NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1695898
GLENCOE RESOURCES LTD.
CHIGWELL FIELD
The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1695898 (Application) at the ERCB Head Office, Govier Hall, 3rd Floor, 250 – 5 Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing on February 15, 2012, 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
Glencoe Resources Ltd. (Glencoe) has applied, pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, for licences to drill two horizontal wells from a surface location at Legal Subdivision (LSD) 4, Section 35, Township 42, Range 26, West of the 4 Meridian, with bottomhole locations at LSD 6-26-42-26W4M and LSD 15-34-42-26W4M. The purpose of the proposed wells would be to obtain crude oil production with no hydrogen sulphide from the Viking Formation. The proposed wells would be located about 2.5 kilometres southwest of Ponoka, Alberta.
To obtain a copy of the Application, contact
Glencoe Resources Ltd.
1100, 801 - 6 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3W2
Attention: Abhy Pandey
Telephone: 403-233-8560
Fax: 403-269-6604
To view a copy of the Application and supporting documents, contact
ERCB Information Services
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Telephone: 403-297-8311 (Option 2)
Viewing hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ERCB Red Deer Field Centre
Millennium Centre
202, 4909 – 49th Street
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1V1
Telephone: 403-340-5454
Requirement to File a Written Submission
If you have an interest in this matter and wish to make submissions or provide evidence at the hearing of the Application, you must file a written submission with respect to the Application even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with Glencoe 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, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, articles, etc.) and a summary of all evidence you intend to present.
If you do not file a submission, 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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January 24, 2012
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Final date for submissions by all interested parties.
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February 7, 2012
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Final date for response submissions from applicant.
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Send one electronic copy of your submission on CD (in PDF format: tabbed, indexed, and page-numbered with optical character recognition and bookmarks) to Glencoe at the name and address above and one additional CD, formatted as indicated, to
Mike Schuster, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Contents of a Submission
Under Section 24(2) of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice ( Rules of Practice ), submissions must contain
(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.
Any party intending to raise a question of constitutional law at the hearing must, pursuant to Section 25 of the Rules of Practice, also include the following in its submission:
(a) the constitutional question the person intends to raise,
(b) the legal argument the person intends to make, and
(c) the evidence the person intends to rely on in support of the person's legal argument.
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.
Eligibility for Hearing-Related Local Intervener Costs
A finding by the ERCB that a person is entitled to participate in a hearing under Section 26(2) of the Energy Resources Conservation Act ( ERCA ) is not a decision on that person's eligibility for an award of costs under Section 28 of the ERCA. Persons intending to seek repayment of hearing-related costs must apply under Section 28 and Directive 031: Guidelines for Energy Proceeding Cost Claims.
Applications for Confidentiality
Section 13 of the Rules of Practice requires that all documents filed in respect of an ERCB 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) 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
Any person intending to raise a question of constitutional law in the proceeding must, pursuant to Section 12 of the Administrative Procedure and Jurisdiction Act, complete and file a Notice of Question of Constitutional Law. All notices filed must be in the form and contain the information outlined in Schedule 2 of the Designation of Constitutional Decision Makers Regulation. Notices must be submitted to the Board at least 14 days before the proceeding commences.
For information about ERCB procedures, contact
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: Mike Schuster
Telephone: 403-297-6013
E-mail: mike.schuster@ercb.ca
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on December 20, 2011.
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel