Regular SCEK News
The BC OGRIS provides a grant to Integra Forest Consulting to conduct an analysis of the Cumulative Effects on Stream Health and Riparian Function in Oil and Gas Development Areas in B.C. More information on this project is available on the Active Projects page of this website.
The BC OGRIS has provided a grant to the University of Manitoba to assess the impact on soil productivity and soil health status following the restoration of pipeline corridors on Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) cropland in Northeast British Columbia. More information on this project is available on the Active Projects page of this website.
Assessing Risks to Pipelines from Corrosion and Geo Hazards--the BC OGRIS is participating in a research project by the University of British Columbia to develop a decision making tool to assess the risks to pipelines from internal and external corrosionand geo-hazards(earthquakes).
More information is available on the Active Projects page of this website.
Performance of Enclosed Combustors--the BC OGRIS is participating in a research project by the Saskatchewan Research Council to collect third party independent emissions and performance data on enclosed combustors used in oil and gas operations.
This information may be considered in policy regarding the use of combustors in BC. More information is available on the Active Projects page of this website.
The BC OGRIS is soliciting proposals for developing a cost-effective estimation of vegetative regrowth on anthropogenic features in Northeast BC. Proposals are requested by December 22, 2017. Details can be found on the Opportunities page of this website.
The BC OGRIS has provided a grant to the University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus--School of Engineering) to evaluate the use of drones in monitoring fugitive gas emissions and land disturbance/reclamation. More information on this project is available on the Active Projects page of this website.
The BC OGRIS is soliciting proposals for developing a Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration Framework. Proposals are requested by October 23, 2017. Details can be found on the Opportunities page of this website.
The BC OGRIS has provided a grant to the University of Victoria to assess the use of drones and multisensory data to monitor the reclamation of well sites. More information on this project is available on the Active Projects page of this website.
The BC OGRIS has provided a grant to the University of British Columbia to develop a fugitive gas migration database and carry out a statistical analysis on the occurrence, attributes and potential causes of gas migration. More information on this project is available on the Active Projects page of this website.
The BC OGRIS has provided a grant to EcoLogic Research to Assess Options for Aligning the Management of Cumulative Impacts through Area-base Analysis and Cumulative Effects Framework. More information on this project is available on the Active Projects page of this website.