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2008
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NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1551722
ENCANA CORPORATION
LAWRENCE FIELD

Take Notice that examiners appointed by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1551722 at the ERCB’s offices, 640 - 5 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing on Monday, July 21, 2008, 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.

Nature of the Application
EnCana Corporation has applied, pursuant to Section 79, Subsection 4, of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act (OGCA) and Section 5.190 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (OGCR), for the suspension of drilling spacing unit and target area provisions and to establish a holding for the production of gas from the Viking Formation, Basal Colorado Sand, Mannville Group, Nikanassin Formation, and Rock Creek Member in Section 2 of Township 42, Range 12, West of the 5th Meridian. The applicant proposes that within the holding, a maximum of two wells per pool per section may be produced, and a producing well shall be a minimum of 200 metres from the boundaries of the holding.

Additional Information
To obtain a copy of the application, contact
 EnCana Corporation
 PO Box 2850
 150 – 9 Avenue SW
 Calgary, Alberta  T2P 2S5
 Attention: J. MacFarlane
 Telephone: 403-645-8397
 Fax: 403-645-2494

The record of this proceeding is available for viewing on the ERCB’s Web site at www.ercb.ca on the Integrated Application Registry (IAR).

For information about ERCB procedures, contact
 Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
 Attention: Andrew Lung
 Telephone: 403-297-5361
 Fax: 403-297-2474
 E-mail: Andrew.Lung@ercb.ca
 
To File a Submission
The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:

June 26, 2008 Final date for submissions by the applicant and all other parties respecting the application.

July 3, 2008 Final date for responses from all parties.

Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and twelve complete paper copies and one electronic copy on CD in PDF format to
Andrew Lung, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4

Notes
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;

(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 Corporation on this application.

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

In accordance with Section 13 of the Energy Resources Conservation Board 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 for confidentiality, pursuant to Section 13(2), 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.

In accordance with Section 40 of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice, witnesses must give evidence under oath or affirmation.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on May 15, 2008.

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

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