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As of August 2022, the Government of Saskatchewan has implemented Directive PNG017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations, revision 5.0. As part of Directive PNG017, revision 5, multiple housekeeping changes, minor section amendments and particularly change for first GOR testing for new non-heavy oil wells and GOR testing exemption criteria for existing non-heavy oil wells was added in Section 6. See "What's New in this Edition" for a list of all the changes.
Directive PNG017 consolidates, clarifies and updates the regulatory requirements with respect to measurement points used for accounting and reporting purposes, as well as those measurement points required for upstream petroleum facilities and some downstream pipeline operations under existing regulations. This Directive specifies:
Enforcement
This directive replaces and supersedes a number of Saskatchewan regulatory documents, as identified in Appendix 1 of Directive PNG017. Effective April 1, 2016, this directive has regulatory authority in Saskatchewan. Regulatory enforcement, including audits and inspections, intended to ensure compliance with the oil and gas measurement requirements will be applied in accordance with the implementation schedule outlined below. Enforcement actions will be applied according to Section 13.6 of Directive PNG076: Enhanced Production Audit Program. As a result of the implementation of Directive PNG017, all Measurement Exemptions approved in Saskatchewan before April 1, 2016 have been rescinded.
Industry is expected to be fully compliant with measurement and reporting requirements as of April 1, 2021.
Please refer to the FAQs about Directive PNG017 for frequently asked questions regarding Directive PNG017 or email to directive17.er@gov.sk.ca.
Any approved measurement exemptions granted before April 1, 2016, have been rescinded. Operators are responsible for applying for new measurement exemptions if they cannot meet the base requirements outlined in Directive PNG017. The criteria set out in Section 5 of Directive PNG017 provide instructions on measurement exemptions (also known as site-specific deviations from base requirements). All applications for measurement exemptions must be submitted through IRIS. Measurement exemption applications must include a completed Measurement Exemption Application form, and other supporting documentation and be submitted to IRIS under the Applications – Measurement Exemptions. Find more information, along with the Measurement Exemption Application.
Guideline PNG034: Determination and Submission of Gas Oil Ratio provides guidance on conducting gas oil ratio (GOR) tests for non-heavy crude oil and heavy crude oil operations, determining the GOR including the gas in solution and how to submit the GOR to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources (ER) if necessary. Submitted GOR, whether current or historical, may suppress certain Petrinex volumetric warning and errors, as well as compliance assessment indicators (CAIs) overseen by Enhanced Production Audit Program (EPAP).
Guideline PNG035: Estimating Venting and Fugitive Emissions has been created to aid industry in estimating and reporting vent gas, which includes fugitive emissions, by providing tools and estimation formulas. Due to the high complexity of determining vented gas volumes at some sources, a Gas Estimation Tool has been developed to allow industry to input site-specific field operation information into the tool, and the tool will calculate the volume of gas being vented from sources associated with that site.
The Guideline PNG042: Measurement, Accounting and Reporting Plan for Thermal Heavy Oil Recovery Projects Version 2.0 outlines the requirements for submitting a measurement, accounting and reporting plan (MARP) for thermal heavy oil facilities in Saskatchewan. Effective May 1, 2018 applicants are no longer required to submit their MARP with their application for a Thermal Heavy Oil Recovery (EOR) Project. All MARP applications must be submitted through IRIS under Applications – Measurement, Accounting and Reporting Plan. For a new EOR project, the MARP application must be submitted after the EOR project application has been submitted and must be approved prior to injection or production of the thermal heavy oil project. For an existing EOR project without an approved MARP, the MARP application must be submitted only if the licensee changes an existing project, including new or additional wells, and/or surface facilities. For an existing EOR project that already has an approved MARP and is adding new or additional wells and/or surface facilities or the scope of the project is changing, a new MARP is required only if the licensee is changing the measurement, accounting and reporting methodology that was originally approved in the MARP.
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