Regulations & Directives: 2010 Bulletins
Bulletins are announcements to inform the energy industry and the public of an ERCB activity, such as a consultation, a new regulatory requirement, a new program, or an electronic submission of data.

2010 Bulletins

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Number Name Date 
Bulletin 2010-48 Adoption of ERCBH2S Version 1.20, Clarification of Consultation Between Licensee and Local Authorities, and Deferral of Revised Edition of Directive 071 December 22, 2010
Bulletin 2010-47 Implementation of the Scheme Approval Area Map Viewer December 14, 2010
Bulletin 2010-46 New Edition of Directive 008: Surface Casing Depth Requirements Issued December 14, 2010
Bulletin 2010-45 Reminder to Upstream Operators to Select Declaration Month under ERCB Directive 076: Operator Declaration Regarding Measurement and Reporting Requirements December 07, 2010
Bulletin 2010-44 Enhancing the ERCB Role in Energy Technology Development December 07, 2010
Bulletin 2010-43 Removal of Personal Information Contained in Well Drilling and Completions Daily Operations Reports (Tour Reports) December 09, 2010
Bulletin 2010-42 Invitation for Feedback on Draft Legislative Amendments for Removing Industrial Development Permits for Energy Resource Use December 02, 2010
Bulletin 2010-41 Header Data Requirements for Well Log Submissions December 01, 2010
Bulletin 2010-40 Directive 078: Regulatory Application Process for Modifications to Commercial In Situ Oil Sands Projects Issued December 03, 2010
Bulletin 2010-39 Invitation for Feedback on Province-Wide Framework for Well Spacing for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs November 25, 2010
Bulletin 2010-38 Acoustic Testing and Initial Pressure Test Acceptance Changes November 23, 2010
Bulletin 2010-37 Revised Edition of Directive 047: Waste Reporting Requirements for Oilfield Waste Management Facilities November 19, 2010
Bulletin 2010-36 Invitation for Feedback on Draft Revised Edition of Directive 044: Requirements for Surveillance, Sampling, and Analysis of Water Production in Hydrocarbon Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection (BGWP) November 16, 2010
Bulletin 2010-35 Invitation for Second Round of Feedback on Draft Documents Regarding Oil and Gas Development In or Within 100 Metres of Water Bodies November 08, 2010
Bulletin 2010-34 Regulatory Documents In Effect October 28, 2010
Bulletin 2010-33 Extended Interim Relief from Annual Pressure Testing Requirements for Coalbed Methane Pressure and Flow Control Wells for 2011 October 19, 2010
Bulletin 2010-32 Amendment to the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations Regarding the Release of Dipmeter Surveys September 23, 2010
Bulletin 2010-31 Revised Edition of Directive 068: ERCB Security Deposits September 17, 2010
Bulletin 2010-30 Release of Manual 001: Facility and Well Site Inspections September 15, 2010
Bulletin 2010-29 Revised Directive 019: Compliance Assurance Issued Directive 019: Compliance Assurance-Enforcement Rescinded September 01, 2010
Bulletin 2010-28 Zones Eligible for Shale Gas Fluid Codes August 26, 2010
Bulletin 2010-27 Update on the Draft Revised Edition of Directive 071: Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry and ERCBH2S Version 1.20 August 25, 2010
Bulletin 2010-26 Calgary Head Office Relocation August 20, 2010
Bulletin 2010-25 Province-Wide Framework for Commingling of Gas from Coals and Shales with Other Gas August 09, 2010
Bulletin 2010-24 Invitation for Feedback-Draft Directive on Regulatory Application Process for Modifications to Commercial In Situ Oil Sands Projects July 14, 2010
Bulletin 2010-22 ERCB Processes Related to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Projects June 29, 2010
Bulletin 2010-21 Proposed Amendment to the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations Regarding Confidentiality of Dipmeter Surveys June 29, 2010
Bulletin 2010-20 Alternative Data Collection Option to Shale Gas Control Well Requirements June 29, 2010
Bulletin 2010-19 Revised Directive 020: Well Abandonment Issued Directive 072: Well Abandonment Notification Requirements Rescinded June 09, 2010
Bulletin 2010-18 Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Upstream Oil and Gas Operations- Draft of Two New Sections and Additions to Existing Sections for Stakeholder Review June 08, 2010
Bulletin 2010-17 Clarification to the "Memorandum of Understanding Between the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and Alberta Environment Regarding Subsurface Waste Disposal Applications" (Bulletin 2007-06) June 08, 2010
Bulletin 2010-16 2010 ERCB Administration Fees (Industry Levy) May 31, 2010
Bulletin 2010-15 Proposed Changes to Directive 019: ERCB Compliance Assurance-Enforcement May 21, 2010
Bulletin 2010-14 Directive 077: Pipelines-Requirements and Reference Tools Issued May 19, 2010
Bulletin 2010-13 Release of Review of Commingling from the Ardley Coal Zone in Development Entity No. 1 May 18, 2010
Bulletin 2010-12 Changes to Directive 065: Resources Applications for Conventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs and Directive 062: Coalbed Methane Control Well Requirements and Related Matters April 01, 2010
Bulletin 2010-11 Invitation for Feedback on Draft Revised Edition of Directive 071: Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry March 12, 2010
Bulletin 2010-10 Total Joslyn Creek SAGD Thermal In Situ Operation Surface Steam Release of May 18, 2006-Total and ERCB Incident Reports Now Available on ERCB Web Site February 23, 2010
Bulletin 2010-09 Interim Relief from Annual Pressure Testing Requirements for Coalbed Methane Pressure and Flow Control Wells for 2010 February 17, 2010
Bulletin 2010-08 Mandatory Electronic Application Submission (EAS): Resources Applications February 10, 2010
Bulletin 2010-07 Changes to Well Spacing Within Development Entities No. 1 and No. 2 and Spacing Notification Requirements February 04, 2010
Bulletin 2010-05 Revised Directive 062: Coalbed Methane Control Well Requirements and Related Matters Issued January 28, 2010
Bulletin 2010-04 Directive 019: Compliance Assurance-Enforcement Voluntary Self-Disclosures January 27, 2010
Bulletin 2010-03 Changes to the Field Surveillance Inspection System (FIS) January 25, 2010
Bulletin 2010-02 2010 Orphan Levy January 22, 2010