Vertex, Enviro Q&A Services, NAIT, & Innotech Alberta
June 2022
2020-RRRC-05
Executive Summary
In 2018, the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC) initiated a multi-stage project on the reclamation certification process for sites that were constructed using imported mineral soil pads in peatlands (padded sites). Stage 1 of the project has been completed and identified knowledge gaps for making decisions to accept or reject requests for a change in land use for padded sites during the reclamation certification process. Stage 2 is nearing completion and includes a decision framework and support tools for making decisions related to reclamation certification of padded sites; however, some of the factors that the framework and support tools are based upon are knowledge gaps. Stage 3 is the field research component of the project to address the knowledge gaps. The objective of Phase 1 of Stage 3 is to evaluate abandoned padded sites (between 1940 and 2020) in peatlands within Alberta using well databases, company records, environmental reports, and remote sensing data and techniques to identify and characterize available padded sites.
20-RRRC-05