Active Projects
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| First Nations Disturbance Restoration Program | BC Oil and Gas Commission |
Anticipated completion: April 30, 2021 Project (video) summary from the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Project (video) overview of Kotcho Lake Restoration Project (from Fort Nelson First Nation)  Project Profile |
| Aboriginal Liaison Program (ALP) | BC Oil and Gas Commission, BC Government |
Anticipated Completion: April 30, 2021 Formerly referred to as the First Nations Environmental Monitor (Liaison) Program Sub-Project Profile--ALP Program Review (Spring-Summer, 2018) Program Review--July, 2018 Annual Report--FY 2019/20 Project Profile--FY 2020/21 |
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| Top Down and Bottom Up Comparison of Methane Emissions | Bridger Photonics / Carleton University |
Anticipated Completion: May 31, 2021 Project Profile |
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| Review of Alternative Sampling Design Methodology in Watershed Scale Health Assessment |
Research scope, approach and timeline under development. Target completion by April 15, 2021. |
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| Water Monitoring of Small Watersheds Program | BC Oil and Gas Commission, First Nations in Northeast BC |
Anticipated Completion: December 31, 2022 Project (video) summary from the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Project Profile Annual Report--FY 2019/20 |
| Establishing Regional Groundwater Chemistry Baselines for NEBC to Support Interpretation of Groundwater Analytical Results | Simon Fraser University (Dr. Dirk Kirste) |
Anticipated Completion: December 31, 2021. Project Profile |
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| BC Seismic Array Network | Geoscience BC; Natural Resources Canada; BC Oil and Gas Commission; Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers |
Year 1--Complete March 31, 2013. Year 2--Complete March 31, 2014. Year 3--Completed March 31, 2015. Year 4--Completed March 31, 2016 Year 5--Completed October 31, 2017 Year 6--Completed March 31, 2018 Year 7--Completed March 31, 2019 Year 8--Completed March 31, 2020. Year 9--Anticipate completion April 30, 2021 Seismic Array Network data on Natural Resources Canada website Executive Summary (Year 1) Pipeline News North coverage (Dec. 5/13) Final Report--Year 1 Final Report--Year 2 Final Report--Year 3 Final Report--Year 4 Final Report--Year 5 Final Report--Year 6 Publication (Geoscience BC)--2018 Final Report--Year 7 Final Report--Year 8 Project Profile |
| Quantitative Risk Assessment of Typical Structures and Infrastructures Subject to Induced Seismicity | Geo-Hazard Risk and Dynamics (GHRD) |
Anticipated Completion: October 31, 2023 Project Profile |
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| North East Air Monitoring Program--Phase 6 (FY 2020/21) | Tropospheric Measurement Systems |
Anticipated completion: May 31, 2021 See Completed Projects (Health & Safety) for Phases 1-5. Project Profile Final Report (Phase 5--March 31, 2020) |
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| Assessing Risks to Pipelines from Corrosion and Geo Hazards | University of British Columbia—Dr. Solomon Tesfamariam (Okanagan Campus); Dr. Edouard Asselin and Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme (Vancouver Campus) |
Anticipated completion: September 30, 2021 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Pipelines Paper published in International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping (Oct, 2020) Project Profile |
| Ambient Noise Study--Phase 2 | Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering |
Anticipated Completion: March 31, 2021 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Wells, Facilities, Other. Project Profile |
| Soil Productivity and Soil Health Status Following Restoration of Pipeline Corridors on Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Cropland in Northeast B.C. | University of Manitoba (Dr. Francis Zvomuya) |
Anticipated completion: August 31, 2023
Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Pipelines Project Profile |
| Towards Optimizing Well Plug and Abandonment in British Columbia through Data Analytics, Field Investigations and Predictive Modelling | Institute of Geoenergy Engineering, Heriot Watt University |
Anticipated Completion: January 31, 2022 Funding Envelope: Engineering / Safety Research: Pipelines Project Profile |