The Provincial Operating Standards

The requirements of Provincial Operating Standards are adequate under conditions normally encountered in oil, gas and salt resource industry activities involving wells and works. Requirements for abnormal or unusual conditions are not specifically provided for, nor are details of engineering or construction prescribed. It is intended that all work performed within the scope of these standards shall meet or exceed the safety standards expressed or implied herein. As with all new standards, it is expected that changes may have to be made from time to time based on new experience or technology, or both.

The following topics are addressed in the Provincial Standards:

• Well Licence Applications
• Well Location Plan
• Well Drilling
• Blowout Prevention Works Suspending Wells
• Production
• Oil Field Fluid Disposal Wells
• Well Servicing
• Solution Mining
• Hydrocarbon Storage
• Well Plugging
• Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Trust
• Reporting
• Historical Oil Field Status
• Glossary