Sue-Rose - Regulatory

At Proven Reserves Exploitation Ltd., we are experts in regulatory applications for oil and gas development. Able to provide objectivity in technical matters, we maintain an established relationship with the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), which provides us with insight on matters such as concise application preparation, approval time estimation, and the impact of future regulatory trends. 

Our experienced team will guide your application from the initial conception stage to the final ERCB disposition, enabling the ERCB to process the application as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Proven Reserves meets all of your regulatory needs efficiently and cost effectively. Our approval rate for applications is one of the best in the industry, designed by our experts to be accurate and easily understood. We’ve submitted over 500 regulatory applications, each one specifically created to avoid hidden regulatory traps and take full advantage of the most recent regulatory changes.

We offer 42 strategies to ensure your application does not get held up in red tape and loopholes. Plus, our regular follow-up with the regulator ensures that your application remains a top priority.

Should your application hit serious roadblocks, we have experience in mediation with the ERCB to avoid application dismissal, as well as in mitigation with application objections.

We are experienced expert witnesses at ERCB and NEB hearings.

We have expertise with the following Regulatory Applications:

1. Equity
   1. Down-spacing
   2. Holdings
   3. Compulsory Pooling
   4. Special Drill Spacing Unit (Downspacing and Holdings)
2. Conservation
   1. Down-spacing
   2. Holdings
   3. Enhanced Recovery Scheme (ER)
   4. Water-floods
   5. Polymer floods
   6. Concurrent Production (CCP)
   7. Pool Delineation and Ultimate Reserves
3.  Production Control
   1. Commingled Production
   2. Good Production Practice (GPP)
   3. Gas-Oil Ratio Penalty Relief
4.  Disposal/Storage
   1. Class I-IV Disposal
5. Waste Disposition Reporting