Here you will find links to resources and information about inactive oil wells in Alberta. Please familiarize yourself with this important literature before you consider adopting one of our orphans. Check back regularly for updates.
Orphan Well Association http://www.orphanwell.ca/
Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2015-2016 http://www.orphanwell.ca/OWA%202015-16%20Ann%20Rpt%20Final.pdf
Alberta Energy Regulator on Abandonment and Reclamation http://www.aer.ca/abandonment-and-reclamation
Alberta Energy Regulator Environmental Assessment http://www.aer.ca/applications-and-notices/environmental-assessment
Further Reading
DORIN. An Orphan Well and a Power Station An Orphan Well and a Power Station A Golden Opportunity for Clarity as to Orphan Well Laws (Including Urban Areas) DORIN LAND AND OILFIELD MANAGEMENT INC.
http://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Inactive-Oil-Wells-Muehlenbachs-1.pdf
http://www.ecojustice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IWCP-Paper-FINAL-20-Nov-2014.pdf
Landowners’ Guide to Oil and Gas Development 3rd edition (Book): http://www.pembina.org/pub/landowners
News Stories
https://globalnews.ca/news/4033013/redwater-ruling-before-supreme-court/
http://www.producer.com/2016/11/alberta-group-tackles-growth-in-abandoned-oil-wells/
