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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.

Sep 1, 2025
Benoit+

Benoit+ WellFile and Directive 058 Feedback Updates

This newsletter introduces Benoit+ WellFile while also summarizing Directive 058 feedback, closure-nomination updates, Public Lands Administration Regulation items, and Saskatchewan licence-transfer schedule changes.

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Aug 1, 2025
D051

Directive 040 Testing Reminder and 2025 Directive Updates

This issue combines Directive 040 pressure-testing reminders with updates to Directives 059, 008, 087, and 011, the 2026 closure spend requirement, Alberta Capital Cost Index information, P&NG term extensions, and BC pipeline environmental items. It is a strong compliance-monitoring resource for operators planning annual obligations.

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Jul 1, 2025
Commingling

AER Noncompliance Notices for Unapproved Commingling

This newsletter addresses AER noncompliance notices related to unapproved commingling, including approval requirements, regulator enforcement and operator risk.

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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-023

Can an older disposal well avoid D051 logging or testing because it predates the guide?

The historical record allowed some legacy wells to be grandfathered, but it preserved monitoring, testing, and proof of hydraulic isolation.

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RI-024

What extra engineering checks matter when a disposal or injection well has sour or critical-sour context?

IRP 1 reminds engineers that sour exposure, metallurgy, casing stress, H2S release potential, and ERP readiness must stay visible in well design and conversion files.

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RI-025

Should an operator submit a disposal application before final perforations or stimulation work are complete?

The archive warns against applying for one interval while testing or planning a different interval; notification and logs should align with the largest defensible disposal interval.

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