NOTICE OF APPLICATION
APPLICATION NO. 1605454
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD.
WILD RIVER AREA

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) has received Application No. 1605454 (Application). This notice is to advise of the filing of this Application. Note that if no submissions are received on or before June 29, 2009, relating to the Application, the ERCB may continue to process this application without further notice.

Description of the Application
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) has applied, pursuant to Directive 058: Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry, to construct and operate a waste management facility in the Wild River area for the purpose of operating surface facilities associated with a class 1b disposal well.

To obtain a copy of the Application, contact

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
2500, 855 – 2 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 4J8
Attention: Nelson Lord
Telephone: 403-386-5082
Fax: 403-517-7367

To view a copy of the Application and documents filed in support of the Application, contact

ERCB Information Services
Main floor, 640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4
Telephone: 403-297-8311 (Option 2)
Viewing hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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 CNRL on this Application.

If no submissions are received, the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the Application without further notice or without a hearing.

How to File a Submission
Any person intending to make a submission with respect to the Application must file on or before 4:00 p.m., June 29, 2009. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten copies to

Ben Ellard, Application Coordinator
Compliance, Environment, and Operations Branch, Environment Group
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4

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.

Compensation Issues
Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land usage are not dealt with by the ERCB and should be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.

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 apply for confidentiality of information under Section 13(2). Any application under Section 13(2) that is to be considered during a public hearing of the application must be copied to the other parties to the proceeding. 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.

Questions of Constitutional Law
In accordance with Section 25 of the Rules of Practice, a person who intends to raise a question of constitutional law before the Board must give notice in accordance with Section 12 of the Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act and its regulation.

For information about ERCB procedures, contact

Compliance, Environment, and Operations Branch, Environment Group
Attention: Ben Ellard
Telephone: 403-476-4627
Fax: 403-297-2691
E-mail: ben.ellard@ercb.ca

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on June 4, 2009.

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