NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATIONS NO. 1620316 AND 1620317
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED
COLD LAKE FIELD
The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1620316 and 1620317 (Applications) at the Lakeland Inn, 5411 – 55 Street, Cold Lake, Alberta, commencing on May 5, 2010, 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 Applications
Application No. 1620316
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) applied, in accordance with Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations ( OGCR ), to drill four slant wells from a multiwell pad at a surface location in Legal Subdivision (LSD) 9, Section 13, Township 63, Range 3, West of the 4th Meridian, to bottomhole locations in LSD 9-13-63-3W4M, LSD 10-13-63-3W4M, LSD 15-13-63-3W4M and LSD 16-13-63-3W4M. The purpose of these wells would be to target crude bitumen with no hydrogen sulphide from the Sparky Formation.
Application No. 1620317
To process the production from the proposed wells, CNRL applied, in accordance with Section 7.001 of the OGCR, for a facility licence to construct and operate a multiwell battery at LSD 9-13-63-3W4M.
The proposed project would be located about 7.5 kilometres west of Cold Lake, Alberta.
To obtain a copy of the Applications, contact
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Suite 2500, 855 – 2 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4J8
Attention: Mr. Nelson Lord
Telephone: 403-386-5082
Fax: 403-517-7350
To view a copy of the Applications and supporting documents, contact
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ERCB Information Services
Main floor, 640 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: 403-297-8311 (Option 2)
Viewing hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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ERCB Bonnyville Field Centre
4903 – 51A Street
Bonnyville, Alberta T9N 2G4
Telephone: 780-826-5352
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Requirement to File a Submission
If you have an interest in this matter and wish to make submissions or submit evidence at 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 CNRL on these Applications. 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) and a summary of all evidence you intend to present.
If you do not file submissions, 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.
How to File a Submission
Any party intending to make submissions with respect to the hearing of the Applications must file by 4:00 p.m., on or before the filing dates below.
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April 14, 2010
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Final date for submissions by all interested parties.
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April 21, 2010
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Final date for response submissions from applicant.
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Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and 10 copies to
Julia Fulford, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Contents of a Submission
Under Section 24(2) of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice ( Rules of Practice ), submissions must 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; and
(d) if the intervener is an unincorporated organization, the nature of the intervener's membership.
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.
Applications for Confidentiality
In accordance with Section 13 of the Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this 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) that is to be considered during a public hearing of the applications 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
Under 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
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: Julia Fulford
Telephone: 403-297-8840
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: julia.fulford@ercb.ca
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on February 17, 2010.
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel
