Directive 065: Resources Applications for Oil and Gas Reservoirs ...

Notification—Equity and Safety
Requirements
1) Evidence of your right to dispose into the
proposed zone.
Comments
Proof of the right to dispose in a formation is
as follows:
• unleased Crown land—a letter of consent
from the Crown,
• Freehold lease land—consent from the
Freehold mineral holder, and
• leased by other than the applicant—a
letter of consent from the lease holder.
2) Provide
a) a map showing the boundaries of the
disposal pool or the area within the
disposal section and the adjoining offset
sections up to a 1.6 km radius with well
licensees, mineral right lessees, and
lessors recorded, and
b) a statement confirming that all
potentially adversely affected parties
that may be impacted have been notified
and giving any details of outstanding
objections or concerns to the proposed
scheme.
Disposal could occur into or near a
multiownership pool, and owners’ views on
the impact of the disposal might vary. You
must notify all lessors, lessees, and well
licensees within the depleted hydrocarbon
pool OR within the disposal section and the
adjoining offset sections up to a 1.6 km
radius if disposal is into an aquifer system.
If a pool is subject to unit operations or other
approvals, in most cases you must notify the
unit operator or approval holder on behalf of
the relevant group having an interest in the
pool. Otherwise, you should notify individual
well licensees.
If discussions concerning the application are
continuing with offset operators, you should
provide details as part of the application.
3) If the injected fluid contains any H 2 S, a
statement indicating that notification of the
scheme for emergency response plan (ERP)
purposes has been made to all potentially
adversely affected parties. Include the
details of any outstanding objections or
concerns from the notified parties.
If facilities may pose a risk to the public,
ERP requirements must be met prior to
commencement of operations. Generally, an
ERP is required if a risk assessment indicates
that there are members of the public within a
defined hazard area. ERPs are approved and
reviewed for compliance by the Operations
Group of the ERCB. Contact Production
Operations (403-297-2625) if further
information is needed.
ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Acid Gas Disposal (October 2011) • 4-15