NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATIONS NO. 1296093, 1312608
ENCANA CORPORATION
SINCLAIR FIELD
Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1296093 and 1312608 at the Quality Inn, 11201-100 Avenue, Grande Prairie, Alberta, commencing on Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 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 (EnCana) has applied pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations for a licence to drill two Level-1 non-critical sour gas wells from surface locations of Legal Subdivision (LSD) 4 of Section 14, Township 73, Range 12, West of the 6th Meridian (4-14 well) to a projected bottomhole location in LSD 1-15-73-12 W6M; and LSD 8 of Section 10, Township 73, Range 12, West of the 6th Meridian (8-10 well). The proposed 4-14 well would be located approximately 4.4 kilometres south and west of Horse Lakes Settlement. The maximum hydrogen sulphide (H2S) concentration of the 4-14 well would be approximately 10.69 per cent and the cumulative drilling H2S release rate would be 0.204 cubic metres per second (m3/s). The maximum hydrogen sulphide (H2S) concentration of the 8-10 well would be approximately 3.58 per cent and the cumulative drilling H2S release rate would be 0.286 cubic metres per second (m3/s). The purpose of the wells would be to obtain gas production from the Doig formation.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application contact:
EnCana Corporation
3900, 421 7th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4K9
Attention: Dale Guidi
Telephone: (403) 645-5074.
Fax: (403) 290-6587
A copy of the application is available for viewing at the EUB's Calgary and Grande Prairie offices located at:
EUB Information Services EUB Grande Prairie Field Centre
Main Floor, 640 - 5th Avenue SW 9815 115th Street
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4 Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 7R3
Telephone: (403) 297-8190 Telephone: (780) 538-5138
For information about EUB procedures contact:
Dean McCluskey, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Telephone: (403) 297-8305
Fax: (403) 297-4117
E-mail: dean.mccluskey@gov.ab.ca
To File a Submission
Any person intending to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Applications No. 1296093 and 1312608 shall file on or before 4:00pm, Thursday, January 23, 2004. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten copies to:
Dean McCluskey, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 - 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Notes
Any submission filed shall contain information detailing:
(i) the desired disposition of the applications;
(ii) the facts substantiating the position of the submitter;
(iii) the reasons why the submitter believes the EUB should decide in the manner advocated; and
(iv) how the proposed project, if approved, may directly and adversely affect the submitter.
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 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.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta on January 12, 2004.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Douglas A. Larder, Associate Geneal Counsel
