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Fugitive gas emissions are leaking from this "abandoned" [a] plugged well, which may be licensed to an operator and suspended, or simply orphaned.. Orphan wells in Alberta, Canada are inactive oil or gas well sites that have no solvent owner that can be held legally or financially accountable for the decommissioning and reclamation obligations to ensure public safety and to address ...
Alberta's oil industry experienced a big boom. [6]1991 June 12 In Panamericana v.Northern Badger Oil & Gas Ltd. the Court of Appeal of Alberta ruled that "abandonment of oil and gas wells is part of the general law of Alberta enacted to protect the environment and for the health and safety of all citizens."
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is a quasi-judicial, independent agency regulating the development of energy resources in Alberta. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the AER's mandate under the Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA) is "to provide for the efficient, safe, orderly and environmentally responsible development of energy resources and mineral resources in Alberta.” [1]
Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration.
State legislatures in the United States have specific definitions based on local needs and priorities. For example, the section on abandoned wells in Texas' Natural Resource Code defines an "inactive well" as "an unplugged well that has had no reported production, disposal, injection, or other permitted activity for a period of greater than 12 months."
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FERC Order 490 was a final rule by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to amend its regulations concerning the abandonment of certain sales and purchases of natural gas under Section 7(b) the Natural Gas Act (NGA) where the underlying contract has expired. It was enacted on April 12, 1988. [1]
SSCP – subsea cryogenic pipeline; SSCS – subsea control system; SSD – sub-sea level depth (in metres or feet, positive value in downwards direction with respect to the geoid [citation needed]) SSD – sliding sleeve door; SSFP – subsea flowline and pipeline; SSG – sidewall sample gun; SSH – steam superheater