NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1582618
TOURNAMENT EXPLORATION LTD.
GILBY FIELD

Examiners appointed by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1582618 at the offices of the ERCB, 640-5 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, commencing on Monday, March 2, 2009, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.

Description of the Application
Tournament Exploration Ltd. (Tournament) has applied, pursuant to Section 79(4) of the Oil & Gas Conservation Act and Section 5.190 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, to establish a holding for the production of oil from the Belly River Group in the northwest quarter of Section 15 of Township 42, Range 3, West of the 5th Meridian, in the Gilby Field. Tournament proposes that within the holding:

• A producing well shall be at least 200 meters from the south and east boundaries of the holding.
• The well density shall be a maximum of two wells per pool per quarter section.

To obtain a copy of the application, contact

Tournament Exploration Ltd.
1140, 407–2 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 2Y3
Attention: Mike Rippe
Telephone: 403-290-1132
Fax: 403-213-4298

To view a copy of the application, log on to the Integrated Applications Registry (IAR) on the ERCB Web site www.ercb.ca.

How to File a Submission
The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:

February 10, 2009 Final date for submissions by all parties having concerns respecting the application.
February 17, 2009 Final date for all parties to reply to submissions filed.

Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten paper copies and one electronic copy on CD in pdf format to

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

Requirement to File a Submission
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 Board or with Tournament on this application.
If no submissions are received, the hearing in this matter may be cancelled and the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the application without further notice or without a hearing.

Contents of a Submission
Under Section 24(2) of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice), any submission filed 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.

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 make an application to the Board under Section 13(2) for confidentiality and serve a copy of such request on the other parties involved in the hearing. 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.

For information about ERCB procedures, contact

Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Attention: Glenda McSween
Telephone: 403-297-8495 
Fax: 403-297-2474
E-mail: glenda.mcsween@ercb.ca

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on December 3, 2008.

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