Directive 065 - Energy Resources Conservation Board

Requirements Comments
into an allocation formula to avoid disputes
on what constitutes appropriate testing of
wells. You may propose an allocation
formula other than the commonly used one;
however, you should offer detailed
justification as to why the ERCB should
deviate from its consistent practice in
determining an allocation formula.
15) If you are requesting, pursuant to Section
53(5)(b) of the OGCA, that the ERCB, in
order to give effect to the common processor
declaration, direct the total amount of gas to
be processed by the common processor from
the pool or pools subject to the common
processor declaration,
a) a statement of why you believe such a
total volume should be set,
b) a discussion and documentation
indicating what negotiations were carried
out in regard to the total amount of gas to
be processed by the common processor
from the pool or pools subject to the
common processor declaration and where
the impasse lies, and
c) a statement of the total amount of gas
you propose be processed by the
common processor from the pool or
pools subject to the common processor,
together with a discussion of how the
volume was determined.
16) If you are requesting, pursuant to Section 56
of the OGCA, that the proposed order be
effective prior to the date the order is issued
but not prior to the date the application for
the order was made to the ERCB, a
discussion as to why the order should be
effective on the requested date, including
In some cases it may be useful to set
minimum rates, with a percentage allocation
above the minimum rate. If a well falls below
the minimum rate, other wells are restricted
only to their minimum rates and not below.
ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Common Processor (March 2012) • 1-27