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Lands Administrative Procedures

Alberta's Oil and Gas Pipeline Regulation - At a Glance

AEP, Administration, 2016, No. 4

Assignments Issued under Part 4 of the Public Lands Administration Regulation

AEP, Land Policy 2015, No. 1

Transfer of Tax Recovery Lands to Municipalities

ESRD, Public Land Management, 2015, No. 1

Ministerial Order 03/2014 has been replaced by:
- Ministerial Order 08/2018
Ministerial Order 04/2014 has been replaced by:
- Ministerial Order 07/2018

Lands Directives

Exploration Directives

ED2006-01 Development of Exploration Directives

ED2006-02 Restricted Exploration Areas

ED2006-03 Review of Program Approvals and Conditions

ED2006-04 Release of Program Information

ED2006-05 Application for License or Permit

ED2006-06 Application for Exploration Approval

ED2006-07 Geophysical Temporary Field Authorization

ED2006-08 Extension to an Exploration Approval

ED2006-09 Final Plan Submission

ED2006-10 Commencement and Completion Notification

ED2006-11 Notice to Relevant Land Authorities and Holders of Forest Management Agreements (FMA) and Timber Licences

ED2006-12 Change in Designated Program Permittee

ED2006-13 Operation of Exploration Equipment

ED2006-14 Authorization for Testing and Use of Products in Exploration

ED2006-15 Distance Requirements

ED2006-17 Flowing Holes and Encountering Gas

ED2006-18 Charges in Shot Holes and Depth of Shot & Test Holes That Exceed Maximum Levels

ED2006-19 Temporary Abandonment of Shot Holes and Test Holes

ED2006-20 Permanent Abandonment of Shot Holes and Test Holes

ED2006-21 Clearing of Vegetation on Road Allowances

ED2006-22 Cleanup of Debris, Refuse and Other Material

ED2006-24 Request For Transfer of Licence

ED2006-25 Cancellation Licence or Permit

ED2006-26 Letter of Clearance

Updated: Jul 18, 2018

External Directives

Above Ground Pipeline Wildlife Crossing Directive

ESRD Public Land Management 2014 – No. 7

Clearing Well Sites on Public Land

ID2005-01

Closing Roads Under Licence by Order Directive - PLAR

AEP, Land Policy, 2015, No. 4

Commercial Work Camps Directive – PLAR

ESRD Public Land Management 2014 – No. 5

Heritage Rangelands Operational Management Directive – PLAR

AEP Public Land Management 2015 – No. 1

Minimum Patron Number on Provincial Grazing Reserves

SD2011-04

Pipeline Agreements for Water Body Crossings on White Area Public Land

ID2000-01

Procedural Guidelines for Issuing Dispositions for the Purpose of Recreational Trails

AEP Public Land Management 2018, No. 5

Restrictions or Prohibitions on entry into Public Land Use Zones by Order – PLAR

AEP, Public Land Management, 2016, No. 8

Routine Disclosure of Information Required to Obtain Reclamation Certificates for Upstream Oil & Gas Holdings

ID2007-Request for Information Required to Reclaim Public Lands Form (Word, 198 KB)

ID2007-02

Slope and Break Setback Guidelines

ID2002-01

Tenure for Stewardship – Interim Strategy

Public Land Management, 2015, No. 3

Updated: Jul 18, 2018

Lands Guides

Access to Information and Routine Disclosure – Part 7 of PLAR

AEP, Public Land Management, 2015, No.3

Administrative Approvals: Transfers – Part 5 of the PLA and Part 4 of PLAR

Ministerial Order 28/2015
Public Lands Rents and Other Amounts Payable Order
AEP, Land Policy, 2016, No.4

Guide for Subleasing Miscellaneous, Pipeline Installation and Surface Material Leases
Using section 146 (4) of the Public Lands Administration Regulation (PLAR)

The Application for Sublease of Disposition Form is available under the Commercial, Industrial & Personal collapsible section at:

AEP Forms

AEP, Public Land Management, 2017, No. 2

Oil Transloading Facilities Acceptable Industry Practices

AEP, Administration, 2017, No.3

Review Process for Commercial Recreational Tourism Use on Public Land

AEP, Public Land Management, 2016, No.1

Lands Information Letters

A-D

Berland Smoky Integrated Planning Area – Direction for Access Development

The above record includes the following maps:

Berland Smoky Network Plan: Priority Areas for Caribou Habitat Restoration
Berland Smoky Network Plan: Priority Areas for Restoration of Fish Population and Habitats

IL 2013-01

Compliance Enforcement Approach for Conservation and Reclamation of Oil and Gas Activities

C&R IL 98-1

Conducting Exploration Programs - Municipalities

IL 2001-01

Confidentiality of Geophysical Information

IL 2004-09

Conventional Oil and Gas Wellsite Reclamation

C&R IL 93-1

Crown Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights

C&R IL 98-3, Changes to Identification of Major Surface Concerns on Private Land

Drivable Wood Fibre Surfaces

IL 2008-06

E-H

FAQs on Conducting Phase 1 ESAs and Changes to the Phase 1 ESA Form

D&R IL 02-1

Flowing Holes and Step-Up / Step-Down Drilling

IL 2004-05

Geophysical Commencement and Completion Notifications to Sustainable Resource Development

IL 2004-02

Geophysical Timber Damage Assessment Calculation

IL 2010-01

Guidance for Use of Phase 1 ESA Guideline for Upstream Oil and Gas Sites

D&R IL 01-1

Horse Holding Dispositions

IL 2010-03

I-L

Kakwa Copton Industrial Access Management Area

IL 2008-02

Liability for Contamination on Upstream Oil and Gas Sites

C&R IL 01-8

M-Q

More Questions on the Wellsite Reclamation Criteria

C&R IL 96-2

Oil Sands & Coal Exploration Standard Operating Procedure

IL 2010-01: Application Processing for Oil Sands Exploration and Coal Exploration Programs Standard Operating Procedure

Oil Sands Mining End Land Use Committee Report and Recommendations

C&R IL 98-5

Pipeline Reclamation Certificate Applications

C&R IL 01-12

Pre-Construction Assessment Report for Wellsites

C&R IL 00-8

Pre-Construction Wildlife Surveys: Restricted Activity Agricultural Dispositions

IL 2011-02: Pre-Construction Wildlife Surveys and Restricted Activity Periods for Agricultural Disposition Improvements (Prairies/Grasslands Natural Region)

Public Complaint Process for Oil and Gas Environmental Concerns