[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-\u002Fblog\u002Fbatch-conversion-well-closure-regulatory-filings":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"cover":380,"date":381,"description":382,"extension":383,"meta":384,"navigation":387,"path":388,"seo":389,"stem":390,"tags":391,"__hash__":396},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fbatch-conversion-well-closure-regulatory-filings.md","Batch Conversion for Well Closure Regulatory Filings",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":362},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,26,29,42,45,49,52,66,69,73,76,87,90,94,98,101,112,115,119,126,135,155,158,162,168,171,209,212,216,219,224,244,249,271,274,278,281,284,304,307,311,317,323,329,335,339,347,355],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Every AER closure filing references a well by its legal land description. Directive 013 abandonment applications, Directive 079 reclamation certificates, environmental site assessments — they all require the site's LSD, GPS coordinates, and often a location map in KML or Shapefile format. For a single well, that's a few minutes of work. For a closure company processing 30 or 40 wells in a quarter, the conversion and export step becomes a bottleneck.",[10,14,15],{},"Batch conversion eliminates that bottleneck. Upload a CSV of closure site LSDs, get GPS coordinates and export files for the entire list, and move straight to filing.",[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"what-aer-filings-require","What AER Filings Require",[22,23,25],"h3",{"id":24},"directive-013-suspension-and-abandonment","Directive 013: Suspension and Abandonment",[10,27,28],{},"A Directive 013 application requires:",[30,31,32,36,39],"ul",{},[33,34,35],"li",{},"The well location in DLS notation (LSD-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)",[33,37,38],{},"GPS coordinates in the application form",[33,40,41],{},"A location map showing the well site relative to surrounding survey grid",[10,43,44],{},"For a single abandonment, the location data takes minutes to prepare. For a batch of 35 wells from an acquired licence portfolio, it takes most of a day if done manually — looking up each LSD individually, copying coordinates, generating a map for each site.",[22,46,48],{"id":47},"directive-079-surface-reclamation","Directive 079: Surface Reclamation",[10,50,51],{},"A Directive 079 reclamation certificate application requires:",[30,53,54,57,60,63],{},[33,55,56],{},"Site location in DLS notation",[33,58,59],{},"GPS coordinates",[33,61,62],{},"A site plan showing the reclaimed area (typically as KML or Shapefile)",[33,64,65],{},"Supporting maps for the vegetation assessment and soil analysis",[10,67,68],{},"The GIS deliverables are where the export step matters most. The environmental consultant needs the site boundary in a format their mapping software can import. Converting an LSD to a KML file or Shapefile one at a time is slow. Batch-converting the full project inventory and exporting all formats at once is fast.",[22,70,72],{"id":71},"environmental-site-assessments","Environmental Site Assessments",[10,74,75],{},"Phase I and Phase II ESAs reference the site by LSD and include:",[30,77,78,81,84],{},[33,79,80],{},"GPS coordinates for the site centroid",[33,82,83],{},"A site location figure (often exported as PDF or KML)",[33,85,86],{},"Sampling locations within the site boundary",[10,88,89],{},"For a consulting firm managing 45 remediation sites, preparing the location data for each ESA report is a significant administrative task. Batch conversion produces the coordinates and export files for all 45 sites in one step.",[17,91,93],{"id":92},"the-batch-conversion-workflow","The Batch Conversion Workflow",[22,95,97],{"id":96},"step-1-prepare-the-input","Step 1: Prepare the Input",[10,99,100],{},"Start with a CSV or spreadsheet of closure site locations. Each row should contain a legal land description in standard DLS notation:",[102,103,108],"pre",{"className":104,"code":106,"language":107},[105],"language-text","10-33-037-04W5\n06-18-039-05W5\n14-07-040-04W5\nNE-22-041-06W5\n02-31-038-05W5\n","text",[109,110,106],"code",{"__ignoreMap":111},"",[10,113,114],{},"Township Canada accepts multiple DLS formats — LSD-Section-Township-Range-Meridian, Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian, and UWI formats with or without slashes. The parser handles variations in spacing and separators.",[22,116,118],{"id":117},"step-2-upload-and-convert","Step 2: Upload and Convert",[10,120,121],{},[122,123],"img",{"alt":124,"src":125},"Batch convert closure site LSDs from a CSV upload and review GPS coordinates with validation flags","\u002Fimages\u002Fguides\u002Fbatch-conversion.webp",[10,127,128,129,134],{},"Go to the ",[130,131,133],"a",{"href":132},"\u002Fapp\u002Fbatch","batch converter"," and upload the CSV. Township Canada processes the full list and returns:",[30,136,137,143,149],{},[33,138,139,142],{},[140,141,59],"strong",{}," (latitude and longitude) for every valid entry",[33,144,145,148],{},[140,146,147],{},"Validation flags"," for entries that don't resolve — wrong meridians, out-of-range townships, missing data",[33,150,151,154],{},[140,152,153],{},"A map view"," showing all converted sites",[10,156,157],{},"For a list of 200 closure sites, processing takes seconds. The validation step alone justifies the batch approach: entries with data quality issues are identified before they propagate into regulatory filings.",[22,159,161],{"id":160},"step-3-export","Step 3: Export",[10,163,164],{},[122,165],{"alt":166,"src":167},"Download closure site results in CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON, DXF, or PDF formats for AER submission packages","\u002Fimages\u002Fguides\u002Fdownload-results.webp",[10,169,170],{},"Download the results in the formats your filings need:",[30,172,173,179,185,191,197,203],{},[33,174,175,178],{},[140,176,177],{},"CSV",": Coordinates for application forms and internal tracking",[33,180,181,184],{},[140,182,183],{},"KML",": Site maps for Google Earth and AER submission packages",[33,186,187,190],{},[140,188,189],{},"Shapefile",": GIS layers for environmental consultants and engineering teams",[33,192,193,196],{},[140,194,195],{},"GeoJSON",": Web mapping and data analysis",[33,198,199,202],{},[140,200,201],{},"DXF",": CAD engineering drawings",[33,204,205,208],{},[140,206,207],{},"PDF",": Printed site plans for field binders and regulatory submissions",[10,210,211],{},"One conversion, six formats. No re-entering coordinates for each document type.",[17,213,215],{"id":214},"real-world-example-35-well-abandonment-campaign","Real-World Example: 35-Well Abandonment Campaign",[10,217,218],{},"A closure company in Red Deer acquires 35 wells from an inactive licensee. The regulatory coordinator needs to prepare Directive 013 applications for all 35.",[10,220,221],{},[140,222,223],{},"Without batch conversion:",[225,226,227,230,233,236,239],"ol",{},[33,228,229],{},"Look up each LSD individually — 5 minutes per site = 3 hours",[33,231,232],{},"Copy coordinates into each application form — 2 minutes per site = 1 hour",[33,234,235],{},"Generate a KML file for each site map — 3 minutes per site = 1.5 hours",[33,237,238],{},"Create Shapefiles for the environmental consultant — 3 minutes per site = 1.5 hours",[33,240,241],{},[140,242,243],{},"Total: ~7 hours of location data preparation",[10,245,246],{},[140,247,248],{},"With batch conversion:",[225,250,251,254,257,260,263,266],{},[33,252,253],{},"Upload CSV of 35 LSDs — 30 seconds",[33,255,256],{},"Review validation results, fix any flagged entries — 5 minutes",[33,258,259],{},"Download CSV export — coordinates for all 35 application forms — 10 seconds",[33,261,262],{},"Download KML export — site maps for all 35 submissions — 10 seconds",[33,264,265],{},"Download Shapefile export — GIS layers for the consultant — 10 seconds",[33,267,268],{},[140,269,270],{},"Total: ~6 minutes",[10,272,273],{},"The time difference is not incremental. It's a full working day reclaimed for every batch filing cycle.",[17,275,277],{"id":276},"validation-catches-filing-errors","Validation Catches Filing Errors",[10,279,280],{},"The most expensive errors in AER filings are location errors. A wrong meridian, a transposed township number, or a missing LSD digit creates a discrepancy between the application and the actual well site. The AER's review process catches these — but the correction cycle adds weeks to the filing timeline.",[10,282,283],{},"Batch conversion with validation catches these errors at the data entry stage:",[30,285,286,292,298],{},[33,287,288,291],{},[140,289,290],{},"Wrong meridian",": The converter flags LSDs where the meridian-range combination doesn't exist in the DLS grid",[33,293,294,297],{},[140,295,296],{},"Out-of-range values",": Township numbers above the valid range for a given meridian, or LSD numbers outside 1-16",[33,299,300,303],{},[140,301,302],{},"Incomplete entries",": Missing meridian designations, truncated township numbers, ambiguous formatting",[10,305,306],{},"Fixing data quality issues before filing is faster and cheaper than correcting them after the AER returns the application.",[17,308,310],{"id":309},"who-benefits-most","Who Benefits Most",[10,312,313,316],{},[140,314,315],{},"Closure companies"," processing batches of 10 to 200 wells per quarter. The time savings on location data preparation compound with every filing cycle.",[10,318,319,322],{},[140,320,321],{},"Environmental consultants"," managing multi-site remediation programs. Batch conversion produces the coordinates and GIS files needed for Phase I\u002FII reports and reclamation applications.",[10,324,325,328],{},[140,326,327],{},"OWA contractors"," handling orphan well work packages. The validation step is particularly valuable for legacy well data where location accuracy is often poor.",[10,330,331,334],{},[140,332,333],{},"Land administrators"," maintaining well databases and preparing acquisition due diligence packages. Batch conversion verifies that every LSD in an acquisition spreadsheet resolves to a valid location.",[17,336,338],{"id":337},"getting-started","Getting Started",[10,340,341,342,346],{},"Individual site lookups are free — ",[130,343,345],{"href":344},"\u002F?utm_source=website&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=well-closure","enter any LSD"," and get GPS coordinates instantly.",[10,348,349,350,354],{},"Batch conversion, multi-format export, and team access are available on the ",[130,351,353],{"href":352},"\u002Fpricing?utm_source=website&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=well-closure","Business plan"," at $40 per user per month. No per-conversion fees, no export limits.",[10,356,357,358,361],{},"Upload your next closure inventory to the ",[130,359,133],{"href":360},"\u002Fapp\u002Fbatch?utm_source=website&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=well-closure"," and measure the time difference yourself.",{"title":111,"searchDepth":363,"depth":363,"links":364},2,[365,371,376,377,378,379],{"id":19,"depth":363,"text":20,"children":366},[367,369,370],{"id":24,"depth":368,"text":25},3,{"id":47,"depth":368,"text":48},{"id":71,"depth":368,"text":72},{"id":92,"depth":363,"text":93,"children":372},[373,374,375],{"id":96,"depth":368,"text":97},{"id":117,"depth":368,"text":118},{"id":160,"depth":368,"text":161},{"id":214,"depth":363,"text":215},{"id":276,"depth":363,"text":277},{"id":309,"depth":363,"text":310},{"id":337,"depth":363,"text":338},"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fdls-tools-alberta-well-closure\u002Fcover.webp","2026-03-23","How to prepare Directive 013 and Directive 079 submissions faster with batch DLS-to-GPS conversion. 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