NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1613543
SUNSHINE OILSANDS LTD.
APPLICATION NO. 1616123
TOTAL E&P CANADA LTD.
APPLICATION NO. 1506272
PARAMOUNT ENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION
LIEGE WABISKAW O POOL
ATHABASCA OIL SANDS AREA
Take Notice that the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1613543, 1616123, and 1506272 (Applications) at the offices of the ERCB, 640 – 5 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing January 18, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. All participants to this hearing must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.
Description of the Applications
Application No. 1613543
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. (Sunshine) has applied, pursuant to Section 3(5) of the Oil Sands Conservation Regulation (OSCR), to shut in gas production from 104 wells within and around the Liege Wabiskaw O Pool. The wells are listed in an appendix and posted along with this notice on the ERCB Web site www.ercb.ca.
Application No. 1616123
Total E&P Canada Ltd. has applied, pursuant to Section 3(5) of the OSCR, to include the well at Legal Subdivision (LSD) 6, Section 4, Township 94, Range 17, West of the 4th Meridian, within Sunshine’s region of influence.
Application No. 1506272
Paramount Energy Operating Corporation has applied to produce gas from the Wabiskaw zone at the well at Location Exception 2, LSD 1-28-93-18W4M.
To obtain a copy of Application No. 1613543, contact
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.
1400, 700 – 4 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3J4
Attention: Doug Brown
Telephone: 403-984-1450
Fax: 403-455-7674
To obtain a copy of Application No. 1616123, contact
Total E&P Canada Ltd.
2900, 240 – 4 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H4
Attention: Natalie Sanders
Telephone: 403-536-8089
Fax: 403-571-7595
To obtain a copy of Application No. 1506272, contact
Paramount Energy Operating Corporation
3200, 605 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3H5
Attention: Larry Martinuzzi
Telephone: 403-269-4448
Fax: 403-269-4470
To view a copy of the Applications and documents filed in support of the Applications, go to the ERCB Web site www.ercb.ca : Industry Zone: Applications : Proceeding Search and enter Proceeding ID 169. A copy of the submissions is also available for viewing on the ERCB Web site under Projects & Issues : Bitumen Conservation : Athabasca Oil Sands Area.
Requirement to File a Submission
If you have an interest in this matter and wish to make submissions or submit evidence to the hearing of the Applications, you must file submissions with respect to these Applications even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with the applicants on these Applications. Submissions must include copies of all documentary evidence that you intend to present and/or rely on at the hearing (including, but not limited to, copies of expert reports) and a summary of all evidence you intend to present and/or rely on.
If no submissions opposing the Applications are filed, the hearing of the Applications may be cancelled and the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the Applications without a hearing and without further notice.
Schedule for Filing Submissions
The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:
September 30, 2009 Submissions due from applicants and those supporting the applicants
October 16, 2009 Information requests due from interveners
October 30, 2009 Replies to information requests due from applicants and those supporting the applicants
November 13, 2009 Submissions due from interveners
November 27, 2009 Information requests due from applicants and those supporting the applicants
December 11, 2009 Replies to information requests due from interveners
January 6, 2010 Final submissions due from applicants and those supporting the applicants
The applicants and those supporting the applicants must file submissions, replies to information requests, information requests, and final submissions on or before the dates listed above through the Digital Data Submission (DDS) system, Proceeding ID 169.
Interveners must file information requests, submissions, and replies to information requests on or before the dates listed above through the DDS system, Proceeding ID 169.
For information on the use of DDS to file submissions, contact
Kim Clayton, Senior Applications Officer
Applications Branch
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
E-mail: kim.clayton@ercb.ca
In addition to filing copies of large-scale maps and cross-sections contained in submissions through DDS, parties should also send one paper copy of the large-scale maps and cross-sections to the other interested parties and 15 paper copies to
Bernadette Law, Application Coordinator
Oil Sands Branch
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640-5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Contents of Submissions
The contents of submissions filed must comply with the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice.
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 make an application to the Board under Section 13(2) for confidentiality 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.
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
Oil Sands Branch
Attention: Bernadette Law
Telephone: 403-297-2893
Fax: 403-297-2474
E-mail: bernadette.law@ercb.ca
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on September 3, 2009.
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel
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