NOTICE OF APPLICATION
APPLICATION NO. 1355480
ENCANA OIL & GAS PARTNERSHIP
ATHABASCA OIL SANDS AREA
ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT
APPLICATION NO. 009-68492

Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) has received Application No. 1355480 and Alberta Environment (AENV) has received Application No. 009-68492. This notice is to advise of the filing of this application. Note that if no submissions are received on or before September 30, 2004 relating to the applications, the EUB and AENV may continue to process these applications without further notice.

EnCana Oil & Gas Partnership (EnCana) has applied pursuant to Section 13 of the Oil Sands Conservation Act for approval to expand the plant capacity of Phase I Foster Creek Commercial Project by an additional 4 800 cubic metres per day (m³/d) (30 000 barrels per day) for a total plant capacity of 10 075 m³/d. The proposed project would include:

• a central facility expansion consisting of four additional steam generators, gas separation, and emulsion treating,

• production of an additional 4 800 m³/d of bitumen using steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) as the recovery process in 2005, and

• amendment of existing and future well pad configuration to accommodate up to 25 well pairs per pad.

EnCana has also prepared an application under Section 67 under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) for the use of substances, releases, waste management, and conservation and reclamation of the proposed project.

To obtain additional information or a copy of the application, contact:

EnCana Oil & Gas Partnership
2900, 421 – 7^th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 4K9
Attention: Carrie Cochran
Telephone: (403) 645-8339.
Fax: (403) 290-8356
E-mail: carrie.cochran@encana.com

Copies of the applications are available for viewing at the following locations,

EUB Information Services	EUB
Main Floor, 640-5th Avenue SW	10th Floor, Hong Kong Bank of Canada Bldg.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4	10055 – 106th Street
Telephone: (403) 297-8190	Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Y2

EUB Bonnyville Field Centre	Cold Lake Library
Northlands Development Building	Basement, 5319 – 40 Avenue
209, 4901 – 50th Avenue	Cold Lake, Alberta T9M 1A1
Bonnyville, Alberta T9N 2G4

 For information about EUB procedures, contact:

Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Attention: Anna Louie
Telephone: (403) 297-8396.
Fax: (403) 297-2474
E-mail: anna.louie@gov.ab.ca

If you have an interest in this application and you wish to file a submission, please state in writing your reasons for filing by no later than September 30, 2004. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and another copy to:

Anna Louie, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 - 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4

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 Board or with EnCana Oil & Gas Partnership on this application.

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.

Note: Any statements filed regarding this application become part of the public record and are accessible by the public.

That under Section 73 of the EPEA, any person directly affected by the EPEA application may submit a written statement of concern to:

Director, Northern Region
Regulatory Approvals Centre
Alberta Environment
Main Floor, 9820 – 106^th Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2J6
Telephone: (780) 427-6311
Fax: (780) 422-0154

Statements of concern under EPEA must be submitted by September 30, 2004. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to File a Notice of Objection (on appeal) with the Environmental Appeal Board. Please quote Application No. 009-68492 when submitting a statement of concern. If no statements of concern are received, the EPEA application may be approved without further notice. Note that any statements filed regarding these applications are public records and are therefore accessible by the public.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta on August 11, 2004.

ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD

Douglas A. Larder, General Counsel