NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1508351, 1508544, 1508545, 1808546, and 1508547
ENCANA CORPORATION
SUFFIELD FIELD

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Applications. 1508351, 1508544, 1508545, 1508546, and 1508547 at the Energy Resources Conservation Board, Govier Hall, 640-5 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, commencing on February 18, 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 Application
EnCana Corporation has applied, pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, for licences to drill five wells from surface locations in Legal Subdivision (LSD) 9 of Section 3, Township 16, Range 9, West of the 4th Meridian, LSD 15-3-16-9W4M, LSD 1-10-16-9W4M, LSD 7-10-16-9W4M, and LSD 15-10-16-9W4M.. These wells will not encounter any hydrogen sulphide. The purpose of the wells would be to obtain gas production from the Milk River Formation, Medicine Hat Sand, and Second White Speckled Shale Formation. The proposed wells would be located about 8 kilometres northeast of the Town of Ralston within Canadian Forces Base Suffield.

To obtain a copy of the application, contact

EnCana Corporation
855 – 2 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 2S5
Attention: Cindy Busch
Telephone: 403-645-6838 
Fax: 403-290-7333

To view a copy of the application and documents filed in support of the application, 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.

How to File a Submission
Any person intending to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Applications 1508351, 1508544, 1508545, 1508546, and 1508547 must file on or before 4:00 p.m., February 4, 2009. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten copies to

Jennifer FitzGerald, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4

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 Application, you must file submissions with respect to this Application even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with EnCana Corporation on this Application. 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 Application may be cancelled and the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the Application without a hearing and without further notice.

Contents of a Submission
Under Section 24(2) of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice), any submission filed 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.

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 make an application to the Board under Section 13(2) for confidentiality and serve a copy of such request on the other parties involved in the hearing. 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: Jennifer FitzGerald
Telephone: 403-297-4264
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: Jennifer.fitzgerald@ercb.ca

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on December 19, 2008.

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