2014 03 25 in Bad Faith Presentation by Jessica Ernst in City of Lethbridge Alberta, hosted by No Drilling Lethbridge

In Bad Faith These people will get

nowhere

Jessica Ernst on her experience with the Alberta Government and Energy Regulators

No Drilling Lethbridge . March 25, 2014

Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)

govt changed to

Energy Utilities Board (EUB)

after breaking the law & spying on Albertans govt changed to

Energy Resources Conservation Board

after my lawsuit goes public, govt changed to

NEW: Immunity from omissions

Alberta Environmental Protectionbecame

Alberta Environmentbecame

Alberta Environment and Waterbecame

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development

became

Alberta Energy Regulator

NEW: Immunity from lawsuits

What is fracing?

Fracing is the process of stimulating a well by injecting fluids (liquid or gas) at high rates & pressure into perforated zone(s) to shatter formations to make oil and gas flow

It creates new and enlarges existing fractures

In my community, shales, sands and coals are being fracd

Wells are horizontal deviated or vertical

deep, shallow and ultra shallow

CBM = Coalbed Methane

Alberta Research Council

meeting the priorities of industry

March 24, 1985Fairfax Department Store Explosion

Conclusions of Blast Task Force:

The gas was biogenicshallow, made by bacteria

pressurized by rising water table in fresh-water aquifer under the Ross Store

Dyck & Dunn (published 1986)

In 1976 surveyed 939 water wells & springs

Saskatchewan, Canada

Methane concentrations highest where petroleum industry drill hole density increased

88% of samples no detectable methane

More than 95% had

Historic Data on some Rosebud water wells

Gas Present: Yes or No?

1977 Paterson well: No

1986 Ernst (Feckly) well: No

1987 County well, near Ernst: No

Water Well Drilling Report The data contained in this report is supplied by the Driller. The province disclaims responsibility

for its accuracy.

Well I.D.: 0123548Map Verified: MapDate Report Received: 1986/05/14

Measurements: Imperial

1. Contractor & Well Owner InformationCompany Name: Drilling Company Approval No.:UNKNOWN DRILLER 99999 Mailing Address: City or Town: Postal Code:UNKNOWN UNKNOWN AB CA WellOwner's Name: Well Location Identifier:FECKLEY, F.L. P.O. Box Number: Mailing Address: Postal Code:723 ROSEBUD T0J 2T0 City: Province: Country:

2. Well Location1/4 or LSD

Sec Twp Rge Westof M

SE 13 027 22 4Location in Quarter

0 FT from Boundary0 FT from Boundary

Lot Block Plan

Well Elev: How Obtain:FT Not Obtain6. Well YieldTest Date(yyyy/mm/dd):

Start Time:

Test Method: Non pumping static level:

FT

Rate of water removal:

Gallons/Min

Depth of pump intake:

FT

Water level at end of pumping:

FT

Distance from top of casing to ground level:

Inches

Depth To water level (feet) Elapsed Time

Drawdown Minutes:Sec Recovery

Total Drawdown: FTIf water removal was less than 2 hr duration, reason why: Recommended pumping rate: Gallons/MinRecommended pump intake: FTType pump installedPump type: Pump model: H.P.: Any further pumptest information?

3. Drilling InformationType of Work: ChemistryReclaimed WellDate Reclaimed: Materials Used: Method of Drilling: DrilledFlowing Well: Rate: GallonsGas Present: No Oil Present: No

Proposed well use: Domestic Anticipated Water Requirements/day0 Gallons

4. Formation LogDepth from ground level (feet)

Lithology Description

5. Well CompletionDate Started(yyyy/mm/dd): Date Completed(yyyy/mm/dd):

Well Depth: 190 FT Borehole Diameter: 0 InchesCasing Type: Liner Type: Size OD: 0 Inches Size OD: 0 InchesWall Thickness: 0 Inches Wall Thickness: 0 Inches

Bottom at: 0 FT Top: 0 FT Bottom: 0 FT

Perforations Perforations Size: from: 0 FT to: 0 FT 0 Inches x 0 Inchesfrom: 0 FT to: 0 FT 0 Inches x 0 Inchesfrom: 0 FT to: 0 FT 0 Inches x 0 InchesPerforated by: Seal: from: 0 FT to: 0 FTSeal: from: 0 FT to: 0 FTSeal: from: 0 FT to: 0 FTScreen Type: Screen ID: 0 Inchesfrom: 0 FT to: 0 FT Slot Size: 0 InchesScreen Type: Screen ID: 0 Inchesfrom: 0 FT to: 0 FT Slot Size: 0 InchesScreen Installation Method: FittingsTop: Bottom: Pack: Grain Size: Amount: Geophysical Log Taken: Retained on Files: Additional Test and/or Pump DataChemistries taken By Driller: NoHeld: 1 Documents Held: 1Pitless Adapter Type: Drop Pipe Type: Length: Diameter: Comments:

7. Contractor Certification Driller's Name: UNKNOWN DRILLER Certification No.: This well was constructed in accordance with the Water Well regulation of the Alberta Environmental Protection & Enhancement Act. All information in this report is true.Signature Yr Mo Day

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~ 2300 historic water well records 50 km2 around my home completed prior to the

arrival of shallow fracd Coalbed Methane (~2001)

4 (0.17%) noted the presence of a gas that could be methane

EPA, 1987

Documented case of

hydraulic fracturing by Kaiser

contaminating well water(Kaiser plans to frac Calgary, Alberta!)

Reportedly 100s of other cases sealed by confidentiality agreements

Husky, 1993

Industry Gas Migration ResearchStudy in Alberta & Saskatchewan

Big problem

Expensive to fix

Difficult to completely stop

Husky defines gas migration:

The leakage of gas from outside the production and/or surface casing of oil and gas wellbores.

.in the Lloydminster area the source of the gas and its path to

surface are rarely clear.

Husky Report

1993:

46% energy wells tested

had gas migration

Chafin, 1994:US Geological Survey

Did not find substantial vertical migration of methane by natural processes

gas-well annuli are more important than natural fractures for the upward migration

of gas

CAPP Gas Migration Study

(Final Report 1995)

~24,000 historic Alberta water well records were reviewed by the regulator

17 (0.07%) reported gas present before

oil & gas development (1935-53)

41 (0.17%) reported gas present after (1960-95)

CAPP study of methane in water wells on Alberta side

provides useful data on dissolved methane in groundwater as used in the

region

Methane detected in 20/23 water wells

most < 0.05 mg/l

2 highest were slightly > 1 mg/l

I bought my place at Rosebud in 1998

2000, Hamilton & Meehan on the 1985 Fairfax Explosion Task Force

Imaginative

Troublesome legal issues eliminated

Unscientific happily blameless ending

the implication being that the methane hazard could exist virtually anywhere, so no human agency was

at fault for its workings.

January 2001Hutchinson, Kansas

Four days after the explosion, Hutchinson

Trican Well Service & Husky Energy, 2002

The percentage of leaking energy wells

ranged from

12% to 80%

The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment 2002 report:

Unconventional natural gas drilling poses areal threat to groundwater

quality & quantity

Canada needs baseline hydrogeologicalinvestigations.to be able to recognize and

track groundwater contaminants.

Experimental, Risky Shallow Hydraulic Fracturing at Rosebud (~6 mi around my well):

Gas wells completed above Base of Groundwater Protection

in secret

2001: 32002: 62003: 172004: 402005: 94

2003 Fracd Life begins

With Noise

EnCana continues to violate my legal right to quiet enjoyment of my home & land

2003: Test by EnCana on my wellWater appearance: Clear

Tester did not report visible gas in my water

2003

Natural methane release from coal formations in Alberta is rare because

reservoirs are "tight"

Maurice Dusseault, 2003

Leaking methane gas from 1000s of resource wells posed

massive environmental problems

Escaping methane

changes the water, and generates aquifer problems.

2003 EnCana landman lie to meThere would never be any hydraulic fracturing at

Rosebud because of the coulee outcropping - all the gas released long ago.

Coleman, 2004 (and others over the years)

Investigations on Hutchinson Kansas 2001 explosions (killed 2 people): industrys leaking

gas had migrated almost 7 miles

October 2004, Ghillingar & Endres on the 1985 Fairfax Explosion:

Corrosion & leaks in the well casing

Industrys leaking gas

caused the explosion

Not bacteria!

Not water table rising!

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Owner: EnCana Corporation [unknown], AB

*** 83 - Surveyed (other) {Ground ; AMSL}

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Elevation(AMSL) Lithology Descriptions (1)

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Completion Details

Intervals

Chemistry Summary Details (mg/L)

General Comments / Observations

Lithology Details

05-14-027-22 W4M

(Liner Bottom at: 463.0 m

Observations (water): Colour: ; Odor: ; Quality:

METRIC REPORT

(most recent first)

-- Completion Interval(s) --Slotted: 121.5 to 122.5 m - 2 - Method: OtherSlotted: 127.7 to 130.0 m - 2 - Method: OtherSlotted: 137.4 to 138.4 m - 2 - Method: OtherSlotted: 173.1 to 174.1 m - 2 - Method: OtherSlotted: 182.1 to 183.1 m - 2 - Method: OtherSlotted: 216.1 to 219.0 m - 2 - Method: Other

Depth Completed (m): 219.0Depth Drilled (m): 463.0

Flowing: No

Alias IDs

Contractor: [unknown saskatchewan contractor]

Work Type: Gas WellDrilling Method: DrilledProposed Use: IndustrialCompletion Type: Casing/Perforated Liner

Well Name: ECA ECOG HUSSAR 5-14-27-22

** 84 - Surveyed (other) 10TM NAD83

HC well added to be included in a x-sec for 04-510. Perforations are representative of coal layers. Perforations performed with nitrogen gas. Objective of perforations was to obtain coal bed methane gas production.

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Date Started: Oct 13, 2003Date Completed: Oct 13, 2003

Elevation (m): 868.5

Elog Taken: NoGamma Taken: No

Oil Present: No Gas Present: No

139,0035,683,326

Surface Casing: [unknown] 177.8 mm (O.D.) x 2.00 mm (thick) x 81.00 m (bottom)

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Shallow Operations IssuesJim Reid, ERCB Manager

May 12, 2004

shallow operations can be

high risk

will not disclose what chemicals were injected

Summer 2004 Water wells start to go bad

EnCana investigated itself, declares itself innocent.

EnCana & Alberta Environment blamed our local water well driller!

August 2004: EnCana Landman

EnCanas inappropriate

blanket approval type document

EnCanas land manager:

If we can get them to sign this, we dont need to consult

He refuses to consult. We chat a long time. He finally agrees to hold an open house

A few days later

Encanas landman back at it with same document

September 9, 2004: I resigned from Encana

How could I ethically work for a company lying to me and my community?

Open House Oct 21, 2004

EnCana promised that they would only fracfar below our fresh water aquifers

and below the impermeable layer to prevent gas migration into our water.

$150,000 promise to Rosebud Theatre

January 11, 2005, Rosebud water tower blows up in an explosion

Investigators say an accumulation of gases appears to have caused the Jan. 11

explosion that destroyed the Rosebud water reservoir building and sent a

Wheatland County employee to hospital with injuries.

Strathmore Standard, Jan 27, 2005

My water dramatically changed

Whistling taps/blowing gas

Caustic burns to skin/irritated eyes.

Painful cracks on hands after doing dishes

Soaps/shampoos no longer make suds

Gas spurting water out of tub & toilets

Dogs repulsed by the water

October 2005: My water post-fracd

Colleagues advised me to get my water tested for methane

Encanas Noise Continues

The ERCB deregulates to match Encanas non-compliance

I warn Albertans and dash off to speak to First Nations

communities in the Yukon

Nov 24 2005: Banished!

I have instructed my staff to avoid any further contact with you.

Jim Reid, Regulator Manager

December 13, 2005 Edmonton Journal

January 2006: EUB Shallow FracDirective 027

Industry advised the regulator that shallow fracturing had harmed oilfield wells

andthere may not always be a complete

understanding of fracture propagation at shallow depths

EUB = Energy Utilities Board, now ERCB, Energy Resources Conservation Board

Feb 28, 2006 Alberta Legislature

Environment Minister promised affected

families

safe alternate water now and into the future

regardless ifthe methane is from

natural flowor not.

Alberta Environment Testing Ernst Water 2006

March 3

Alarmed how much gas is in my water

I am to blame because I dont run cattle, thus

use too little water

March 6

Meeting with Minister

& staff

I am to blame, because

I use too much water

April 12 2006, The Alberta Government knew!!

Two Labs:

1) Maxxam: (3-14-27-22-w4m and 102/8-27-22-w4m) it is a likely source of this water well gas

1) Dr. Karlis Muehlenbachs: indicates a source from or near the shallower wells, 27-22-W4M

(obtained via FOIP, 2 years later)

2006: Toxic chemicals found by the regulator in Rosebud Hamlet water:

Petroleum distillates, bromodichloromethane, phenanthrene, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, xylene, benzene, butylbenzyl phthalate, di-ethyl phthalate, di-n-butyl phthalate, bis(2-ethyhexyl) phthalate and benzothiazole.

Hexavalent chromium (of Erin Brokovich fame) was found by the regulator in a monitoring well in the Hamlet [via FOIP results]

Toxic Chemicals found by the regulator in my water

March 3, 2006: 0.21 mg/L of F-2 petroleum hydrocarbons (primary components of various fuels including gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel and jet fuel);

March 3, 2006: Chromium increased in my water by factor of 45 after EnCana fractured the aquifer that supplies my well.

June 6, 2007: 2.0 g/L of 2-Propanol 2-Methyl. 2-Propanol 2-Methyl is a product of degrading methyl tert-butyl (MTBE), and may indicate MTBE contamination. Both 2-Propanol 2-Methyl and MTBE are hazardous;

June 6, 2007: 3.6 g/L of Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (BEHP). BEHP can cause cancer as well as damage to the liver after prolonged exposure.

May 8, 2006, Spirit River, Alberta Bruce Jacks water well erupting after nearby fracing and

professional venting of industrys migrating gas

May 9, 2006 Bruce Jack in hospital

Alberta Environments Lead Investigator Kevin Pilger:

Refuses to review any Encana perf or frac databecause the company promised itonly fracs at 600 metres and deeper

Alberta Environment Lead Investigator Kevin Pilger:

We cant look at Encanas data at the ERCB because you broke in and altered it all

Kevin Pilger said he could not read the hydrogeological report that admitted Encana

fracd our aquifers because

Ernst fraudulently fabricated it and forged the signatures and professional seal!

Investigator Craig Knaus regarding white stuff in Ernsts water:

The regulator has no budget to test for nitrogen

And doesnt need a sampling or safety protocol because Craig can feel when a

water well is dangerous.

Methane in Rosebud Water

30 66 mg/l

Risk of explosion at 1 mg/l(if water passes confined space in CAPP Gas Migration Report, 1996)

Compare to historic data: My water well: Gas Present: No

CAPP 1996: most < 0.05

2006 Briefing Note by Alberta Research Council on the Contamination Cases

(to blame bacteria), before the Council is retained to review the cases!

[Obtained in 2008 via FOIP]

landowners may not willingly accept the findings determined by Alberta

Environment and Alberta Research Council

EnCana fracd & still fracs biogenic naturally occurring methane

June 8, 2006 Interrogation of Ernst by ERCB Lawyer

Admitted on tape, the ERCB never considered me a threat

ERCB CBM Water Chemistry study, September 2006

Studied water wells in coal

Methane (and ethane) not detected in ~90% of water wells tested!

All 7/7 industry CBM wells tested had

natural biogenic methane!

September 2006

The international 2nd Well Bore Integrity Network Meetings first key conclusion:

There is clearly a problem with well bore integrity in existing oil and gas

production wells, worldwide.

CAPP Testimony to Parliamentary Committee, Environment & Sustainable

Development, Evidence, May 8, 2007

On testing for methane in water wells:

Mr. David Pryce, CAPP:

If it is present, the presumption is that its naturally occurring.

April 2007, Alberta Environment:

3 monitoring wells drilled at Rosebudto get baseline data

6 years too late.

May 2007

Alberta Environment finally commits to comprehensive investigation

Switched labs to one that detected but did not fingerprint the ethane.

They knew in 2006 it matched the ethane from EnCanas gas wells

Isotopic fingerprinting of ethane in Rosebud water:

Hamlet: regulator did not sample enough water

Landowner Water Wells: -40 to -46

ERCB Study on CBM wells: -39 to -46

2007Alberta Environment retains the Alberta Research Council

to review the 5 water well contamination cases

that had been reported in the media

2006/2007 Annual report,

Page 14

Understanding Albertas Water Resources

Funding for this research comes from Alberta Environment,

EnCana.

Alberta Research Council (now Alberta Innovates) January 2008

Ignored:

1986 historic data on my well: Gas Present: No

Used stories of methane in other water wells

Encana fracd the aquifer that supplies my well

Encanas 2003 test on my water

Blamed nature and bacteria

Instead of using the damning data the regulator

collected in our community they used

data from energy wells over 100 miles away

(that were fracd much deeper!)

Media Alerts March 19, 2008

Albertans

reject governments

conclusion that

nature contaminated

their well water

EnCana donates

7.5 Million $

to

the

University of Alberta

April 2008: Alberta Environment Breaks Legislature Made Promise

Takes away the water deliveries

Declares our dangerously

explosive & toxic water safe

Some days, theres a line up

2 thousand gallons takes about an hour to fill

I forgot to bring a book

My turn. 185 gal tank.

Magic always comes along

Water tanks in my house

I had to give up my storage and laundry room

December 2008

Legal papers served on the defendants

Feb 7, 2009 CTV W5 National News

Aired segment on my water and

the ERCBs treatment of me

The next week

The Intimidation of Ernst

If the contamination in my water is natural, would they send the RCMP?

RCMP = Royal Canadian Mounted Police

October 2009 Harper Government appoints Honourable

Neil C. Wittmann as Chief Justice

British Columbia Regulator Safety Advisory May 20, 2010

Fracture propagation via large scale hydraulic fracturing

operations has proven difficult to predict.

Buy Our SilenceEnCana increases donation to $350,000

EnCana Rosebud Centre August 24, 2010

January 28, 2011 ERCB Unconventional Gas

Regulatory Framework

Deep and shallow shales will be fracd

Hydraulic fracturing can contaminateuseable water aquifers with toxic

chemicals and is a recognized risk

ERCB Report 2011-A

April 27, 2011

Ernst Lawsuit against

EnCana, ERCB & Alberta Government

goes public

All allegations remain to be proven in court, all parties will be able to respond to the allegations

May 9, 2011 Jackson et als(Duke University) Peer Reviewed Study

17x more methane in water wells near drilled & fractured energy wells

June 24, 2011 The Harper Government

Appoints

Justice Barbara L. Veldhuis

to the Court of Queens Bench

September 22, 2011 Alberta regulators knew!

Caltex/Crew/Gasfracs gelled propane frac accidentally contaminates fresh

groundwater

The regulators continued to lie to the public for over a year

EnCana website 2011

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October 6, 2011 ERCB Bulletin 2011-29

Removes limits for unconventional oil and gas

October 30, 2011 EnCana Drilling under my land

Encana Waste Dumping Rosebud, October 30, 2011

Metal ConcentrationsMetal ConcentrationsTable #1 Average Metals Concentrations in Recycled WBFF and Drilling Waste

Parameter Recycled WBFF (mg/L) Drilling Waste (mg/L) Arsenic 0.0617 0.507 Barium 1.44 13.01 Beryllium 0.0629 0.00263 Cadmium 0.00 0.00213 Cobalt 0.0328 0.315 Chromium (total) 0.091 0.857 Copper 0.133 1.174 Mercury 0.0078 0.0214 Molybdenum 0.0218 0.0294 Nickel 0.0121 1.13726 Lead 0.0894 0.137 Antimony 0.004 0.00121 Selenium 0.0171 0.055 Tin 0.00167 0.0105 Thallium 0.0004 0.00263 Vanadium 0.172 1.94 Zinc 0.544 3.29


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Alberta Frac BlowoutJanuary 13, 2012

ERCB does not answer their Emergency Response Phone!

April 26, 2012 Drumheller Court

Justice Barbara L. Veldhuis requests a shortened statement of claim and volunteers as case manager.

ERCB demands that my full statement of claim is removed from the court and public record.

Denied.

Standing Tall Lois Frank, Blood Tribe

June 20, 2012Crown Stays Charges

Sept 9, 2011

Arrested

Charged with

Criminal intimidation

EU 2012 Report:

25% to 100% of water used is

lost permanently

Taking water for fracing from the Red Deer River, Alberta, 2013

Water Trucks: Who pays for the Road Damages?Photo by Pierre Bluteau, Leclercville, Quebec

October 1, 2012 Case management call The defendants want my case moved to Calgary

(moving my case was not on the agenda)

Alberta Environment: It clearly tips in favour of the defendants position, that it ought to be in

Calgary and not in Drumheller

Justice Veldhuis: According to Albertas Chief Justice, the case is to be heard in Drumheller

Encanas Drumheller Office

Encana lawyers: will not drive to DrumhellerThe case is subsequently moved to Calgary.

Encana drilling waste Rosebud, November 2012

171,000 Fracd wells later

December 6, 2012 ERCB releases draft frac regulations

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Encana fracing above the Base of Groundwater Protection near my

land, December 15, 2012

They frac you, and then, they frac you again and again and again and again and again

December 16, 2012 ERCB releases frac blow-out report

Hydraulic fracturing caused the blow-out

No fines, no punishment levied

December 20, 2012 ERCB releases Caltex/Crew/Gasfrac

Report

Admits fracing contaminated fresh groundwater at Grand Prairie

No fines, no punishment levied

January 18, 2013 . 10AM4PM

Hearing in Calgary CourtEncana rig near my home

Encana argued nothing in court!

Court is packed, not enough seats

Best in the World, World Class ERCB argued for my case against them to be

thrown out:

I am a terrorist, they can violate my rights

No duty of care to Albertans and groundwater;

Legally immune from all acts and omissions, gross negligence, bad faith, deliberate acts.

Alberta Environment

Argued to have contamination

removed from my statement of claim

And, all paragraphs mentioning the

other contaminated water wells at Rosebud

Ernst attends Drumheller Court 10AM-4PM where by law the hearing would ordinarily be heard

February 8, 2013 The Harper Government

Appoints Justice Barbara L. Veldhuis to the Court of Appeal of Alberta

Rule on the Jan 18 hearing? Not an option

February 15, 2013

Alberta Court of Queens Bench

Chief Justice Neil Wittmann

Volunteers to take over

How does a plaintiff say no to that?

March 5, 2013

Announces honourary degree for Justice Neil Wittmann

April 2013: Alberta government appoints big oil & gas to Chair new

all-in-one energy regulator, the AER

5-14 (2004) 02-06-04 (2001)

August 19, 2013, Encana files Statement of Defence: Encana states that both Encana wells were stimulated, but

neither was hydraulically fractured

August 31 2013, Kaiser caves under Calgary residents protest, moves frac well 2.3 km

September 19, 2013 Chief Justice Neil Wittmann rules

Regulator judged me a terrorist

in the total absence of evidence. There is none.

But grants regulator complete legal immunity

even for violating my Charter Rights

Justice Wittmann:Ernst has valid Charter claim against the ERCB

To prevent others coming to the litigation process dressed in their Charter clothes whenever possibleJustice Wittmannruled against Ernst

Contamination stays in my Statement of Claim

Justice Wittmann rejected the Alberta governments attempt to attack parts of

the lawsuit, my claim against the government can proceed

Had filed nothing

And argued nothing in court

December 2013 Oil-soaked Texas!

Dallas City Council votes 9-6 to effectively ban fracking

"after years of arguments over well safety, toxic air emissionsdrillers' use of

hydraulic fracturing"

January 13, 2014 Case Management Call

Here we go again

Justice Wittmann grants Alberta

Environment another hearing to try to strike

out my case

Moves my case back to DrumhellerCourt of Queens Bench

April 16, 2014

February 3, 2014 Ernst Appeal Factum Filed

Appealing Justice Wittmann granting ERCB no duty of care, legal immunity, even for

Charter violations

My lawyers get 45 minutes on May 8, 2014

February 18, 2014

Alberta Environment

files application to

strike out my case

claiming

no duty of care

immunity

February 2014 Oil-soaked California!

Los Angeles City Council votes 10 0 to ban fracing and

other unconventional drilling methods

The Power of No! School and university boards!

City Council & Chamber of Commerce! Cartoons, posters, petitions, letters & protests!

Citizens, groups, songs and businesses!

February 25, 2014 Craig Knaus Compliance Manager Calgary

on Albertans asking for help because of fracing

stated with gleeful animation:

These people will get nowhere

Husky, 1993When did the idea form to blame nature for industrys gas migration?Trican Well Service & Husky Energy, 2002October 2005: My water post-fracdCAPP Testimony to Parliamentary Committee, Environment & Sustainable Development, Evidence, May 8, 2007April 2008: Alberta Environment Breaks Legislature Made PromiseMay 9, 2011 Jackson et als (Duke University) Peer Reviewed Studywill not disclose what chemicals injected.pdf

encana secret cbm w photo.pdf

ARC tight methane 2003.pdf 2003 Natural methane release from coal formations in Alberta is rare because reservoirs are "tight"

Feb 28, 2006 leg promise.pdfFeb 28, 2006 Alberta Legislature

2012 01 13 frac blow out.pdfAlberta Frac BlowoutJanuary 13, 2012ERCB does not answer their Emergency Response Phone!

24000ww by aep.pdf

EPA, 1987.pdfEPA, 1987

Over 100 miles away.pdfInstead of using the damning data the regulator collected in our community they used data from energy wells over 100 mil

Reid 2004 Shallow Operations Issues.pdfShallow Operations IssuesJim Reid, ERCB ManagerMay 12, 2004

2004 10 21 EnCana Rosebud Open House.pdfOpen House Oct 21, 2004

2007 AENV retains ARC.pdf2007Alberta Environment retains the Alberta Research Councilto review the 5 water well contamination casesthat had been

1996 CAPP Gas Migration Report methane may spread in aquifers.pdf1996 CAPP Gas Migration Report:

2012 06 Red Deer River Crude Oil Spill Ernst Replacement Water.pdfErnst Replacement Drinking WaterJune 2012 Plains Midstream Crude Oil Spill into Red Deer River

1998 I bought my place at Rosebud River shots.pdfI bought my place at Rosebudin 1998

2004 Coleman corrected w fatalities.pdfColeman, 2004 (and others over the years)

2005 12 13 edm journal front pager.pdfDecember 13, 2005Edmonton Journal

2012 08 10 EU Frac Report.pdfEU 2012 Report:

map.pdf

2011 06 24 Harper govt appoints Veldhuis to ct queens bench.pdfJune 24, 2011The Harper Government

2012 04 26 First court hearing in drumheller.pdfApril 26, 2012 Drumheller Court

2012 12 06 171,000 Fracd wells later.pdf171,000 Fracd wells later December 6, 2012ERCB releases draft frac regulations

2006 03 03 and 06 AENV we use too little water use too much.pdfAlberta EnvironmentTesting Ernst Water 2006

2005 11 Encanas Noise Continues.pdfEncanas Noise ContinuesThe ERCB deregulates to match Encanas non-complianceI warn Albertans and dash off to speak to First Nations communities in the Yukon

2008 01 Alberta Research Council.pdfAlberta Research Council (now Alberta Innovates)January 2008

2011 11 Dump Strips not worked in.pdfSlide Number 1Slide Number 2

2012 12 05 No duty of Care.pdfBest in the World, World Class ERCB argued for my case against them to be thrown out:

2012 12 16 Frac Blow out Report Released.pdfDecember 16, 2012ERCB releases frac blow-out report

2012 11 Encana waste dumping rosebud.pdfEncana drilling wasteRosebud, November 2012

2012 10 01 Move the case to calgary.pdfOctober 1, 2012 Case Management Call

2006 06 08 ERCB Interrogation of Ernst.pdfJune 8, 2006 Interrogation of Ernst by ERCB Lawyer

2011 10 06 Bulletin 2011-29.pdfOctober 6, 2011ERCB Bulletin 2011-29Removes limits for unconventional oil and gas

2009 02 07 CTV W5.pdfFeb 7, 2009 CTV W5National News

Water Trucks Leclercville Photo by Pierre Bluteau.pdf

2012 12 20 ERCB admits fracing contaminated GW.pdfDecember 20, 2012ERCB releases Caltex/Crew/Gasfrac ReportAdmits fracing contaminated fresh groundwater at Grand Prairie No fines, no punishment levied

2009 rcmp coming reduced size photo.pdf

1986 Dyck & Dunn.pdfDyck & Dunn (published 1986)

2011 10 30 Encana waste dumping at rosebud from drilling unde my land 2-13.pdf Encana Waste DumpingRosebud, October 30, 2011

2011 09 22 Grand Prairie.pdfSeptember 22, 2011Alberta regulators knew!

2013 01 18 calgary court hearing.pdfJanuary 18, 2013 . 10AM4PM Hearing in Calgary CourtErnst attends Drumheller Court 10AM-4PM where by law the hearing would ordinarily be heard

2013 02 08 Harper govt appoints Veldhuis to court appeal.pdfFebruary 8, 2013The Harper Government

2013 04 01 Protti appointed Chair AER.pdfApril 2013: Alberta governmentappoints big oil & gas to Chair new all-in-one energy regulator, the AER

2012 01 Innisfail close up workers peering down more in focus.pdfSlide Number 1

2013 water hauling garrington alberta.pdfSlide Number 1

2011 EnCana Website No documented cases of GW contamination 2011.pdfEnCana website 2011

2008 12 legal papers served on the defendants.pdfDecember 2008Legal papers served on the defendants

2009 10 23 Harper govt appoints N C Wittmann Chief Justice Court of Queens Bench.pdfSlide Number 1

2006 05 The Jacks water after nearby fracing.pdfSlide Number 1

2006 05 09 Bruce Jack in hospital.pdfMay 9, 2006 Bruce Jack in hospital

Alberta Environment covered up their gas monitoring water well at rosebud.pdfSlide Number 1

1993 Husky diagram gas migration 46 percent gas migration.pdf

2004 Encana 5 10 closer up.pdfSlide Number 1Slide Number 2

1993 Husky defines gas migration.pdfHusky defines gas migration: The leakage of gas from outside the production and/or surface casing of oil and gas wellbores..in the Lloydminster area the source of the gas and its path to surface are rarely clear.

2003 encana landman lie to me kim photo 2.pdf2003 EnCana landman lie to me

2013 08 19 Encanas Defence & More Lies.pdf

2013 08 31 Kaiser caves under Calgary.pdfAugust 31 2013, Kaiser caves under Calgary residents protest, moves frac well 2.3 km

2013 08 31 Kaiser protest Husky Calgary Tower 1967.pdfSlide Number 1

What is fracing.pdfWhat is fracing?

Krooyman et al, 1989.pdfKrooyman et al, 1989

1985 03 24 Fairfax Dress for Less explosion.pdfMarch 24, 1985Fairfax Department Store ExplosionConclusions of Blast Task Force:

2001 01 21 Four days later Hutchinson.pdf

2006 05 wonder woman.pdfMay 16, 2006 Alberta Environment Investigatorrefused to review any EnCana frac data at Rosebud because:

2006 After chromium barium strontium went up EnCana refuses to test for metals.pdfAfter

A few days later redo.pdfA few days later

2014 03 19 Wittmann ruling.pdfSeptember 19, 2013Chief Justice Neil Wittmann rules Contamination stays in my Statement of Claim

2013 02 15 Chief Justice Wittmann volunteers to take over.pdfFebruary 15, 2013

2014 01 13 Case management call back to drumheller another hearing for ab govt.pdfJanuary 13, 2014 Case Management CallFebruary 3, 2014Ernst Appeal Factum FiledFebruary 18, 2014February 25, 2014Craig Knaus Director Southern Region Operations Division Alberta Environment

2013 03 05 U lethbridge Honourary degree N Wittmann.pdfMarch 5, 2013

In bad faith.pdfIn bad faith

2013 01 18 AENVs arguments.pdfAlberta Environment

2012 04 24 ERCB lawyer to Ernst you have no rights.pdfApril 24 2012 ERCB lawyer letter to Ernst about her objections to Encana drilling under her landit does not appear that you have rights or intereststhat may be directly and adversely affected

2013 03 19 Wittmann ruling w charter clothes slide.pdfSeptember 19, 2013Chief Justice Neil Wittmann rules Contamination stays in my Statement of Claim

2014 The power of No.pdfThe Power of No!School and university boards! City Council & Chamber of Commerce!Cartoons, posters, petitions, letters & protests!Citizens, groups and businesses!

2014 The power of No.pdfThe Power of No!School and university boards! City Council & Chamber of Commerce!Cartoons, posters, petitions, letters & protests!Citizens, groups, songs and businesses!

2012 04 24 ERCB lawyer to Ernst you have no rights.pdfApril 24 2012 ERCB lawyer letter to Ernst about her objections to Encana drilling under her landit does not appear that you have rights or intereststhat may be directly and adversely affected

Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) chges to eub to aer.pdfEnergy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)govt changed toEnergy Utilities Board (EUB)after breaking the law & spying on Albertansgovt changed to Energy Resources Conservation Boardafter my lawsuit goes publicgovt changed toNEW: Immunity from omissions

Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) chges to eub to aer.pdfEnergy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)govt changed toEnergy Utilities Board (EUB)after breaking the law & spying on Albertansgovt changed to Energy Resources Conservation Boardafter my lawsuit goes publicgovt changed toNEW: Immunity from omissions

Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) chges to eub to aer.pdfEnergy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)govt changed toEnergy Utilities Board (EUB)after breaking the law & spying on Albertansgovt changed to Energy Resources Conservation Boardafter my lawsuit goes public, govt changed toNEW: Immunity from omissions

2014 03 25 Title In Bad Faith w Craig Knaus quote.pdfIn Bad FaithThese people will get nowhere

2006 05 16 Kevin Pilger, Lead Investigator, Alberta Environment.pdfAlberta Environment Lead Investigator Kevin Pilger: We cant look at Encanas data at the ERCB because you broke in and altered it all

2014 02 25 Craig Knaus Compliance Manager AESRD 4.pdfFebruary 25, 2014Craig Knaus Compliance Manager Calgary

2006 05 16 the investigation begins.pdfAlberta Governments community-wide water contamination investigation begins by concluding:fracing is not to blameAlberta Environments Lead Investigator Kevin Pilger:Kevin Pilger said he could not read the hydrogeological report that admitted Encana fracd our aquifers because Ernst fraudulently fabricated it and forged the signatures and professional seal!Investigator Craig Knaus regarding white stuff in Ernsts water:

2006 05 16 the investigation begins.pdfAlberta Governments community-wide water contamination investigation at Rosebudbegins by concluding:fracing is not to blameAlberta Environments Lead Investigator Kevin Pilger:Kevin Pilger said he could not read the hydrogeological report that admitted Encana fracd our aquifers because Ernst fraudulently fabricated it and forged the signatures and professional seal!Investigator Craig Knaus regarding white stuff in Ernsts water:

2006 05 16 Kevin Pilger, Lead Investigator, Alberta Environment.pdfAlberta Environment Lead Investigator Kevin Pilger: We cant look at Encanas data at the ERCB because you broke in and altered it all

2006 05 16 the investigation begins.pdfAlberta Governments community-wide water contamination investigation at Rosebudbegins by concluding:fracing is not to blameAlberta Environments Lead Investigator Kevin Pilger:Kevin Pilger said he could not read the hydrogeological report that admitted Encana fracd our aquifers because Ernst fraudulently fabricated it and forged the signatures and professional seal!Investigator Craig Knaus regarding white stuff in Ernsts water:2006 05 16 Kevin Pilger, Lead Investigator, Alberta Environment.pdfAlberta Environment Lead Investigator Kevin Pilger: We cant look at Encanas data at the ERCB because you broke in and altered it all

2004 Coleman w photo Hutchinson.pdfColeman, 2004(and others over the years)Investigations on Hutchinson Kansas 2001 explosions (killed 2 people): industrys leaking gas had migrated almost 7 miles

2009 10 23 Harper g appoints Neil C Wittmann Chief J.pdfOctober 2009Harper Government appoints Honourable Neil C. Wittmann as Chief Justice

2012 10 01 case mgment call moving my case to calgary.pdfOctober 1, 2012 Case management callThe defendants want my case moved to Calgary(moving my case was not on the agenda)Alberta Environment: It clearly tips in favour of the defendants position, that it ought to be in Calgary and not in DrumhellerJustice Veldhuis: According to Albertas ChiefJustice, the case is to be heard in Drumheller

In my community, shales, sands and.pdfIn my community, shales, sands and coals are being fracdWells are horizontaldeviated or verticaldeep, shallow and ultra shallowCBM = Coalbed Methane

2013 12 11 Dallas bans fracing.pdfDecember 2013Oil-soaked Texas!February 2014Oil-soaked California!

2014 02 28 LA bans fracing.pdfDecember 2013Oil-soaked Texas!February 2014Oil-soaked California!