NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING OF HEARING
PROCEEDING NO. 1450223 AND APPLICATION NOS. 1425327, 1425331, 1425334, 1425514 AND 1425887
SAMSON CANADA LTD.
WESTEROSE
Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) had scheduled a public hearing of Proceeding No. 1450223 and Application No’s. 1425327, 1425331, 1425334, 1425514 and 1425887 at the Rimbey Community Centre, 5109 – 54 Street, Rimbey, Alberta, commencing on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. The Board received a request from an interested party to reschedule the hearing and it agreed to grant the request.
Therefore, Take Notice that the EUB will hold a public hearing of Proceeding No. 1450223 and Application No’s. 1425327, 1425331, 1425334, 1425514 and 1425887 at the Rimbey Community Centre, 5109 – 54 Street, Rimbey, Alberta, commencing on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.
Nature of Proceeding No. 1450223
On October 24, 25 and 26, 2005, the Board approved Application No’s. 1425327, 1425331, 1425334, 1425514 and 1425887 and issued Licence No’s. 340912, 340935, 340936, 340985 and 341163 to Samson Canada Ltd. (Samson). The licenses permit Samson to drill and produce five natural gas wells, one of which is vertical and the remainder of which are directional, from a single surface location at legal Subdivision (LSD) 6, Section 4, Township 43, Range 3, West of the 5th Meridian. On November 1, 18, 20, 29, December 1 and 6, 2005, the EUB received letters from an affected party requesting that the Board conduct a review hearing relating to Well Licence No’s. 1425327, 1425331, 1425334, 1425514 and 1425887, pursuant to Section 40 of the Energy Resources Conservation Act. On February 17, 2006 the Board granted the request for a review hearing and registered the hearing as Proceeding No. 1450223. The purpose of the review hearing is to determine whether the Board should confirm, vary or rescind its decision to grant Well Licence No’s. 1425327, 1425331, 1425334, 1425514 and 1425887.
Nature of Application Nos. 1425327, 1425331, 1425334, 1425514 and 1425887
Samson applied pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations for a licence to drill 1 vertical and 4 directional natural gas wells from a single surface location at legal Subdivision (LSD) 6, Section 4, Township 43, Range 3, West of the 5th Meridian. The maximum hydrogen sulphide (H2S) concentration is 0.0 moles per kilomole for all 5 wells, and there is no associated EPZ.
The purpose of the wells is to obtain gas production from the Edmonton Grp., Scollard Fm. and Paskapoo Fm. The wells are located approximately 9 kilometres northwest of the Town of Rimbey.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application, contact:
Samson Canada Ltd.
2400, 300 – 5 Ave. SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3C4
Attention: Bob Clark
Telephone: (403) 510-9248
Fax: (403) 233-0840
A copy of the application is available for viewing at the EUB’s Calgary office:
EUB Information Services
Main Floor, 640-5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-8190
For information about EUB procedures, contact:
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: Tiffany Zwarich
Telephone: (403) 297-2084.
Fax: (403) 297-4117.
E-mail: tiffany.zwarich@gov.ab.ca
To File a Submission
Any person intending to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Proceeding No. 1450223 and Application No’s 1425327, 1425331, 1425334, 1425514 and 1425887 shall file on or before 4:00 p.m. June 28, 2006. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten copies to:
Tiffany Zwarich, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Notes
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 Samson Canada Ltd. on this application.
If there are no submissions received, this hearing may be cancelled and the EUB will continue to process the application without further notice or without a hearing.
In accordance with Section 38 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, witnesses 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.
Note: In accordance with Section 12 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta on May 29, 2006
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Douglas A. Larder, Q.C., General Counsel
