Oil & Gas Development: A Municipal Perspective

Lori McDonald – RM of MonetGlenda Giles – RM of KindersleyKevin Melle – RM of LomondCasey Ziegler - WelltraxxShelley Kilbride - SARM

Oil & Gas Development: A Municipal Perspective

•New and expanding development•Opportunities and challenges•Principles of success

Setting the Stage

•What is seismic exploration? How are RMs involved?•Before it hits home…•Municipal well-drilling licensing and development permitting.•Other pre-development and development considerations.•The end of an era – inactive to reclaimed wells.

What We’ll Cover Today

• Seismic Exploration▫ The development cycle▫ Seismic exploration defined▫ Seismic Planning▫ Seismic 3D ▫ Related rules

What is seismic exploration? How are RMs involved?

• Seismic Exploration▫ The development cycle▫ Seismic exploration defined▫ Seismic Planning▫ Seismic 3D

What is seismic exploration? How are RMs involved?

What is seismic exploration? How are RMs involved?

• Role of the RM▫ Notices of Intent, Revision, Cancellation and

Completion▫ Good office practices

• Oil and Gas Disposition• Surface Rights and Access• Provincial Well-drilling Licensing• Good office practices

Before it hits home…

Oil and Gas Pools in SK

Crown Land Sale Process and Results

Development permitting Who? Why? How?

Well-drilling licensing Who? Why? How?

Municipal Well-drilling Licensing and Development Permitting

http://www.economy.gov.sk.ca/llf

Development permitting Who? Why? How?

Well-drilling licensing Who? Why? How?

Municipal Well-drilling Licensing and Development Permitting

Development:• Overweight Permitting• Road Maintenance Agreement enforcement• Road bans and closures

Pre-development:• Road Construction Agreements• Road Maintenance Agreements

Pre-development and development considerations.

Road Maintenance Agreements- RM Rights and Responsibilities- Components of a Road Maintenance

Agreements- Dispute Resolution- Good Practices

Road Construction Agreements- RM Rights and Responsibilities- Components of a Road Construction

Agreement- Good Practices

Pre-development Considerations

Road Maintenance Agreements- RM Rights and Responsibilities- Components of a Road Maintenance

Agreements- Dispute Resolution- Good Practices

Road Construction Agreements- RM Rights and Responsibilities- Components of a Road Construction

Agreement- Good Practices

Pre-development Considerations

Development:•Road Maintenance Agreement

enforcement• Overweight Permitting, Road bans

and closures

Pre-development:• Road Construction Agreements• Road Maintenance Agreements

Pre-development and development considerations.

Development:• Road Maintenance Agreement

enforcement•Overweight Permitting,

Road bans and closures

Pre-development:• Road Construction Agreements• Road Maintenance Agreements

Pre-development and development considerations.

• Well-site abandonment• Well-site decommissioning• Well-site reclamation

The end of an era – inactive to reclaimed wells

Suspended Facilities

Non-active Facilities

LLR cont’d…

Questions and Discussion

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