Regulations & Directives: Interim Directives
Interim Directives – used in the past to document ERCB requirements – are being reviewed and gradually converted to Directives as per Bulletin 2004-02.

Interim Directives

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Number  Name Status Date
ID 2003-02 Large Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities - Interim Transfer Review Process RESCINDED by Directive 024 October 01, 2005
ID 2003-01 1) Isolation Packer Testing, Reporting, and Repair Requirements, 2) Surface casing venting flow/gas migration testing, reporting, and repair requirements, 3) Casing Failure Reporting In Effect
ID 2002-03 Performance Presentations for In Situ Oil Sands Schemes RESCINDED by Directive 054 October 15, 2007
ID 2002-02 EUB Requirements for Submission of Data for Solution Gas Flaring and Venting Evaluations RESCINDED by Bulletin 2008-18 April 18, 2008
ID 2002-01 Electronic Submission of Production, Disposition, and Transportation Volumetric Information and Well Status Changes RESCINDED by Directive 007  December 01, 2007
ID 2001-09 Revision of Guide 55: Storage Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry RESCINDED by Bulletin 2004-02 January 05, 2004
ID 2001-08 Revised Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Energy Development Licence Transfer Requirements RESCINDED by Directive 006 June 01, 2004
ID 2001-07 Operating Criteria: Resource Recovery Requirements for Oil Sands Mine and Processing Plant Sites REPLACED by Directive 082 February 13, 2013
ID 2001-06 Electronic Submission of Licence Transfer Applications, Well Name Change Notifications, Facility Abandonment Notifications, and Linked Facility Notifications RESCINDED by Directive 006 June 01, 2004
ID 2001-05 Public Safety and Sour Gas Policy Implementation Recommendations 54, 60, and 61: Site-Specific Emergency Response Plans for Sour Operations, Emergency Planning Zones, and Reduced Planning Zones RESCINDED by Bulletin 2013-07 February 13, 2013
ID 2001-04 Financial Security for Oilfield Waste Management Facilities RESCINDED by Bulletin 2004-22 August 04, 2004
ID 2001-03 Sulphur Recovery Guidelines for the Province of Alberta In Effect August 29, 2001
ID 2001-02 Electronic Submission of Well Drilling and Completion Data RESCINDED by Bulletin 2008-18 April 18, 2008
ID 2001-01 Security Deposits RESCINDED by Directive 068 May 15, 2008
ID 2000-11 Energy Development Licence Transfer Requirements and Monthly Corporate Licensee Liability Rating SUPERSEDED and RESCINDED by ID 2001-08 April 12, 2001
ID 2000-10 Retrospective Facility Licensing Program RESCINDED by GB 2002-16 October 22, 2002
ID 2000-09 Notification Requirements for the Discontinuation and Abandonment of Pipelines and the Abandonment of Facilities RESCINDED by Directive 006 June 01, 2004
ID 2000-08 Revised Guide 56: Energy Development Application Guide August 01, 2000
ID 2000-07 Licence Eligibility and Qualifications for Potential Licensees and Agents SUPERSEDED by Directive 067 July 11, 2005
ID 2000-06 Interim Security Deposit Requirement on Facility Sales RESCINDED by ID 2000-11 October 24, 2000
ID 2000-05 Guide 65: Resources Applications Guide for Conventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs RESCINDED by Directive 065  July 03, 2007
ID 2000-04 An Update to the Requirements for the Appropriate Management of Oilfield Wastes In Effect June 19, 2000
ID 2000-03 Harmonization of Waste Management and Memorandum of Understanding Between the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and Alberta Environment In Effect March 01, 2000
ID 2000-02 Security Deposits - Acceptable Forms of Security; Amended Deposit Refund Policy - Corporate (WSR<0.5) Audit Process; Abandonment Deposits - Acknowledgement of Deposit Forfeiture SUPERSEDED and RESCINDED by ID 2001-01 January 01, 2001
ID 2000-01 Base Well Count Adjustment - Long Term Inactive Well Program  [RESCINDED by ID 2000-11 January 01, 2000
ID 99-08 ID 99-08: Noise Control Directive SUPERSEDED and RESCINDED by Directive 038 February 16, 2007
ID 99-07 CSA Standard CSA Z662-99 Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems SUPERSEDED and RESCINDED by Bulletin 2003-35 October 16, 2003
ID 99-06 Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring Requirements SUPERSEDED and RESCINDED by Directive 060 November 16, 2006
ID 99-05 Disposal of Drilling Waste Associated with Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) Regulated Pipeline and/or Other Oil and Gas Related Below Ground Boring Activities RESCINDED and SUPERSEDED by Directive 050 May 02, 2012
ID 99-04 Deposition of Oilfield Waste into Landfills In Effect April 22, 1999
ID 99-03 Surface Casing Vent Flow / Gas Migration (SCVF/GM) Testing and Requirements SUPERSEDED BY ID 2003-01 January 30, 2003
ID 99-02 Revised Policy on Administration of Oil MRL's and Overproduction and Revisions to Enforcement Ladder for Retirement of Overproduction (this file combines ID 99-02 with ID 99-02 - Amendment) RESCINDED by Directive 007-1 September 13, 2007
ID 99-01 4th Amendment Fourth Amendment to ID 99-01 In Effect January 01, 1999
ID 99-01 3rd Amendment Third Amendment to Interim Directive 99-01 (Six drawings replace all previous Athabasca Oil Sands Area drawings) In Effect January 01, 1999
ID 99-01 2nd Amendment Amendment to ID 99-01 (addition of Peace River Oil Sands Area) In Effect January 01, 1999
ID 99-01 1st Amendment Amendment to ID-99-01 (correction to Map 4 for the Wabiskaw Deposit) (superseded by maps released in ID 99-01 - Third Amendment dated November 28, 2000) In Effect January 01, 1999
ID 99-01 Gas/Bitumen Production in Oil Sands Areas - Application, Notification and Drilling Requirements In Effect - Maps released with this version have been superseded by ID 99-01 Third Amendment dated November 28, 2000 February 03, 1999
ID 98-05 Electronic Capture of Gas Removal Permit Data RESCINDED by Bulletin 2003-36 April 18, 2008
ID 98-04 Electronic Capture of Well Test Data RESCINDED by Directive 040 February 08, 2013
ID 98-03 Well Records - Data Summary Forms RESCINDED by Bulletin 2008-18 April 18, 2008
ID 98-02 Minimum Wellhead Requirements Covered by Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations 7.080, 8.192, and 8.193 February 13, 2013
ID 98-01 Abandonment Deposits - Acknowledgement of Deposit Forfeiture SUPERSEDED BY ID 2000-02 April 07, 2000
ID 97-08 Long Term Inactive Well Program RESCINDED by ID 2000-11 October 24, 2000
ID 97-07 Facility Applications - Well Licensing SUPERSEDED & RESCINDED BY Guide 56 (now Directive 056) October 01, 2003
ID 97-06 Sour Well Licensing and Drilling Requirements Covered by Directives 036, 056, 071 and ID 90-01 February 13, 2013
ID 97-05 Pressure and Deliverability Testing: Oil and Gas Wells in Alberta RESCINDED by Directive 040 February 08, 2013
ID 97-04 Abandonment Deposits : Revised Requirements for the Approval of Well Licence Transfers SUPERSEDED AND RESCINDED BY ID 2000-02 April 07, 2000
ID 97-03 CSA Standard CSA Z662-96 Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems SUPERSEDED BY ID 99-07 July 28, 1999
ID 97-02 1997 Abandonment Fund Levy RESCINDED by Bulletin 2004-02 January 05, 2004
ID 97-01 Horizontal Oil Wells - Revised Production Rate Limitations RESCINDED by Directive 007-1 September 13, 2007
ID 96-03 Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry In Effect November 22, 1996
ID 96-02 Facility Application Requirements SUPERSEDED & RESCINDED BY Guide 56 (now Dirctive 056) October 01, 2003
ID 96-01 Hay-Zama Lake Complex - Special Requirements In Effect January 16, 1996
ID 95-03 Storage Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry SUPERSEDED & RESCINDED BY ID 2001-09 and Guide 55 - 2001 Edition December 14, 2001
ID 95-02 CSA Standard CSA Z662-94 Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems SUPERSEDED BY ID 97-03 June 11, 1997
ID 95-01 Surface Casing Vent Flow/Gas Migration Requirements SUPERSEDED AND RESCINDED BY ID 99-03 February 16, 1999
ID 94-06 One Step Pipeline Permit-Licence and Licence Amendment Application RESCINDED BY ID 96-02 and Guide 56 (now Directive 056)] April 09, 1996
ID 94-05 Consolidation of Regulations for Off Target Penalty Determination In Effect August 08, 1994
ID 94-04 Noise Control Directive SUPERSEDED BY ID 99-08 November 01, 1999
ID 94-03 Underbalanced Drilling [see also Directive 036 Section 10, 20, 23 and 24 for additional information on underbalanced operations] In Effect July 18, 1994
ID 94-02 Revisions to Oil & Gas Well Spacing Administration In Effect March 08, 1994
ID 94-01 Measurement of Oil, Gas & Water Production RESCINDED BY Directive 017 February 05, 2005
ID 93-02 Requirements for the Issuance of a Well Licence or Approval of Well Licence Transfers RESCINDED BY ID 2000-11 April 07, 2000
ID 93-01 Drilling Waste Management SUPERSEDED BY IL 96-13 October 22, 1996
ID 92-04 Horizontal Oil Wells: Licensing Spacing and Production Rate Limitations SUPERSEDED BY ID 97-01 January 15, 1997
ID 92-03 S-1 and S-2 Electronic Data Submission RESCINDED by Bulletin 2004-02 January 05, 2004
ID 92-01 Drilling Blowout Prevention Requirements Modification RESCINDED by June 2004 edition of Directive 036 July 05, 2004
ID 91-06 Casing, Cementing, Sampling and Logging Requirements Senex, Kidney, Trout, and Associated Areas In Effect July 26, 1991
ID 91-05 Suspension Guidelines Compliance Schedule and Application Requirements for Inactive Wells RESCINDED by Directive 013 December 01, 2004
ID 91-03 Heavy Oil/Oil Sands Operations In Effect. Sections have been revised or rescinded by Directive 017, February 2005 and Amended by Directive 036, June 2004 edition. See Bulletin 2004-18 March 28, 1991
ID 91-03 Clarification Clarification: Heavy Oil/Oil Sands Operations - Interim Directive (ID) 91-3: Heavy Oil/Oil Sands Operations, Section 4.3, Metering and Measurement of Gas RESCINDED BY Directive 017 February 01, 2005
ID 91-02 Corporate-Level Emergency Response Plans RESCINDED BY Guide 71 May 01, 2003
ID 91-01 Abandon-A-Zone / Temporary Abandon-A-Zone ERCB Approval Requirement Change RESCINDED by Guide 20 August 01, 2003
ID 90-04 Suspension Guidelines for Inactive Wells RESCINDED by Directive 013 December 01, 2001
ID 90-03 Reporting of Segregation Test Results RESCINDED by Bulletin 2012-17. Covered by Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations 11.150 August 16, 2012
ID 90-02 Gas Meter Calibration RESCINDED BY Directive 017, February 05, 2005
ID 90-01 Completion and Servicing of Sour Wells In Effect [Section 3 has been RESCINDED by Guide 71, June 2003 - now Directive 071] June 01, 1990
ID 89-02 Blowout Prevention and Drilling Practices for Core Holes and Oil Sands Evaluation Wells in Surface Mineable Areas RESCINDED by Directive 036 May 01, 2004
ID 89-01 Well Service Blowout Prevention Certification Change in Certificate Holder and Exploration Period [RESCINDED by Bulletin 2008-18 April 18, 2008
ID 88-02 Proposed Wells, Production Facilities, and Pipelines Notification of Rural and Urban Administrations AMENDED BY ID 96-02 which was subsequently superseded and rescinded by Guide 56 - 2nd ed,)  October 01, 1997
ID 87-02 Sour Well Licensing and Drilling Requirements SUPERSEDED BY ID 97-06 February 13, 1998
ID 85-04 Zama Lake Area: Special Requirements Regarding Waterfowl Migration SUPERSEDED BY ID 96-01 January 16, 1996
ID 82-03 Well Licence Applications - Early Information for Landowners (Revised) RESCINDED GB 2003-23 May 27, 2003
ID 81-03 Minimum Distance Requirements Separation New Sour Gas Facilities from Residential and Other Developments AMENDED BY ID 96-02. Appendix 3 was replaced by the requirements identified in Guide 56which was rescinded by Guide 56 in 2003 and ID 97-06] December 06, 1981
ID 81-01 Subsurface Disposal of Drilling Fluids SUPERSEDED and RESCINDED by Directive 050 May 02, 2012
ID-OG 76-02 Emergency Procedure Plans for Sour Gas Facilities RESCINDED BY Guide 71 - now Directive 071] May 12, 2003
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