduction in the EPZ for the drilling, completion, and servicing operations for the wells from 11.94 km and 14.97 km respectively to 4 km. The application for a reduced EPZ has not yet been approved, and Compton's request will be considered at the same time as the other applications at the public hearing.

Compton has applied to the EUB in accordance with Section 79(4) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act for the suspension of the drilling spacing unit and target area provisions for wells drilled or to be drilled in a proposed unit comprising Sections 18 and 19 of Township 22, Range 28, West of the 4th Meridian and Sections 13 and 24 of Township 22, Range 29, West of the 4th Meridian. Compton proposes that a well drilled for the production of gas from the Wabamun-Crossfield Member be a minimum of 300 m from the boundary of the unit.

Compton has applied to the EUB in accordance with Section 7.001 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations requesting approval to construct and operate a multiwell gas battery in LSD 10-13-22-29W4M. The battery would handle natural gas with a maximum H₂S content of 355.6 moles per kilomole (35.6 per cent) from each of the proposed wells and the existing well at the 10-13 site. The battery would consist of line heaters and measurement facilities. The purpose of the battery would be to measure gas production from the wells prior to the gas being delivered to the existing Mazeppa gas plant located in LSD 2-35-19-28W4M. The proposed multiwell gas battery would be located about 1.1 km east of the southeast boundary of the city limits of Calgary.

To obtain additional information or a copy of the applications, contact

Compton Petroleum Corporation

Suite 3300, 425 1 Street SW

Calgary, Alberta T2P 3L8

Attention: Derek Longfield

Telephone: (403) 237-9400; Fax: (403) 237-9410

E-mail: northokotoks@comptonpetroleum.com

Information about the project is available on Compton's corporate Web site: www.comptonpetroleum.com.

A copy of the applications and related material is also available for public viewing or on CD-ROM from

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board

Information Services

640 5th Avenue SW, Main Floor

Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4

For further information about EUB procedures, contact

Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group

Attention: Adela Cosijn, Application Coordinator

Telephone: (403) 297-8868; Fax: (403) 297-4117

E-mail: adela.cosijn@gov.ab.ca

Any person intending to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Applications No. 1276857, 1276858, 1276859, 1276860, 1307759, 1307760, 1278265 and 1310351 shall file on or before 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 15, 2004. In order to facilitate the management and distribution of anticipated large volumes of information, the preferred method for filing of submissions is by electronic means, i.e., by e-mail or on CD-ROM (e-mail to adela.cosijn@gov.ab.ca). Guidelines for electronic filing can be found in the document entitled "Letter Dated December 4, 2003, with Instructions for Electronic Filing of Information Requests and Submissions to the Public Hearing" on the EUB's Web site. However, the Board recognizes that all parties may not have access to the means to file submissions electronically. Whether parties choose to file electronically or not, paper copies of all submissions must be filed with the Board in accordance with the Board's records retention policy. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and twelve copies to

Adela Cosijn, Application Coordinator

Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board

640 5 Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4

The following is the schedule for the hearing process:

Filing Schedule

Any submission filed shall 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;

(d) if the intervener is an unincorporated organization, the nature of the intervener's membership.

If you have an interest in this matter, you are required to make a submission with respect to this application even if you have previously filed a submission with the EUB or with Compton on these applications.

If there are no submissions received, this hearing may be cancelled and the EUB will continue to process the applications without further notice or without a hearing.

In accordance with Section 38 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, witnesses at the hearing must give evidence under oath or affirmation.

Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land usage are not dealt with by the EUB but may be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on October 14, 2004.

ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD

Douglas A. Larder, General Counsel