Directives

Directives set out requirements or processes that energy companies operating in Alberta must follow.

Our directives contain requirements and processes that energy companies operating in Alberta must follow.  If not, we will enforce action through our compliance assurance program.

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Name DescriptionDate
Directive 001Requirements for Site-Specific Liability Assessments
Directive 004Termination of Water Production at Gas Wells [Rescinded by Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations]
Directive 005Calculating Subsurface Pressure via Fluid-Level Recorders [Rescinded]
Directive 006Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program [Rescinded]
Directive 007Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements
Directive 007-1Allowables Handbook
Directive 008Surface Casing Depth Requirements
Directive 009Casing Cementing Minimum Requirements
Directive 010Minimum Casing Design Requirements
Directive 011Estimated Liability
Name DescriptionRelease Date
Directive 001Requirements for Site-Specific Liability Assessments
Directive 007Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements
Directive 007-1Allowables Handbook
Directive 008Surface Casing Depth Requirements
Directive 009Casing Cementing Minimum Requirements
Directive 010Minimum Casing Design Requirements
Directive 011Estimated Liability
Directive 013Suspension Requirements for Wells
Directive 017Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations
Directive 020Well Abandonment
Name DescriptionRelease DateFeedback Deadline Date
Draft Directive 058Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry
Draft Directive 088Licensee Life-Cycle Management
Name DescriptionDate
Directive 004Termination of Water Production at Gas Wells [Rescinded by Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations]
Directive 005Calculating Subsurface Pressure via Fluid-Level Recorders [Rescinded]
Directive 006Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program [Rescinded]
Directive 019Compliance Assurance [Rescinded by Manual 013: Compliance and Enforcement Program]
Directive 021Standards for the Submission of Digital Log Data to the EUB [Rescinded by Directive 080: Well Logging]
Directive 022Use of Bimodal High-Density Polyethylene Pipe in Oil and Gas Service [Rescinded by Directive 077: Pipelines – Requirements and Reference Tools]
Directive 024Large Facility Liability Management Program [Rescinded]
Directive 025Industrial 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.]
Directive 026Setback Requirements for Oil Effluent Pipelines [rescinded by Bulletin 2024-02]
Directive 027Shallow Fracturing Operations-Restricted Operations [Rescinded & superseded by Directive 083: Hydraulic Fracturing – Subsurface Integrity]
Number NameStatusDate
ID 2001-03Sulphur Recovery Guidelines for the Province of AlbertaInterim Directives
ID 2003-011) 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 [Rescinded by  Directive 087: Well Integrity Management]Interim Directives
ID 81-03Minimum Distance Requirements Separation New Sour Gas Facilities from Residential and Other DevelopmentsInterim Directives
ID 90-01Completion and Servicing of Sour WellsInterim Directives
ID 91-03Heavy Oil/Oil Sands OperationsInterim Directives
ID 94-02Revisions to Oil & Gas Well Spacing AdministrationInterim Directives
ID 94-05Consolidation of Regulations for Off-Target Penalty DeterminationInterim Directives
ID 96-01Hay-Zama Lake Complex - Special RequirementsInterim Directives
ID 99-01Gas/Bitumen Production in Oil Sands Areas – Application, Notification and Drilling Requirements [includes all 4 amendments]Interim Directives