NOTICE OF WRITTEN HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1399481
TALISMAN ENERGY INC.
TURNER VALLEY FIELD

Take notice that an examiner appointed by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) will conduct a written hearing of Application No. 1399481 for an enlargement of the area of Turner Valley Unit No. 5 (the Unit).

Nature of the Application
Talisman Energy Inc. (Talisman) has applied pursuant to the Turner Valley Unit Operations Act, (the Act) to add Legal Subdivisions 8 and 10 of Section 10, Township 20, Range 3, West of the 5th Meridian to the area of the Unit.

Talisman submitted that the two legal subdivisions involved were purchased by the Unit owners in the same percentage as the current Unit ownership, and that enlargement of the Unit will not affect each owner's share of Unit production.

This written hearing is being conducted to comply with the requirements of section 6 of the Act, which states that on application by the unit operator or owner, the Board may add a tract to the unit after a hearing.

Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application, contact:
Talisman Energy Inc.
3400, 888 3 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 5C5
Attention: K. J. Milner
Telephone: (403) 237-1105
Fax: (403) 231-2809
Email: kmilner@talisman-energy.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, Resources Applications
Attn: T. Rempfer, Applications Coordinator
Telephone: (403) 297-8100
Fax: (403) 297-2474
Email: teresa.rempfer@gov.ab.ca

To File A Submission
The EUB intends to deal with the application in a written proceeding according to the following schedule:

September 6, 2005: Final date for submissions to be filed with the EUB by any parties opposing the application.

September 13, 2005: Final date for any response by Talisman to the submissions filed by
concerned parties.

September 20, 2005: Final date for argument from all parties.

September 27, 2005: Final date for reply to argument from Talisman.


Any person intending to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Application
No. 1399481 shall file on or before 4:00 p.m. of the dates noted above. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above, and five copies to:

T. Rempfer, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Resources Applications
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;

(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;

(d) if the intervener is an unincorporated organization, the nature of the intervener's membership.

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.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta on August 11, 2005.

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