Resource Conservation Branch
PO Box 9329 Stn Prov Gov’t
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3 		Phone: (250) 952-0310
Fax: (250) 952-0301
Alt: (250) 952-0311

GUIDELINE FOR APPROVAL TO DISPOSE OF PRODUCED WATER

An application for disposal of produced water under Section 94 of the Drilling and Production Regulation may contain, when applicable:

  • the location and coordinates of proposed disposal well;

  • a map showing title holders within a 3-kilometre radius of the proposed disposal well;

  • a map showing the status and completion zone for all wells within 3 kilometres of the disposal well;

  • a structure map and a gross-isopach map of the pool into which disposal is proposed;

  • geologic cross-sections through the pool, including the disposal well, and showing all gas-oil, gas-water, and oil-water contacts;

  • a general discussion of the geology of the pool, including estimates of the volume and areal extent of the aquifer;

  • a discussion of the reservoir rock properties of both the producing zone and the proposed disposal zone;

  • producing zone reservoir fluid properties and pressure-production history, including isobaric maps;

  • the producing history of the proposed disposal well, and of the first two rows of wells off-setting it;

  • the results of calculations made to estimate drive indices, interface movements in the pool, and injectivity performance of the disposal well;

  • a description of the water to be disposed of, including its analysis, together with an analysis of the formation water in the pool and the results of compatibility studies;

  • an estimate of the daily volume of water to be disposed of, and its effect, if any, on the recovery of oil or gas from the pool;

  • a diagram of the proposed disposal-well completion showing existing and proposed completion intervals, casing and tubing details, the depth of the packer, and the nature of the inhibited fluid to be used in the annulus;

  • a diagram of the surface water handling and metering facilities;

  • written statements from other parties who may be affected, indicating their reaction to the proposed water-disposal scheme. Examples of such statements are provided here and here.

Two copies of the application are to be submitted to the Director of the Resource Conservation Branch of the Oil and Gas Commission in Victoria at the address noted above. A third copy, together with a copy of the Application to Alter form is to be forwarded to the Manager, Operations Engineering of the Oil and Gas Commission in Fort St. John (200 10003 110 Ave, Fort St. John BC V1J 6M7). Additional copies may be made available to owners directly affected, upon request. Notice of an application may be published in The British Columbia Gazette.