NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1623557
WEST ENERGY LTD.
PEMBINA FIELD
The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1623557 (Application) at the Causeway Bay Westwinds, 4225 – 50 Street, Drayton Valley, Alberta, commencing on March 17, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.
Description of the Application
West Energy Ltd. (West) submitte d an application in accordance with Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations for a licence to drill a directional well from a surface location in Legal Subdivision (LSD) 11, Section 32, Township 49, Range 5, West of the 5th Meridian, to a projected bottomhole location in LSD 4-32-49-5W5M. The maximum hydrogen sulphide (H
2
S) concentration would be about 211.5 moles per kilomole ( 21.15 per cent) and the cumulative drilling H
2
S release rate would be 1.51 cubic metres per second, with a corresponding emergency planning zone of 2.10 kilometres (km). The purpose of the well would be to obtain oil production from the Nisku formation. The proposed well would be located about 4.8 km northwest of Lindale.
To obtain a copy of the Application, contact
West Energy Ltd.
600, 333 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3B6
Attention: Travis Bouchard
Telephone: 403-716-2254
Fax: 403-716-2251
To view a copy of the Application and supporting documents, contact
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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.
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Drayton Valley Field Centre
5005 – 61 Street
Drayton Valley, Alberta T7A 1S3
Telephone: 780-542-5182
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Requirement to File a Submission
If you have an interest in this matter and wish to make submissions or submit evidence at the hearing of the Application, you must file submissions with respect to this Application even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with West on this Application. Submissions must include photocopies 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.
If you do not file submissions, the hearing of the Application may be cancelled and the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the Application without a hearing and without further notice.
How to File a Submission
Any party intending to make submissions with respect to the hearing of the Application must file by 4:00 p.m., on or before the filing dates below.
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February 19, 2010
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Final date for submissions by all interested parties.
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March 5, 2010
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Final date for response submissions from applicant.
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Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and 10 copies to
Alanda Allum, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications 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 ), submissions 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
Under 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
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: Alanda Allum
Telephone: 403-297-8848
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: alanda.allum@ercb.ca
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on February 2, 2010.
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel
