The document summarizes the British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission's regulatory approach to shale gas development in British Columbia. It provides an overview of the province's shale gas basins and production. It describes the Commission's legislative structure and authorities. The Commission takes an innovative, science-based approach focused on area-based analysis, new technologies like NEWT mapping, monitoring, and adaptive management. The future of shale gas in BC will depend on developing LNG export capacity as US demand is expected to decline. The Commission aims to effectively regulate shale gas development to meet energy demands while benefiting citizens.
This document provides a summary of air quality monitoring and standards from the Environmental Protection Commission. It discusses the EPA's criteria pollutants including ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead. It reviews historical ozone standards and compliance in the Tampa area. It also discusses new monitoring requirements for nitrogen dioxide near major roads and plans to implement this monitoring in Hillsborough County.
JIRCAS conducts agricultural research both internationally through collaborations and domestically within Japan. The document outlines JIRCAS's research activities, including highlights on climate change adaptation, rural development projects, genetic engineering of stress-tolerant crops, phosphorus deficiency in rice, and improving livelihoods in rural Indo-China. The presentation was given by JIRCAS President Masa Iwanaga at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia on October 22, 2012.
Brimo Gerard - CSR in the Heavy Footprint - Mining Industry
Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility
October 18-19, 2011
EDSA Shangri-La Hotel
Manila
The Edgemont Site in South Dakota contains a 145-hectare disposal cell that was built in 1989 to encapsulate uranium mill tailings and contaminated materials from a nearby former uranium mill. Major long-term stewardship activities at the site include monitoring of the disposal cell, restricting access, inspections, and maintenance. The estimated annual cost for long-term stewardship activities from 2000-2006 was $7,800. The primary future use of the site will be long-term surveillance and maintenance of the onsite disposal cell.
This document discusses hydraulic fracturing in Canada. It provides an overview of Encana Corporation, one of Canada's largest natural gas producers. It addresses public concerns regarding the safety and environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing. The industry has responded to these concerns by developing guiding principles through the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers around issues like water usage, chemical disclosure, and seismic activity. The document also outlines Encana's experience implementing practices like fracturing fluid additive disclosure and risk assessment to address stakeholder concerns over hydraulic fracturing.
State & Federal Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing: A Comparative AnalysisDan Arthur
The document summarizes state and federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing, comparing approaches in different jurisdictions. It outlines key environmental issues like water sourcing, disposal, and groundwater protection. It also discusses the role of environmental non-governmental organizations in activism around shale gas development. The document reviews regulatory developments in states like Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and Ohio to address hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. It considers options for federal regulation and implications for the future of natural gas development.
This document summarizes a presentation on modern shale gas development. It discusses how advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have made shale gas production economically viable in recent years. It provides an overview of major shale gas plays in the US and details of the geology, drilling, fracturing process and environmental considerations of shale gas development. The presentation emphasizes how horizontal drilling reduces surface impacts compared to vertical wells and discusses water sourcing, reuse and disposal in different shale basins.
The document provides information about exploration opportunities in Mozambique's Rovuma Basin. It summarizes Mozambique's location, climate, resources, and economy. It then describes the Rovuma Basin, which extends from Nacala port into Tanzania and covers over 30,000 square kilometers both onshore and offshore. The basin has been underexplored and divided into seven areas for bidding. The document outlines the basin's exploration history, available data, key structures like the Ibo High, play types involving delta and turbidite sands, leads and prospects, and concludes that Mozambique offers good exploration opportunities under a favorable legal framework.
This document provides a summary of air quality monitoring and standards from the Environmental Protection Commission. It discusses the EPA's criteria pollutants including ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead. It reviews historical ozone standards and compliance in the Tampa area. It also discusses new monitoring requirements for nitrogen dioxide near major roads and plans to implement this monitoring in Hillsborough County.
JIRCAS conducts agricultural research both internationally through collaborations and domestically within Japan. The document outlines JIRCAS's research activities, including highlights on climate change adaptation, rural development projects, genetic engineering of stress-tolerant crops, phosphorus deficiency in rice, and improving livelihoods in rural Indo-China. The presentation was given by JIRCAS President Masa Iwanaga at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia on October 22, 2012.
Brimo Gerard - CSR in the Heavy Footprint - Mining Industry
Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility
October 18-19, 2011
EDSA Shangri-La Hotel
Manila
The Edgemont Site in South Dakota contains a 145-hectare disposal cell that was built in 1989 to encapsulate uranium mill tailings and contaminated materials from a nearby former uranium mill. Major long-term stewardship activities at the site include monitoring of the disposal cell, restricting access, inspections, and maintenance. The estimated annual cost for long-term stewardship activities from 2000-2006 was $7,800. The primary future use of the site will be long-term surveillance and maintenance of the onsite disposal cell.
This document discusses hydraulic fracturing in Canada. It provides an overview of Encana Corporation, one of Canada's largest natural gas producers. It addresses public concerns regarding the safety and environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing. The industry has responded to these concerns by developing guiding principles through the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers around issues like water usage, chemical disclosure, and seismic activity. The document also outlines Encana's experience implementing practices like fracturing fluid additive disclosure and risk assessment to address stakeholder concerns over hydraulic fracturing.
State & Federal Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing: A Comparative AnalysisDan Arthur
The document summarizes state and federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing, comparing approaches in different jurisdictions. It outlines key environmental issues like water sourcing, disposal, and groundwater protection. It also discusses the role of environmental non-governmental organizations in activism around shale gas development. The document reviews regulatory developments in states like Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and Ohio to address hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. It considers options for federal regulation and implications for the future of natural gas development.
This document summarizes a presentation on modern shale gas development. It discusses how advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have made shale gas production economically viable in recent years. It provides an overview of major shale gas plays in the US and details of the geology, drilling, fracturing process and environmental considerations of shale gas development. The presentation emphasizes how horizontal drilling reduces surface impacts compared to vertical wells and discusses water sourcing, reuse and disposal in different shale basins.
The document provides information about exploration opportunities in Mozambique's Rovuma Basin. It summarizes Mozambique's location, climate, resources, and economy. It then describes the Rovuma Basin, which extends from Nacala port into Tanzania and covers over 30,000 square kilometers both onshore and offshore. The basin has been underexplored and divided into seven areas for bidding. The document outlines the basin's exploration history, available data, key structures like the Ibo High, play types involving delta and turbidite sands, leads and prospects, and concludes that Mozambique offers good exploration opportunities under a favorable legal framework.
Summit Power - Texas Clean Energy Project – Laura Miller - Global CCS Institu...Global CCS Institute
As a part of the Institute's strategic focus on assisting CCS projects through knowledge sharing, three North American roadshow events will help the industry share project experiences and knowledge about CCS. Taking place in the US and Canada, the three events include:
• Austin, Texas on November 8, 2011;
• Calgary, Canada on 10 November, 2011; and
• Washington, D.C. on 19 January, 2012.
The first roadshow focused on sharing project experiences and knowledge from the projects in North America but also brought in projects from Europe (Don valley) and Australia (Callide) so that regionally diverse experiences could be shared amongst a global audience.
Attendance at the event was around 30 to 35 which allowed open and frank discussions around technical, management, and regulatory issues and how these challenges can impact on a project’s advancement and decision making processes.
Day 2- Session 5: Global Hotspots
Mining the Deep Ocean
Objective Capital Global Mining Investment Conference 2010
Stationers' Hall, City of London
28-29 September 2010
Speaker:
Ian Ransome - International Council on Mining & Metals
Day 2- Session 5: Global Hotspots (part 2)
Objective Capital Global Mining Investment Conference 2010
Stationers' Hall, City of London
28-29 September 2010
Speakers:
Ian Ransome - Diamond Fields International Ltd
David Hargreaves - Fair Trade Gemstomes
Glen Jones - Intierra Resource Intelligence
Summit Power – Texas Clean Energy Project: A PolyGen Facility with 90% CO2 Ca...Global CCS Institute
The Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) is a proposed 400 MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant with 90% carbon capture located in Odessa, Texas. It will use coal gasification and carbon capture technology to generate electricity while capturing approximately 2.5 million tons per year of carbon dioxide. Additional products will include urea fertilizer and argon gas. The $2.2 billion project aims to demonstrate large-scale carbon capture and storage while creating jobs and supporting US energy security through low-carbon energy sources.
Apec workshop 2 presentation 10 apec workshop 2 eor & weyburn case studyGlobal CCS Institute
This document discusses the Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring & Storage Project (WMP) from 2000-2012 which involved injecting over 25Mt of anthropogenic CO2 from a coal gasification plant into oil fields in Weyburn and Midale, Canada for enhanced oil recovery. The WMP studied technical aspects of CO2 geological storage and developed best practices. Monitoring techniques included 4D seismic imaging, passive seismic monitoring, soil gas composition analysis, carbon 14 isotope data, and assessing wellbore integrity to validate storage and address false claims of leakage.
Monitoring measuring and verification, Gonzalo Zambrano, University of AlbertaGlobal CCS Institute
This document summarizes Gonzalo Zambrano's presentation on monitoring, measuring and verification (MMV) for CO2 storage projects. It discusses the Aquistore project, which aims to demonstrate safe CO2 storage in deep saline formations in Alberta, Canada. The Aquistore project involves injecting CO2 into a saline formation over 3 km underground and uses various surface and downhole techniques to monitor the CO2 plume and ensure containment. These include 3D and time-lapse seismic surveys, a permanent seismic array, tiltmeters, GPS, and soil gas and groundwater monitoring.
Wac ncc091511 ascent,unconventional oil,northamericaDavid Edick Jr
The document discusses the rise of unconventional oil production in North America from oil sands and tight oil plays. It provides an overview of Canadian oil sands reserves and production forecasts, describing the primary production and upgrading processes. It also summarizes the Bakken tight oil formation in North Dakota, including its geology and significant production growth. The document notes debates around environmental impacts and challenges of regulatory oversight for oil sands and the potential for other North American shale trends.
Laura Miller - CCS Projects – Presentation at the Global CCS Institute Member...Global CCS Institute
The document summarizes the Texas Clean Energy Project, which involves building a 400 MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant with 90% carbon capture in Odessa, Texas. The project would gasify Powder River Basin coal to generate electricity and capture around 3 million tons per year of carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery. It has received significant federal funding support and permits, and plans to begin construction in early 2012 if financial close is achieved in December 2011.
Are you dealing with an Aggregate resources project in your community? Want to know more about what your options are?
On September 22nd Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel at the Environmental Law Centre, presented information about how Aggregate is regulated in Alberta and what the important processes and legal issues in Aggregate extraction are.
CAI is improving the quality of life worldwide by providing custom fabricated modular power generation systems that are easy to install, have a small footprint and provide continuous power.
The Groundwater and Storage interactions project arose out of a meeting on the shoulder of the Greenhouse Gas Technologies Conference in Amsterdam in 2010. It was decided to concentrate initially on the Australian Flagships projects. On 3 May 2011 Australian researchers and government agencies met and presented their work to date.
In these slides COLLIE HUB, Western Australia, present on Groundwater Issues
This document summarizes permitting policies and challenges for offshore wind projects. It discusses the different permitting authorities and regulations for projects in federal waters versus state waters. It provides an overview of the current state of offshore wind development in the US, including several ongoing projects. It also outlines the transition of permitting authority between the Minerals Management Service and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
This is a short Powerpoint outlining the importance of the coal industry to our region, the impact of the Obama War on Coal and the very real potential for West Virginia coal on the world marketplace.
Capture Facility & CO2 Stream Composition and CharacterizationGlobal CCS Institute
This document provides an overview and update of Southern Company's Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration project at their Plant Barry coal power plant in Alabama. Key points include:
- The project involves capturing CO2 from flue gas and transporting it via pipeline to be injected underground for storage at Denbury Resources' Citronelle oil field.
- Over 62,000 tons of CO2 have been captured since startup in June 2011. Testing continues to optimize performance and evaluate long-term operability.
- Samples from the pipeline connecting the plant to the storage site were analyzed to characterize the CO2 stream composition to ensure it meets requirements for underground injection.
Sec Ramon J. P. Paje -INSTITUTING POLICY REFORMS IN MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOP...No to mining in Palawan
Sec Ramon J. P. Paje
INSTITUTING POLICY REFORMS IN MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Mining Philippines 2011
September 14, 2011,
Sofitel Philippines Plaza Hotel
Manila, Philippines
This document discusses challenges in accurately measuring greenhouse gas emissions and NIST's activities to address these challenges. NIST is working to develop measurement standards and technologies to better quantify greenhouse gas concentrations and fluxes from various sources and across different scales. This includes research on instrumentation, spectroscopic data, modeling protocols, and establishing traceability to the International System of Units. The goal is to provide the measurement foundation necessary to support greenhouse gas monitoring, reporting, and verification activities.
This document discusses trends in the natural gas market and outlook. It notes that advances in technology have led to a surge in unconventional gas supply in North America, creating a divergence in regional gas prices. Many countries want to emulate this success, but concerns remain about the environmental and social impacts. Looking ahead, factors on both the supply and demand side are pushing gas to a higher share in the global energy mix, changing trade patterns and connections between markets. For gas to fulfill its role in a low-carbon future, social and environmental concerns must be properly addressed through international cooperation.
This document summarizes Poland's perspective on shale gas development. It discusses Poland's reliance on coal and natural gas imports currently. Poland has significant shale gas resources that could help improve energy security and develop the domestic economy. The document outlines Poland's shale gas exploration efforts to date and potential economic and environmental impacts. It also discusses Poland's cooperation with Canada on sharing best practices for responsible shale gas development.
Summit Power - Texas Clean Energy Project – Laura Miller - Global CCS Institu...Global CCS Institute
As a part of the Institute's strategic focus on assisting CCS projects through knowledge sharing, three North American roadshow events will help the industry share project experiences and knowledge about CCS. Taking place in the US and Canada, the three events include:
• Austin, Texas on November 8, 2011;
• Calgary, Canada on 10 November, 2011; and
• Washington, D.C. on 19 January, 2012.
The first roadshow focused on sharing project experiences and knowledge from the projects in North America but also brought in projects from Europe (Don valley) and Australia (Callide) so that regionally diverse experiences could be shared amongst a global audience.
Attendance at the event was around 30 to 35 which allowed open and frank discussions around technical, management, and regulatory issues and how these challenges can impact on a project’s advancement and decision making processes.
Day 2- Session 5: Global Hotspots
Mining the Deep Ocean
Objective Capital Global Mining Investment Conference 2010
Stationers' Hall, City of London
28-29 September 2010
Speaker:
Ian Ransome - International Council on Mining & Metals
Day 2- Session 5: Global Hotspots (part 2)
Objective Capital Global Mining Investment Conference 2010
Stationers' Hall, City of London
28-29 September 2010
Speakers:
Ian Ransome - Diamond Fields International Ltd
David Hargreaves - Fair Trade Gemstomes
Glen Jones - Intierra Resource Intelligence
Summit Power – Texas Clean Energy Project: A PolyGen Facility with 90% CO2 Ca...Global CCS Institute
The Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) is a proposed 400 MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant with 90% carbon capture located in Odessa, Texas. It will use coal gasification and carbon capture technology to generate electricity while capturing approximately 2.5 million tons per year of carbon dioxide. Additional products will include urea fertilizer and argon gas. The $2.2 billion project aims to demonstrate large-scale carbon capture and storage while creating jobs and supporting US energy security through low-carbon energy sources.
Apec workshop 2 presentation 10 apec workshop 2 eor & weyburn case studyGlobal CCS Institute
This document discusses the Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring & Storage Project (WMP) from 2000-2012 which involved injecting over 25Mt of anthropogenic CO2 from a coal gasification plant into oil fields in Weyburn and Midale, Canada for enhanced oil recovery. The WMP studied technical aspects of CO2 geological storage and developed best practices. Monitoring techniques included 4D seismic imaging, passive seismic monitoring, soil gas composition analysis, carbon 14 isotope data, and assessing wellbore integrity to validate storage and address false claims of leakage.
Monitoring measuring and verification, Gonzalo Zambrano, University of AlbertaGlobal CCS Institute
This document summarizes Gonzalo Zambrano's presentation on monitoring, measuring and verification (MMV) for CO2 storage projects. It discusses the Aquistore project, which aims to demonstrate safe CO2 storage in deep saline formations in Alberta, Canada. The Aquistore project involves injecting CO2 into a saline formation over 3 km underground and uses various surface and downhole techniques to monitor the CO2 plume and ensure containment. These include 3D and time-lapse seismic surveys, a permanent seismic array, tiltmeters, GPS, and soil gas and groundwater monitoring.
Wac ncc091511 ascent,unconventional oil,northamericaDavid Edick Jr
The document discusses the rise of unconventional oil production in North America from oil sands and tight oil plays. It provides an overview of Canadian oil sands reserves and production forecasts, describing the primary production and upgrading processes. It also summarizes the Bakken tight oil formation in North Dakota, including its geology and significant production growth. The document notes debates around environmental impacts and challenges of regulatory oversight for oil sands and the potential for other North American shale trends.
Laura Miller - CCS Projects – Presentation at the Global CCS Institute Member...Global CCS Institute
The document summarizes the Texas Clean Energy Project, which involves building a 400 MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant with 90% carbon capture in Odessa, Texas. The project would gasify Powder River Basin coal to generate electricity and capture around 3 million tons per year of carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery. It has received significant federal funding support and permits, and plans to begin construction in early 2012 if financial close is achieved in December 2011.
Are you dealing with an Aggregate resources project in your community? Want to know more about what your options are?
On September 22nd Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel at the Environmental Law Centre, presented information about how Aggregate is regulated in Alberta and what the important processes and legal issues in Aggregate extraction are.
CAI is improving the quality of life worldwide by providing custom fabricated modular power generation systems that are easy to install, have a small footprint and provide continuous power.
The Groundwater and Storage interactions project arose out of a meeting on the shoulder of the Greenhouse Gas Technologies Conference in Amsterdam in 2010. It was decided to concentrate initially on the Australian Flagships projects. On 3 May 2011 Australian researchers and government agencies met and presented their work to date.
In these slides COLLIE HUB, Western Australia, present on Groundwater Issues
This document summarizes permitting policies and challenges for offshore wind projects. It discusses the different permitting authorities and regulations for projects in federal waters versus state waters. It provides an overview of the current state of offshore wind development in the US, including several ongoing projects. It also outlines the transition of permitting authority between the Minerals Management Service and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
This is a short Powerpoint outlining the importance of the coal industry to our region, the impact of the Obama War on Coal and the very real potential for West Virginia coal on the world marketplace.
Capture Facility & CO2 Stream Composition and CharacterizationGlobal CCS Institute
This document provides an overview and update of Southern Company's Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration project at their Plant Barry coal power plant in Alabama. Key points include:
- The project involves capturing CO2 from flue gas and transporting it via pipeline to be injected underground for storage at Denbury Resources' Citronelle oil field.
- Over 62,000 tons of CO2 have been captured since startup in June 2011. Testing continues to optimize performance and evaluate long-term operability.
- Samples from the pipeline connecting the plant to the storage site were analyzed to characterize the CO2 stream composition to ensure it meets requirements for underground injection.
Sec Ramon J. P. Paje -INSTITUTING POLICY REFORMS IN MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOP...No to mining in Palawan
Sec Ramon J. P. Paje
INSTITUTING POLICY REFORMS IN MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Mining Philippines 2011
September 14, 2011,
Sofitel Philippines Plaza Hotel
Manila, Philippines
This document discusses challenges in accurately measuring greenhouse gas emissions and NIST's activities to address these challenges. NIST is working to develop measurement standards and technologies to better quantify greenhouse gas concentrations and fluxes from various sources and across different scales. This includes research on instrumentation, spectroscopic data, modeling protocols, and establishing traceability to the International System of Units. The goal is to provide the measurement foundation necessary to support greenhouse gas monitoring, reporting, and verification activities.
This document discusses trends in the natural gas market and outlook. It notes that advances in technology have led to a surge in unconventional gas supply in North America, creating a divergence in regional gas prices. Many countries want to emulate this success, but concerns remain about the environmental and social impacts. Looking ahead, factors on both the supply and demand side are pushing gas to a higher share in the global energy mix, changing trade patterns and connections between markets. For gas to fulfill its role in a low-carbon future, social and environmental concerns must be properly addressed through international cooperation.
This document summarizes Poland's perspective on shale gas development. It discusses Poland's reliance on coal and natural gas imports currently. Poland has significant shale gas resources that could help improve energy security and develop the domestic economy. The document outlines Poland's shale gas exploration efforts to date and potential economic and environmental impacts. It also discusses Poland's cooperation with Canada on sharing best practices for responsible shale gas development.
The document discusses the Polish Exploration and Production Industry Organization (OPPPW), which represents companies exploring and producing hydrocarbons in Poland. It promotes understanding of the industry and maintains dialogue with government. OPPPW has 15 member companies and 6 observer companies. It also discusses Poland's history with natural gas exploration and production, the current status of shale gas development, potential barriers to development like an unfavorable legal framework and bureaucracy, and lessons that can be learned from Canada's regulatory approach.
Talisman Energy is an international oil and gas company with operations focused in North America, North Sea, and Southeast Asia. The document discusses Talisman's corporate responsibility practices, including their Good Neighbor Program, Local Economic Engagement Strategy, and engagement with local communities and indigenous groups. It provides case studies on Talisman's work consulting with First Nations groups in Canada and local stakeholders for a water pipeline project in British Columbia.
- Shale gas exploration and development is a lengthy and uncertain process that can take decades and involves exploring, appraising, and developing resources through a step-wise approach.
- Not all shale gas plays are economically viable, and it can be challenging to determine where a particular play falls on the spectrum from expensive to economic.
- Shale gas operations require significant upfront investment and have long payout periods, but can provide stable long-term cashflow through manufacturing-style development once established.
- Operators aim to minimize surface footprint and engage local communities to address environmental and social concerns.
The document discusses developing a regulatory framework for unconventional oil and gas development in Alberta. It outlines some key risks like inter-wellbore communication and loss of well integrity. It evaluates regulatory alternatives to address these risks, like prescribing standards or specifying outcomes. The ERCB's approach will focus on maintaining well integrity, managing inter-well communication risk, defining shallow depths, and ensuring compliance. Next steps include further consultation to finalize the directives and compliance assurance strategy.
The document summarizes a presentation by John Foran of Natural Resources Canada on shale gas development in Canada. It outlines Canada's energy policy framework, jurisdiction over energy resources, NRCan's role, Canada's large shale gas resources, and public concerns regarding shale gas development, particularly around water usage and potential contamination, greenhouse gas emissions, and induced seismicity. It also discusses NRCan's research addressing these concerns.
10. Authorizes and ensures compliance with
regulations:
Exploration
Production
The Commission is Gathering
a single-window Processing
Storage
agency Disposal
Pipelines
Reclamation
Oil and gas roads
11. Legislative Structure
Where we came from How we responded
Pipeline Act – 1950s
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act – 1970s
Oil and Gas Activities Act
2010
Oil and Gas Commission Act - 1998
12. Legislation and Regulations
Legislation enacted by • Oil and Gas Activities Act and General
the provincial • Petroleum and Natural Gas Act and General
government • Environmental Protection and Management Regulation
• Administrative Penalties Regulation
• Prescribed Road Regulation
• Service Regulation
Regulations maintained • Geophysical Exploration Regulation
by Oil and Gas • Drilling and Production Regulation
Commission Board • Pipeline & LNG Facility Regulation
• Consultation and Notification Regulation
• Fee, Levy and Security Regulation
13. Enactments specific to oil and gas activities
Land Act: Occupation of Crown Land Ministry of Forests,
Lands and Natural
Resource Operations
Short Term Use of Water Ministry of
Water Act: Environment
Changes in and About a Stream
Ministry of Forests,
Forest Act: Licence to Cut Lands and Natural
Road Use Permit Resource Operations
Other Heritage Protection Various Ministries
Enactments: Hazardous Waste, Storage and
Disposal
14. Innovative aspects of OGAA for shale
Perceived Hazard Regulatory Mitigation
Groundwater Contamination • Cemented surface casing set to competent formation.
• Non-toxic drilling fluids until porous formations within 600
metres of surface are isolated.
Hydraulic Fracturing • Specific review requirements for fracturing above 600 metres.
• Records of fluid composition required.
• Temporary fluid storage on site in dual containment and
monitored pits and ultimate disposal via deep well injection.
Carbon Footprint • Venting only allowed by exception.
• Surface casing vents controlled and reported.
• Flaring limits and conservation requirements.
• In-line testing requirements.
Noise and Nuisance • Noise limitations.
• Requirements for air monitoring stations near larger plants.
• Flaring limits.
• Consultation and notification requirements.
15. Modified Subsurface Requirements
Well spacing
Drilling and Logging
Production
Sampling
Regulation
Testing
Multi-activity permitting
Created to Tools used to permit
allow for multi-activity more
OGAA multi-activity effectively:
permitting. • Area Based Analysis
• NEWT
Special Projects
Created to allow for
OGAA development of special
projects.
16. Trustworthiness of different sources of
information about oil and gas development
Universities/Colleges
Experts ENGOs Internet Friends National Media
Local Media Local Leaders Religious/Spiritual Government Politicians
Leaders
Strongly Distrust Somewhat Distrust Neither Somewhat Trust Strongly Trust
21. Area Based Analysis
Land Use First Nations & Stakeholder
Consultation and Notification
Area-based
Valued Management Multi-activity Development Monitoring
Components Triggers & Plans &
Requirements Reporting
Management Infrastructure Coordination
Strategies
Adaptive
Management
22. Area Based Analysis
Valued Components
Hydro-riparian ecosystems Most Valued Components:
• Defined spatially by the
Old forest Commission in
collaboration with the
Ministry of Environment
and other agencies.
Groundwater
• Based on stakeholder
High priority wildlife habitat, and First Nations input
ecosystems and features and interpretation of
strategic government
direction and policy
Boreal caribou using a broad-scale,
ecosystem defined
approach.
Resource and cultural
heritage features
23. Area Based Analysis
Non-Operating Area Land Base
Operating Area Land Base
Open Water Bodies (Lakes and Rivers)
Wetlands (W2 and enclosed uplands)
Federal Lands
Provincial Parks and Protected areas
Riparian Reserve Areas (Lakes, Rivers and Wetlands)
Riparian Management Areas (Lakes, Rivers and Wetlands)
Research Forest
Recreation Features and Sites
Known First Nation Cultural Features
Stream Riparian Areas
Operating Area Land Base
Private and Municipal Lands
Old Forest
Boreal Caribou Habitat (UWR)
Muskwa Kechika Management Area
Potential First Nations Cultural Areas of Interest
24. Etsho
Seismic Investigation 31 events (mag 2.2-4.1)
April 2009 to July 2011
20 station dense array operated
June 16 – August 15, 2011
Tattoo
7 events (mag 2.4 to 3.1)
Dec 2011
Objectives:
• Examine linkage
between oil and gas
activities and observed
seismicity.
• Review current
research on induced
seismicity.
• Consider mitigation
methodologies if a link
between oil and gas
Kiwigana
activities is seen. 72 events (mag 0.5 to 1.86ML)
October 25, 2011 – Jan 27, 2012
151 station dense array
Greater than Mag 0.5 = fault movement
25. Seismic Investigation
Commission Staff
• Expert Analysis of
Data
• Scientists/Geologists
• Investigation
• Communications
Scientists/Geologists
Industry Operators • GeoScience BC
• Data • NRCan Seismologists
• Peer Review • US experts
• Communications
Confidential
• Industry Scientists
Working Group
Consultative
Fair
Open
Federal & Provincial Participatory
Government Challenge Results
CAPP
• NRCan
• Peer Review
• Alberta Geological
• Communications
Survey
• BC and Alberta Gov’t
• Communications
Academia
• UBC
• Literature Search
26. Connecting to science and research
Evaluation of gas migration in unconventional wells
University of British Columbia
Cementing and surface casing vent flows
University of British Columbia
Air quality impacts
University of British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
Seismicity
University of British Columbia
Public perception
University of British Columbia
27. The Future
The economically viable recovery of huge volumes of gas from
shale or similar tight formations means that:
• North American
Canada
markets are saturated
and an oversupply
situation may persist
for decades.
• Alternative global
markets are
accessible via
shipping LNG from
Canada’s west coast.
28. Within the next 10 to 15
Currently the U.S.
years, the U.S. will not
accounts for 2/3rd of our
need to import natural
production.
gas from Canada.
Without LNG With LNG
capacity or Canadian 2020
other markets, Production
Canadian could
production will significantly
decline. increase.
2013
29. Challenge for all of us is to meet world oil and gas
demands while benefiting all citizens:
• Be strong regulators.
• Analyze and share knowledge.
• Regulate effectively.