NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PRIMARY RECOVERY SCHEMES ARDMORE/FORT KENT, COLD LAKE OIL SANDS AREA
APPLICATIONS NO. 1081995, 1081996 AND 1082375.
Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) may continue to process the subject applications without further notice if no objections are received on or before September 30, 2002 .
Nature of Applications
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) applied pursuant to section 10 of the Oil Sands Conservation Act for approval to construct and operate three new schemes, for the recovery of crude bitumen from the Mannville Group in the Cold Lake Oil Sands Area.
Application No. 1081995: the North half of Section 10 of Township 62, Range 4, West of the 4th Meridian (62-4 W4M).
Application No. 1081996: the South half of Section 36 of Township 61, Range 4, West of the 4th Meridian (61-4 W4M).
Application No. 1082375: the Northwest quarter of Section 6 of Township 62, Range 3, West of the 4th Meridian (62-3 W4M), the North half of Section 1 and Southwest quarter of Section 12 of Township 62, Range 4, West of the 4th Meridian (62-4 W4M).
In the application areas noted above CNRL is requesting that the drilling spacing units be reduced from 64 hectares to 4 hectares with wells drilled or to be drilled within the application areas having a minimum interwell distance of 100 metres and a project boundary buffer of 50 metres.
CNRL is proposing to truck the fluid associated with these projects (24 hours a day) to the Bearstrap Processing Facility located at Legal Subdivision 9, Section 15, Township 60, Range 4, West of the 4th Meridian.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the applications, contact:
For information about EUB procedures contact:
Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Attention: Frank Levstik
Telephone: (403) 297-8497
Facsimile: (403) 297-2474
E-mail: franklevstik@gov.ab.ca
To File an Objection
Any person intending to file an objection shall file on or before September 30, 2002 . To file an objection, send two copies to the applicant at the name and address above and twelve copies of the objection to the attention of:
F. Levstik, Application Coordinator
EUB, Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
640 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Notes
Any submission filed shall contain information detailing:
(i) the desired disposition of the applications,
(ii) the facts sustaining the position of the submitter,
(iii) the reason why the submitter believes the EUB should decide in the manner advocated, and
(iv) how the proposed project, if approved, may directly and adversely affect the submitter.
Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land usage are not dealt with by the EUB, but may be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta on September 4, 2002.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Michael J. Bruni, Q.C., General Counsel
