NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1279036
SPECIAL GAS WELL SPACING
HUSKY OIL OPERATIONS LIMITED
HUSSAR FIELD
Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1279036 at the Strathmore Civic Centre, 120 Brent Boulevard, Strathmore, Alberta, commencing on Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.
Nature of Application No. 1279036
Husky Oil Operations Limited (Husky) applied for special gas well spacing for the production of
gas from the Medicine Hat Sand in 124 sections in the Hussar, Standard, and Countess Fields.
The Board has approved this application in part, but has decided to consider whether special
spacing should be granted for 24 of the sections involved.
For the 24 sections to be considered at the hearing, Husky has applied pursuant to section 4.040 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (the Regulations) to establish one-quarter section drilling spacing units (DSUs), with the target areas being Legal Subdivisions 6, 8, 14, and 16, for the production of gas from the Medicine Hat Sand, in Section 33 of Township 23, Range 20, West of the 4th Meridian (33-23-20 W4M), Sections 4, 5, 14, 15, 18, and 21- 24-20 W4M, Sections 13, 23, 33, and 36-24-21 W4M, Sections 1, 2, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 26, 28, and
35-25-21 W4M, and Section 6-26-21 W4M. (See attached figure.)
Husky also applied under section 79(4) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and section 5.190 of the Regulations to suspend the DSUs in the areas noted above and establish holdings in the following areas:
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Area of Application
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Area of Proposed Holding |
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Section 33-23-20 W4M |
Section 33-23-20 W4M, described as Holding # 4 in the application.
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Sections 4, 15, and
21-24-20 W4M,
Section 36-24-21 W4M, and
Section 1-25-21 W4M |
Part of holding comprised of Sections 31-23-19 W4M, Sections 34, 35, and 36-23-20 W4M, Sections 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 30, and 31-24-20 W4M, Sections 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, and 36-24-21 W4M, and Section 1-25-21 W4M, described as Holding # 3 in the application. A portion of this holding was previously approved for special spacing by the EUB.
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Area of Application
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Area of Proposed Holding |
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Section 5-24-20 W4M |
Section 5-24-20 W4M, described as Holding # 9 in the application.
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Northwest quarter and south half of Section 14-24-20 W4M |
Part of holding comprised of Section 12-24-20 W4M, the south half of Section 13-24-20 W4M, and the northwest quarter and south half of Section 14-24-20 W4M, described as Holding # 8 in the application. A portion of this holding was previously approved for special spacing by the EUB.
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Section 18-24-20 W4M, and
Section 13-24-21 W4M |
Section 18-24-20 W4M and Section 13-24-21 W4M, described as Holding # 10 in the application.
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Section 23-24-21 W4M |
Section 23-24-21 W4M, described as Holding # 11 in the application.
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Section 33-24-21 W4M |
Section 33-24-21 W4M, described as Holding # 12 in the application.
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Sections 2 and 11-25-21 W4M |
Part of holding comprised of Sections 2, 3, and 11-25-21 W4M, described as Holding # 17 in the application. A portion of this holding was previously approved for special spacing by the EUB.
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Sections 10, 14, and 15-25-21 W4M |
Part of holding comprised of Sections 10, 14, 15, and
16-25-21 W4M, described as Holding # 21 in the application. A portion of this holding was previously approved for special spacing by the EUB.
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Section 17-25-21 W4M |
Section 17-25-21 W4M, described as Holding # 23 in the application.
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Section 26-25-21 W4M |
Section 26-25-21 W4M, described as Holding # 25 in the application.
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Area of Application
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Area of Proposed Holding |
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Sections 20, 21, and 28-25-21 W4M |
Part of holding comprised of Sections 20, 21, 28 and
29-25-21 W4M, described as Holding # 27 in the application. A portion of this holding was previously approved for special spacing by the EUB.
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Section 35-25-21 W4M |
Part of holding comprised of Sections 22, 23, 27-25-21 W4M, the southeast quarter and north half of
Section 34-25-21 W4M, Section 35-25-21 W4M, and the south half of Section 36-25-21 W4M, described as Holding # 26 in the application. A portion of this holding was previously approved for special spacing by the EUB.
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Section 6-26-21 W4M |
Part of holding comprised of Sections 6, 7, 18, and
19-26-21 W4M, and Section 12-26-22 W4M, described as Holding # 34 in the application.
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Husky proposes that within each holding
· a producing well shall be at least 200 meters from each other well producing from the same pool,
· a producing well shall be at least 100 meters from the south and west boundaries of the holding, and
· well density shall be restricted by interwell and buffer distances.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application contact the applicant:
Husky Oil Operations Limited
707 – 8th Avenue SW
Attention: Don Wilson
Telephone: (403) 750-1409
For information about EUB procedures contact:
Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Attention: K. Fisher
Telephone: (403) 297-8490
To File A Submission
The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:
January 28, 2004: Final date for submissions by any parties having concerns respecting any of the applications.
February 4, 2004: Final date for any response from an applicant to the submissions filed by concerned parties.
Send two copies of your submission to the applicant involved at the name and address above, and fifteen copies of the submission to:
K. Fisher, Application Coordinator
EUB, Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
640 – 5th Avenue SW
Calgary Alberta T2P 3G4
Notes
Any submission filed shall contain information detailing:
(i) the desired disposition of the application,
(ii) the facts substantiating the position of the submitter, and
(iii) the reasons why the submitter believes that the EUB should decide in the manner advocated.
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.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta on January 7, 2004.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Michael J. Bruni, Q.C., General Counsel
