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OneStop Outage – Maintenance Release
OneStop will be unavailable on Wednesday, July 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please save your drafts in the tool before the outage. After the outage, clear your web browser’s cache to access the latest version of OneStop.

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Access the Abandoned well map

This map viewer is an interactive map application that identifies all recorded surface locations of abandoned wells by area. Additional details include the abandoned wells’ licensees; and the latitude and longitude of each well’s surface location.

Additional information can be found on the Government of Alberta's GeoDiscover Map.

Access the AER Order System

The AER order system is the official site for all regulatory orders and provides a graphical interface for field orders and pool orders. The order system also provides the capability to graphically query (locate) control wells (coalbed methane and shale gas), development entities (DEs), strike areas, and oil sands areas (OSAs).

Access the Alberta Responsible Energy Policy System (AREPS)

The AREPS portal provides access to public policies relating to the development of upstream oil, gas, oil sands and coal. Users are able to identify and access policy documents from this easy to use platform.

AREPS gives access to directives, interim directives, information letters and manuals from the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and polices from Alberta Energy and Alberta Environment & Parks (AEP).

Access the Application disposition process and tracking (ADEPT) system

The AER is responsible for the management of energy-related public land dispositions in accordance with the Public Lands Act, the Mines and Minerals Act, and other related legislation, regulations, and policies. To ensure that geophysical clients are provided with efficient and consistent service, the Application Disposition Process and Tracking (ADEPT) tool was created.

The objective of ADEPT is to automate the application, referral, approval, and mapping processes for geophysical clients. Using ADEPT, users can submit geophysical plans and have them validated in real time. Clients with successful submissions will receive a geophysical number; submissions with errors will be rejected and given a report of errors that require attention prior to resubmission.

ADEPT Frequently Asked Questions

- Submissions to ADEPT acceptance go to @email 
- Submissions to ADEPT production go to 
@email 

Access the Authorization viewer

This helpful tool is available to the public and allows registered users to view AER and AEP authorizations issued under the Water Act or the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.

Access the Base of groundwater protection query tool

The base of groundwater protection (BGWP) query tool uses an interactive map application to provide BGWP depths (metres above sea level) for legal subdivisions (LSD) in Alberta. The BGWP is the best estimate of the elevation at which nonsaline groundwater is likely to occur.

(Note: LSDs for mountainous regions and the northeastern quarter of Alberta are not available for query.)

Access the Coal Mine Mapviewer

The coal mine map viewer is an interactive map application that facilitates map navigation through panning and zooming functions, and allows users to locate mines by their associated mine numbers.

Access the Dam and Pond Mapviewer

Our Dam and Pond Map displays all 119 AER-regulated ponds across the province. The interactive tool allows users to identify the names and locations of ponds and dams, as well as their size, type of fluid stored, related energy sector, operator, associated project, and the Canadian Dam Association's dam consequence classification.

Access the Digital data submission (DDS) tool*

The digital data submission (DDS) system is used to electronically submit information to the AER. The DDS is used by industry members to submit

- applications,
- well test data,
- licence transfers,
- well drilling completion data, and
- inspection notification data.

Supporting documents:

Access the Electronic assignments program*

The electronic assignments program is part of the broader Electronic Transfer System (ETS) and facilitates the assignment of surface dispositions issued under the Public Lands Act within the province of Alberta, where over 15 000 oil and gas dispositions are approved annually. Electronic assignments encompass all transactions, documents, and data exchanges associated with the assignment of a disposition holder’s interest in a surface disposition to another party.

Under the ETS umbrella, the electronic assignments program can be used for accessing and conveying information for a number of different applications, such as land searches or e-transfers. Oil and gas agreement transfers include dispositions for easements, licences of occupation, mineral surface leases, pipeline installations leases, pipeline agreements, and vegetation control easements.

Access the Electronic Disposition System (EDS)*

The Electronic Disposition System (EDS) is an online tool that allows users to electronically submit specified applications, amendments, and associated documents for surface dispositions to the AER. In addition, clients can use the EDS to conduct monthly reporting and check on the status of previously filed applications and amendments. The EDS provides clients with access to its five subsystems:

- Public Land Disposition Applications and Amendments
- Disposition Maintenance
- Public Lands Disposition Enhanced Approval
- Application and Amendment Status Check Request

Important note: To access the EDS, a user must have a Government of Alberta account and ID.

Related Links: EDS Frequently Asked Questions

Access the Electronic Disposition System (EDS)*

The Electronic Disposition System (EDS) is an online tool that allows users to electronically submit specified applications, amendments, and associated documents for surface dispositions to the AER. In addition, clients can use the EDS to conduct monthly reporting and check on the status of previously filed applications and amendments. The EDS provides clients with access to its five subsystems:

- Public Land Disposition Applications and Amendments
- Disposition Maintenance
- Public Lands Disposition Enhanced Approval
- Application and Amendment Status Check Request

Important note: To access the EDS, a user must have a Government of Alberta account and ID.

Related Links: EDS Frequently Asked Questions

Access the Landscape Analysis Tool (LAT) 

The Landscape Analysis Tool (LAT) is a web-enabled mapping tool that allows users to plan activities on Crown land. It provides a consistent platform for spatial information required for disposition planning and applications. Through the use of LAT, clients can virtually “site” their proposed project activities and identify areas with any operational constraints or higher levels of risk that would require mitigation planning. Users can then institute changes to that proposed activity to help mitigate concerns prior to application.

Once a client correctly inputs their planned activities, the systems generates a report that provides provincial and sensitivity section approval standards and operating conditions that are specific to the proposed activity. The approval standards and operating conditions identified in the report form a part of the disposition document and allow a user to make informed decisions about their planned course of action. Users are required to submit the report as part of a surface land application.

Access the Oil Sands Information Portal

The Oil Sands Information Portal is a convenient, information-rich tool that provides detailed information about Alberta’s oil sands projects and associated data related to the environmental impacts of oil sands development. The portal features a searchable data repository that includes an interactive map, reports, graphs, tables, and downloads of current and historical oil sands information. 

The interactive map allows users to easily select and view information of interest such oil sands operations, facilities, and upgraders and to then layer areas of additional interest such as water usage, reclaimed land, and key wildlife and biodiversity zones—on top of the original base map.

Access OneStop

Tool for the submission of pipeline applications, Water Act applications, daily tour reports, and various notifications

Access the OneStop Application Query Tool

Use the Onestop application query tool to access the status on and attachments associated with OneStop applications.

The tool is openly accessible. No login is required.

Access PETRINEX*

PETRINEX provides services that facilitate fast, standardized, safe, and accurate management and exchange of key volumetric, royalty, and commercial information associated with the upstream petroleum sector. PETRINEX uses a login, web-based system for its automated business functions and processes. Some well, facility, and volumetric data files are available without login credentials, by clicking the public data tab in PETRINEX. 

Note: PETRINEX is a joint strategic organization supporting Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry and is represented by government (Alberta Department of Energy [DOE], the Alberta Energy Regulator [AER] the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy [ECON]), and industry (represented by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers [CAPP] and the Explorer and Producers Association of Canada [EPAC]). It operates under the overall guidance of a unique and proven Crown-Industry governance structure.

PETRINEX User Resource Centre

Access the Plan Confirmation Services System (PCS)*

The AER manages energy-related surface dispositions on public land in accordance with the Public Lands Act (PLA) and its related legislation and policies. In accordance with the PLA, each application or amendment for a surface activity on public land requires the inclusion of a plan (sketch or survey) indicating the activity to be conducted and its proximity to existing dispositions.

Prior to the digital submission of activity plans to the Electronic Disposition System, they must first be submitted to the secure Plan Confirmation Services (PCS) system for metadata input, virus and level checking, zipping, and encryption. Plan packages that are approved by the system will be processed and sent back to the applicant with a confirmation number. All surface disposition plans identified for digital submission MUST be processed by the PCS system.

Related links: Update to Plan Confirmation Service (PCS)

Access the Proceeding Search

The proceeding search allows users to access information from, and participate in, select AER proceedings. Users can register to participate in a proceeding, see the hearing schedule, and view, download, and submit information for a proceeding.

Access the Public Notice of Application Tool

Using the Public Notice of Application tool, interested parties can access and search specific areas of the province for applications filed with the regulator in the last 30 days (from the time of search). Searchable by keyword or location, applications are also segregated into groups - such as facilities, resources, and oil sands developments - providing the public another avenue to facilitate their search.

Access Publication of Decision Tool

Applications upon which a decision has been reached will be displayed. To review applications submitted in the last 30 days, use the Public Notice of Application tool. For other decisions, visit the Decisions webpage.

Access the Scheme Approval Area Mapviewer

This map viewer uses an interactive map application to show approval areas in Alberta for active conventional enhanced recovery (ER) schemes, in situ oil sands schemes, and mineable oil sands schemes. Supporting details include approval number, approval-holder name, scheme name (if applicable), scheme type, scheme subtype (if applicable), approval area description (if applicable), and associated field/pool or area/deposit. 

Access Water Use Reporting System (WURS)*

WURS collects and reports information on actual water use by licence holders and aligns with the Water for Life: Alberta’s Strategy for Sustainability.

In order to access WURS, interested parties must have an AEP-Government of Alberta account and ID.

Instruction guides, manuals, and video for the WURS systems are also available online.

Access WATERS - Temporary Diversion Licence (TDL)*

Before diverting and using surface water and groundwater in Alberta, a licence must be obtained under the province’s Water Act. A temporary diversion licence (TDL) provides authority for this diversion for a maximum of one year.

In order to submit a TDL application using WATERS, interested parties must have an ESRD-Government of Alberta account and ID. Once obtained, TDL applications and any supporting documentation can be readily filed; users can also retrieve historical temporary diversion licence information.

Access the Well Spacing Map

The well spacing map viewer uses an interactive map application to display all approved spacing unit orders since October 2007. These orders are based on decisions made by the AER to increase the number of drainage locations in a specific pool.