Active Projects
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| First Nations Disturbance Restoration Program | BC Oil and Gas Commission |
Anticipated completion: June 30, 2023 Project (video) summary from the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Project (video) overview of Kotcho Lake Restoration Project (from Fort Nelson First Nation)  Project Profile Final Report--Borrow Pit Pilot (Nov/21) |
| Aboriginal Liaison Program (ALP) | BC Oil and Gas Commission, BC Government |
Anticipated Completion: June 30, 2023 Formerly referred to as the First Nations Environmental Monitor (Liaison) Program Sub-Project Profile--ALP Program Review (Spring-Summer, 2018) Program Review--July, 2018 Annual Report--FY 2019/20 Project Profile--FY 2020/21 |
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| B.C. Fugitive Emissions Management Program Effectiveness Assessment | St. Francis Xavier University |
Anticipated Completion: May 31, 2022 Project Profile |
| B.C. Top-down Survey and Root Cause Analysis | Carleton University, Bridger Photonics, GreenPath Energy |
Anticipated Completion: May 31, 2022 Project Profile |
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| Establishing Regional Groundwater Chemistry Baselines for NEBC to Support Interpretation of Groundwater Analytical Results | Simon Fraser University (Dr. Dirk Kirste) |
Anticipated Completion: June 15, 2022. Project Profile |
| Water Monitoring of Small Watersheds Program | BC Oil and Gas Commission, First Nations in Northeast BC |
Anticipated Completion: December 31, 2022 Project (video) summary from the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Project Profile Annual Report--FY 2019/20 Annual Report--FY 2020/21 Annual Report--FY 2021/22 |
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| BC Seismic Array Network | Geoscience BC; Natural Resources Canada; BC Oil and Gas Commission; Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers |
Project started: July 1, 2012 Year 11--Anticipate completion June 30, 2023 Seismic Array Network data on Natural Resources Canada website Executive Summary (Year 1) Pipeline News North coverage (Dec. 5/13) Final Report--Year 1 Final Report--Year 2 Final Report--Year 3 Final Report--Year 4 Final Report--Year 5 Final Report--Year 6 Publication (Geoscience BC)--2018 Final Report--Year 7 Final Report--Year 8 Project Profile Final Report--Year 9 |
| Characterizing Ground Motion from Induced Seismicity in the Context of Cultural Noises | McGill University |
Anticipated Completion: April 30, 2023 Project Profile |
| Geomechanical Effects of Cumulative Fluid Injection through Hydraulic Fracturing in the KSMMA | Enlighten Geoscience Ltd. |
Anticipated Completion: June 30, 2022 Project Profile |
| Integration of Ground Motions into Induced Seismicity Risk Management in the Kiskatinaw Area, Northeast B.C. | Nanometrics Inc. |
Anticipated Completion: January 31, 2023 Project Profile |
| Quantitative Risk Assessment of Typical Structures and Infrastructures Subject to Induced Seismicity | Geo-Hazard Risk and Dynamics (GHRD) |
Anticipated Completion: October 31, 2023 Project Profile |
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| North East Air Monitoring Program--Phase 8 (FY 2022/23) | Tropospheric Measurement Systems |
Project started: December, 2012 Anticipated completion (Phase 8): May 31, 2023 See Completed Projects (Air) for Phases 1-6. Final Report (Phase 6--March 31, 2021) Project Profile |
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| Assessing Risks to Pipelines from Corrosion and Geo Hazards | University of British Columbia—Dr. Solomon Tesfamariam (Okanagan Campus); Dr. Edouard Asselin and Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme (Vancouver Campus) |
Anticipated completion: June 30, 2022 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Pipelines Paper published in International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping (Oct, 2020) Paper published in Internation Journal of Pressue Vessels and Piping (Feb, 2022) Project Profile |
| Low Frequency Noise and Meteorological Condition Study | Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering |
Anticipated Completion: December 31, 2022 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Wells, Facilities, Other. Project Profile |
| Towards Optimizing Well Plug and Abandonment in British Columbia through Data Analytics, Field Investigations and Predictive Modelling | Institute of Geoenergy Engineering, Heriot Watt University |
Anticipated Completion: January 31, 2023 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Pipelines Project Profile |
| Soil Productivity and Soil Health Status Following Restoration of Pipeline Corridors on Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Cropland in Northeast B.C. | University of Manitoba (Dr. Francis Zvomuya) |
Anticipated completion: August 31, 2023
Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Pipelines Project Profile |