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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.

Latest Insights

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

Jan 1, 2023
AER Updates

O-38 Applications, Directive 001 Feedback and Regulatory Updates

This issue covers O-38 application web forms, Directive 001 feedback, Directive 050 items, Saskatchewan orphan updates, and BC regulatory items.

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Dec 1, 2022
D051

Directive 040 Pressure Requirements and Rental Waivers

This newsletter addresses Directive 040 pressure requirements, rental waivers for P&NG agreements and shut-in wells, Manitoba drilling incentives, Saskatchewan FSSCR and OGCR items, and BC water updates.

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Nov 1, 2022
Compliance

Closure Spend Reporting and Directive 088 Updates

This issue covers closure spend reporting, Directive 088 revisions, caribou range extensions, rental waivers, and Saskatchewan and BC regulatory 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-074

Can a heavy oil analysis justify 25 m flare spacing instead of 50 m?

Heavy oil properties do not automatically allow crude-bitumen flare spacing.

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RI-075

Are methane vent limits and FEMP duties separate from facility approval conditions?

Vent limits, reporting, FEMP, surveys, and repairs are operating obligations.

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RI-076

Did removing the provincial solution gas flaring limit remove D060 conservation obligations?

Removing the provincial solution gas flaring limit did not make flaring unrestricted.

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