NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING OF HEARING
APPLICATIONS NO. 1498479 AND 1483571
SHELL CANADA LIMITED
WATERTON FIELD
Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) had scheduled a public hearing of Applications No. 1498479 and 1483571 at the Pincher Creek Community Hall, 287 Canyon Drive, Pincher Creek, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at the hour of 1:30 p.m. The Board has determined that the hearing can commence at an earlier hour.
Therefore, Take Notice that the EUB will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1498479 and 1483571 at the Pincher Creek Community Hall, 287 Canyon Drive, Pincher Creek, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 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
Shell has applied pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations for a licence to drill a Level 3 critical sour gas well from a surface location of Legal Subdivision (LSD) 10, Section 1, Township 6, Range 3, West of the 5th Meridian to a projected bottom hole location of LSD 12-36-5-3W5M. The maximum hydrogen sulphide (H2S) concentration in the gas would be approximately 356 moles per kilomole (35.6 per cent) and the cumulative drilling H2S release rate would be 4.9 cubic metres per second (m3/s), with a corresponding calculated emergency planning zone (EPZ) of 6.78 kilometres (km). However, Shell has chosen to use an EPZ of 6.9 km. The purpose of the well would be to obtain gas production from the Rundle Group Formation. The proposed well would be located approximately 5.8 km south and west of Beaver Mines.
Shell has also applied pursuant to Part 4 of the Pipeline Act for approval to construct and operate a pipeline for the purpose of transporting natural gas from the proposed well at LSD 10-1-6-3W5M to a pipeline tie-in point at LSD 6-12-6-3W5M. The proposed pipeline would be approximately 1.19 km in length with a maximum outside diameter of 168.3-millimetre (mm) and would transport natural gas with a maximum H2S concentration of 320 moles per kilomole (32 per cent). The proposed pipeline would be operated as a Level 2 pipeline. To address public protection measures, the pipeline would be incorporated into the Waterton Complex Emergency Response Plan.
Shell has also applied to construct and operate a new fuel gas pipeline in the same right-of-way as the pipeline described above to supply fuel from the existing compressor station at LSD 6-12-6-3W5M to operate equipment at the proposed 10-1 well site. The maximum outside diameter of the proposed fuel gas pipeline would be 60.3 mm and the proposed fuel
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gas pipeline would be approximately 1.19 km in length. It would not contain H2S. The proposed pipelines would be located approximately 5.8 km south and west of Beaver Mines.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the applications, contact
Shell Canada Limited
400 – 4 Avenue SW
P.O. Box 100, Station M
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H5
Attention: Arly Castillo
Telephone: (403) 691-2618
Fax: (403) 691-2379
A copy of the applications is available for viewing at the EUB’s Calgary office:
EUB Information Services
Main Floor, 640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-8190
For information about EUB procedures, contact
Jodie Smith
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-3541
Fax: (403) 297-4117
E-mail: Jodie.Smith@eub.ca
The Board directs the following schedule for filing submissions:
August 28, 2007 - Interveners’ submissions
September 4, 2007 - Submission of site visit preferences and permissions by all parties
September 10, 2007 - Shell’s response to interveners’ submissions
To File a Submission
The schedule for filing a submission is as follows:
1. Filing of interveners’ submissions - August 28, 2007
2. Filing of Shell’s reply submissions - September 10, 2007
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Any person intending to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Applications No. 1498479 and 1483571 shall file on or before 4:00 p.m., on the above date. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten copies to
Jodie Smith, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Notes
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;
(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.
If you have an interest in this matter, you are required to make a submission with respect to these applications even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with Shell on these applications.
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If there are no submissions received, this hearing may be cancelled and the EUB will continue to process the applications without further notice or without a hearing.
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.
In accordance with Section 12 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
In accordance with Section 23.1 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board 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.
In accordance with Section 38 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, witnesses must give evidence under oath or affirmation.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on September 10, 2007.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Douglas A. Larder, Q.C., General Counsel