NOTICE OF SCHEDULING OF HEARING
PROCEEDING NO. 1444342
WEST ENRGY LTD.
PEMBINA FIELD
Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Proceeding No. 1444342 at the offices of the EUB, 640 – 5 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing on Thursday, April 20, 2006, at the hour of 9:00 a.m.
Nature of the Proceeding
In August 2005, West Energy applied for an off-target penalty to be applied on production from the Pembina Nisku SS Pool through the well with the unique identifier of 0/03-34-048-08W5 (the 3-34 well), licensed to Highpine Oil & Gas Limited (Highpine). This application was registered as Application No. 1413462.
By letter of September 30, 2005, the EUB indicated that it had determined that the 3-34 well meets the criteria for first well in a pool status, and that in accordance with EUB Interim Directive ID 94-2, the well, no penalty would be applied.
In October 2005, West Energy filed a request for a review and variance of the EUB’s decision of September 30, 2005. The Board held an oral proceeding to determine the preliminary question as to whether the decision should be reviewed (phase 1 proceeding). On January 20, 2006, the EUB issued a letter indicating that it would hold a review hearing into the Board’s decision not to grant Application No. 1413462 (phase 2 proceeding).
Additional Information
Copies of the materials for Application No. 1413462 and the phase 1 review are available for viewing on the EUB‘s web site at www.ercb.ca on the Integrated Application Registry (IAR) under Proceeding No. 1444342.
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:
April 10, 2006 Final date for submissions by Highpine
April 14, 2006 Final date for submissions by West Energy
April 18, 2006 Final date for response by Highpine
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
Any submission filed shall contain the following:
(a) a concise statement indicating
(i) the manner in which the party’s rights may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the Board on the proceeding,
(ii) the nature and scope of the party’s intended participation,
(iii) the disposition of the proceeding that the party advocates, if any,
(iv) the facts the party proposes to show in evidence,
(v) the reasons why the party believes the Board should decide in the manner that the party advocates, and
(vi) the party’s efforts, if any, to resolve issues associated with the proceeding directly with other party involved;
(b) the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available,
e-mail address of the party;
(c) if the party is represented by a representative, the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available, e-mail address of the representative;
If you have an interest in this matter, you are required to make a submission with respect to this application even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with the applicant.
If there are no submissions received, this hearing may be cancelled and the EUB will continue to process the application without further notice or without a hearing.
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 March 27, 2006.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Douglas A. Larder, Q. C., General Counsel
