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

Completing the Rescind Spacing Application—Special Drilling Spacing Units
For information on filling in Sections 1–4, refer to Unit 7, Section 7.6.2: Spacing Form.
Section 6: Special Drilling Spacing Units
1) Does your area of application create standard DSUs?
Select YES if each area of application creates standard DSUs. Note that you can only use the
Rescind Application form to rescind special DSUs that contain entire standard DSUs (i.e., if the
special DSU size is 2 legal subdivisions, you would have to apply to rescind two special DSUs to
form a standard quarter section oil DSU to have a valid application).
If you select NO, the application cannot be filed.
2) Enter the DSU size being rescinded.
The DSU size entered on the form must match the DSU size in the existing approval being
rescinded.
Possible DSU sizes are
• 1 Legal Subdivision
• 2 Legal Subdivisions
• 1 Quarter Section
• 1 Half Section
• 1 Section
• 2 Section
• 3 Section
• 4 Section
• Per Pool
• See Special Provision
3) Enter the DSU orientation being rescinded.
If a DSU size of 2 Legal Subdivisions or 1 Half Section is selected in question 2, then you must
select a DSU orientation.
Possible DSU orientations are
• North South
• East West
4) Enter the target area description to be rescinded.
Enter the target area description to be rescinded. The target area description entered must match
the existing approval.
ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Appendix I: EAS Well Spacing Application Forms (October 2011) • A-53