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

7.3.1.5 Outstanding Objections
All outstanding objections, written and verbal, must be included in the application filed with
the ERCB. In the case of a Freehold individual, the objection and any related material filed
must not contain confidential or sensitive personal information (e.g., medical history,
financial or family issues) unless the individual whom the information is about has consented
to it being provided to the ERCB for filing on the public record. If an individual does not
provide consent, applicants should discuss with ERCB staff what information should be
included with the application to reflect the concerns of that individual. In collecting personal
information and providing it to the ERCB, applicants must also comply with all personal
information protection legislation to which they are subject.
The application must include an explanation of how the applicant has addressed the
unresolved concerns and the applicant’s view of how the ERCB should proceed with the
application. In accordance with Directive 019 and the ERCB Risk Assessed Noncompliances
list (available on the ERCB Web site www.ercb.ca under Industry Zone : Compliance and
Enforcement : Risk Assessed Noncompliance), failure to attempt to resolve concerns or to
notify the ERCB of outstanding issues is a High Risk noncompliance event.
7.3.2 Minimum Equity and Conservation Requirements
An application for new holdings or increased well density within a DSU must include the
following:
• A detailed discussion of how current spacing does not fit near-term development plans.
• A detailed discussion on how the proposed spacing will affect hydrocarbon recovery.
• A detailed discussion and analysis of how the well information provided in the Well
Productivity and Volumetric Reserves Form supports the proposed spacing (see Section
7.6.3). Note that if an applicant plans to develop using horizontal wells, the information
provided must be from horizontal wells, or explain how the vertical well data provided in
the application supports the proposed horizontal development.
• In areas for which limited production data is available, the applicant must provide
geological evidence of the resource being present throughout the entire area of
application and of the quality of the reservoir (e.g., geological cross sections, geological
analysis, and structural and net pay isopach mapping).
• When filing a holding application, a statement citing on what basis the ownership is
common (see Section 7.2.4, Common Ownership).
• If the application is for heavy oil, a fluid analysis specifying the oil density of the native
reservoir fluid.
Any additional information to fully support the well spacing application should also be
included, such as
• pressure information,
• geological discussion,
• geological cross-sections,
• topographical mapping,
• net pay isopach mapping, and
• development plans (specific locations and timing to drill; type of drilling—pad,
horizontal, vertical).
ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Application for Special Well Spacing (October 2011) • 7-11