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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.

Click on a directive to learn more about it. If you notice that contact information and phone numbers published in older directives are outdated, please contact our Customer Contact Centre for assistance.

Name Sort descending DescriptionDate
Directive 037 (Addendum)Well Control and Well Blowout Prevention Training [Rescinded by Bulletin 2020-07]
Directive 038Noise Control
Directive 039Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators
Directive 040Pressure and Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas Wells
Directive 041Adoption of CSA Z662-03, Annex N, as Mandatory [Rescinded by Directive 077: Pipelines – Requirements and Reference Tools]
Directive 042Measurement, Accounting, and Reporting Plan (MARP) Requirements for Thermal Bitumen Schemes
Directive 043Well Logging Requirements-Surface Casing Interval [Rescinded by Directive 080: Well Logging]
Directive 044Requirements for Surveillance of Water Production in Hydrocarbon Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection
Directive 045Digital Data Submission of Drilling Waste Disposal Notification [Rescinded by Directive 050: Drilling Waste Management]
Directive 046Production Audit Handbook
Name Sort descending DescriptionRelease Date
Directive 059Well Drilling and Completion Data Filing Requirements
Directive 060Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting
Directive 065Resources Applications for Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Directive 067Eligibility Requirements for Acquiring and Holding Energy Licences and Approvals
Directive 068Security Deposits
Directive 071Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directive 073Requirements for Inspection and Compliance of Oil Sands Mining and Processing Plant Operations in the Oil Sands Mining Area
Directive 076Operator Declaration Regarding Measurement and Reporting Requirements
Directive 077Pipelines – Requirements and Reference Tools
Directive 079Surface Development in Proximity to Abandoned Wells

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Name Sort descending DescriptionDate
Directive 075Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program
Directive 078Regulatory Application Process for Modifications to Commercial In Situ Oil Sands Projects [Rescinded by Bulletin 2020-09]
Directive 086Reservoir Containment Application Requirements for Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Projects in the Shallow Athabasca Oil Sands Area [rescinded by Directive 023: Oil Sands Project Applications]
ID 2000-03Harmonization of Waste Management and Memorandum of Understanding Between the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and Alberta Environment. Rescinded but continues as a memorandum of understanding.
ID 2000-04An Update to the Requirements for the Appropriate Management of Oilfield Wastes
ID 96-03Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry [Rescinded by Bulletin 2019-25]
ID 99-04Deposition of Oilfield Waste into Landfills

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