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

6.5 Requirements for an Application for a Short-Term Gas Removal Permit
Requirements
Comments
1) Short-Term Gas Removal Application form You should file your application for a shortterm
gas removal permit at least one month
prior to the desired effective date of the
permit.
The Short-Term Gas Removal Application
form shown in Appendix G must be used to
request a new gas removal permit or an
amendment to an existing gas removal
permit. The ERCB will accept an application
only if it is filed using the form.
An applicant is not required to give
notification to any party or advertise its intent
to apply for a new short-term gas removal
permit or for an amendment to an existing
permit.
2) Part A (for a new permit) Complete Part A of the form if you are
applying for a new permit. If you are
applying for an amendment to an existing
permit, leave Part A blank.
The volume of natural gas proposed for
removal from Alberta entered on the
application form in Part A must be expressed
as the total volume in m 3 proposed for
removal from Alberta over the entire term of
the permit. This volume must not be
expressed as a daily or annual volume. The
maximum volume that may be removed
under a short-term permit, including
amendments, is 3 billion m 3 .
The maximum term for a short-term gas
removal permit is two years (e.g., from
November 1, 2006, to October 31, 2008). A
permit may be made effective on the date it is
issued or at some future date. However, the
ERCB has no legislative authority to
backdate a permit.
3) Part B (for an amendment to an existing
permit)
You may apply to amend the volume, term,
and/or holder of an existing permit. Only that
portion of the form pertaining to the desired
amendment should be filled out; e.g., if you
desire to amend only the term of a permit,
leave the other portions of Part B blank.
6-4 • ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Gas and Ethane Removal (October 2011)