Learn About Energy Regulation: EnerFaqs (Q&As)
EnerFAQs is a series of documents meant provide the public with information on important issues relating to the ERCB directly or to Alberta’s oil and gas industry in general.

EnerFaqs (Q&As)

EnerFAQs 01: What is the Energy Resources Conservation Board?

EnerFAQs 02: Having Your Say at an ERCB Hearing – This EnerFAQs explains the purposes of Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) public hearings.

EnerFAQs 03: Inspections and Enforcement of Energy Developments in Alberta – Safe and efficient development of Alberta's energy resources are the rules and standards by which energy facilities must operate.

EnerFAQs 04: All About Critical Sour Wells – This fact sheet explains what a critical sour well is, the special safeguards such a well requires, and how these safeguards protect Albertans from sour gas blowouts. 

EnerFAQs 05: Explaining ERCB Setbacks – This EnerFAQs explains setbacks in the energy industry, how they are determined, and how they may affect Alberta citizens and their communities. 

EnerFAQs 06: Flaring and Incineration – ERCB ensures that flaring and incineration are carried out in a manner protective of public safety and the environment. 

EnerFAQs 07: Proposed Oil and Gas Development: A Landowner's Guide – When oil and gas companies propose development on or near your property, you want to be aware of your rights and options as a landowner.

EnerFAQs 08: Coalbed Methane – ERCB's role in ensuring that CBM development is conducted in an orderly, efficient, and responsible manner. 

EnerFAQs 09: The ERCB And You: Agreements, Commitments, and Conditions

EnerFAQs 10: Public Health and Safety: Roles and Responsibilities of Agencies that Regulate Upstream Oil and Gas

EnerFAQs11: All About Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) 

EnerFAQs 12: Oil Sands 

EnerFAQs13: Emergency Response Preparedness in the Energy Industry 

EnerFAQs14: Horizontal Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing 

EnerFAQs 15: Objecting to an Energy Resource Project

Related Information