We sincerely hope that everyone has been and continues to remain safe during this very difficult time. In light of these recent events, like many, Benoit has enabled our staff to work remotely. We will continue to provide our services and, as always, will do our very best to meet or exceed deadlines set by you, our valued clients.

We are committed to providing you with safe, reliable, and uninterrupted service. If you require some help or have any questions, please let us know. We'd be happy to help in any way that we can. Take care everyone.

On April 7, 2020, Alberta Energy temporarily deferred specific reporting requirements for the industry until August 14, 2020. AER Bulletin 2020-10 further outlines the relief measures taken during this time, which include (but are not limited to):

A copy of Bulletin 2020-10 and IL 2020-13 can be found here and here, respectively.

On April 14, 2020, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources (ER) announced it is implementing a temporary policy to allow for discretionary enforcement for oil and gas regulations on all oil and gas wells, facilities and pipelines regulated by the ER. The policy will be applied retroactively to March 1, 2020. BT2020-007 and the accompanying Ministry Relief Bulletin describe the relief measures being applied and their duration, which includes (but is not limited to):

A copy of BT2020-007 can be found here.

On April 16, 2020, the BC Oil and Gas Commission issued Information Bulletin 2020-04 outlining the Commission’s initial response to COVID-19 which includes:

A copy of IB 2020-04 can be found here.

On March 11, 2020, the AER released new editions of Directive 065: Resources Applications for Oil and Gas Reservoirs and Manual 012: Energy Development Applications Procedures and Schedules . The AER updated section 4.1.3 of Directive 065 and section 7.3.6 of Manual 012 to align with Alberta Energy’s Information Letter 2019-37 and AER Bulletin 2019-30 , clarifying consent requirements when Crown mineral and disposal rights overlap.

Be sure you check your existing Crown Mineral Authorizations to ensure they have been updated pursuant to Alberta Energy’s Mineral Rights Information Letter 2019-37 .

 You may still require an application to Alberta Energy to satisfy the requirements of Information Bulletin 2019-01 . 

A copy of Bulletin 2020-03 can be found here .

On March 11, 2020, the AER announced that operators are able to submit diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT) results and pressure volume temperature (PVT) studies in their TRG PAS files through the DDS.

A copy of Bulletin 2020-04 can be found here .

On March 23, 2020, AE announced a one-year extension for Petroleum and Natural Gas agreements, Oil Sands agreements and Metallic and Industrial Mineral permits expiring from March 20, 2020 up to and including December 31, 2020.

Extension applications must be submitted to AE prior to agreement expiry. Upon verification, AE will grant extensions until one year from the agreement expiry date.

A copy of Information Letter 2020-09 can be found here .

Did you know that Benoit provides a service which covers our regulatory application, liability management ratio and evaluation services under one umbrella?

 Under this program, Benoit acts as a “regulatory arm” for your company by receiving and responding to all compliance related matters on your company’s behalf, usually for only a few hundred dollars per month.



As your regulatory designate, in addition to our regulatory application service, Benoit conducts a number of additional services including, but not limited to:



If you're interested in this service or would like to discuss this further, please contact us or visit our website for more information

On March 25, 2020 the Ministry of Energy and Resources (ER) announced that The Economic Allowance (EA) table – Appendix 4 of Directive PNG012: Allowable Rate of Production: Oil Wells has been updated. The EA value is now applied to greater depths on a well than was previously outlined. Users may note a change in overproduction values due to the above change.

 

Additional information can be found here .

On March 25, 2020, the BCOGC updated the Transient Pressure and Deliverability Test (TRG) submission to include Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests (DFITs). DFITs are to be submitted to the Commission within 60 days of the end of the test. 

A copy of Industry Bulletin 2020-08 can be found here.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources has announced the launch of the Oil Infrastructure Investment Program (OIIP) to assist in the construction or expansion of transmission or feeder pipelines, pipeline terminals or other enabling infrastructure in the Province. Applications will be accepted from now until March 31, 2025.

A link to the ER’s webpage on this program can be found here.  

To support Benoit's regulatory application and compliance related submissions, Benoit now utilizes an in-house well test analysis expert, Mr. Reza Ali, C.E.T.

Mr. Ali has over 30 years of experience specializing in domestic and international Flow and Build-Up, Production Data and DFIT Analyses. 



If you would like a well test analyzed or if you would simply like more information on our well testing services, please feel free to contact Robyn (at 403.263.3690) or Jason (at 403.874.6769). You may also contact R eza Ali directly at 403.454.0430.

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Directive 007-1

AER Bulletin 2014-27

AER Well Spacing Map

Saskatchewan Guidelines

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