Agenda
November 4-6, 2009
ERCB Calgary Office
640 – 5 Avenue SW, Calgary
Alberta, Canada | | Topics | Speakers | Day 1, November 4, Wednesday, McDougall School, Rosebud Room | | Opening Remarks | James Vaughan, ERCB (Moderator) – Safety Orientation
Jim Dilay, Board Member, ERCB
Anastasiya Rozhkova, GGFR | | Regulatory framework: legislation and regulations (with the focus on Directive 017) | Bill Cheung, ECRB | Associated gas measurement – metering and estimation: - Accuracy requirements
- Metering requirements
- Selection of meters and their location, calibration requirements
- Estimation process – when and how
- Frequency requirement
- Material balance and reconciliation
| Bill Cheung, ERCB | Production Audit Team – work done - Current Audits and Audit Types
- Future World – Enhanced Production Audit Program
- EPAP Connection to ERCB Enforcement Ladder
- Benefits of EPAP to ERCB / Industry
| Ali Hasnain, ERCB | | How the Alberta Government uses volumetric data for gas royalty calculations | Dean Khan, Director of Gas Royalty Calculation with Alberta Energy | - Operational, cost-related and other challenges to meeting ERCB requirements.
- Statistics on frequency of use of different meter types
- How does accuracy in measurement and reporting benefit industry?
| Gary Fiselier, EnCana Corporation | | Novel flare volume estimation techniques by Shell | Ben Benthem Shell | Day 2, November 5, Thursday, West Hall of ERCB Building | | Brooks area field visit | | | Enerplus Oil Batteries: One older technology, one newer technology | Tour conducted by Enerplus | Day 3, November 6, Friday, WestHall of ERCB Building | | Imperial Quirk Creek field visit | ERCB Gas Plant Expert and ERCB Provincial Gas Technical Specialist were available for regulatory questions | | Gas Plant tour hosted by Imperial | ERCB Gas Plant Expert and ERCB Provincial Gas Technical Specialist were available for regulatory questions |
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