Notice of Hearing
Regulatory Appeal
Proceeding ID 435
HESC Energy Corporation
Regulatory appeal of the security condition included in the approval of licence transfer application 1941484.
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) will hold a public hearing for a regulatory appeal of the AER’s decision to require HESC Energy Corporation (HESC) to pay security as a condition of its approval of licence transfer application 1941484. If the request for the regulatory appeal is withdrawn, the hearing will be cancelled.
Description of the Proceeding
On December 17, 2022, Prairie Provident Resources Canada Ltd. (PPR) and HESC Energy Corporation submitted a licence transfer application to the AER requesting to transfer 19 wells, 3 facilities, and 7 pipelines. The application was registered by the AER as application 1941484.
On February 17, 2023, the AER approved application 1941484 with a condition requiring HESC to pay security in the amount of $1,422,246.84, due 30 days from the acceptance of the conditions.
On March 16, 2023, HESC submitted request for regulatory appeal 1942595 of the AER’s decision to issue a conditional approval of application 1941484.
The AER granted the request for the regulatory appeal on July 6, 2023.
The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether the AER should confirm, vary, suspend, or revoke its decision to conditionally approve application 1941484 requiring HESC to pay security.
Where can I find information about the hearing?
To view or receive a copy of the hearing materials, or for information on AER procedures, contact
Tammy Turner, Hearing Coordinator
Alberta Energy Regulator
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Email: @email
Phone: 403-297-3232
How can I apply to participate in the hearing?
HESC and the AER’s Regulatory Applications Branch are parties to this regulatory appeal. However, they must confirm their intention to participate in the hearing and the nature and scope of their participation in writing by August 28, 2023.
If you are not already a party to the regulatory appeal and want to participate in the hearing, you must submit a written request to participate. Requests to participate are placed on the public record of this proceeding.
Your request to participate must contain the following:
- a copy of your statement of concern, if applicable;
- a concise statement indicating
- why you may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the AER on the regulatory appeal, or
- if you will not be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the AER on the regulatory appeal, explain
- what the nature of your interest in the matter is and why you should be permitted to participate,
- how your participation will materially assist the AER in deciding the subject matter of the regulatory appeal,
- how you have a tangible interest in the subject matter of the regulatory appeal,
- how your participation will not unnecessarily delay the regulatory appeal, and
- how you will not repeat or duplicate the evidence presented by the other parties in the regulatory appeal;
- the outcome of the regulatory appeal that you advocate;
- the nature and scope of your intended participation;
- your contact information;
- if you have a representative, their contact information;
- if you are acting on behalf of a group or association of persons, the nature of your membership in the group or association; and
- your efforts, if any, to resolve issues associated with the proceeding directly with the party requesting the appeal or the approval holder.
Send the request to the hearing coordinator. Submissions should be PDF documents with bookmarks, page numbers, and optical character recognition.
Filing deadlines
| August 28, 2023 | Final date to file a request to participate. |
| September 08, 2023 | Final date to submit responses to any request to participate. |
Is this a public process?
Yes. Section 49 of the Rules of Practice requires that all documents and information filed for a proceeding be placed on the public record. You must not include any personal information that you do not want to appear on or are not authorized to put on the public record. You should assume that anything you submit will be available online to the public. Section 49(2) of the Rules of Practice states how to apply to the AER for an order to keep information confidential.
What is outside of the AER’s jurisdiction?
Compensation for land use is not dealt with by the AER and should be referred to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (formerly the Surface Rights Board).
Consultation with Alberta’s First Nations and Métis settlements and assessment of its adequacy are managed by the Aboriginal Consultation Office.
If my request to participate is approved, can I apply to get reimbursed for hearing-related costs?
If you are participating in a hearing, you may be eligible to have some of your costs paid. Directive 031: REDA Energy Cost Claims explains how and when to apply.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on August 14, 2023.
ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR