NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1462052
QUICKSILVER RESOURCES CANADA INC.
JOFFRE FIELD

APPLICATION NO. 1462724
NOVA GAS TRANSMISSION LTD.
JOFFRE FIELD

Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1462052 and 1462724 at the Telus Convention Centre, 120 – 9 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at the hour of 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
Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. (Quicksilver Resources) submitted Application No. 1462052 pursuant to Part 4 of the Pipeline Act for approval to construct and operate a pipeline for the purpose of transporting natural gas from Legal Subdivision (LSD) 12 of Section 28, Township 38, Range 25, West of the 4th Meridian to a pipeline tie-in point at LSD 02-19-38-25W4. The proposed pipeline would be approximately 4.4 kilometres (km) in length with a maximum outside diameter of 168.3 millimetre (mm) and would transport natural gas with a maximum hydrogen sulphide (H2S) concentration of 0.0 moles per kilomole (0.0 per cent). The proposed pipeline would be operated as a level 1 pipeline and would be located approximately 4.0 km south of the Hamlet of Joffre.

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NOVA Gas) submitted Application number 1462724 pursuant to Part 4 of the Pipeline Act for approval to construct and operate a meter station for the purpose of interconnecting the proposed Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. pipeline into NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.’s existing transmission system at LSD 02-19-38-25W4. The proposed meter station would have a maximum H2S concentration of 0.0 mole per kilomole (0.0 per cent). The proposed meter station would be located approximately 6.8 km south and west of the Hamlet of Joffre.

Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the applications, contact

Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc.
2000, 125 – 9 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta  T2G 0P8
Attention: Hanif Lada
Telephone: (403) 538-5867
Fax: (403) 262-6115

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.
450 – 1 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 5H1
Attention: Leslie Confrancisco
Telephone: (403) 920-2827
Fax: (403) 920-2391

EUB staff have been directed to ensure that all materials filed with respect to this hearing are available electronically. As such, a copy of the application will be available, as the filing schedule proceeds, on CD ROM or for viewing at the EUB’s Calgary office:

EUB Information Services
Main Floor, 640 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-8190

For information about EUB procedures, contact
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: Marty Douglas
Telephone: (403) 297-8474
Fax: (403) 297-4117
E-mail: Marty.Douglas@gov.ab.ca

Board Approved Hearing Schedule
The following is the schedule for the proceeding:

October 27, 2006 - Quicksilver Resources and NOVA Gas to file hearing submission
November 3, 2006  - Interveners to Register Statement of Intention to Participate in Hearing
November 8, 2006 - Deadline for interveners and Board Information Requests (IRs) to Quicksilver Resources and NOVA Gas
November 17, 2006 - Deadline for Quicksilver Resources and NOVA Gas responses to IRs
November 24, 2006 - Interveners to file hearing submissions
December 6, 2006 - Deadline for Quicksilver Resources and NOVA Gas IRs to interveners
December 14, 2006 - Deadline for intervener responses to IRs
December 22, 2006 - Parties to file reply submissions
January 16, 2007 - Hearing commences

Any party intending to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Applications No. 1462052 and 1462724 shall file on or before 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 24, 2006. Send one copy of your submission to the applicants at the names and addresses above and an electronic copy in PDF format and bookmarked to Marty Douglas, Applications Coordinator, at Marty.Douglas@gov.ab.ca.

Notes
Any submission shall be filed electronically in PDF format and bookmarked and shall contain information detailing
(i) the desired disposition of the application,
(ii) the facts substantiating the position of the submitter,
(iii) the reasons why the submitter believes the Board should decide in the manner advocated, and
(iv) how the proposed project, if approved, may directly and adversely affect the submitter.

In accordance with Section 12 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record unless otherwise ordered by the Board.

In accordance with Section 23.1 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board 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.

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 October 18, 2006.

ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Douglas A. Larder, Q.C., General Counsel