Shallow Rights Reversion

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Shallow Rights Reversion (SRR)

• Agreements purchased after January 1, 2009 are subject to SRR at the time of continuation, which occurs at the expiry of a primary term lease or intermediate term licence

• Section 16 and Section 17 continuations are not subject to SRR• Initial term licences are not subject to SRR• In conjunction with deeper rights reversion, both the shallow and

deep non-productive rights will be severed from agreements • An indefinite hold was placed on serving SRR notices for P&NG

agreements issued prior to January 1, 2009

See Information Letter 2013-13

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Examples of Shallow Rights ReversionSection 15

A A A

B

C

DD

Shallow and deeper rights severance

Shallow and deeper rights severance (MULTIPLE ZONES)

Shallow and deeper rights severance (SINGLE ZONE)

Legend

Rights continued

Rights severed

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Shallow Rights Reversion ExamplesSection 17 shallow and Section 15 deep

PotentialViking zone

ProvenBelloy zone

Section 17 from surface to the base of the Viking zone

Section 15 in the Belloy zone

Rights are severed from agreement

Legend

Rights continued

Rights severed

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Shallow Rights Reversion Examples Section 15 shallow and Section 17 deep

PotentialBelloy zone

ProvenViking zone

Section 17 from surface to the top of the Viking zone

Section 15 in the Viking zone

Section 17 below the base of the Viking zone to the base of the Belloy zone

Rights are severed from agreement

Legend

Rights continued

Rights severed

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Shallow Rights Reversion Examples Sections 15/15/17

ProvenViking zone

PotentialBelloy zone

ProvenNordegg zone

Section 17 from surface to the top of the Viking zone

Section 15 from the top of the Viking zone to the base of the Nordegg zone

Section 17 from below the base of the Nordegg zone to the base of the Belloy zone

Rights are severed from agreement

Legend

Rights continued

Rights severed

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Shallow Rights Reversion Examples Sections 17/15/17

PotentialViking zone

ProvenNordegg zone

PotentialBelloy zone

Section 17 from surface to the top of the Nordegg zone

Section 15 in the Nordegg zone

Section 17 from below the base of the Nordegg zone to the base of the Belloy zone

Rights are severed from agreement

Legend

Rights continued

Rights severed

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