Link to Decision Summarized Oil and Gas - Well Abandonment On September 5, 2023, the Alberta Energy Regulator (“AER”) released a new edition of Directive 020: Well Abandonment (“Directive 020”), which sets out the requirements for routine abandonment of wells...
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Invitation for Feedback on Revisions to Directive 020, AER Bulletin 2023-26
Link to Bulletin Summarized Oil - Well Abandonment The AER sought feedback on updates to Directive 020: Well Abandonment. Changes were proposed to section 5.4, which would amend the requirements for the abandonment of cased-hole wells penetrating an oil sands zone....
New Edition of Directive 020, AER Bulletin 2022-14
Link to Bulletin Summarized Regulatory Requirements - Well Abandonment On April 25, 2022, the AER released a new edition of Directive 020: Well Abandonment. Regulatory requirements unique to this directive have been numbered. The following sections were clarified:...