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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.

Latest Insights

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

May 1, 2025
Benoit+

Benoit+ WellFile and Key 2025 Directive Updates

This issue introduces Benoit+ WellFile and summarizes regulatory updates involving Directive 040, Directive 060, Directive 039, Directive 020, pilot-technology guidance, shallow-rights reversion, Saskatchewan orphan matters, and BC EIMS items.

Apr 1, 2025
Compliance

Water Management, Flood Preparedness and Electronic Data Submissions

This newsletter covers water-management and flood-preparedness topics, mandatory electronic data submissions for petroleum, natural gas, and geothermal activities, and several provincial regulatory updates. It is a practical compliance article for operators tracking environmental, reporting, and data-submission obligations.

Mar 1, 2025
Compliance

Facility Life-Cycle Status Validation and 2025 Levy Updates

This issue focuses on facility life-cycle status validation, OneStop land updates, 2025/26 levy information, Directive 060 matters, wildfire-related updates, and BC facility-streamlining changes.

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-030

Can existing tanks be used for Class Ib fluids without a waste approval?

Existing tanks do not authorize a D056 facility to receive Class Ib or other oilfield waste.

RI-032

When should WIP and mineral-rights issues be checked?

Working-interest and mineral-rights issues can affect applicant eligibility, notification, and routine filing status.

RI-033

Can a well licence be cancelled if the rig skids or the surface location changes?

Cancellation may not be available once drilling, casing, hydrocarbons, or depth thresholds show the well exists.

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