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Courtenay, March 2007
Slide 1Coalbed Methane on Vancouver Island
Coalbed Methane on Vancouver Island
Shane Simpson MLA Vancouver – HastingsNDP Environment Critic
Arthur CaldicottIntroduction
John HorganMLA Malahat – Juan de FucaNDP Energy Critic
Todd ButlerCoalbed Methane Song
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Slide 2Coalbed Methane on Vancouver Island
Coalbed methane
is also known as
CBM
Coalbed gas
CBG
Natural gas from coal
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Slide 3Coalbed Methane on Vancouver Island
Water removal
It requires many wells to efficiently dewater coal
Typical project: 100 – 300 – 600 wells
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Inside a coalbed methane well
Infrastructure per well:
•Water pipeline
•Gas pipeline
•Road
•Power
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Production curve
Local construction activity is in first year or two
Most work is done by mobile, non-local crews
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CBM well sites & production field
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Encana pilot projectin East Kootenay
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Bubbling methane
Common where there are other wells and intrusions into or near a dewatered coalfield
Compressor station
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Coalbed methane “Royalty Regime”
landowners may negotiate access feeFirst Nations may negotiate small revenue sharing (eg. 1%)
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Drilling rights and tenures
• Rights sales notices posted monthly
• Completed a month later
• Highest bidder wins
• Many sales made to purchasing agents
• Title searches required to discover true owner
• No “filters” for reputation, financial stability, or professional competence
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Cumulative impacts assessments & Baseline studies
•Inadequate or non-existent
•No environmental assessment required
•Oversight & permits from Oil and Gas Commission – whose mandate is to foster development
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What’s in it for my community?Direct revenue
Spin off construction $
Short term jobs
Long term employment
Environmental
Water
Aesthetic
None
Hotels, restaurants, bars
See above, construction
Handful of jobs
Unavoidable impacts
Increased risks
Unavoidable impacts
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Slide 13Coalbed Methane on Vancouver Island
La Plata County Impact Study
• primary economic impact to county is revenue from CBM well production sales. NOT IN B.C.!
• little impact to employment, per capita income, population, or housing.
• properties with a CBM well located on them … have had a net reduction in sales value of 22%
• Alberta study found 10% reduction in property values
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Priority Ventures flares up & out
2001/02: Drilling on outskirts of Courtenay
May 2002: Well flared briefly for reporters, then capped
Oct 2002: Trading suspended & company later delisted
Mar 2004: BC Securities Commission forced company president to resign, for Securities Act violations
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SLAPP happy – come & gone
Spiro Vassilopoulos is the “V” in VWVulcan Energy of Canada, Ltd.
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RDCS/UBCM resolution
Regional District Comox Strathcona asked for halt to further activities, recognizing issues with:
• produced water
• baseline studies and appropriate regulations, etc.
• consultation with landowners, communities, First Nations
Approved September 2003 by Union of BC Municipalities
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Communities calling for a halt•Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District
•Princeton
•Fernie
•Iskut
•Smithers & Telkwa
•Peace River RD
•Hudson’s Hope
•Hat Creek First Nations & ranchers
•Comox Strathcona RD
•Union of BC Municipalities, Sept 2003
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Coalbed methane distribution
90 tcf
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Watersheds
define the natural ecology
most vulnerable to coalbed methane activity
coal sub-basins are named after the dominant rivers in each watershed
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Three reasons why coalbed methane may heat up on
Vancouver Island
2007 Throne Speech and Energy Plan
•Produced water reinjection requirement
•“Best practices” statement
•signalled renewed push by BC government
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Slide 21Coalbed Methane on Vancouver Island
Quinsam & West Fraser Own considerable coal rights on Vancouver Island
Have P&NG rights acquisition agreement with BC government
Agreements expire end of 2008
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Snuneymuxw & ChemainusFirst Nations
Homalco, Chemainus & Snunymuxw FNs formed partnership with Akita Drilling of Calgary
Naut’samawt Tribal Council (NmTC) sees coalbed methane as economic opportunity
Toured coalbed methane project in Alberta in 2006 hosted by NmTC, Akita & Quicksilver Resources
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Concerns with coalbed methanedevelopment on Vancouver Island
•Water and watershed impacts
•Land values
•Fish habitat
•Agriculture, tourism, retirement in-migration
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Thank-you
Copies of this slideshow available from Comox NDP
bcharlton@shaw.ca
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