Directives are documents that set out new or amended AER requirements or processes for implementation. Licensees, permittees, and other approval holders under the jurisdiction of the AER are required to obey all directives.
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| Name | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Directive 001 | Requirements for Site-Specific Liability Assessments in Support of the ERCB's Liability Management Programs | June 06, 2012 |
| Directive 004 | Determination of Water Production at Gas Wells [Rescinded by Directive 017] | April 18, 2011 |
| Directive 005 | Calculating Subsurface Pressure via Fluid-Level Recorders | January 01, 1978 |
| Directive 006 | Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Licence Transfer Process | March 12, 2013 |
| Directive 007 | Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements | February 25, 2015 |
| Directive 007-1 | Allowables Handbook. Guidelines for the calculation of monthly production allowables in Alberta. | February 17, 2016 |
| Directive 008 | Surface Casing Depth Requirements | January 31, 2018 |
| Directive 009 | Casing Cementing Minimum Requirements | July 01, 1990 |
| Directive 010 | Minimum Casing Design Requirements | December 22, 2009 |
| Directive 011 | Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program - Updated Industry Parameters and Liability Costs | March 31, 2015 |
| Directive 013 | Suspension Requirements for Wells | December 20, 2016 |
| Directive 017 | Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations | March 31, 2016 |
| Directive 017 (Draft) | Draft Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations | April 24, 2018 |
| Directive 019 | Compliance Assurance [Rescinded by Manual 013] | September 01, 2010 |
| Directive 020 | Well Abandonment | June 09, 2010 |
| Directive 021 | Standards for the Submission of Digital Log Data to the EUB [Rescinded by Directive 080] | November 01, 1992 |
| Directive 022 | Use of Bimodal High-Density Polyethylene Pipe in Oil and Gas Service [Rescinded by Directive 077] | June 15, 2010 |
| Directive 023 | Guidelines Respecting an Application for a Commercial Crude Bitumen Recovery and Upgrading Project | September 01, 1991 |
| Directive 023 (Draft) | Oil Sands Project Applications | May 28, 2013 |
| Directive 024 | Large Facility Liability Management Program | September 15, 2009 |
| Directive 025 | Industrial Development Permit Applications to the ERCB - A Guide to Content [On May 13, 2011, the Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2011 came into force. It repealed Sections 28 to 31 of the Coal Conservation Act, Section 43 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, and Section 12 of the Oil Sands Conservation Act. These sections deal with industrial development permits. As a result of these amendments, the ERCB will no longer issue industrial development permits. All existing industrial development permits and all applications for industrial development permits are cancelled, and Directive 025 is no longer in effect.] | May 13, 2011 |
| Directive 026 | Setback Requirements for Oil Effluent Pipelines | September 22, 2005 |
| Directive 027 | Shallow Fracturing Operations-Restricted Operations [Rescinded & superseded by Directive 083] | August 14, 2009 |
| Directive 029 | Energy and Utility Development Applications and the Hearing Process | January 01, 2003 |
| Directive 030 | Digital Data Submission of the Annual Oilfield Waste Disposition Report | February 01, 2006 |
| Directive 031 | REDA Energy Cost Claims | November 30, 2013 |
| Directive 032 | Common Gas Purchaser and Related Matters, Board Policy and Views | November 01, 1983 |
| Directive 033 | Well Servicing and Completions Operations - Interim Requirement Regarding the Potential for Explosive Mixtures and Ignition in Wells | July 24, 2007 |
| Directive 034 | Gas Well Testing, Theory and Practice | September 01, 1979 |
| Directive 035 | Baseline Water Well Testing Requirement for Coalbed Methane Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection | May 08, 2006 |
| Directive 036 | Drilling Blowout Prevention Requirements and Procedures | January 31, 2018 |
| Directive 037 | Service Rig Inspection Manual | February 16, 2006 |
| Directive 037 (Addendum) | Well Control and Well Blowout Prevention Training | January 31, 2018 |
| Directive 038 | Noise Control | February 16, 2007 |
| Directive 039 | Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators | January 22, 2013 |
| Directive 039 (Draft) | Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators | December 14, 2017 |
| Directive 040 | Pressure and Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas Wells | February 08, 2013 |
| Directive 041 | Adoption of CSA Z662-03, Annex N, as Mandatory [Rescinded by Directive 077] | March 21, 2011 |
| Directive 042 | Measurement, Accounting, and Reporting Plan (MARP) Requirements for Thermal Bitumen Schemes | September 06, 2006 |
| Directive 043 | Well Logging Requirements-Surface Casing Interval [Rescinded by Directive 080] | November 01, 2006 |
| Directive 044 | Requirements for Surveillance, Sampling, and Analysis of Water Production in Hydrocarbon Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection | July 14, 2011 |
| Directive 045 | Digital Data Submission of Drilling Waste Disposal Notification [Rescinded by Directive 050] | May 01, 2012 |
| Directive 046 | Production Audit Handbook | January 01, 2003 |
| Directive 047 | Waste Reporting Requirements for Oilfield Waste Management Facilities | April 04, 2013 |
| Directive 048 | Monthly Custom Treating Plant Statement [Rescinded by Manual 011] | May 26, 2015 |
| Directive 049 | Gas Density Measurement Frequency (Orifice Meters) [Rescinded by Directive 017] | October 22, 2009 |
| Directive 050 | Drilling Waste Management | July 15, 2016 |
| Directive 051 | Injection and Disposal Wells – Well Classifications, Completions, Logging, and Testing Requirements | March 01, 1994 |
| Directive 054 | Performance Presentations, Auditing, and Surveillance of In Situ Oil Sands Schemes | October 15, 2007 |
| Directive 055 | Storage Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry | December 01, 2001 |
| Directive 055 (Addendum) | Addendum: Interim Requirements for Aboveground Synthetically- Lined Wall Storage Systems, Updates to Liner Requirements, and Optional Diking Requirements for Single-Walled aboveground Storage Tanks | October 10, 2011 |
| Directive 056 | Energy Development Applications and Schedules | May 01, 2014 |
| Directive 057 | Fencing and Site Access Requirements for Oil and Gas [Rescinded by Bulletin 2011-04] | February 23, 2011 |
| Directive 058 | Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry | February 01, 2006 |
| Directive 058 (Addendum) | Oilfield Waste Management Facility Approvals—Notification and Amendment Procedures | January 14, 2015 |
| Directive 059 | Well Drilling and Completion Data Filing Requirements | March 12, 2018 |
| Directive 060 | Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting | March 12, 2018 |
| Directive 060 (Draft) | Draft Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting | April 24, 2018 |
| Directive 061 | How to Apply for Government Approval of Coal Projects in Alberta | August 01, 1983 |
| Directive 062 | Coalbed Methane Control Well Requirements and Related Matters | April 01, 2010 |
| Directive 063 | Requirements and Procedures for Oilfield Waste Management Facilities [Rescinded by Manual 001] | January 01, 2011 |
| Directive 064 | Requirements and Procedures for Facilities [Rescinded by Manual 001] | January 01, 2011 |
| Directive 065 | Resources Applications for Oil and Gas Reservoirs | April 09, 2014 |
| Directive 066 | Requirements and Procedures for Pipelines [Rescinded by Manual 005: Pipeline Inspections] | March 09, 2011 |
| Directive 067 | Eligibility Requirements for Acquiring and Holding Energy Licences and Approvals | December 06, 2017 |
| Directive 068 | ERCB Security Deposits | September 17, 2010 |
| Directive 070 | Drilling Waste Disposal Inspection Manual [Rescinded by Manual 002] | January 01, 2013 |
| Directive 071 | Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry | February 02, 2017 |
| Directive 072 | Well Abandonment Notification Requirements [Rescinded by Directive 020] | December 16, 2008 |
| Directive 073 | Requirements for Inspection and Compliance of Oil Sands Mining and Processing Plant Operations in the Oil Sands Mining Area | December 17, 2008 |
| Directive 074 | Tailings Performance Criteria and Requirements for Oil Sands Mining Schemes [Rescinded by Directive 085] | July 14, 2016 |
| Directive 075 | Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program | September 15, 2009 |
| Directive 076 | Operator Declaration Regarding Measurement and Reporting Requirements | August 28, 2012 |
| Directive 077 | Pipelines – Requirements and Reference Tools | December 22, 2011 |
| Directive 078 | Regulatory Application Process for Modifications to Commercial In Situ Oil Sands Projects | December 03, 2010 |
| Directive 079 | Surface Development in Proximity to Abandoned Wells | November 28, 2014 |
| Directive 080 | Well Logging | April 17, 2014 |
| Directive 081 | Water Disposal Limits and Reporting Requirements for Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Schemes | November 21, 2012 |
| Directive 082 | Operating Criteria: Resource Recovery Requirements for Oil Sands Mine and Processing Plant Operations | February 13, 2013 |
| Directive 083 | Hydraulic Fracturing – Subsurface Integrity | May 21, 2013 |
| Directive 084 | Requirements for Hydrocarbon Emission Controls and Gas Conservation in the Peace River Area | February 23, 2017 |
| Directive 085 | Fluid Tailings Management for Oil Sands Mining Projects | October 12, 2017 |
| Directive 086 | Reservoir Containment Application Requirements for Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Projects in the Shallow Athabasca Oil Sands Area | December 16, 2016 |
| Name | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Directive 001 | Requirements for Site-Specific Liability Assessments in Support of the ERCB's Liability Management Programs | June 06, 2012 |
| Directive 005 | Calculating Subsurface Pressure via Fluid-Level Recorders | January 01, 1978 |
| Directive 006 | Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Licence Transfer Process | March 12, 2013 |
| Directive 007 | Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements | February 25, 2015 |
| Directive 007-1 | Allowables Handbook. Guidelines for the calculation of monthly production allowables in Alberta. | February 17, 2016 |
| Directive 008 | Surface Casing Depth Requirements | January 31, 2018 |
| Directive 009 | Casing Cementing Minimum Requirements | July 01, 1990 |
| Directive 010 | Minimum Casing Design Requirements | December 22, 2009 |
| Directive 011 | Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program - Updated Industry Parameters and Liability Costs | March 31, 2015 |
| Directive 013 | Suspension Requirements for Wells | December 20, 2016 |
| Directive 017 | Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations | March 31, 2016 |
| Directive 020 | Well Abandonment | June 09, 2010 |
| Directive 023 | Guidelines Respecting an Application for a Commercial Crude Bitumen Recovery and Upgrading Project | September 01, 1991 |
| Directive 024 | Large Facility Liability Management Program | September 15, 2009 |
| Directive 026 | Setback Requirements for Oil Effluent Pipelines | September 22, 2005 |
| Directive 030 | Digital Data Submission of the Annual Oilfield Waste Disposition Report | February 01, 2006 |
| Directive 031 | REDA Energy Cost Claims | November 30, 2013 |
| Directive 032 | Common Gas Purchaser and Related Matters, Board Policy and Views | November 01, 1983 |
| Directive 033 | Well Servicing and Completions Operations - Interim Requirement Regarding the Potential for Explosive Mixtures and Ignition in Wells | July 24, 2007 |
| Directive 034 | Gas Well Testing, Theory and Practice | September 01, 1979 |
| Directive 035 | Baseline Water Well Testing Requirement for Coalbed Methane Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection | May 08, 2006 |
| Directive 036 | Drilling Blowout Prevention Requirements and Procedures | January 31, 2018 |
| Directive 037 | Service Rig Inspection Manual | February 16, 2006 |
| Directive 037 (Addendum) | Well Control and Well Blowout Prevention Training | January 31, 2018 |
| Directive 038 | Noise Control | February 16, 2007 |
| Directive 039 | Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators | January 22, 2013 |
| Directive 040 | Pressure and Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas Wells | February 08, 2013 |
| Directive 042 | Measurement, Accounting, and Reporting Plan (MARP) Requirements for Thermal Bitumen Schemes | September 06, 2006 |
| Directive 044 | Requirements for Surveillance, Sampling, and Analysis of Water Production in Hydrocarbon Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection | July 14, 2011 |
| Directive 046 | Production Audit Handbook | January 01, 2003 |
| Directive 047 | Waste Reporting Requirements for Oilfield Waste Management Facilities | April 04, 2013 |
| Directive 050 | Drilling Waste Management | July 15, 2016 |
| Directive 051 | Injection and Disposal Wells – Well Classifications, Completions, Logging, and Testing Requirements | March 01, 1994 |
| Directive 054 | Performance Presentations, Auditing, and Surveillance of In Situ Oil Sands Schemes | October 15, 2007 |
| Directive 055 | Storage Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry | December 01, 2001 |
| Directive 055 (Addendum) | Addendum: Interim Requirements for Aboveground Synthetically- Lined Wall Storage Systems, Updates to Liner Requirements, and Optional Diking Requirements for Single-Walled aboveground Storage Tanks | October 10, 2011 |
| Directive 056 | Energy Development Applications and Schedules | May 01, 2014 |
| Directive 058 | Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry | February 01, 2006 |
| Directive 058 (Addendum) | Oilfield Waste Management Facility Approvals—Notification and Amendment Procedures | January 14, 2015 |
| Directive 059 | Well Drilling and Completion Data Filing Requirements | March 12, 2018 |
| Directive 060 | Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting | March 12, 2018 |
| Directive 061 | How to Apply for Government Approval of Coal Projects in Alberta | August 01, 1983 |
| Directive 062 | Coalbed Methane Control Well Requirements and Related Matters | April 01, 2010 |
| Directive 065 | Resources Applications for Oil and Gas Reservoirs | April 09, 2014 |
| Directive 067 | Eligibility Requirements for Acquiring and Holding Energy Licences and Approvals | December 06, 2017 |
| Directive 068 | ERCB Security Deposits | September 17, 2010 |
| Directive 071 | Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry | February 02, 2017 |
| Directive 073 | Requirements for Inspection and Compliance of Oil Sands Mining and Processing Plant Operations in the Oil Sands Mining Area | December 17, 2008 |
| Directive 075 | Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program | September 15, 2009 |
| Directive 076 | Operator Declaration Regarding Measurement and Reporting Requirements | August 28, 2012 |
| Directive 077 | Pipelines – Requirements and Reference Tools | December 22, 2011 |
| Directive 078 | Regulatory Application Process for Modifications to Commercial In Situ Oil Sands Projects | December 03, 2010 |
| Directive 079 | Surface Development in Proximity to Abandoned Wells | November 28, 2014 |
| Directive 080 | Well Logging | April 17, 2014 |
| Directive 081 | Water Disposal Limits and Reporting Requirements for Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Schemes | November 21, 2012 |
| Directive 082 | Operating Criteria: Resource Recovery Requirements for Oil Sands Mine and Processing Plant Operations | February 13, 2013 |
| Directive 083 | Hydraulic Fracturing – Subsurface Integrity | May 21, 2013 |
| Directive 084 | Requirements for Hydrocarbon Emission Controls and Gas Conservation in the Peace River Area | February 23, 2017 |
| Directive 085 | Fluid Tailings Management for Oil Sands Mining Projects | October 12, 2017 |
| Directive 086 | Reservoir Containment Application Requirements for Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Projects in the Shallow Athabasca Oil Sands Area | December 16, 2016 |
| Name | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Directive 017 (Draft) | Draft Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations | April 24, 2018 |
| Directive 023 (Draft) | Oil Sands Project Applications | May 28, 2013 |
| Directive 039 (Draft) | Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators | December 14, 2017 |
| Directive 060 (Draft) | Draft Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting | April 24, 2018 |
| Name | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Directive 004 | Determination of Water Production at Gas Wells [Rescinded by Directive 017] | April 18, 2011 |
| Directive 019 | Compliance Assurance [Rescinded by Manual 013] | September 01, 2010 |
| Directive 021 | Standards for the Submission of Digital Log Data to the EUB [Rescinded by Directive 080] | November 01, 1992 |
| Directive 022 | Use of Bimodal High-Density Polyethylene Pipe in Oil and Gas Service [Rescinded by Directive 077] | June 15, 2010 |
| Directive 025 | Industrial Development Permit Applications to the ERCB - A Guide to Content [On May 13, 2011, the Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2011 came into force. It repealed Sections 28 to 31 of the Coal Conservation Act, Section 43 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, and Section 12 of the Oil Sands Conservation Act. These sections deal with industrial development permits. As a result of these amendments, the ERCB will no longer issue industrial development permits. All existing industrial development permits and all applications for industrial development permits are cancelled, and Directive 025 is no longer in effect.] | May 13, 2011 |
| Directive 027 | Shallow Fracturing Operations-Restricted Operations [Rescinded & superseded by Directive 083] | August 14, 2009 |
| Directive 029 | Energy and Utility Development Applications and the Hearing Process | January 01, 2003 |
| Directive 041 | Adoption of CSA Z662-03, Annex N, as Mandatory [Rescinded by Directive 077] | March 21, 2011 |
| Directive 043 | Well Logging Requirements-Surface Casing Interval [Rescinded by Directive 080] | November 01, 2006 |
| Directive 045 | Digital Data Submission of Drilling Waste Disposal Notification [Rescinded by Directive 050] | May 01, 2012 |
| Directive 048 | Monthly Custom Treating Plant Statement [Rescinded by Manual 011] | May 26, 2015 |
| Directive 049 | Gas Density Measurement Frequency (Orifice Meters) [Rescinded by Directive 017] | October 22, 2009 |
| Directive 057 | Fencing and Site Access Requirements for Oil and Gas [Rescinded by Bulletin 2011-04] | February 23, 2011 |
| Directive 063 | Requirements and Procedures for Oilfield Waste Management Facilities [Rescinded by Manual 001] | January 01, 2011 |
| Directive 064 | Requirements and Procedures for Facilities [Rescinded by Manual 001] | January 01, 2011 |
| Directive 066 | Requirements and Procedures for Pipelines [Rescinded by Manual 005: Pipeline Inspections] | March 09, 2011 |
| Directive 070 | Drilling Waste Disposal Inspection Manual [Rescinded by Manual 002] | January 01, 2013 |
| Directive 072 | Well Abandonment Notification Requirements [Rescinded by Directive 020] | December 16, 2008 |
| Directive 074 | Tailings Performance Criteria and Requirements for Oil Sands Mining Schemes [Rescinded by Directive 085] | July 14, 2016 |
| Number | Name | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID 2003-01 | 1) Isolation Packer Testing, Reporting, and Repair Requirements; 2) Surface Casing Venting Flow/Gas Migration Testing, Reporting, and Repair Requirements; 3) Casing Failure Reporting and Repair Requirements |
In Effect |
January 30, 2003 |
| ID 2001-03 | Sulphur Recovery Guidelines for the Province of Alberta |
In Effect |
August 29, 2001 |
| ID 2000-04 | An Update to the Requirements for the Appropriate Management of Oilfield Wastes |
In Effect |
June 19, 2000 |
| ID 2000-03 | Harmonization of Waste Management and Memorandum of Understanding Between the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and Alberta Environment |
In Effect |
May 31, 2000 |
| ID 99-04 | Deposition of Oilfield Waste into Landfills |
In Effect |
April 22, 1999 |
| ID 99-01 | Gas/Bitumen Production in Oil Sands Areas – Application, Notification and Drilling Requirements [includes all 4 amendments] |
In Effect - Maps released with this version have been superseded by ID 99-01 Third Amendment dated November 28, 2000 |
July 22, 2003 |
| ID 96-03 | Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry |
In Effect |
November 22, 1996 |
| ID 96-01 | Hay-Zama Lake Complex - Special Requirements |
In Effect |
January 16, 1996 |
| ID 94-05 | Consolidation of Regulations for Off-Target Penalty Determination |
In Effect |
August 08, 1994 |
| ID 94-02 | Revisions to Oil & Gas Well Spacing Administration |
In Effect |
March 08, 1994 |
| ID 91-03 | Heavy Oil/Oil Sands Operations |
In Effect. Sections have been revised or rescinded by Directive 017, February 2005 edition, and Directive 060, April 2014 edition (see Bulletin 2014-013), and amended by Directive 036, June 2004 edition |
March 28, 1991 |
| ID 90-01 | Completion and Servicing of Sour Wells |
In Effect [Section 3 has been RESCINDED by Guide 71, June 2003 - now Directive 071] |
June 01, 1990 |
| ID 81-03 | Minimum Distance Requirements Separation New Sour Gas Facilities from Residential and Other Developments |
AMENDED BY ID 96-02. Appendix 3 was replaced by the requirements identified in Guide 56which was rescinded by Guide 56 in 2003 and ID 97-06] |
December 16, 1981 |