Replaces the previous edition released on August 23, 2022.
Purpose of this Directive
This directive applies to all operators subject to Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) measurement and reporting requirements and reporting to Petrinex and pertains to conventional oil, heavy oil, crude bitumen, and natural gas facilities as well as geothermal and brine-hosted mineral resource development. It does not apply to mineable oil sands.
It sets out requirements according to which operators are to declare the degree to which they have infrastructure in place to ensure compliance with AER measurement and reporting requirements. It does not include instructions on how the volumes are to be measured or reported to the AER; those topics are included in such other AER documents as Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Upstream Oil and Gas Operations and Directive 007: Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements.
If requirements in previously issued AER documents (directives, interim directives, informational letters, guides, etc.) conflict with the requirements in this directive, the requirements in this directive supersede the prior requirements.
