Take Notice that an examiner appointed by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1340139 at the offices of the Board, 640 – 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, on Thursday, July 15, 2004, 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
Bow Valley Energy Ltd. applied pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Act (the Act) for an order prescribing that all tracts within the drilling spacing unit comprising Section 23 of Township 54, Range 2, West of the 5th Meridian, be operated as a unit for the production of gas from the Ellerslie Member, through the well with the unique identifier of 00/07-23-054-02W5 (the 7-23 well).
The applicant requested, among other things, that costs and revenues under the pooling order be allocated on a tract area basis, and that it be named the operator of the well to be produced. In addition, the applicant requested EnCana Corporation (EnCana) pay a one time fee of $25 000 to the owners of the 7-23 well to obtain access to the well and a proportionate share of the cost of recompleting the 7-23 well for Ellerslie gas production. The applicant has not requested any penalty provisions in the proposed pooling order.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application contact:
Bow Valley Energy Ltd.
1200, 333 – 7 Avenue SW
Calgary AB T2P 2Z1
Attention: G. Douglas
Telephone: (403) 298-5792
For information about EUB procedures contact:
Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Attention: K. Fisher
Telephone: (403) 297-8490
To File A Submission
The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:
June 24, 2004 Final date for submissions by any parties having concerns respecting any of the applications.
July 5, 2004 Final date for any response from an applicant to the submissions filed by concerned parties.
Send two copies of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above, and twelve copies of the submission to:
K. Fisher, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Resources Applications, EUB
640 – 5th Avenue SW
Calgary AB T2P 3G4
Notes
Any submission filed shall contain information detailing:
(i) the desired disposition of the application,
(ii) the facts substantiating the position of the submitter, and
(iii) the reasons why the submitter believes that the EUB should decide in the manner advocated.
(iv) how the proposed project, if approved, may directly and adversely affect the submitter.
In accordance with section 38 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, witnesses must give evidence under oath or affirmation.
If no valid objections are received, this hearing may be cancelled and the EUB will continue to process the application without further notice or without a hearing.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta on May 10, 2004.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Michael J. Bruni, Q.C., General Counsel
