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2006

NOTICE OF HEARING

PROCEEDING NO. 1457147

BEARSPAW PETROLEUM LTD., DEVON CANADA CORPORATION, ENCANA CORPORATION, FAIRBORNE ENERGY LTD. AND LUSCAR ENERGY LTD.

CLIVE, EWING LAKE, STETTLER AND WIMBORNE FIELDS

 

Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Proceeding No. 1457147 at the offices of the EUB, 640 – 5 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing on Monday, June 26, 2006, at the hour of 9:00 a.m.  All parties registered for this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing.

 

Nature of the Proceeding

Proceeding No. 1457147 arises out of a Board decision dated March 9, 2006, in which it was determined that EnCana Corporation and Luscar Energy Ltd. were affected parties pursuant to section 40(1) of the Energy Resources Conservation Act (the ERCA) in connection with the issuance of certain well licenses, and compulsory pooling and special spacing orders described below.

 

This Notice applies to Part 1 of Proceeding No. 1457147. In Part 1, the Board will consider whether interim conditions should be imposed for the measurement and accounting of coalbed methane production in connection with wells that have been licensed to Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd., Devon Canada Corporation, or Fairborne Energy Ltd., as more particularly described below. Part 2 of Proceeding No. 1457147 will consider the issue of legal entitlement to coalbed methane being produced or intended to be produced from the said wells. The Board anticipates that Part 2 will commence in early Fall of 2006.

 

The particulars of the specific well licenses and compulsory pooling and special well spacing orders that are the subject of the within Part 1 hearing are described as follows:

 

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. (Bearspaw)

 

On October 26, 2005, and December 8, 2006, the Board approved a compulsory pooling application and a well license application submitted by Bearspaw in the Ewing Lake and Stettler Fields. On March 9, 2006, the Board determined that EnCana Corporation was an affected party pursuant to section 40(1) of the ERCA. The particulars of these two applications are summarized in the table below:

 

 

Application No.

Location or Unique Well Identifier

 

Subject of Application

Order or Approval No.

1406764

Section 13 of Section 37, Range 21, West of the 4th Meridian (Section 13-37-21 W4M)

00/09-13-037-21W4

Order prescribing that all tracts within the drilling spacing unit comprising Section 13-37-21 W4M be operated as an unit for the production of gas from all zones to the base of the Belly River Group.

P 290

1423722

02/13-21-038-20W4

B140 Category Well License targeting gas in the Belly River Group and coalbed methane in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation

0344816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devon Canada Corporation (Devon)

 

On May 27, 2005, and July 14, 2005, the Board approved twelve well license applications and a holding application submitted by Devon in the Wimborne Field. On March 9, 2006, the Board determined that Luscar Ltd. was an affected party pursuant to section 40(1) of the ERCA. The particulars of these applications are summarized in the table below:

 

 

Application No.

Location or Unique Well Identifier

 

Subject of Application

Order or Approval No.

1383132

02/06-08-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331749

1383134

02/08-08-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331750

1383136

02/14-08-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331751

1383137

02/16-08-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331752

1383138

02/06-17-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331753

1383139

00/08-17-34-026W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331754

1383140

00/14-17-34-026W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331755

1383141

00/16-17-34-026W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331756

1380005

03/06-09-34-026W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331738

1380010

02/08-09-34-026W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331742

1380013

00/14-09-34-026W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331746

1380014

00/16-09-34-026W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331747

1377141

Section 36-33-26 W4M, and Sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17 of 34-26 W4M

Holdings for the production of gas from the Edmonton (coals and sands) Wimborne Area

SU 4283C

 


 

On May 27, 2005, the Board approved the eight well license applications submitted for Devon in the Wimborne Field. On March 9, 2006, the Board determined that EnCana Corporation was an affected party pursuant to section 40(1) of the Energy Resources Conservation Act. The particulars of these eight applications are summarized in the table below:

Application No.

Unique Well Identifer

Subject of Application

Approval No.

1379737

03/06-15-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331718

1379726

02/06-35-033-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331713

1379743

00/08-15-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331719

1383129

00/08-35-033-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331748

1379746

00/14-15-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331730

1379730

02/14-35-033-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331717

1379763

00/15-35-033-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331731

1380004

00/16-15-034-26W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairborne Energy Ltd. (Fairborne)

 

On May 26, 2005 and May 27, 2005, the Board approved two well license applications submitted by Fairborne in the Clive Field. On March 9, 2006, the Board determined that EnCana Corporation was an affected party pursuant to section 40(1) of the ERCA. The particulars of these two applications are summarized in the table below:

 

Application No.

Unique Well Identifier

Subject of Application

Approval No.

1402289

02/10-35-29-24W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331663

1402290

02/12-35-29-24W4

B140 Category Well License targeting coalbed methane in the Edmonton Group.

0331714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On March 10, 2006, The Board approved three well license applications submitted by Fairborne in the Clive Field.  By letter of April 21, 2006, the Board determined that Luscar Ltd. was an affected party pursuant to section 40(1) of the ERCA and granted a request that these applications be included in the review hearing. The particulars of these three applications are summarized on the table below:

 

Application No.

Unique Well Identifer

Subject of Application

Approval No.

1446453

00/02-27-039-24W4

B140 Category Well License targeting gas in the Belly River Group.

0353789

1446462

00/03-17-039-24W4

B140 Category Well Licence targeting coalbed methane in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation.

0353792

1446465

00/05-35-039-24W4

B140 Category Well Licence targeting gas in the Belly River Group

0353794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

 

Copies of the materials for all of the above-referenced applications and the phase 1 review proceeding are available for viewing on the EUB‘s web site at www.ercb.ca on the Integrated Application Registry (IAR) under the above-referenced application numbers.

 

For information about EUB procedures, contact:

 

Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group

Attention: K. Fisher

Telephone: (403) 297-8490

Fax: (403) 297-2474

E-mail: karine.fisher@gov.ab.ca

 

To File a Submission

 

The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:

 

May 19, 2006                            Bearspaw, Devon and Fairborne to file submissions

June 9, 2006                             EnCana and Luscar to file response submission

June 16, 2006                           Reply to be filed by Bearspaw, Devon and Fairborne

 

Send a copy of your submission to the other party involved, and twelve complete paper copies and one electronic copy in pdf format by email or on CD to

                                                                                                                                     

K. Fisher, Applications Coordinator

Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board

640 - 5 Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4

karine.fisher@gov.ab.ca

 

Notes

 

In accordance with Section 38 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, witnesses must give evidence under oath or affirmation.

 

Any statements filed regarding this application become part of the public record and are accessible by the public.

 

Issued at Calgary, Alberta on April 26, 2006.

 

ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD

Douglas A. Larder, Q. C., General Counsel

 

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