NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATIONS NO. 1607851 AND 1612868
CONOCOPHILLIPS CANADA RESOURCES CORP.
WESTEROSE SOUTH
The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1607851 and 1612868 (Applications) at the Rimbey Community Centre, 5109 - 54 Street, Rimbey, Alberta, commencing on September 23, 2009, 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. 1607851
ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. (ConocoPhillips) has applied, pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, for a licence to drill a well from a surface location in Legal Subdivision (LSD) 1 of Section 2, Township 45, Range 3, West of the 5th Meridian, to a projected bottomhole location in LSD 3-2-45-3W5M. The maximum hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentration expected to be encountered in the drilling of the well would be about 1.2 moles per kilomole (mole/kmol) (0.12 per cent) with a corresponding emergency planning zone of 0.030 kilometers (km). The purpose of the well would be to obtain and produce gas from the Glauconitic Formation.
Application No. 1612868
ConocoPhillips has also applied, pursuant to Section 7.002(1) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, for approval to construct and operate a multiwell gas battery at LSD 1-2-45-3W5M. The maximum H2S concentration of the gas to be processed at this facility is expected to be 0.0 mol/kmol (0 per cent). The purpose of the facility would be to handle production from an existing gas well located at LSD 1-2-45-3W5M and from the proposed well at LSD 1-2-45-3W5M.
The proposed well and facility would be located about 22 km northwest of Rimbey, Alberta.
To obtain a copy of the Applications, contact
ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp.
2100, 250 – 6 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3H7
Attention: Jodi Prior
Telephone: 403-260-4783
Fax: 403-260-6023
To view a copy of the Applications and documents filed in support of the Applications, contact
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.
Red Deer Field Centre
Millennium Centre
202, 4909 - 49th Street
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1V1
Telephone: 403-340-5454
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 ConocoPhillips 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 on or before 4:00 p.m., August 26, 2009. If ConocoPhillips intends to make reply submissions, it must file on or before 4:00 p.m., September 2, 2009. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten copies to
Dean Campbell, 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 application 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
In accordance with 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: Dean Campbell
Telephone: 403-297-8474
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: dean.campbell@ercb.ca
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on May 27, 2009.
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel
