NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATIONS NO. 1252461 AND 1272754
CONOCOPHILLIPS CANADA RESOURCES CORP.
(Formerly CONOCO CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED)
SINCLAIR AREA
Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1252461 and 1272754 at the Quality Inn & Conference Centre in the Richmond C & D Rooms, 11201 100 Avenue, Grande Prairie, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 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 Applications
ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. submitted applications in accordance with Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (OGCR) for approval to drill a sour gas well, Section 7.001 of the OGCR to construct and operate an associated gas battery, and Part 4 of the Pipeline Act to construct and operate associated pipelines. The well and battery would be located at the same surface location in Legal Subdivision (LSD) 13 of Section 21, Township 74, Range 12, West of the 6th Meridian, approximately 17 kilometers north and west of Hythe. The pipelines would extend approximately 2 km east from the proposed gas battery and tie into an existing compressor station at LSD 14 of Section 22, Township 74, Range 12, West of the 6th Meridian.
The purpose of the applied for well is to obtain sour gas production from the Montney formation. The well would have a maximum hydrogen sulphide (H2S) content of 71.1 mol/kmol and a calculated H2S release rate of 1.096 cubic metres per second. The well would have an Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) of 2.45 km.
The proposed gas battery would include a 3-phase separator, storage tanks, and a flare system. The associated pipelines would transport natural gas with a maximum H2S concentration of 9.90 mol/kmol of H2S and sweet fuel gas.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application(s), contact:
Debbie Steele, Senior Surface Landman
ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp.
P.O. Box 130, 401 9 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H7
Telephone: (403) 233-3828
Fax: (403) 233-5490
Copies of the application are available for public viewing at the EUB's Calgary and Grande Prairie offices located at:
EUB Information Services
Main Floor, 640 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-8190
EUB Grande Prairie Field Centre
9815 - 115 Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 7R3
Telephone: (780) 538-5138
To File a Submission
The schedule for filing submissions is as follows:
Any person intending to file a submission shall send one copy to the applicant at the name and address above, and eleven copies of the submission to the attention of:
Jodie Smith, Applications Coordinator
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@gov.ab.ca
The above noted individual can also be contacted for information regarding EUB procedures.
Notes
Any submission filed shall contain information detailing:
(i) the desired disposition of the applications;
(ii) the facts substantiating the position of the submitter; and
(iii) the reasons why the submitter believes the EUB should decide in the
manner advocated.
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 ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. on these applications.
If there are no submissions received, this hearing may be canceled and the EUB will continue to process the applications 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 October 16, 2002.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Michael J. Bruni, Q.C., General Counsel
