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

Completing the Modify Spacing Application—Holdings or Units
Section 1: Notification Requirements
1) Is notification required for the application as per Directive 065?
If yes, you must continue to answers questions 2 to 6 which are the same as questions 1 to 5
described in Section 7.6.2.1 in Unit 7 of Directive 065.
If no, questions 2 to 6 are not required.
Section 5: Holding or Units
1) Does each applied-for holding have common ownership at the lessor and lessee levels?
Select YES if your proposed holding contains only a single DSU or whole and contiguous DSUs
of common ownership (Section 5.200 of the OGCR).
If you select NO, the application cannot be filed.
2) Are you removing the interwell distance provision for a previously approved holding?
If yes, notification in accordance with Directive 065 is required. If notification was not conducted
the application cannot be filed.
If no, notification may not be required.
3) Are you amending a previously approved buffer zone to reflect the regulation target area for
the province?
If yes, notification in accordance with Directive 065 is required. If notification was not conducted
the application cannot be filed.
4) Are you re-aligning holding boundaries for a previously approved holding?
Select YES if you are re-aligning holding boundaries for a previously approved holding due to a
change in mineral ownership.
Select NO if you are not re-aligning holding boundaries.
5) Are you changing any provisions other than those outlined in questions 2, 3, and 4? If yes,
please describe those changes in Section 2 of Schedule 1 in the Application Description box.
If YES you must clearly describe what is being changed in Section 2 of Schedule 1 in the
Application Description Box. If additional information beyond what is provided in the description
box is necessary to describe the requested change please provide the additional information in an
application attachment.
Select NO if you are not change any provisions other than those described in questions 2, 3, and
4.
6) Enter the well density of the holding to be modified. Well density provisions cannot be
increased using the modify application form.
The well density entered on the form must match the well density in the existing approval. Well
density is defined as the number of wells per pool per area. Enter the well density and then select
the well density area. Possible well density areas are
ERCB Directive 065: Resources Applications / Appendix I: EAS Well Spacing Application Forms (October 2011) • A-57