Completed Projects

Collaboration and Communication

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BC Natural Gas Atlas	Geoscience BC / University of Victoria (School of Earth and Ocean Sciences)	Completed May 2, 2019 BC Natural Gas Atlas Website Project Profile Press Release--Sept. 22/16 Project Status Report--January, 2018 Final Report
Writing and Publication of the SCEK Fund Strategic Plan	Ken Howes	Completed May 2005 Lead Researcher: Ken Howes Final Report
Review of North East BC Crown Conservation Land Designations	Ducks Unlimited Canada	Completed March, 2016 Project Profile Executive Summary--Milestone 1 (Summer, 2015)
Comprehensive Progress Review of the Consultation Process Agreements (CPA)	CPA Implementation Committee (IC)/ Dovetail Consulting Inc.	Completed Nov 2010 Lead Researcher: Julian Griggs For the final report contact the SCEK Program Manager
Climate Change Readiness Survey	Resources North Association	Completed January 2015 Lead Researcher: Trout Creek Collaborative Solutions / Resources North Association Project Profile Final Report--Year 1 Final Report--Year 2 Final Report--Year 2 (BC extract)
Drilling Rig Apprenticeship Program	Apprenticeship Program Northern Lights College / Shell Canada	Completed October 2012 Lead Researcher :Craig Herbert / Murray Slezak Project Opening Project Profile
Cable Rig Restoration Project in Fernie, British Columbia	Fernie Derrick Society	Completed Dec., 2011 Media Coverage: Pipeline News North (August 26/11) Lead Researcher: Mary Giuliano Final Report
Design and Publication of SCEK Fund Overview Publication	Tetrad Communications	Completed Mar 2005 Lead Researcher: Ritchie Morrison Final Report
Writing of 2004 SCEK Fund Forum Proceedings and Publication of status report	Tetrad Communications	Completed Mar 2005 Lead Researcher:Ritchie Morrison Final Report
Design and Publication of SCEK Fund Summary Brochures	Tetrad Communications	Completed May 2004 Lead Researcher: Ritchie Morrison Final Report
2004 SCEK Fund Forum and Workshop	SCEK Fund	Completed Jun 2004 Lead Researcher: Andrea Morrison Final Report
2003 SCEK Fund Forum and Workshop	SCEK Fund	Completed Jun 2003 Lead Researcher: Andrea Morrison Final Report
SCEK Consulting Services	Strategic West Energy Ltd.	Completed Sep 2010 Lead Researcher: Derek Brown For the final report please contact the SCEK Program Manager
Oil and Gas Public Opinion Survey	BC Oil and Gas Commission	Completed December, 2011 Lead Researcher: Howard Harshaw Final Report

Environmental Impacts

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Assessing the potential of UAV-based (drones) and wider spectral imagery to monitor oil and gas activities	University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus)	Completed January 7, 2019 Project Profile Final Report--UAV for detecting fugitive methane emissions (Feb_18) Final Report--UAV for monitoring restoration of well pads (Feb_18) Final Report--UAV for detecting fugitive methane emissions--Phase 2 (Jan_19) Final Report--UAV for monitoring restoration of well pads--Phase 2 (Jan_19)
Displacement Fluid Mechanics in Primary Cemented Annuli	Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia	Anticipate Completion February 28, 2019 (Year 3) Project Profile Year 1 Report Year 2 Report Year 3 (FINAL) Report
Assessing the potential of UAS-based (drones) and multisensor data in monitoring the reclamation of well sites	University of Victoria	Completed October 30, 2018 Project Profile Final Report
Fluid Mechanic Causes of Gas Migration	Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia	Completed June, 2018 Project Profile Year 1 Report Year 2 (Final) Report
Mapping of Groundwater Aquifers in Montney Area	Geoscience BC	Completed July 16, 2018 Link to Project Data and Maps Project Profile Annual Report (Year 1)--FY 2015/16 Final Report
Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Greenness Assessment Method	University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus)	Completed October 24, 2017 Project Profile Final Report
Alternative Approaches for the Assessment and Remediation of Produced Water	Hemmera	Completed March 14, 2018 Project Profile Final Report
Understanding Controls on Distribution and Flow Pathways of Springs in North East BC	Simon Fraser University	Completed September 15, 2017 Project Profile Final Report
Site Remediation Liability Management (Low Probability Receptor Analysis)	Millennium EMS Solutions	Completed July 31, 2017 Project Profile Final Report
Groundwater Review Assistant	Foundry Spatial	Completed January, 2017 Application and User Guide Project Profile
Permafrost Ecosystem in Transition	Wilfrid Laurier University	Completed September, 2016 Project Profile Annual Report--2016 Poster Presentation--2016
Storing Saline Fluids in Engineered Liner Systems	Higher Ground Consulting	Completed June 30, 2016 Project Profile Final Report
Setting Protocols for Sustainable Withdrawal from Lakes	Hatfield Consultants Partnership	Completed June 30, 2016 Project Profile Final Report
Pneumatic Pump Alternatives for Cold Weather	GreenPath Energy	Completed June 30, 2016 Project Profile Final Report Best Practices
Recommended Application of Ecological Buffering Criteria	EcoLogic Research	Complete June 30, 2016 Project Profile Final Report Webinar--June 15,2016 Published Article (JEM--Vol 16 No 1 2016)
Salinity Analytical Method Review for Characterization in Muskeg	SynergyAspen Environmental Strategies	Complete December, 2015 Project Profile Project Presentation at RPIC Workshop, June 3-4, 2015 Final Report
“Abandoned Well-Site End Land Use Objective Treatments: Operational Trial and Monitoring	Monashee Resources Limited	Completed Mar 2004 Lead Researcher: Sam Bell / Corey Green Final Report
Deep Aquifer Fluid Disposal	Geoscience BC; Canadian Discovery Ltd.	Completed August 31, 2015 Link to Final Report Project Profile Executive Summary
Real Time Access to Water Data from NorthEast BC	BC Oil and Gas Commission	Completed June, 2014 Project Profile Final Report
Sample Pneumatic Devices to Develop Emission Factors	The Prasino Group	Completed December, 2013 Project Profile Final Report Final Sampling Report Project Methodology
OGMA Assessment Study	EnCana;Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers	Phase 1—Complete Phase 2--Complete October 2013 Project Profile Final Report
Modern Practices of Hydraulic Fracturing: A Focus on Canadian Resources	ALL Consulting	Complete July 2012 Lead Researcher: Dan Arthur Modern Practices of Fracturing Pipeline News North (Sept 18/12) Errata--Version 1--June 22, 2012 Media Release--July 25, 2012 Fact Sheet--AUgust 3, 2012 New Brunswick Telegraph--July 31, 2012
Hydraulic Fracture Water Reuse Feasibility Study	PTAC/MiSWACO	Complete August 2012 Lead Researcher: Ken Campbell, MiSWACO Final Report Decision Tree Media Coverage: Pipeline News North (Aug 10/12) Daily Oil Bulletin (Sept. 26/11)
Development of Management Guidelines for Sulphur/8 Mile Stone Sheep	Stone's Sheep Steering and Science Committees	Complete July 2012 Lead Researcher: Brian Churchill / Randal Glaholt
Sulphur/8 Mile Stone Sheep Research Project	Synergy Applied Ecology	Lead Researcher: Pamela Hengeveld Project Summary Media Coverage: Pipeline News North (June 5/11) Complete July 2012
Ultrasonic Enhanced Remediation of Salt- and Hydrocarbon- Contaminated Soils	University of Northern British Columbia	Completed Sept 2009 Lead Researcher: Dr. Jianbing Li Final Report
Prophet River Moose Study	Wildland Resources	Completed Dec 2002 Lead Researcher: Claudia Houwers Final Report
Assessment of Atmospheric Sulphur Deposition to and Proportion of Sulphur in Surrounding Ecosystems due to Sour Gas Emissions	University of Calgary	Completed Jun 2002 Lead Researcher: Ann-Lise Norman Final Report
Impacts of Sour Gas Production Flare Tests on Vegetation	Golder Associates Ltd	Completed Apr 2004 Lead Researcher: Katherine Enns (Delphinium) Final Report
Investigation of Tsinhia Lake Fish Kill	Diversified Environmental Services	Completed Feb 2004 Lead Researchers: Brad and Diane Culling Final Report
Acid Gas Sorption by British Columbia Coals: Implications for Permanent Disposal of Acid Gas in Deep Coal Seams and Possible Co-Production of Methane	University of BC	Completed May 2004 Lead Researcher: Marc Bustin Final Report
Application of High Resolution Mesoscale Model Fields with the Calpuff Dispersion Modeling System in Prince George, BC	University of Northern British Columbia	Completed Oct 2002 Lead Researcher: Brian McEwen Final Report
Sustainable and Eco-Efficient Technologies: Economic Greenhouse Gas Reducing Technologies	Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC)	Anticipate completion Dec 2005 Note: SCEK contributed 1 yr Lead Researcher: Denis Gaudet Final Report
Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Heliportable Drilling Feasibility Study	Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management and TERA Environmental Consulants	Completed Jun 2002 Lead Reseachers: Randall Glaholt / Lois Pittaway Final Report
Mountain Goat Habitat Use and Behaviour Study During 3D Seismic Heli-portable Aerial Operations in the OJAY Oil and Gas Development Area	Veritas Energy Services Inc.	Completed May 2004 Lead Researchers: Clint Smyth / Derek Ebner Final report
Snake-Sahtaneh Boreal Caribou Habitat Use and Ecology Study	Slocan Forest Products Ltd.	Completed 2004 Lead Researcher: Kevin Klun Final Report
Foothills Model Forest Grizzly bear Research Project	Province of Alberta	Completed Mar 2005 Lead Reseacher: Gordon Stenhouse Final Report
Wellsite Evaluation in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area	Ministry of Sustainable Resources Management	Completed Mar 2005 Lead Researcher: Cal Faminov Final Report
Soil Productivity and Forest Regeneration Success on Reclaimed Oil and Gas Sites (Yr2)	Ministry of Forests Kalamalka Research Station	Completed Mar 2005 Lead Researcher: Chuck Bulmer Final Report
Soil Productivity and Forest Regeneration Success on Reclaimed Oil and Gas Sites (Yr1)	Ministry of Forests Kalamalka Research Station	Completed Mar 2004 Lead Researcher: Chuck Bulmer Final Report
Soil Productivity and Forest Regeneration Success on Reclaimed Oil and Gas Sites	Ministry of Forests Kalamalka Research Station	Completed Mar 2003 Lead Researcher: Chuck Bulmer Final Report
Water Use Plan and Low Flow Analysis Æ Phase II	Diversified Technical Services	Completed Feb 2004 Lead Researcher: Barry Ortman Final Report
Low Flow Analysis - Phase I	Diversified Technical Services	Completed Jan 2004 Lead Researcher: Barry Ortman Final Report
Overview Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory	BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection	Completed Mar 2004 Researchers: 2001-2: Brad and Diane Culling, 2003: Ryan Liebe Final Report
Oil and Gas Audit	Charlie Lake Conservation Society	Completed Nov 2005 Lead Researcher: Lindsay Sayahda Final Report
2005 North American Trumpeter Swan Inventory	Ducks Unlimited Canada	Completed Nov 2005 Lead Researcher: Darryl Kroeker Final Report
Snake-Sahtaneh Boreal Caribou Habitat Use & Ecology Study	Slocan Forest Products Ltd.	Completed May 2006 Lead Researcher: Brad and Diane Culling Final Report
Soil Productivity and Forest Regeneration Success on Reclaimed Oil and Gas Sites (Yr 3)	Ministry of Forests Kalamalka Research Station	Completed Mar 2006 Lead Researcher: Chuck Bulmer Final Report
Horn River Basin Moose Inventory Phase 1: Winter 2009	Devon Canada Corporation	Completed Aug 2010 Lead Researcher: Shad Watts / Amit Saxena Final Report
Montney Water Project: Collaborative Geoscience for Resource Development and Resource Management in the Montney Gas Play, Northeast British Columbia	Geoscience BC	Completed June 2011 Lead Researcher: Lyn Anglin

Community Environmental Knowledge

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Communities: A web-based mapping application to enhance consultation practices between First Nations, Government and Industry	Treaty 8 Tribal Association	Completed Aug 2009 Lead Researcher: Kieran Broderick Final Report
Prophet River Traditional Plant Study	Ravenscall Enterprises Ltd.	Completed April 2006 Lead Researcher: Kelly Bannister Final Report
Healing the Land, and Elder's Perspective	Monashee Resources Limited	Completed 2005 Lead Researcher: Sam Bell / Corey Green Final Report
West Moberly First Nations Traditional Knowledge Project	Dahke Community Projects Inc.	Completed Mar 2005 Lead Researcher: Carylin Greatbanks Final Report
Fort Nelson First Nation Traditional Land Use Study	Fort Nelson First Nation	Completed Sept 2005 Lead Researcher: Annette Loe Final Report
Holocene-Human History/Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction ~ 12,000/10,000 Years Ago to the Present	Heritage North Consulting Ltd.	Completed Mar 2006 Lead Researcher: Keary Walde Final Report
Communicating Traditional Knowledge: Prophet River First Nations (SDDT Extract)	University of Northern British Columbia Information for First Nations interested in using the project	Completed Jan 2011 Media Coverage: Pipeline News North (July 29/11) Lead Researcher: Dr. Jane Young Final Report
Use and Occupancy Mapping Project	Doig River First Nation	Completed Mar 2011 Lead Researcher: Jane Calvert Final Report

Health and Safety

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PM 2.5 Emissions Test and Factor Development	Canadian Energy Partnership for Environmental Innovation	Completed June 30, 2016 Project Profile Report--August 19, 2016
Well Test Flare Plume Monitoring Phase II: Measurement of SO2 in Flare Plumes using the DIAL Method	Alberta Research Council Inc.	Completed Dec 2003 Lead Researcher: Allan Chambers
Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators	Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers	Completed Mar 2004 Lead Researcher: Denis Gaudert Final Report
Technical Review of the Sour Gas Well-Test Flaring Approvals Process	SENES Consultants Ltd.	Completed May 2007 Lead Researcher: Dan Hrebenyk Project Profile
Research on the Applicability of Modeled Site Specific Meteorological Data to Well Test Flaring Assessments in BC	Levelton Engineering Ltd.	Completed Sep 2002 Lead Researcher: Alex Shuttle Final Report
Regional Background Assessment of Groundwater Wells in the Greater Hudson Hope Area	Diversified Technical Services	Completed Dec 2003 Lead Reseacher: Barry Ortman Final Report
Demonstration of the Applicability of the Maxxam All-season Passive Sampling System to the Management of H2S in Northeast British Columbia	Maxxam Analytics Inc.	Completed Jun 2002: Lead Researcher: Hongmoa H. Tang Project Profile
Western Canada Study on Animal Health Effects Associated with Exposure to Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Field Facilities	Western Interprovincial Scientific Studies Association	Completed Jan 2006 Lead Researcher: Michael O'Connell (17 researchers involved) Project Profile
Determination of Threshold Levels of Sour Gas and H2S on the Mammalian Brain	University of Calgary	Completed Dec 2005 Lead Researcher: Sheldon Roth Project Profile

Cumulative Impact Management

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Assess Options for Aligning the Management of Cumulative Impacts through Area-base Analysis and Cumulative Effects Framework	EcoLogic Research	Completed January 31, 2018 Project Profile
LiDAR – Hyperspectral Data Acquisition and Processing Fort Nelson, B.C. Area 2008	University of Victoria’s Center for Applied Remote Sensing, Modeling and Simulation (CARMS) Inc.	Completed Aug 2010 Media Coverage: BC Forest Professional (July-August/11) Pipeline News North (Apr. 29/11) Lead Researcher: Olaf Niemann Final Report
Cumulative Impact Management Screener	Axys Environmental Consulting Ltd. and Salmo Consulting Inc.	Completed Dec 2005 Lead Researchers: George Hegmann / Liz Neil
Preliminary Resource Analysis for the Fort Nelson TSA	Forest Ecosystem Solutions	Completed Jan 2009 Lead Researcher: Chris Niziolomski Project Summary
Modeling and Scenario Development in support of the PMT SRMP	MAL-ILMB	Completed Mar 2006 Lead Researcher: Robert Barradell Final Report
Development of a Practical Framework for Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management for Northeast BC (2)	Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management and Salmo Consulting Inc.	Completed Mar 2003 Lead Researcher: Terry Antoniuk Final Report
Development of a Practical Framework for Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management for Northeast BC (1)	Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Axys Environmental Consulting Ltd. and Salmo Consulting	Completed Mar 2003 Lead Researcher: George Hegmann Final Report
Data Review, Collection and Analysis for Planning in the Moberly Tract	Firth Hollin Resource Science Corporation	Completed Sep 2004 Lead Researcher: Ron Hammerstedt Final Report
Working Towards an Understanding of Cumulative Effects Associated with Oil and Gas Development in the Chinchaga Area of British Columbia and Alberta	Ernst Environmental Services & Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc	Completed fall 2004 Lead Researchers: Jessica Ernst / Jonathon Wright
CBM baseline Water monitoring	Diversified Technical Services	Completed 2005 Lead Researcher: Barry Ortman Final Report
Boreal Caribou Interim Management Guidelines	Diversified Environmental Services	Completed 2004 Lead Researcher: Brad and Diane Culling Final Report
Development and Assessment of Biophysical Thresholds for the Blueberry Area	Axys Environmental Consulting Ltd.	Completed Jul 2004 Lead Researcher: Nick Poushinsky Final Report
A Strategic Approach to Guide the Appreciation of Cumulative Impact Management in Northeast British Columbia	New Direction Resource Management Ltd.	Completed Aug 2005 Lead Researcher: Bill Bourgeois Final Report
Data Review, Collection and Analysis for Planning in the Moberly Tract	LIBC	Completed Mar 2006 Lead Researcher: Steve Warrington Final Report
Boreal Caribou Cumulative Impact Analysis	Salmo Consulting Inc	Completed Aug 2007 Lead Researcher: Terry Antoniuk Final Report

Methane and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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B.C. Fugitive Emissions Management Program Effectiveness Assessment	St. Francis Xavier University	Completed November 7, 2022 BC Oil and Gas Commission News Release: November 7, 2022 Project Profile Final Report
Top Down and Bottom Up Comparison of Methane Emissions	Bridger Photonics / Carleton University	Completed July 14, 2021 Final Report 1(Blinded evaluation of airborne methane source detection using Bridger Photonics LiDAR’) Final Report 2 (Where the methane is? Insights from Novel Airborne LiDAR Measurements Combined with Ground Survey Data) Project Profile Final Presentation--June, 2021
Fugitive Gas Migration Database and Statistical Analysis on Occurrence, Attributes and Potential Causes of Gas Migration	Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia	Completed March 31, 2020 Article in Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology Journal (23 February 2019) Article in Science of the Total Environment Volume 769 (May 2021)--Article 144678 News Release--March 8, 2021 Project Profile Final Report
Inventory of Methane Emissions from Storage Tanks and Compressor Seal Vents	Clearstone Engineering	Completed April 8, 2020 Project Profile Final Report
Performance of Enclosed Combustors	Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC)	Completed January 21, 2020 Project Profile Final Report

Water

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Analysis of Cumulative Effects on Stream Health and Riparian Function in Oil and Gas Development Areas in B.C.	Integra Forest Consulting	Completed: December 2, 2019 Project Profile Final Report

Seismicity Research and Monitoring

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Geomechanical Effects of Cumulative Fluid Injection through Hydraulic Fracturing in the KSMMA	Enlighten Geoscience Ltd.	Completed: August 2, 2022 Final Report (appendices) available upon request to info@bcogris.ca (2.3GB in size) Project Profile Final Report Project Summary
Pressure, Stress and Fault Slip Risk Mapping in the KSMMA	Enlighten Geoscience	Completed: September 21, 2020 Appendices in Final Report available upon request--due to file size (info@bcogris.ca) Project Profile Final Report--February_2021

Air

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North East Air Monitoring Program	BC Ministry of Environment; BC Oil and Gas Commission; Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers	Year 1--complete March 31, 2014 Year 2--Complete June 30, 2016 Year 3--Complete March 31, 2018 Year 4--Complete March 31, 2019 Year 5--Complete March 31, 2020 Year 6--Complete March 31, 2021 Project Profile Initial Network Design Report Final Report--Phase 1 Pipeline News North (April 19, 2013) Final Report--Phase 2 Final Report--Phase 3 Final Report--Phase 4 Final Report--Phase 5 Final Report--Phase 6

Engineering/ Safety Research

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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)	Completed: June 7, 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 Final Report--Pipeline Risk Assessment Pipeline Risk Assessment Tool (unsupported)
Geohazard Mapping for Risk Management	BGC Engineering Inc.	Completed: January 8, 2021 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Pipelines BC Oil and Gas Commission Industry Bulletin on Landslide Susceptibility Map (May, 2021) The raster data for the map can be viewed by accessing the BC Oil and Gas Commission's ArcGIS Online Landslide Susceptibility Viewing Tool. To access the viewer please submit a request to ogc.systems@bcogc.ca. Project Profile Final Report Landslide Susceptibility Map (Spatial Probability) Landslide Susceptibility Map (Classified)
Ambient Noise Study--Phase 2	Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering	Completed: April 6, 2021 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Wells, Facilities, Other. Project Profile Final Report
Acid Gas Accidental Release Control Methods	Ray Mireault	Completed: August, 2019 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Wells, Facilities, Other Project Profile Final Report
Ambient Noise Study in the Farmington Development Area	Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering	Completed: June 29, 2020 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Wells, Facilities, Other. Project Profile Final Report--ambient noise from Highway 97 (phase 1) Final Report--ambient noise from regional roads (phase 2) Final Report--ambient noise from other roads in FDA (phase 3)
Best Practices for Earth Dam Construction and Maintenance in NEBC	Dr. D. Tannant (University of British Columbia--Okanagan Campus)	Completed: February 19, 2020. Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Wells, Facilities, Other Project Profile Final Report Presentation--Best Practices (Feb 11, 2020) Presentation--Quality Control and Assurance (Feb 11, 2020) Presentation--Responding to Deficiencies (Feb 11, 2020) Presentation--Surface Erosion Control (Feb 11, 2020)