Directive 065 - Energy Resources Conservation Board

Table 1 Minimum Notification Requirements Required Prior to Filing Application ...............19
Table 2 Minimum Notification Requirements Required Prior to ERCB Decision....................20
Unit 1 – Equity ................................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.1 Application for a Rateable Take Order ................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Application for a Common Purchaser Order........................................................................ 1-6
1.3 Application for a Common Carrier Order .......................................................................... 1-13
1.4 Application for a Common Processor Order ...................................................................... 1-21
1.5 Application for a Compulsory Pooling Order .................................................................... 1-29
1.6 Special Drilling Spacing Unit..................................................................................... rescinded
Unit 2 – Conservation........................................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1 Application for an Enhanced Recovery Scheme .................................................................. 2-1
Figure 2.1 Decision Tree for Quick Enhanced Recovery Application Process ................. 2-2
2.2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Project.................................................................................. rescinded
2.3 Enhanced Recovery Recognition and Good Production Practice for Enhanced and
Oil Recovery Schemes ............................................................................................... rescinded
2.4 Application for Concurrent Production.............................................................................. 2-22
2.5 Application for Pool Delineation and Ultimate Reserves .................................................. 2-26
Unit 3 – Production Control .............................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1 Commingled Production.......................................................................................................3-1
Figure 3.1 Decision Tree to Determine Process to Commingle Production ...................... 3-6
Figure 3.2 Decision Tree for the Commingling of Gas Production from Intervals
Within a Development Entity (DE) .................................................................. 3-8
Figure 3.3 Decision Tree to Determine If the Proposed Commingling Is a Candidate
for Self-Declared Gas Commingling in a Well............................................... 3-10
Figure 3.4 Decision Tree to Determine If the Proposed Commingling Is a Candidate
for Self-Declared Oil Commingling in a Well................................................ 3-12
Table 3.1 Notification Requirements for Commingling Applications.............................. 3-5
Table 3.2 Summary of Requirements for Commingling on a Well, Pool, or
Area Basis....................................................................................................... 3-19
3.2 Background to Good Production Practice, Gas-Oil Ratio Penalty Relief, and
Special Maximum Rate Limitation .................................................................................... 3-29
3.3 Application for Good Production Practice—Primary Depletion Pools ............................. 3-30
3.4 Application for Gas-Oil Ratio Penalty Relief .................................................................... 3-34
3.5 Application for Special Maximum Rate Limitation (MRL)............................................... 3-35
3.6 Application to Amend or Rescind a Gas Allowable Order ................................................ 3-36
Unit 4 – Disposal/Storage.................................................................................................................. 4-1
4.1 Application for Class I–IV Disposal ................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 Application for Acid Gas Disposal..................................................................................... 4-10
4.3 Application for Underground Gas Storage......................................................................... 4-16
Unit 5 – Corporate Changes .............................................................................................................. 5-1
5.1 Change in Name of Approval Holder................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 Change of Approval Holder ................................................................................................. 5-2
2 • ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Contents (March 2012)