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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.

Jul 1, 2023
Well Testing

Well Testing, Reserves Updates and Brine-Hosted Minerals

This issue covers well testing, reserves reporting, Directive 001 feedback, brine-hosted minerals, Directive 065, licensee capability reporting, and Saskatchewan and BC updates.

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Jun 1, 2023
Benoit+

Benoit+ Compliance Tools and Directive 020 Feedback

This newsletter highlights Benoit+ and compliance-tool development while also referencing CSA standard access, Directive 020 feedback, mineral-resource information, and Saskatchewan and BC updates.

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May 1, 2023
Benoit+

Benoit+ Monitoring and Methane Reporting Updates

This issue focuses on Benoit+ and includes methane-reporting and western Canadian regulatory updates.

Open Insight

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-062

Can a site stop conserving solution gas if production falls below 900 m3/d?

A site that has conserved solution gas cannot simply stop conserving because volumes are low.

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RI-063

Can an operator discontinue conservation by using an incinerator within 500 m of a residence?

Incineration is not always a workaround for flaring within 500 m of a residence.

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RI-065

Will reclassifying a gas well as an oil well make flaring approvable?

Changing a gas well to an oil well does not by itself resolve conservation or GOR issues.

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