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10+ years of regulatory updates, compliance insights, and technical guidance for Western Canadian oil and gas operators.

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Disposal Wells
Applications, pressure testing, monitoring and ongoing obligations.
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MWHIP
Step rate testing, fracture pressure analysis and maximum wellhead injection pressure determination.
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CCUS
Carbon sequestration tenure, COâ‚‚ storage approvals and long-term containment guidance.
H2S Release Rate
Hâ‚‚S release rate assessments, EPZ calculations and well classification requirements.
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EOR
Waterflood, gas injection and enhanced recovery scheme applications and reservoir management.
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D051
Well classification, integrity, logging, testing and injection well compliance requirements.
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Off-Target Wells
Well spacing, target areas, off-target penalties and road allowance requirements.

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Stay informed with the latest regulatory updates, bulletins and technical insights.

Jun 1, 2024
H2S Release Rate

Directive 056, H2S and Pipeline Application Updates

This issue summarizes Directive 056, Manual 012, H2S, Directive 059, EPEA pipeline application conditions, OneStop, Directive 011 liabilities, ST98, and facility life-cycle topics.

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May 1, 2024
H2S Release Rate

Upcoming EPZ and H2S Changes for Well Licensing

This newsletter highlights upcoming emergency planning zone and H2S-related changes, including the move away from grandfathering and the importance of current H2S maximum values in well-licensing work.

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Apr 1, 2024
Compliance

ETS Permission Suspensions and Closure Liability Updates

This issue covers ETS permission suspensions for outstanding debt, the CARL program, Directive 088 and Manual 023 closure-liability updates, Directive 055 storage items, wildfire preparedness, and Saskatchewan updates.

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From the Benoit Archive

Insights from Decades of Regulatory Experience

Each Regulatory Intelligence Insight uses AI-assisted analysis to identify practical lessons from historical regulatory records, connecting those lessons to current regulatory guidance.

RI-046

Does every D058 component need financial security?

A first-party component on an existing licensed site may not need separate financial security.

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RI-047

Can the ESA be attached without summarizing each borehole?

A D058 application still needs borehole-level soil information in the submission.

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RI-048

Does surface runoff from a battery automatically require D058 approval?

Onsite surface runoff is not automatically a D058 waste-management approval issue.

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