Item

Description

Form(s) Required

OGC Contact

Reference

Sour well classifications

Sour well information is required for all new well applications.

 Well / Test Hole Application Form , Section 5.2 of Wells & Test Hole Manual

Drilling Engineer

 

Production Engineer

Production Engineering Technologist

Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulation Sections 1, 58(1)

Drilling and Completions Emergency Response Plans for sour wells

Emergency Response Plans (full or corporate) required for sour wells. OGC makes determination as to ERP type required.

ERP document as specified in Section 7.5 of Wells & Test Hole Manual

Drilling Engineer

 

Production Engineer

Production Engineering Technologist

Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulation Sections 1, 58(1)

Amending Well Authorizations

Changes to casing or cementing programs, sizes, estimated full total depth, location of proposed bottom hole or surface location, etc., to be handled by Application to Amend Well Authorization.

Application to Amend a Well Authorization

 Application to Amend a Test Hole Authorization

Drilling Engineer

Drilling & Production Technologist

Production Engineer

Drilling and Production Regulation
Section 17

Re-entries, suspending/ resuming drilling operations, deepening existing wells

Re-entry applies to any well that is abandoned (no wellhead) and that is proposed to be re-entered for any reason. Also re-entry applies to an existing well (with wellhead) on which ANY drilling is to occur such as for deepening or horizontal kick-out. Drilling reporting requirements apply for re-entries.

Application To Alter a Well AND (For wells that have a Certificate of Restoration); Application for Well Authorization; and Spud Report after spudded for ALL re-entries

Drilling Engineer

Production Engineer

Production Engineering Technologist

Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulation Sections 42 and 56

Drilling, monitoring and reporting

Advance notice of “NEW” rig: (a rig that has been racked, or coming from out of province, or another operator): Submit on the Wednesday AM Update as PREP TO SPUD or PREP TO RESUME using the OGC Secure Web site.

Advance notice of a rig that has never drilled previously in British Columbia: (Advise of rig name and number so the rig can be recorded in the OGC database): Advise by email or phone (250) 261-2055 or (250) 261-5791.

Spud Report and Rig Release Report: these reports are required, on business days, within 24 hours of spud and rig release, on business days. Submit as SPUD or RIG RELEASE using the OGC Secure Web site.

Wednesday AM Update: submit the status of each drilling operation weekly by midnight Tuesday. Submit as DRILLING, SUSPENDED OR RESUMED using the OGC Secure Web site.

End of Well Report: This report is required within 1.5 business days of rig release. Submit the End of Well Drilling Report AND list of formation tops as picked from logs. Submit by fax (250) 261-2050 or email attachment.

Kick Notification: Hole problems: If situation is deteriorating notify by phone (250) 261-5761. If situation is not deteriorating fill out the Kick section on the End of Well Report and Submit by fax (250) 261-2050 or email attachment.

End of Well Drilling Report form for end of well report and kick reporting; any reasonable format for other items is accepted

Drilling Engineer

Drilling & Production Technologist

Production Engineer

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 49, 50

Sealing off oil, gas or water

A well must not be drilled beyond any oil, gas or water stratum until that oil, gas or water is controlled by drilling fluid, casing or cement unless approval obtained from an authorized employee of the OGC.

Prompt communication with OGC Fort St. John staff by telephone and as appropriate, depending on urgency when encountering operational (drilling or production) problems and/or emergencies

Drilling Engineer

Production Engineer

Production Engineering Technologist

Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 40

Cementing casing or cement plugging of wells currently being drilled

Approvals of well cementing programs for intermediate or production casing, remedial cementing or plugging and abandonment. Generally, prevent cross-flow of formation fluids or migration to surface.

Approval generally not required unless deviating from regulations

Drilling Engineer

Production Engineer

Production Engineering Technologist

 Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulation Sections 35(1),(4),(7) and 45(1),(2),(3)

Abandonment of open hole (drilling) wells

Normally, no approval for abandonment of an open hole or drilling well is required, provided the drilling regulations are followed.

Drilling Engineer

Production Engineer

Production Engineering Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 45

Abandonment of cased hole wells

For a cased well, an Application to Abandon a Well must be submitted to the OGC Fort St. John Operations Engineering staff for approval before abandoning a well, along with sufficient information to confirm effectiveness of proposed program. Submit the Notice of Operations form prior to the start of cased hole abandonment and submit applicable flaring notification / application if necessary. Notification by phone 24 hr before cut and cap is appreciated.

Application To Abandon A Well

AND

Notice of Operations

Notice of Temporary Flaring-Incinerating & Inline Testing

Application for Flaring-Incinerating Approval

Drilling Engineer

Production Engineer

Production Engineering Technologist

Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 45

Shipment of drill cutting samples

(Ministry of Energy & Mines)

When shipping drill cuttings, a short description is required on a form provided to account for sampled intervals, intervals missing, well information, and company contact information. Drill cuttings are to be delivered to the Energy and Mines Geology Facility in Charlie Lake. There is a drop-off box for after-hours submissions.

Core Lab Supervisor
Ryan Olson

Ph:  (250) 262-3309
Fax: (250) 262-3316  

Core Lab Enquiries
Talitha Castillo
Ph: 250 356-9795
Fax: 250 952-0922

Ministry of Energy and Mines Information Letter
EMD 98-11 - Streamlined Requirements for Drill cuttings Samples Collection, Preparation and Submission

Core Removal

(Ministry of Energy & Mines)

Core may be removed from the Energy and Mines Geology facilities or from the Province for purposes of laboratory study that cannot be performed at the MEM Geology facilities upon approval by an authorized ministry employee. Approval is to be in the form of a submitted core removal application. Core must be returned within 4 weeks unless special permission for longer period is granted by an authorized ministry employee.

Core Removal Application

Core Lab Supervisor
Ryan Olson

Ph:  (250) 262-3309
Fax: (250) 262-3316  

Core Lab Enquiries
Talitha Castillo
Ph: 250 356-9795
Fax: 250 952-0922

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 52(12), (14)

Shipment of core samples

(Ministry of Energy & Mines)

When shipping core samples, please complete "Notice of Shipment of Core Samples" form and ensure core boxes are of solid, nailed construction as specified on the shipment form and Drilling and Production Regulations section 52.

Notice of Shipment of Core Samples
 

Core Lab Supervisor
Ryan Olson

Ph:  (250) 262-3309
Fax: (250) 262-3316  

Core Lab Enquiries
Talitha Castillo
Ph: 250 356-9795
Fax: 250 952-0922

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 52(12), (14)

Flaring of gas  from a well

1.Underbalance Drilling,
2. Well Testing within the volume allowance threshold,
3. Small Volume Exemption
(See Information Letters OGC 08-01, OGC 08-07 and the Flaring, Incinerating and Venting Reduction Guideline for British Columbia)

Notice of Temporary Flaring-Incinerating & Inline Testing

Production Engineering Technologist

Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 58 Oil and Gas Waste Regulation, Pollution Prevention, Ministry of Environment, Land and Parks Sections 2(1), 3 and 4(j)

1. H₂S >= 5%: Any amount of flaring, requires an Application for Flaring-Incinerating Approval and Notification of commencement of flaring. Also requires dispersion modeling.

2. H₂S between 1% -5% requires modeling, if SO₂ levels >900 µg/m³ an Application for Flaring-Incinerating Approval is required. Notification of commencement of flaring is also required.

3. A request to exceed the volume allowance threshold requires an Application for Flaring-Incinerating Approval

Application for Flaring-Incinerating Approval

AND

Notice of Temporary Flaring-Incinerating (24 hr prior to commencement of operations,48 hrs for Special Sour Wells)

Flaring of gas production from a facility

Planned, non-routine flaring (i.e. maintenance) may require notification or approval depending on the volume and H₂S content of the gas to be flared.

Application for Flaring-Incinerating Approval

AND

Notice of Temporary Flaring-Incinerating (24 hr prior to commencement of operations)

Sr. Facilities Manager 

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 58

Oil and Gas Waste Regulation Sections 2(1), 3 and 4(j)

Initial well completions

Initial completion of a well may commence without approval, provided the well is not Special Sour, the Notice of Operations form is submitted within 90 days of drilling rig release, and the formation(s) to be completed are those to which the Operator has title rights. (Refer to Information Letter OGC 08-07).

Notice of Operations(24 hr prior to start)

Production Engineering Technologist

Production Engineer

Drilling Engineer

Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulations Sections 42 and 56

Workovers, remedial work, completion

For wells of this category or any initial completion that does not meet the above requirements, a fully completed Application to Alter a Well form must be faxed to the OGC for approval at least 5 working days in advance of the anticipated start of operations. Under extenuating circumstances, verbal approval to commence a completion or workover may be granted by OGC Fort St John Operations Engineering staff (provided that operator has the right to be on the well by ownership or permission from owner of well) and must be confirmed by written approval with the Application to Alter a Well.

Thereafter, the OGC Operations Engineering staff must be notified prior to starting any completion or workover using a fully completed Notice of Operations form.

Application to alter a well

AND

Notice of Operations

Production Engineer

Production Engineering Technologist

Drilling Engineer

Drilling & Production Technologist

Drilling and Production Regulations Sections 42 and 56

Report of well completion or workover            

Cased hole abandonments

A chronological summary of the results of a completion, workover or cased hole abandonment must be reported. Submit 2 copies of the signed report to the OGC Resource Conservation Branch in Victoria within 1 month of completing the operations. Downhole schematic diagram and copy of detailed daily report must be attached. If service rig not used, a copy of service company’s report to operator may be submitted instead of detailed daily report. The company must also report details of surface abandonment before the well will be considered abandoned.

Completion/ Workover Report

Instructions

Reservoir Analyst

Ph: (250) 952-0311

Fax: (250) 952-0301

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 56

Commencement or suspension of operations

A notice of commencement or suspension of operations must be submitted to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Resource Revenue Branch, Victoria within 7 days following the date a well is placed on continuous production, suspension or service. The Resource Revenue Branch will then forward it to the OGC Fort St. John staff.

Notice of Commencement or Suspension of Operations Form BC-11 (Available from Mineral, Oil and Gas Revenue Branch, Victoria) www.rev.gov.bc.ca

See Information Letter F2002-3 "Oil and Gas Royalties and Taxes forms ONLINE” or see Oil and Gas Royalty Handbook Sec.6, Report Completion Guidelines

Ministry of Provincial Revenue, Mineral, Oil and Gas Revenue Branch, Victoria
(250) 952-0192
(250) 952-0191

or

OGC at Fort St. John
Facilities Manager

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 43(1)

Production facility Emergency Response Plans

Emergency Response Plans may be required to be prepared for site specific facilities.

ERP document as specified in BC Oil and Gas Handbook

Emergency Response Coordinator

Heidi Elias-Bertrim

(250) 261-2057

Drilling and Production Regulation Sections 1, 58(1), (2)

Production facilities (Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Approval)

Approval is required prior to major construction or modification at a production facility. Approval is also required for a well or facility to facility linkage change. Operation of a production facility after construction or modification must not commence without approval to operate is granted by an authorized OGC employee.

Application for Production Facility and Supporting Documentation

BC-20

Application for Well or Facility to Facility Linkage

BC-21

Facilities Manager

Drilling and Production Regulation Section 100

Measurement Regulations

Questions regarding Drilling and Production Regulation Part 8: Production Operations and Measurement Requirements for Upstream Oil and Gas Operations Manual.

Facilities Manager

Drilling Waste Management

All open sumps and drilling waste disposals must be recorded and issued reference numbers using the web-based Drilling Waste Tracking System. For system access, please email the Waste Management Unit.

An operator wishing to maintain a sump for a period in excess of 12 months must apply to the Commission for written approval.

 Please submit the following to the the Waste Management Unit email, and include reference numbers in the subject line

• Drilling Waste Disposal Summary form and attachments, within 30 days of disposal or post-disposal confirmation sampling

• Wellsite Cleanup package, within 60 days of rig-release.

For more detailed information, see Information Letter 06-10.

Note: Hazardous waste shall continue to be registered, manifested and tracked as described in the Hazardous Waste Regulation.

Online Drilling Waste Disposal Reporting

Drilling Waste Disposal Summary Form

Wellsite Cleanup Form

Waste Management Officer

Oil & Gas Waste Regulation section 7

Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulation section 72

OGHB Chapter 10: Drilling Waste Management

Site Remediation and Reclamation

Within 24 months of abandonment / decommissioning of a wellsite / testhole / facility, please submit:

• Application for a Certificate of Restoration - Part 1

• Schedule 1 – Site Profile

• Intrusive Assessment report

These documents will be evaluated to determine the need for a preliminary site investigation (PSI). Sites requiring a PSI, or a further detailed site investigation (DSI), require a Ministry of Environment notice/instrument of release to commence reclamation activities. If a PSI/DSI is not required, the operator should commence surface reclamation activities without undue delay.

After surface reclamation activities, please submit:

• an Application for a COR – Part 2

• A satisfactory reclamation inspection report or Schedule B Site Assessment if sites are within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)

• letter of release from the landowner for sites on private land

• a copy of the MOE notice/instrument, if PSI/DSI is required

For more detailed information, please refer to Information letter OGC 06-14.

Application for Certificate of Restoration - Part 1

Application for Certificate of Restoration - Part 2

Application for a Certificate of Restoration Schedule 1 – Site Profile

Schedule B Site Reclamation Assessment Requirements (sites within the Agricultural Land Reserve)

COR Process - March 2007 PowerPoint Presentation

Waste Management Officer

Environmental Management Act Sections 40, 41

Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulation sections 84 and 84.1

Contaminated Sites Regulation sections 58-60

Waste Discharge Authorizations

Waste discharges (effluent, solids, air) from upstream oil and gas operations, as defined in the Oil & Gas Waste Regulation sections 4, 5 and 7, subject to section 3 where applicable.

Approval generally not required unless deviating from regulations

Oil & Gas Waste Regulation Sections 3, 4, 5, 7

Approval to operate a well for the deep disposal of produced water / acid gas / upstream non-special waste into a formation

Application as per Sections 12.4-6 of BC Oil and Gas Handbook

Richard Slocomb

Director, Resource Conservation Branch

Drilling and Production Regulation
Section 94

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Section 100

One-time land application of sewage effluent from a sewage facility serving a remote industrial camp of less than 100 persons requires application to the Manager, Waste Management Unit.

See Guidelines for Discharge to Land of Effluent from an Existing Remote Camp Sump for detailed information.

Application for a One Time Surface Land Disposal of Sewage Effluent from Remote Camps

Application for a One Time Surface Land Disposal of Sewage Effluent from Remote Camps (Supplemental Information)

Manager, Waste Management Unit

Air emissions from upstream oil and gas operations, as defined in the Oil & Gas Waste Regulation section 6(1):

The operator must submit a registration report for each facility within 60 days of commencement of operations, or within 60 days of substantive change to information previously provided.

Registration Report for Oil and Gas Production Facilities and Equipment

Ministry of Environment -

Environmental Protection Division

 Ph: (250) 787-3411

Fax: (250) 787-3490

Oil & Gas Waste Regulation Sections 3, 6

Waste (effluent, air, solids) discharges from upstream oil and gas operations described under Waste Discharge Regulation Schedule 1 and 2 and not already authorized under the Oil & Gas Waste Regulation require site-specific authorization under a permit or approval.

Waste Discharge Applications and Guidance Documents

Waste Management Officer

Oil & Gas Waste Regulation Sections 3, 2(1)

Waste Discharge Regulation

BC Noise Control Best Practices

BC Noise Control Best Practices Guidelines March 2009

Q&A BC Noise Control Best Practices Guideline