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Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 81
81 (1) In this section, expenditure means the amount referred to in paragraph 80(b). (2) At the end of the first year of an oil and gas lease and at the end of each year of the oil and gas lease thereafter, the Chief shall determine the amount of expenditure made by the lessee that is to be credited to the rental of the oil and gas lease for the year next following. (3) Every lessee shall, at least 30 days before the end of each year of his oil and gas lease, send to the Chief a statement, in triplicate, of the amount expended by the lessee for exploratory work on the lease area. (4) Every statement referred to in subsection (3) shall be verified by a statutory declaration and shall include (a) the items of expenditure; (b) the number of the lease area on which the work was done; (c) the specific purpose for which each item of expenditure was made; and (d) three copies of all reports, photographs, maps and data referred to in section 53 concerning work for which expenditure is claimed.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 82
82 (1) Subject to subsection (2), where any part of the amount referred to in paragraph 80(a) or (b) is not or cannot be credited to the rental for the year next following, the rental for any subsequent year shall be reduced by the amount of that part. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the rental shall not be reduced pursuant to section 80 for any year following a year in which commercial exploitation has begun.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 83
83 (1) Expenditure referred to in paragraph 80(a) or (b) that is made on any lease area that has been grouped pursuant to subsection 90(1) and that is made during the period of the grouping shall, at the request of the lessee, be applied to one or more of the lease areas within the group. (2) Where an expenditure is applied to a lease area pursuant to subsection (1), that expenditure shall not be transferred to any other lease area.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 84
84 The rental payable for any year shall be reduced by the amount of the royalty paid under that oil and gas lease during the preceding year.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 85
85 (1) Subject to sections 86 and 87, a permittee or lessee shall pay to Her Majesty (a) for each month (i) prior to the end of the first five years of commercial exploitation, or (ii) prior to the end of the first 36 months, in aggregate, during which oil or gas is produced, whichever first occurs, a royalty of five per cent of the market value at the well head or extraction plant (after production thereat) of all oil and gas obtained during that month from the permit or lease area, where (iii) the permit or lease area is located north of latitude 70°, or (iv) the whole or greater part of the permit or lease area is, in the opinion of the Chief, covered by seacoast water; (b) for each month prior to the end of the first three years of commercial exploitation, a royalty of five per cent of the market value at the well head or extraction plant (after production thereat) of all oil and gas obtained during that month from the permit or lease area, where the whole or greater part of the permit or lease area is located south of latitude 70° and is not included in paragraph (a); and (c) for each month following the period for which a royalty is payable pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b), a royalty of 10 per cent of the market value at the well head or extraction plant (after production thereat) of all oil and gas obtained during that month from the permit or lease area. (2) The royalty shall be paid on or before the 25th day of the month next following the month for which the royalty is payable.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 86
86 No royalty is payable for oil or gas (a) consumed by the permittee or lessee for drilling, producing, mining, quarrying, extracting or treating purposes in the permit or lease area; or (b) returned to a formation or flared.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 87
87 Where, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, a reduction in the royalty would enable a lessee to continue producing oil or gas for a longer period, the Governor in Council may reduce the royalty by such amount and for such period as he considers advisable.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 88
88 The Minister may at any time, except during the three years next following the issue of a lease, order the lessee to commence and continue the drilling of a well to the satisfaction of the Minister within 90 days from the date of the order.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 89
89 Where a well has been (a) abandoned, or (b) completed and has not been declared capable of producing in a commercial quantity, the Minister may at any time, except during the year following the date of the abandonment or completion, order the lessee to commence and continue the drilling of another well to the satisfaction of the Minister within 90 days from the date of the order.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 90
90 (1) For the purposes of sections 80, 88 and 89, a lessee may upon giving written notice in triplicate, in a form approved by the Chief, group lease areas that (a) are within a circle having a radius of 24 miles; and (b) cover an area of not more than 250,000 acres. (2) The notice of grouping shall indicate the lease areas that are to be included in the group. (3) Where a lessee complies with an order made pursuant to section 88 or 89 on one lease area in a group, he shall be deemed to have complied with all orders that have been or may be made pursuant to section 88 or 89 in respect of any lease area within that group for as long as that group remains in effect. (4) A grouping shall commence on the day on which the notice of grouping is approved by the Chief and shall terminate upon the discovery of oil or gas in commercial quantity.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 91
91 Where a group is terminated by the discovery of oil or gas, the oil and gas leases previously included in the group shall be subject to the provisions of sections 88 and 89.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 92
92 A lessee may from time to time group or regroup any of his lease areas in accordance with section 90.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 93
93 Where a lessee is producing oil or gas in commercial quantity, the Chief may order the lessee to drill further wells on the lease area and to continue producing oil or gas so long as that area continues to yield oil or gas in commercial quantity.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 94
94 Where the surface rights to the whole or any part of the Canada lands described in a permit or oil and gas lease have been disposed of by Her Majesty under a timber licence, grazing lease, coal mining lease, mining claim or other form of terminable grant, the permittee or lessee shall not enter upon such lands unless he has obtained (a) the consent of the person holding the timber licence, grazing lease, coal mining lease, mining claim or other form of terminable grant; (b) the consent of the occupier of the land; or (c) an order for entry from the arbitrator.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 95
95 Where the surface rights to the whole or any part of the Canada lands described in a permit or oil and gas lease have been granted by Her Majesty under letters patent or sold under an agreement for sale, the permittee or lessee shall not enter upon the lands that have been so disposed of unless he has obtained (a) the consent of the owner of the surface rights; (b) the consent of the occupier of the lands; or (c) an order for entry from the arbitrator.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 96
96 (1) A licensee, permittee or lessee who has not been able to obtain the consent to enter referred to in section 26, 94 or 95 may apply to an arbitrator for an order permitting entry on to those lands and fixing the compensation therefor. (2) Ten days notice of the application referred to in subsection (1) shall be given by the applicant to the owner, occupier or lessee as may be required by section 26, 94 or 95.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 97
97 The magistrate of the district in which the lands mentioned in the application lie shall, upon receipt of the application referred to in section 96, become the arbitrator for determining the compensation and permitting entry on to the lands.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 98
98 (1) The arbitrator shall fix a date for the hearing and may require the operator to give notice of the hearing in such manner and to such persons as the arbitrator may direct. (2) The arbitrator shall determine the compensation to be paid or awarded and make such order as he deems fit, including the disposition of costs.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 99
99 Where an applicant posts with the arbitrator a bond, in an amount satisfactory to the arbitrator, the arbitrator shall thereupon make an interim order permitting the applicant to enter upon and use the lands.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 100
100 Either party, within one month after the arbitrator has made an order pursuant to section 98, may appeal from the order on any question of the law or fact, or upon other ground of objection to the superior court for the district in which the land is located.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 101
101 The superior court may set aside, confirm or vary the order or remit it to the arbitrator for reconsideration with such directions as it deems proper.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 102
102 Upon such an appeal, the practice and proceedings shall be as nearly as possible the same as upon an appeal from the decision of an inferior court to the superior court, subject to any rules or orders from time to time made by the superior court in respect of such an appeal.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 103
103 The order of the superior court is final and no appeal lies from any order made by the superior court.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 104
104 (1) Where any resistance or forcible opposition is made by any person to enforcement of any order or interim order made pursuant to section 98, 99 or 101, the magistrate or judge may issue his warrant to the sheriff of the district, or to a bailiff, to put down such resistance or opposition. (2) Every licensee, permittee or lessee shall comply promptly with any order made pursuant to section 98 or 101.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 105
105 (1) Every lessee shall, within 60 days after (a) the third, sixth, ninth, twelfth, fifteenth and eighteenth anniversaries of the date on which the lease was granted or renewed, and (b) the expiration, cancellation, surrender or renewal of the lease, forward to the Chief, in triplicate, copies of all reports, photographs, maps and data referred to in section 53. (2) When the information referred to in this section has been sent by the lessee to the Chief pursuant to section 28, 44 or 53, the lessee is not required to send that same information to the Chief pursuant to this section.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 106
106 (1) Except as provided in this section, the information furnished under these Regulations shall not be released. (2) Information furnished pursuant to paragraph 28(a) or (b) may be released at any time. (3) Information submitted by a permittee or lessee concerning a development well may be released 30 days after the completion, suspension or abandonment of that well. (4) Information submitted by a permittee or lessee concerning an exploratory well may be released two years after the completion, suspension or abandonment of that well. (5) Information submitted by a permittee or lessee concerning a surface geological or photogeological survey and factual information obtained from a magnetometer, gravity, seismic or other survey may, in the discretion of the Minister, be released (a) two years after the cancellation, surrender or expiry of (i) the permit of the area on which the work was done, or (ii) all oil and gas leases granted pursuant to section 54 within the permit area on which the work was done, whichever is the later; or (b) two years after the cancellation, surrender or expiry of the oil and gas lease of the area on which the work was done. (6) Information submitted by a licensee, permittee or lessee may, in the discretion of the Minister, be released at any time with the consent of the licensee, permittee or lessee. (7) General topographical information, legal surveys and elevations of well locations, the current depths of wells and the current status of wells may be released at any time.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 107
107 (1) The Minister, or a person authorized by him, may at any time enter upon a permit area or lease area and (a) inspect all wells, technical records, plants and equipment; (b) take samples and particulars; and (c) carry out tests or examinations not detrimental to the operations of the permittee or lessee for determining the production of oil or gas that may be reasonable or proper. (2) The permittee or lessee shall give the Minister or person authorized by him such assistance as may be necessary.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 108
108 (1) Where a permittee fails to make a deposit required by section 40, the Chief shall, unless he is required to give notice to the permittee by subsection 38(3), give written notice to the permittee informing him that if he does not make the deposit required by section 40 within 90 days of the date of the notice his permit will be deemed to be cancelled without further notice. (2) Where a permittee does not make a deposit in accordance with a notice given pursuant to subsection (1), his permit shall forthwith be deemed to be cancelled. (3) Where a lessee does not pay the rental required by these Regulations within 30 days after the date on which the rental is to be paid, the Minister shall give written notice to the lessee specifying the default and unless the default is remedied within 30 days of the date of the notice, the lease may be cancelled by the Minister. (4) Where a licensee, permittee or lessee violates any provision of these Regulations, other than those referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the Minister may give written notice to the licensee, permittee or lessee and unless the licensee, permittee or lessee remedies or prepares to remedy the violation, to the satisfaction of the Minister, within 90 days from the date of the notice the Minister may cancel the licence, permit or oil and gas lease.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 109
109 Every order made pursuant to these Regulations shall be published in the Canada Gazette within 30 days after it is made.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 110
110 For the purposes of sections 38 and 108, written notice shall be deemed to be given by the Chief or Minister, as the case may be, to a licensee, permittee or lessee when the notice is sent by registered mail to the licensee, permittee or lessee or his agent at his address on record with the Department.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 111
111 (1) In this section, prior permit means a permit that was issued under the Territorial Oil and Gas Regulations prior to and was subsisting on September 23, 1957. (2) A prior permit shall continue in effect until the holder of the permit completes and files with the Chief a request in the form set out in Schedule III. (3) The Territorial Oil and Gas Regulations as they existed on September 23, 1957, continue to apply in respect of prior permits. (4) Upon the completion and filing of a request in the form set out in Schedule III, these Regulations shall, except as provided in section 112, apply to a prior permit.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 112
112 (1) In this section, earlier permit means any permit issued before June 6, 1961, under the provisions of the Territorial Oil and Gas Regulations and includes a prior permit as defined in section 111 in respect of which a request has been completed and filed in accordance with section 111. (2) Subsection 54(2) of these Regulations does not apply to an oil and gas lease granted pursuant to an earlier permit. (3) Section 72 does not apply to the transfer of an oil and gas lease that (a) is located within the area of an earlier permit; and (b) either before or after June 6, 1961, has been or is granted to the holder of that earlier permit.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 113
113 Subject to the provisions of sections 111 and 112 of these Regulations, all licences, permits and oil and gas leases issued or granted under the provisions of (a) the Territorial Oil and Gas Regulations , or (b) the Canada Oil and Gas Regulations , and subsisting on June 6, 1961, shall be deemed to have been issued or granted under these Regulations.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 114
114 On August 3, 1977, (a) any permittee whose permit is valid and subsisting and (i) who has applied for an oil and gas lease pursuant to section 54 and has not withdrawn that application, or (ii) whose permit has been renewed six times and does not, or has ceased to, qualify for an extension under section 39, (b) any permittee whose permit has expired and who before the expiration thereof, applied for an oil and gas lease pursuant to section 54, and has not withdrawn that application, and (c) any permittee whose permit was renewed prior to August 3, 1977, pursuant to section 40, as that section then read, shall have the additional rights provided in sections 115 to 117 according as they apply to his case.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 115
115 (1) Any person who on August 3, 1977, is a permittee described in subparagraph 114(a)(i) and has not been granted an oil or gas lease may, at his option instead of maintaining his application for a lease under section 54, within 90 days after the next anniversary date of his permit, withdraw his application for an oil and gas lease. (2) Where a person withdraws his application for an oil and gas lease pursuant to subsection (1), he shall, after surrendering in writing his right to receive the oil and gas lease, (a) be entitled to be repaid any sums he paid as rental and to revert to holding the land under his permit, at the point in the term thereof that would have been reached at that time if the original term had expired and any necessary renewals under section 38 had been applied for and issued; and (b) during the first year after the anniversary date of his permit following August 3, 1977, not be required to meet work obligations exceeding $0.5O per acre.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 116
116 (1) Any person who, on August 3, 1977, is a permittee described in paragraph 114(b) and has not been granted an oil and gas lease may, at his option, instead of maintaining his application for a lease under section 54, within 90 days after the day that would have been the next anniversary date of his permit if it had not expired, either (a) withdraw his application for an oil and gas lease and surrender in writing his right to receive the oil and gas lease, whereupon he shall be entitled to be repaid any sums he paid as rental; or (b) withdraw his application for an oil and gas lease and apply instead for a special renewal permit, whereupon he shall be entitled to be repaid any sums he paid as rental except that sum tendered with the lease application in respect of the first year thereof, and the Minister may grant to that person a special renewal permit for such term and subject to such conditions, including the payment of deposits, as the Minister may determine. (2) Notwithstanding anything in this section, where a person who applies for a special renewal permit pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) and the Minister have not agreed on the terms and conditions for the special renewal permit within 30 days after the expiry of the period within which Petro-Canada Limited is required to give the notice specified in subsection 121(6) or within 30 days after Petro-Canada Limited gives any such notice, whichever occurs first, that person shall for 30 days thereafter have the right to reinstate his application for an oil and gas lease under section 54 as if it had not been withdrawn and he were still a permittee, whereupon he shall be entitled to be repaid any sums he paid as rental except that sum tendered with the lease application in respect of the first year thereof, and that sum shall be deemed to satisfy all rental obligations under that lease up to the first anniversary date thereof following August 3, 1977. (3) Where a person referred to in subsection (2) fails to exercise his right to reinstate his application for an oil and gas lease under section 54, the lands that he held pursuant to the permit referred to in paragraph 114(b) shall be deemed to be surrendered and shall become Crown reserve lands. 1991, c. 10, s. 19
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 117
117 (1) Any person who, on August 3, 1977, is a permittee described in subparagraph 114(a)(ii) or paragraph 114(c) may, at his option, instead of applying for a lease under section 54, apply for a special renewal permit, whereupon the Minister may grant to that person a special renewal permit for such term and subject to such conditions, including the payment of deposits, as the Minister may determine. (2) Notwithstanding anything in this section, where a person who applies for a special renewal permit pursuant to subsection (1) and the Minister have not agreed on the terms and conditions for the special renewal permit within 30 days after the expiry of the period within which Petro-Canada Limited is required to give the notice specified in subsection 121(6) or within 30 days after Petro-Canada Limited gives any such notice, whichever occurs first, that person shall, for 30 days thereafter, have the right to apply for an oil and gas lease under section 54 as if he were still a permittee. 1991, c. 10, s. 19
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 118
118 Unless the Minister otherwise specifies at the time a special renewal permit is granted pursuant to section 116 or 117, the provisions of these Regulations applicable to a permit shall apply to the special renewal permit so long as this Part is in force.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 119
119 A person described in subparagraph 114(a)(i) or in paragraph 114(b) who decides not to exercise the options provided in section 115 or 116 and instead maintains his application for an oil and gas lease pursuant to section 54 shall be entitled, on the grant of any such lease, to be repaid any sums he paid as rental except that sum tendered with the lease application in respect of the first year thereof, and that sum shall be deemed to satisfy all rental obligations under that lease up to the first anniversary date thereof following August 3, 1977.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 120
120 The term of any special renewal permit may be extended by the Minister on application therefor, so long as this Part is in force, by an additional period not exceeding one year, subject to such other conditions and deposits as the Minister may determine.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 122
122 Where Petro-Canada Limited is granted an interest in a special renewal permit under section 121, (a) that interest shall be obtained by reducing the interest of each of the holders of the special renewal permit, including any existing Petro-Canada Limited interest, by a percentage of that interest equal to the product of that interest and the percentage interest granted to Petro-Canada Limited under that section; (b) the special renewal permit shall be granted to give Petro-Canada Limited its interest under section 121 and the other holders their interests reduced in accordance with paragraph (a); (c) Petro-Canada Limited shall not be liable to the other interest holders for any exploration expenses incurred by them prior to the granting of its interest; and (d) Petro-Canada Limited shall not, without the prior approval in writing of the Minister, which may be given on application by any interested party, transfer, assign or in any other manner dispose of any interest or right therein otherwise than by way of charge or mortgage. 1991, c. 10, s. 19