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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.

Feb 1, 2025
Compliance

Estimated Liability Review Before Orphan Fund Levy

This newsletter encourages operators to review estimated liability before orphan fund levy calculations and summarizes electronic habitat restoration program items, mandatory electronic submissions, Saskatchewan pipeline licensing, and BC hydrogen developments.

Jan 1, 2025
Well Licensing

Directive 056 and Liability Management Framework Updates

This issue covers liability-management directive updates, Directive 056, Directive 089, Directive 090, Manual 012 changes related to brine, geothermal, and mineral development, and BC disposal-dashboard information. It is a strong well-licensing and emerging-resource update for operators planning new applications.

Dec 1, 2024
AER Updates

Directive 046 Rescission, Directive 017/042 and Mineral Development Updates

This newsletter summarizes the rescission of Directive 046 into Manual 029, updates to Directives 017 and 042, Manual 030 rock-hosted mineral development information, Directive 007 and Manual 011 brine-hosted mineral updates, and related Saskatchewan and BC items. It is a useful regulatory-change summary for year-end review.

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-034

How do re-entry, resumption, recompletion, and zonal abandonment differ for filing?

The filing path depends on the well status and the work, not just the preferred application wording.

RI-035

What if required drill cuttings cannot be collected?

Missed or changed drill-cuttings requirements should be documented while the well is being drilled.

RI-036

Why should facility spacing be checked before filing?

Spacing issues should be fixed during layout design, not discovered during application assembly.

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