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

• The proposed injection wells have been drilled.
• The source of the proposed injection fluid has been secured.
• There are no differences between the applicant’s and the ERCB’s interpretation of pool
delineation that are pertinent to the ER scheme.
• For a scheme amendment, the primary applicant is the approval holder.
2.1.3.2 Notification Requirements for ER Scheme Applications
An applicant must provide proper notification, including scheme details such as approval
area, type of ER scheme, and injection well locations, to all well licensees in accordance with
the following requirements. Notification must be provided a minimum of 10 days prior to
submission of the application to the ERCB. Failure to complete notification as required may
result in an application being closed without being processed.
Minimum Notification Requirements
Applicants for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) schemes (new and amendment) must notify, as a
minimum,
• licensees of wells that are completed in the pool and are within the proposed approval
area,
• licensees of wells that are completed in the pool and are within 800 metres (m) of the
proposed injection well(s), and
• for new EOR schemes, licensees of wells that are completed in the pool and are within a
quarter section of the proposed approval area.
Applicants for gas cycling schemes (new and amendment) must notify, as a minimum,
• licensees of wells that are completed in the pool and are within the proposed approval
area, and
• for new gas cycling schemes, well licensees that are within a section of the proposed
approval area.
Special circumstances, such as pressure communication between pools through a common
aquifer, may require notification beyond the minimum requirements.
Licensees of abandoned wells do not need to be notified.
The ERCB expects well licensees to act in the best interest of all parties with an interest in a
well, including lessees and lessors, particularly in cases of mixed ownership within the
proposed approval area.
Applicants must retain the list of well licensees notified regarding the proposed
scheme/amendment, the notification document, the date of notification, and any responses or
comments received. This information is not required to be submitted as part of the ER
application unless there are unresolved licensee concerns. In this case, a Licensee Concerns
attachment must be included.
2.1.3.3 Forms and Attachments Required for ER Scheme Applications
A) Summary of Required Application Documents
All ER scheme applications must include
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