NOTICE OF WRITTEN HEARING FOR INTERIM SHUT IN OF GAS
APPLICATION NO. 1613543
SUNSHINE OILSANDS LTD.
APPLICATION NO. 1616123
TOTAL E&P CANADA LTD.
LIEGE WABISKAW O POOL
ATHABASCA OIL SANDS AREA
Take Notice that the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will conduct a written hearing of Applications No. 1613543 and 1616123 (the Applications) in accordance with Section 47 of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice).
Description of the Applications
Application No. 1613543
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. has applied, pursuant to Section 9 of the Rules of Practice, for the interim shut in of 104 wells within and around the Liege Wabiskaw O Pool. The wells are listed in an appendix and posted along with this notice on the ERCB Web site www.ercb.ca.
Application No. 1616123
Total E&P Canada Ltd. has applied, pursuant to Section 3(5) of the Oil Sands Conservation Regulation, for the interim shut in of the well at Legal Subdivision 6, Section 4, Township 94, Range 17, West of the 4th Meridian (well 6-4-94-17W4).
To obtain a copy of Application No. 1613543, contact
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.
1400, 700-4 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3J4
Attention: Doug Brown
Telephone: 403-984-1450
Fax: 403-455-7674
To obtain a copy of Application No. 1616123, contact
Total E&P Canada Ltd.
2900, 240-4 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H4
Attention: Natalie Sanders
Telephone: 403-536-8089
Fax: 403-571-7595
To view a copy of the Applications and documents filed in support of the Applications, go to the ERCB Web site www.ercb.ca : Industry Zone: Applications : Proceeding Search and enter Proceeding ID 169. A copy of the submissions is also available for viewing on the ERCB Web site under Projects & Issues : Bitumen Conservation : Athabasca Oil Sands Area and on the Integrated Application Registry.
Requirement to File a Submission
If you have an interest in this matter and wish to make submissions or submit evidence to the hearing of the Applications, you must file submissions with respect to these Applications even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with the applicants on these Applications. Submissions must include copies of all documentary evidence that you intend to rely on (including, but not limited to, copies of expert reports) and a summary of all evidence you intend to rely on.
If no submissions opposing the Applications are filed, the hearing of the Applications may be cancelled and the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the Applications without a hearing and without further notice.
Schedule for Filing Submissions
The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:
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July 27, 2009
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For submissions of any additional information by the applicants and those supporting the interim shut in of gas
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August 24, 2009
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For reply submissions from interveners
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August 31, 2009
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For response by the applicants and those supporting the shut in of gas
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Interveners must file reply submissions on or before the date listed above through the Digital Data Submission (DDS) system, Proceeding ID 169.
The applicants and those supporting the shut in of gas must file any additional information and response submissions on or before the dates listed above through DDS, Proceeding ID 169.
For information on the use of DDS to file submissions please contact
Kim Clayton, Senior Applications Officer
Applications Branch, Energy Resources Conservation Board
Telephone: 403-355-4313
E-mail: kim.clayton@ercb.ca
In addition to filing copies of large-scale maps and cross-sections contained in their submissions through DDS, parties should also send one paper copy of the large-scale maps and cross-sections to the other interested parties and 15 paper copies to
Bernadette Law, Application Coordinator
Oil Sands Branch
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640-5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Contents of Submissions
The contents of submissions filed must comply with the ERCB's Rules of Practice.
Applications for Confidentiality
In accordance with Section 13 of the Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this hearing must be placed on the public record. However, any party may make an application to the Board under Section 13(2) for confidentiality and serve a copy of such request on the other parties involved in the hearing. 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
In accordance with 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
Oil Sands Branch
Attention: Bernadette Law
Telephone: 403-297-2893
Fax: 403-297-2474
E-mail: bernadette.law@ercb.ca
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on July 20, 2009.
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel
Appendix to Notice 1613543
