NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATIONS NO. 1392129, 1392133, 1392135, 1392138, 1392145, 1392147, 1392149, 1392156, 1392157, 1392160, 1392167, 1392175, 1392180, 1392183, 1392185, 1392189, 1392190, 1392192, 1392193, 1392195, 1410231, 1392206, 1392207, 1392208, 1392209, 1392210, 1392211, 1392214, and 1392426
IMPERIAL OIL RESOURCES LIMITED
BANTRY FIELD

Take notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1392129, 1392133, 1392135, 1392138, 1392145, 1392147, 1392149, 1392156, 1392157, 1392160, 1392167, 1392175, 1392180, 1392183, 1392185, 1392189, 1392190, 1392192, 1392193, 1392195, 1410231, 1392206, 1392207, 1392208, 1392209, 1392210, 1392211, 1392214, and 1392426 at the Brooks Heritage Inn and Convention Center, 1303 – 2 Avenue East, Brooks, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at the hour of 1:30 p.m. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.

Take Further Notice that EUB staff will hold an information session on Thursday, November 17 at 2:00 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 235 3 Street West, Brooks, Alberta to explain the EUB hearing process and the rules for intervener funding and to encourage the various interested parties to organize themselves so that they can best present their concerns to the Board. The merits of this application will not be discussed at this information session. Attendance is recommended but not mandatory.

Imperial Oil Resources Limited (Imperial) has applied pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulation, for authorization to drill 28 wells to produce natural gas from the Milk River, Medicine Hat, and Second White Speckled formations. The gas produced is expected to contain 0.00 mol/kmol (0 per cent) hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) content.

Imperial has also applied pursuant to part 4 of the Pipeline Act to construct and operate 28 pipeline segments to tie in the above noted wells into existing infrastructure. The pipeline segments all have either an outside diameter of 73.0 mm or 88.9 mm and vary in length from 0.08 kilometre (km) to 0.58 km.

The project area is located approximately 2 km east of the Hamlet of Patricia. The project area is within Townships 19 and 20, Range 12, West of the 4th Meridian. See the attached map.

To obtain additional information or a copy of the application, contact:

Imperial Oil Resources Limited
237 4 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3M9
Attention: Steve Davis
Telephone: (403) 232-5383
Fax: (403) 232-5333
Email: steve.b.davis@exxonmobil.com

A copy of the application is available for viewing at the EUB's Calgary office,

EUB Information Services
Main Floor, 640-5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-8190

For information about EUB procedures, contact:

Applications Branch, Facilities Applications
Attn: Gavin McClenaghan
Telephone: (403) 297-6847
Fax: (403) 297-4117
Email: gavin.mcclenaghan@gov.ab.ca

Any person intending to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Applications

No. 1392129, 1392133, 1392135, 1392138, 1392145, 1392147, 1392149, 1392156, 1392157, 1392160, 1392167, 1392175, 1392180, 1392183, 1392185, 1392189, 1392190, 1392192, 1392193, 1392195, 1410231, 1392206, 1392207, 1392208, 1392209, 1392210, 1392211, 1392214, and 1392426 shall file on or before 4:00 p.m. December 23, 2005. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above, and ten copies to:

Gavin McClenaghan, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 – 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4

Any submission filed shall 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;

a. the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available, e-mail address of the intervener;

b. 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;

c. 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 Imperial Oil Resources Limited 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.

Note: Any statements filed regarding this application become part of the public record and are accessible by the public.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta on November 9, 2005.

ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Douglas A. Larder, General Counsel

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