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

Requirements
Comments
4) When submitting Directive 051 information
after the approval has been issued, provide
the field and pool name, the disposal
scheme approval number, and the well
location(s).
If you do not submit the Directive 051
requirements within the three months or
other approved period, the ERCB will
rescind the gas storage approval or portion
referencing the specific well(s).
If Directive 051 has been met for the
proposed gas storage wells, you must include
the completion logs and associated
discussion required by the directive. The
ERCB will then handle all matters pertaining
to the completion approval(s) concurrently
with the scheme approval.
If you have not met Directive 051
requirements for the proposed storage
well(s), in no case shall injection to the gas
storage well(s) commence until you have
received a letter from the ERCB
indicating that Directive 051 requirements
have been met.
5) If the injected fluid contains any H 2 S, a
statement is required indicating that
notification of the scheme for emergency
response plan (ERP) purposes has been
made to all potentially adversely affected
parties. You must include the details of any
outstanding objections or concerns from the
notified parties.
Where 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
submitted to the Emergency Planning and
Assessment Section to ensure that
requirements to Directive 071: Emergency
Preparedness and Response Requirements
for the Petroleum Industry have been met.
Questions may be directed to the EPA Help
line at 403-297-2625.
Monitoring Scheme Operation
After a storage scheme has been approved and is placed into operation, the performance of
the scheme becomes an issue. The ERCB is interested in ensuring that the scheme will be
operated within the conditions of the approval.
Requirements
1) A discussion of the monitoring program,
including the frequency and method of
measuring the bottomhole and/or top-hole
pressures.
Comments
This discussion will determine how the
scheme will be operated to ensure that the
approval conditions will not be exceeded.
4-22 • ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Underground Gas Storage (October 2011)