NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATIONS NO. 1614134, 1614144, 1614145, 1614198, and 1614210
SHELL CANADA LIMITED.
WATERTON FIELD

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1614134, 1614144, 1614145, 1614198, and 1614210 (Applications) at the Heritage Inn, 919 Waterton Avenue, Pincher Creek, Alberta, commencing on October 19, 2010, 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
Shell Canada Limited (Shell) applied to the ERCB for a licence to drill a well, referred to by Shell as the Waterton 68 (WT68) well. Shell also applied for four related applications to construct and operate two pipelines and one facility and to amend an existing facility licence.

Application No. 1614134
Shell applied, pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (OGCR), for a licence to drill a directional well (the WT68 well) from surface location Legal Subdivision (LSD) 10, Section 1, Township 6, Range 3, West of the 5th Meridian, about 5.8 kilometres (km) southwest of Beaver Mines, Alberta, to bottomhole location LSD 12-36-5-3W5M to obtain gas with a maximum hydrogen sulphide (H ₂ S) concentration of 35.6 per cent from the Rundle Group Formation. The well would be operated as a level-3 well.

Application No. 1614145
Shell applied, pursuant to Section 7.002(1) of the OGCR, for approval to construct and operate a single-well gas battery at LSD 10-1-6-3W5M to handle production from the proposed well at LSD 10-1-6-3W5M. The maximum H ₂ S concentration would be 32.0 per cent.

Application No. 1614144
Shell applied, pursuant to Section 7.002(1) of the OGCR, for approval to amend the existing Facility Licence No. 28757 to install and operate a 71 kilowatt (kW) fuel gas compressor at LSD 6-12-6-3W5M to provide high-pressure gas for maintenance and other operations. The maximum H ₂ S concentration at the existing facility is 32.0 per cent.

Application No. 1614210
Shell applied, pursuant to Part 4 of the Pipeline Act, for approval to construct and operate a pipeline to transport natural gas with a maximum H ₂ S concentration of 32.0 per cent from LSD 10-1-6-3W5M to LSD 6-12-6-3W5M. The proposed pipeline would be about 1200 metres (m) in length, with a maximum outside diameter of 168.3 millimetres (mm), and would operate as a level-2 pipeline.

Application No. 1614198
Shell applied, pursuant to Part 4 of the Pipeline Act, for approval to construct and operate a pipeline to transport fuel gas with no H ₂ S from LSD 6-12-6-3W5M to LSD 10-1-6-3W5M. The proposed pipeline would be about 1200 m in length, with a maximum outside diameter of 60.3 mm.

To obtain a copy of the Applications, contact

Shell Canada Limited
400 – 4 Avenue SW
P.O Box 100, Station M
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H5
Attention: Greg Krauss, Regulatory Coordinator
Telephone: 403-691-2971
Fax: 403-691-2379

To view a copy of the Applications and supporting documents, contact

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 Shell on these Applications. Submissions must include photocopies of all documentary evidence 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 by 4:00 p.m., on or before the filing dates below.

Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and 10 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
Under 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 25, 2010.

ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel

Figure 1. Map of proposed Waterton 68 well and related applications