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

Gas Conservation Act, Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, this directive, and conditions
of approval. These are the requirements that you have a legal obligation to meet and against
which the ERCB may take enforcement action in cases of noncompliance.
You must not assume that an approval has or will be granted just because an application has
been submitted.
If an unauthorized activity occurs or if conditions of approval are not met, enforcement action
will be taken in accordance with Directive 019. Immediate corrective action, such as the shutin
of well operations, is required. See specific sections of Directive 065 for details of
compliance requirements and enforcement action.
The enforcement process is explained in Directive 019, and a list of risk-assessed
noncompliance events and associated compliance categories are listed on the ERCB Web site
www.ercb.ca under ERCB Home : Industry Zone : Compliance and Enforcement : Risk
Assessed Noncompliance.
Voluntary Self-Disclosure
Licensees are encouraged to actively monitor compliance using tools such as surveillance and
audits. Rules for voluntary self-disclosure and a list of events that are not considered selfdisclosure
are listed in Directive 019. Send self-disclosure information to
E-mail: ResourceCompliance@ercb.ca
Fax: 403-297-8122
Mail: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Resources Applications, Enforcement and Surveillance Section
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
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