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

7.6 Explanatory Notes for Application Form Questions
The spacing application forms and explanatory notes for each application type are in
Appendix I. The numbering below corresponds to the questions on the forms.
7.6.1 Schedule 1—Resources Applications
All spacing applications must include Schedule 1—Resources Applications. You must select
as an application type either Spacing: Gas or Spacing: Oil. Once selected, the Application
Purpose field is enabled, and from the drop-down list you must select one of the following
application purposes:
• New Spacing—to apply for a new area of spacing or to amend areas and/or provisions of
previously approved spacing.
• Rescind Spacing—to apply to remove existing approved holdings and revert to the
underlying DSUs and target areas or to remove special DSUs and revert to the standard
DSUs and target areas.
• Modify Spacing—to re-align holding boundaries to reflect current mineral ownership,
change buffer zones to reflect the standard buffer zone for the area, and/or remove the
interwell distance from an existing holding. Note that a modify spacing application
cannot be used to increase well densities.
In Schedule 1, Sections 3: Locations; 4: Field and Pool List; and 5: Ownership and
Notification Information, questions 2, 2a, and 3 are not required for well spacing applications.
7.6.2 Spacing Form
7.6.2.1 Notification Requirements
There are no notification requirements for applications to rescind holdings or to realign
holding boundaries to reflect common mineral ownership.
1) Were Directive 065 notification templates used?
Select YES if all parties were notified using the appropriate notification templates (see
Appendix J).
If you select NO, your application cannot be filed. Directive 065 notification templates
must be used.
2) Have all parties been notified in accordance with Directive 065?
Select YES if all parties were contacted (see Section 7.3.1.3).
Select NO if this requirement has not been met but you are still choosing to file a spacing
application. You must include a “Reason for Incomplete Notification” attachment with
your application.
3) What was the mailing date of the last notification letter sent?
Enter the date the last notification letter was sent. A minimum 15-business-day response
period from the date the notification letter is mailed is required before an application can
be registered with the ERCB.
ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Application for Special Well Spacing (October 2011) • 7-19