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Before filing an energy development licence application, the applicant MUST obtain an AER________________from Petrinex and meet with the licensing requirements of Directive _____.
- BA Code
- Petrinex
- Directive 067
- OGCA
- licenses
- waivers
- approval
- Licensee
- electronic submission
BA code
056
act2. True or False
An applicant MUST retain documentation to support their PIP.
- Which other Acts prohibit any preparatory or incidental operations from happening on the selected lands before the applicant receives a well, facility, or pipeline licence or approval?
T
The OGCA and the Pipeline Act prohibit ANY PREPARATORY
True or False
Contracted personnel like brokers are independent of the applicant or licensee and their actions can’t hold the applicant responsible.
f
APPLICANT is ultimately responsible NOT the broker
True or False
Contracted personnel like brokers are independent of the applicant or licensee and their actions can’t hold the applicant responsible.
f
- Table 1 deals with PC and notification for ________
- Table 2 deals with Facility ________________ notification requirements.
- Table 3 deals with PC and notification for PT
- Table 4 deals with Participant involvement requirements for pipeline licence amendments_
- Table 5 deals with PC and notification for well type
6.
- facility type
- `facility industry
- pipeline type
- pipeline licence amendments
- well type
- setback requirements for facilities w pipeline containing h2s
For the following indicate whether they would be a routine or non-routine application? R or NR
- ___ a) All technical & participant involvement requirements are in compliance
- __ b) A Landowner objects to compensation amount & decides to go to the SRB & signs a letter saying he is going to the SRB for the compensation issues.
- __ c) A landowner objects to the compensation & won’t sign off that he/she is okay with the technical requirements of the proposed project.
- __ d) A landowner from outside the consultation radius has ongoing outstanding objections about the project
- ___ e) All participant involvement requirements have been met and the company needs a slight variance from the regulatory requirements.
- ___ f) The applications is for a Category E Well.
- ____ g) Our Company is in ‘refer status’ and is filing a license application for a new facility.
- r
- nr
- nr
- nr
- nr
- nr
For the following indicate PC for personal consultation or N notification or NA if nothing is required for the following pipeline activities:
- _____ When applying for a partial pipeline removal.
- _____ When abandoning a pipeline
- _____ Discontinuing a pipeline
- _____ MOP increase to a Category D
- _____ Liner installation
- _____ resumption of discontinued line no change to category or setbacks
- _____ resumption of abandoned pipeline
- n
- n
- na
- PC&N
- NA
- N
- PC
What are the criteria for determining the category type of a well.
H2S content
H2S content, H2S release rate and proximity to public
- What are the requirements for wells around airports?
notify if
- unlighted within 1.6km
- lighted within 5km
the applicant must advise Transport Canada using the appropriate Transport Canada drilling rig clearance form
- When must we notify the Freehold coal rights owners and the lessess of Freehold or Crown coal rights?
- Drilling through a bed of coal
- any type of well development
TRUE or FALSE
Only non-routine applications are potential audit candidates.
What are the two ways audits are decided?
AUDITS - WHY do we have audits?
false
random and selected by AER
Ensure industry is compliant with D-056 at the licensing stage
Identify areas for continuous improvement
DIRECTIVE 056
Energy Development Applications & Schedules
1996
WHO are the 3 main participant groups in energy developments in Alberta?
AER.
INDUSTRY
PUBLIC
True or False
The development of a PIP may occur at anytime after filing an application.
FALSE
Manuel 12
- Contains the FORMS that need to be completed to meet the requirements of Directive 056.
- How many schedules are there?
- What are they for?
- What format are they in?
- What is the deal with Schedule 3 forms?
10 on AER website
Cover schedule, facilities, wellsites, H2S content, working interest participants
PDFs
pipeline ones are on onestop
- What are two expectations that the AER has for the public?
PARTICIPATE IN ISSUE Ident
time sensitive
PROBLEM SOLVING AND PLANnING
True or False
The consultation required by the Alberta’s First Nations Consultation Guidelines on Land Management and Resource Development is a process that is part of the AER consultation requirements.
- True or False
Tables 1-5 of D-056 sets out the category type and minimum consultation and notification radii for planning a PIP.
- True or False
The applicant must include those people that is aware of who have concerns even if they are outside the radius on Tables 1-5.
False issued Alberta’s First Nations Consultation Guidelines on Land Management and Resource Development. The consultation required by the guidelines is a process that is separate from the AER consultation requirements
true
true
- The applicant must allow participants a minimum of ______calendar days to receive, consider, and respond to notification of the proposed development.
- What does the applicant have to do with “commitments made”?
- Which section under 3.2.1 deals with decreasing “proliferation” of energy developments?
14
document them
10
Sometimes, in situations where an applicant plans to test a well by flaring or incinerating, the resident notification distances will be increased to meet the requirements of Directive _____.
- True or False Information packages are required for consultation or notification with AEP.
- True or False The PSI (project-specific information) must contain specific details about the proposed energy development.
- How many PSI requirements are specifically just for wells or pads?
60
true
true
17
True or False
If a detail in the PSI does not apply the applicant MUST explain why the detail is not applicable.
- Is it FOIP or PIPA that pertains to the collection of personal information under D-056?
- The PIP includes two different packages; what are the packages?23. Who must be notified if the applicants decide to cancel a proposed project?
tRUE
PIPA
AER info package and PSI
ALL PARTIES IN PIP
True or False
It is the AER’s responsibility to determine if the recommended radii for PC and notification needs to be expanded for the proposed development.25. What AER information MUST be provided when PC is required?
FALSE
AER
- LETTER from CEO of AER
- AER Brochure Understanding Oil & Gas Development in Alberta
- EnerFAQ Proposed Oil and Gas Wells, Pipelines, and Facilities: A Landowner’s Guide
- EnerFAQ Expressing Your Concerns – How to File a Statement of Concern About an Energy Resource Project
- What must an applicant do if a participant refuses a copy of the required information packages?
- Which point in this section 3.3.1 requires the applicant to keep a list of the dates that personal consultation occurred and the materials that were distributed
document refusal for audit purposes
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What does PC (personal consultation) look like as per D-056?
What is the difference between notification and PC?
the initial communication may take place through written communication rather than face-to-face or telephone communication
What info must be provided when we “notify”?
project specific information package
AER Chairman letter
- inform parties of nature and extent proposed application
- questions may = concernes
- confirmation of non-objectio or document not getting it
- written communication and project brochures, face to face or written materials
- How must an applicant deal with snowbirds?
reg mail or courier