VINTAGE PETROLEUM CANADA INC.
SPECIAL GAS WELL SPACING
STURGEON LAKE SOUTH FIELD
APPLICATIONS NO. 1257887, 1257896, 1257979, 1257980, 1257981, 1258046, 1258113, 1258114, 1258115, 1258288, 1258293, 1258295, 1258298, 1258348
Take Notice that examiners appointed by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) will hold a public hearing of the above applications at the offices of the EUB, 640 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing on April 1, 2003, 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 Applications
Vintage Petroleum Canada Inc. has applied under the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations and the Oil and Gas Conservation Act to establish holdings and special well spacing for the production of gas from the Badheart formation in the following area:
In Township 68, Range 22, West of the 5th Meridian:
Section 35 (Holding No. 1)
Section 36 (Holding No. 2), and
In Township 69, Range 21, West of the 5th Meridian:
Sections 19 and 30 (Holding No. 3), and
In Township 69, Range 22, West of the 5th Meridian:
Section 2 (Holding No. 4)
Section 3 (Holding No. 5)
Section 4 (Holding No. 6)
Section 9 (Holding No. 7)
Sections 10, 11 and 14 (Holding No. 8)
Section 12 (Holding No. 9)
Section 13 (Holding No. 10)
Section 15 (Holding No. 11)
Section 16 (Holding No. 12)
Sections 17 and 20 (Holding No. 13)
Section 21 (Holding No. 14)
Section 22 (Holding No. 15)
Section 24 (Holding No. 16)
Section 25 (Holding No. 3)
The applicant proposes that with the holdings:
a producing well shall be at least 400 m from each other well producing from the same pool,
a producing well shall be at least 200 m from the boundary of the holding.
only three wells may be produced per section from the same pool.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the applications, contact the applicant:
Vintage Petroleum Canada Inc.
400, 321 6th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3H3
Attention: Jack Tarnowsky
Telephone: (403) 218-6880
For information about EUB procedures contact:
Applications Branch, Resources Applications Group
Attention: C. Lochhead
Telephone: (403) 297-8559
To File A Submission
The Board has established the following filing deadlines for this hearing:
March 11, 2003: Final date for submissions respecting the technical and economic aspects of the applications
March 21, 2003: Final date for submissions respecting the applications
Send two copies of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above, and ten copies of the submission to:
C. Lochhead, 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 applications,
(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.
In accordance with section 38 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, witnesses must give evidence under oath or affirmation.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta on February 7, 2003.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Michael J. Bruni, Q.C., General Counsel
