NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1374936
MEDICINE RIVER FIELD
ERAVISTA EXPLORATIONS LTD.
Take Notice that examiners appointed by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1374936 at the offices of the Board, 640 – 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing on Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 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 Application
Eravista Explorations Ltd. applied pursuant to Section 79, Subsection 4 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and Section 5.190 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations for the suspension of the drilling spacing units and target area provisions and to establish a holding for the production of gas from sands in the Edmonton and Belly River Groups in Section 33 of Township 38, Range 2, West of the 5th Meridian. The applicant further proposes that the holding be subject to the following provisions:
- A producing well shall be at least 600 meters from each other well producing from the same pool.
- A producing well shall be at least 300 meters from the boundaries of the holding.
- A maximum of two wells per pool per section shall be produced within the holding.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application contact:
Eravista Explorations Ltd.
300, 311 - 6 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3H2
Attention: C. Mainwaring
Telephone: (403) 206-6021
A copy of the application is available for viewing on the EUB's web site at www.ercb.ca on the Integrated Application Registry (IAR).
For information about EUB procedures contact:
Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Attention: J. Rempel
Telephone: (403) 297-8344
To File a Submission
The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:
January 13, 2006 Final date for submissions by any parties having concerns respecting the application.
February 1, 2006 Final date for any response from the applicant to the submissions filed by concerned parties.
Send two paper copies of the submission to the other interested parties. In addition, send 1 electronic copy of the information on CD in pdf format and 12 paper copies of the submission to:
J. Rempel Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 - 5th 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;
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 the applicant.
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.
Any statements filed regarding this application become part of the public record and are accessible by the public.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta on December 6, 2005.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Douglas A. Larder, General Counsel
