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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.

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Name Sort descending DescriptionDate
Directive 047Waste Reporting Requirements for Oilfield Waste Management Facilities
Directive 048Monthly Custom Treating Plant Statement [Rescinded by Manual 011: How to Submit Volumetric Data to the AER]
Directive 049Gas Density Measurement Frequency (Orifice Meters) [Rescinded by Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations]
Directive 050Drilling Waste Management
Directive 051Injection and Disposal Wells – Well Classifications, Completions, Logging, and Testing Requirements
Directive 054Performance Reporting and Surveillance of In Situ Oil Sands Schemes
Directive 055Storage Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry
Directive 055 (Addendum)Interim Requirements for Aboveground Synthetically- Lined Wall Storage Systems, Updates to Liner Requirements, and Optional Diking Requirements for Single-Walled aboveground Storage Tanks [Incorporated into Directive 055, March 2022 edition]
Directive 056Energy Development Applications and Schedules
Directive 057Fencing and Site Access Requirements for Oil and Gas [Rescinded by Bulletin 2011-04]
Name Sort descending DescriptionRelease Date
Directive 080Well Logging
Directive 081Water Disposal Limits and Reporting Requirements for Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Schemes
Directive 082Operating Criteria: Resource Recovery Requirements for Oil Sands Mine and Processing Plant Operations
Directive 083Hydraulic Fracturing – Subsurface Integrity
Directive 084Requirements for Hydrocarbon Emission Controls and Gas Conservation in the Peace River Area
Directive 085Fluid Tailings Management for Oil Sands Mining Projects
Directive 087Well Integrity Management
Directive 088Licensee Life-Cycle Management
Directive 089Geothermal Resource Development
Directive 090Brine-Hosted Mineral Resource Development

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