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including oilfield fluid disposal,
plugging and abandonment of wells,
and surface rehabilitation are covered
under the Oil. Gas and Salt
Resources Act. A license from the
Ministry of Natural Resources
(MNR) is required to drill, operate or
engage in any activity on a well —
including private gas wells found on
some farms in southern Ontario that
are used by the landowners for non-
commercialpurposes, such as home
heating.
TQday, the business of seeking
oil and gas is highly technical
— and expensive. According
to the MNR, the cost of drilling and
completing a commercial well for gas
or oil in Ontario can typically range
from $100.000 to $500,000. New
wells drilled each year in the
province may range in number from
70 to 100 — and of course not all are
successful. Some wells don't produce
enough —if at all. Others will require
further pioneering advances to
extract the oil or gas — or the rest of
it. For example, some estimate that
only about a third of the oil near Oil
Springs has been extracted in the last
140 years. As with our pioneering
ancestors, today's men and women in
the oil business face many risks and
technical challenges in delivering
these valuable resources.0
Sources of Information:
The Ministry of Natural Resources
has published a fact sheet entitled
"Oil & Gas Exploration, Prod-
uction, and Legislation on Ontario
Farms". It can be assessed at
www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/e
ngineer/facts/99-029.htm. The
MNR's Petroleum Resource
Centre is located at 659 Exeter
Road, London (519-873-4633).
Other sources of information
include the Ontario Petroleum
Institute, 555 Southdale Road East,
Suite 104, London. Factsheets, such
as "Leasing of Oil and Natural Gas
Rights in Ontario" can be accessed
their website. (519-680-1620 or visit
www.onpet.com).
The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources
Library is a repository of public
information on wells in Ontario,
including maps and file information
on over 20,000 wells. They are
located at 669 Exeter Road, London
(519-686-2772 or visit
www.ogsrlibrary.com).