Replaces previous edition issued December 1, 2021. Released with Bulletin 2022-32.
Purpose of this Directive
This directive sets out suspension, inspection, and reactivation requirements for wells, as required under section 3.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Rules.
Note: Well status (set through Petrinex) and licence status (set through the Digital Data Submission system) should align. For a list of valid combinations, refer to the well/licence status matrix linked below.
The table below sets out the designated information submission system to use when submitting information under Directive 013.
Item
Designated Information Submission System
BGWP depth for a well
DDS > AER > Reports > Base Groundwater Protection
Surface abandonments
OneStop > Close > Abandonment > Wells
Inactive well licence list
DDS > AER > Reports > Licence > View/Download Inactive Well Licence List
OneStop > Operate > Reporting > Well Suspension > Industry Inspections
Well reactivation submissions
OneStop > Operate > Reporting > Well Suspension > Reactivation
Any questions related to Directive 013, the inactive well licence list, and suspension submissions on the AER OneStop system can be sent to the well operations inbox (welloperations@aer.ca). Please read Directive 013, and related FAQs and make sure that your questions are not already answered in one of these documents since they will be deemed lower priority due to the high volume of emails received on a daily basis.
Inactive Well Licence List [XLS] (updated daily)* *The inactive well licence list has been updated to include all inactive wells in the province including wells that are excluded from Directive 013 suspension requirements as well. The update also includes a column that helps users identify medium risk type 6 wells (low risk wells inactive longer than 10 years).
