Directive 035: Baseline Water Well Testing Requirement for Coalbed Methane Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection
Effective Date: March 15, 2022
Replaces the previous edition released on March 8, 2006.
See section 1.2 of the directive for what’s new.
Purpose of this Directive
This directive details updates to well licence and recompletion requirements to help applicants and licensees meet requirements in the Alberta Environment and Parks’ (AEP) Standard for Baseline Water Well Testing for Coalbed Methane/Natural Gas in Coal Operations, which came into effect on May 1, 2006. Baseline water well testing is mandatory for companies wanting to drill a new well or complete or recomplete wells for the purpose of producing coalbed methane (CBM) above the base of groundwater protection (BGWP). The test data and analyses must be submitted to AEP and the landowner/occupant. The AEP standard currently only applies to the development of CBM above the BGWP.
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