[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st37-wells":3,"learn-related-data-sources\u002Faer-st37-wells":161},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":141,"createdAt":141,"cta":142,"description":145,"extension":146,"icon":147,"industry":141,"keywords":148,"meta":153,"navigation":154,"path":155,"province":141,"relatedPages":156,"section":157,"seo":158,"stem":159,"systems":141,"updatedAt":141,"__hash__":160},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st37-wells.md","AER ST37: the List of Wells in Alberta",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":132},"minimark",[9,14,26,30,47,51,62,68,72,83,97,107,111],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"what-st37-is","What ST37 is",[15,16,17,21,22,25],"p",{},[18,19,20],"strong",{},"ST37"," is the Alberta Energy Regulator's ",[18,23,24],{},"List of Wells in Alberta"," - the regulator's complete register of every well that has ever been licensed in the province. It is the single source of truth for what exists, where it is, and what state it is in. Township Canada ingests ST37 in full and refreshes it monthly.",[10,27,29],{"id":28},"what-it-carries","What it carries",[15,31,32,33,36,37,40,41,46],{},"Each well record carries its unique well identifier (UWI), well name, licence number and current ",[18,34,35],{},"licence status",", the operator and licensee business associate (BA) codes, the fluid and mode, the well type, total depth, and surface coordinates. The lifecycle status is the field most people come for: ",[18,38,39],{},"active, suspended, abandoned, reclaimed",", plus the orphan flag where the ",[42,43,45],"a",{"href":44},"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Forphan-abandoned-wells","Orphan Well Association"," has taken over closure.",[10,48,50],{"id":49},"coverage-and-refresh","Coverage and refresh",[15,52,53,54,57,58,61],{},"We carry ",[18,55,56],{},"more than 530,000 wells"," across Alberta, every one tagged with a lifecycle status. The dataset refreshes ",[18,59,60],{},"monthly"," from the AER's open-data release.",[63,64,65],"blockquote",{},[15,66,67],{},"Source: AER · ST37 · refreshed monthly",[10,69,71],{"id":70},"how-township-canada-shows-it","How Township Canada shows it",[15,73,74,75,78,79,82],{},"ST37 powers the ",[18,76,77],{},"AER Wells"," map layer (part of the Energy Bundle) and the well list on the ",[18,80,81],{},"Energy tab"," of the parcel report, which shows every well whose surface point falls inside the Legal Subdivision. From any well you can jump to its operator's full footprint.",[84,85,86],"note",{},[15,87,88,91,92,96],{},[18,89,90],{},"Screenshot to add"," (",[93,94,95],"code",{},"\u002Fimages\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st37-wells\u002Fwells-layer.png","): the AER Wells map layer enabled over a township, points coloured by licence status, with the legend showing active \u002F suspended \u002F abandoned \u002F orphan.",[84,98,99],{},[15,100,101,91,103,106],{},[18,102,90],{},[93,104,105],{},"\u002Fimages\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st37-wells\u002Freport-wells-card.png","): the Energy tab of a parcel report listing individual wells with UWI, operator, fluid, and status.",[10,108,110],{"id":109},"related","Related",[112,113,114,121,127],"ul",{},[115,116,117],"li",{},[42,118,120],{"href":119},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Faer-wells-lifecycle-status","Reading well lifecycle status",[115,122,123],{},[42,124,126],{"href":125},"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st76-pipelines","AER ST76 Pipelines",[115,128,129],{},[42,130,131],{"href":44},"Orphan and abandoned wells",{"title":133,"searchDepth":134,"depth":134,"links":135},"",2,[136,137,138,139,140],{"id":12,"depth":134,"text":13},{"id":28,"depth":134,"text":29},{"id":49,"depth":134,"text":50},{"id":70,"depth":134,"text":71},{"id":109,"depth":134,"text":110},null,{"label":143,"href":144},"See wells on a parcel report","\u002Fapp\u002Fsearch","ST37 is the Alberta Energy Regulator's authoritative List of Wells. Township Canada carries every well with its lifecycle status, on the map and on every parcel report.","md","i-lucide-flame",[149,150,151,152],"AER ST37","list of wells","well licence status","UWI",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st37-wells",[125,44,119],"data-sources",{"title":5,"description":145},"learn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st37-wells","SPKg2sQ3RGfkhXUJ1qmKXRtHfEKUmSwcoxHLisrh5tU",[162,287,416],{"id":163,"title":164,"body":165,"category":141,"createdAt":141,"cta":273,"description":275,"extension":146,"icon":276,"industry":141,"keywords":277,"meta":282,"navigation":154,"path":125,"province":141,"relatedPages":283,"section":157,"seo":284,"stem":285,"systems":141,"updatedAt":141,"__hash__":286},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st76-pipelines.md","AER ST76: the Alberta Pipeline System",{"type":7,"value":166,"toc":266},[167,171,180,182,197,199,208,213,215,225,235,245,247],[10,168,170],{"id":169},"what-st76-is","What ST76 is",[15,172,173,21,176,179],{},[18,174,175],{},"ST76",[18,177,178],{},"Pipeline System"," dataset: the licensed pipeline network of the province, segment by segment. It is what you need to answer \"what crosses this quarter, what does it carry, and how dangerous is it?\" Township Canada ingests the full line network and refreshes it monthly.",[10,181,29],{"id":28},[15,183,184,185,188,189,192,193,196],{},"Each pipeline segment carries its licence and line number, segment ",[18,186,187],{},"status",", the ",[18,190,191],{},"substance"," it moves, outside diameter, maximum operating pressure, ",[18,194,195],{},"H2S content"," and release level, pipeline class location, environment, length, and transfer history. The H2S and substance fields are what make ST76 matter for surface work and emergency planning, not just routing.",[10,198,50],{"id":49},[15,200,53,201,204,205,207],{},[18,202,203],{},"more than 320,000 licensed pipeline segments"," across Alberta, refreshed ",[18,206,60],{},". On a parcel report we compute the exact length of pipe that falls inside the Legal Subdivision, not just whether a line is nearby.",[63,209,210],{},[15,211,212],{},"Source: AER · ST76 · refreshed monthly",[10,214,71],{"id":70},[15,216,217,218,221,222,224],{},"ST76 powers the ",[18,219,220],{},"AER Pipelines"," map layer (Energy Bundle), rendered as a line layer with mid-point labels, and the pipeline list on the ",[18,223,81],{}," of the parcel report. Each crossing shows its substance, status, pressure, and H2S level.",[84,226,227],{},[15,228,229,91,231,234],{},[18,230,90],{},[93,232,233],{},"\u002Fimages\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st76-pipelines\u002Fpipelines-layer.png","): the AER Pipelines layer enabled over a producing area, lines labelled by substance, dense network visible.",[84,236,237],{},[15,238,239,91,241,244],{},[18,240,90],{},[93,242,243],{},"\u002Fimages\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st76-pipelines\u002Freport-pipeline-crossings.png","): the Energy tab showing the pipeline segments crossing one parcel with on-parcel length, substance, and H2S.",[10,246,110],{"id":109},[112,248,249,255,260],{},[115,250,251],{},[42,252,254],{"href":253},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Faer-pipelines-map","Mapping AER pipelines",[115,256,257],{},[42,258,259],{"href":155},"AER ST37 Wells",[115,261,262],{},[42,263,265],{"href":264},"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st102-facilities","AER ST102 Facilities",{"title":133,"searchDepth":134,"depth":134,"links":267},[268,269,270,271,272],{"id":169,"depth":134,"text":170},{"id":28,"depth":134,"text":29},{"id":49,"depth":134,"text":50},{"id":70,"depth":134,"text":71},{"id":109,"depth":134,"text":110},{"label":274,"href":144},"See pipelines on a parcel report","ST76 is the Alberta Energy Regulator's licensed pipeline dataset. Township Canada renders every segment as a map layer and lists the lines crossing any parcel.","i-lucide-spline",[278,279,280,281],"AER ST76","pipelines","pipeline licence","H2S",{},[155,264,253],{"title":164,"description":275},"learn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-st76-pipelines","kimL-fTXC3l4HGiM_TOpRWZJVaD7h0e_59Rwu48xBz8",{"id":288,"title":289,"body":290,"category":141,"createdAt":141,"cta":402,"description":404,"extension":146,"icon":405,"industry":141,"keywords":406,"meta":411,"navigation":154,"path":44,"province":141,"relatedPages":412,"section":157,"seo":413,"stem":414,"systems":141,"updatedAt":141,"__hash__":415},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Forphan-abandoned-wells.md","Orphan and Abandoned Wells: OWA Inventory and the Abandoned Registry",{"type":7,"value":291,"toc":395},[292,296,314,316,323,325,339,346,348,362,375,377],[10,293,295],{"id":294},"what-it-is","What it is",[15,297,298,299,302,303,305,306,309,310,313],{},"Two related signals about closure liability. The ",[18,300,301],{},"Orphan Well Association (OWA)"," publishes a site-specific inventory of wells whose licensee no longer exists, so the OWA is funding closure. Separately, the AER's ",[18,304,20],{}," lifecycle status marks wells that are ",[18,307,308],{},"abandoned"," (plugged and downhole-closed) or ",[18,311,312],{},"reclaimed"," (surface fully restored). Township Canada joins both to every well.",[10,315,29],{"id":28},[15,317,318,319,322],{},"The OWA inventory contributes the ",[18,320,321],{},"orphan flag"," and site references. ST37 contributes the abandoned and reclaimed lifecycle states. Together they answer the diligence question: of the wells on this ground, how many are someone's active responsibility, and how many have already fallen to the public purse?",[10,324,50],{"id":49},[15,326,327,328,331,332,335,336,338],{},"Across Alberta we flag ",[18,329,330],{},"more than 24,000 orphan wells",", and ",[18,333,334],{},"more than 240,000 wells"," carry an abandoned status. The OWA inventory refreshes ",[18,337,60],{},"; the abandoned and reclaimed states refresh monthly with ST37.",[63,340,341,344],{},[15,342,343],{},"Source: Orphan Well Association inventory · refreshed monthly",[15,345,67],{},[10,347,71],{"id":70},[15,349,350,351,353,354,357,358,361],{},"Orphan and abandoned counts roll up on the ",[18,352,81],{}," of the parcel report and on each operator's footprint. On the map, the ",[93,355,356],{},"liability"," preset colours the O&G Activity layer by ",[18,359,360],{},"orphan-well density",", so you can see where the liability concentrates across a township.",[84,363,364],{},[15,365,366,91,368,371,372,374],{},[18,367,90],{},[93,369,370],{},"\u002Fimages\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Forphan-abandoned-wells\u002Fliability-preset.png","): the ",[93,373,356],{}," preset active, the grid shaded by orphan-well density, hot cells standing out.",[10,376,110],{"id":109},[112,378,379,385,389],{},[115,380,381],{},[42,382,384],{"href":383},"\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Forphan-well-due-diligence","Orphan well due diligence",[115,386,387],{},[42,388,259],{"href":155},[115,390,391],{},[42,392,394],{"href":393},"\u002Flearn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Faer-ba-snapshot","AER ST101 BA Snapshot",{"title":133,"searchDepth":134,"depth":134,"links":396},[397,398,399,400,401],{"id":294,"depth":134,"text":295},{"id":28,"depth":134,"text":29},{"id":49,"depth":134,"text":50},{"id":70,"depth":134,"text":71},{"id":109,"depth":134,"text":110},{"label":403,"href":144},"Screen liability on a parcel report","The Orphan Well Association inventory plus the AER's plugged and abandoned register, joined to ST37 so a parcel report shows closure liability at a glance.","i-lucide-triangle-alert",[407,408,409,410],"orphan wells","abandoned wells","OWA","closure liability",{},[155,393,383],{"title":289,"description":404},"learn\u002Fdata-sources\u002Forphan-abandoned-wells","ciqzVxGMDcPjoIOyuEtPbUOsQz0W6UhIWccbzLTiDrM",{"id":417,"title":418,"body":419,"category":141,"createdAt":141,"cta":684,"description":686,"extension":146,"icon":141,"industry":687,"keywords":688,"meta":694,"navigation":154,"path":119,"province":695,"relatedPages":141,"section":696,"seo":697,"stem":698,"systems":699,"updatedAt":141,"__hash__":701},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fhow-to\u002Faer-wells-lifecycle-status.md","AER Wells Lifecycle: Active, Suspended, Abandoned, Orphan, Reclaimed",{"type":7,"value":420,"toc":676},[421,426,433,437,529,532,536,547,550,572,575,579,585,591,597,603,609,613,616,636,639,643,657,659],[422,423,425],"h1",{"id":424},"aer-wells-lifecycle-status","AER Wells Lifecycle Status",[15,427,428,429,432],{},"The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) classifies every licensed well by its current ",[93,430,431],{},"licence_status"," value - a single field that drives the legal\u002Fregulatory standing of the wellsite. Township Canada surfaces five customer-facing lifecycle categories on the wells map, plus the orphan flag that crosses category lines.",[10,434,436],{"id":435},"the-five-lifecycle-categories","The five lifecycle categories",[438,439,440,462],"table",{},[441,442,443],"thead",{},[444,445,446,450,456,459],"tr",{},[447,448,449],"th",{},"Legend label",[447,451,452,453,455],{},"AER ",[93,454,431],{}," values",[447,457,458],{},"Colour",[447,460,461],{},"What it means",[463,464,465,482,498,513],"tbody",{},[444,466,467,471,474,479],{},[468,469,470],"td",{},"Active",[468,472,473],{},"issued, amended, re-entered",[468,475,476],{},[93,477,478],{},"#1b9e77",[468,480,481],{},"Producing or capable of producing - licensee operates the wellsite",[444,483,484,487,490,495],{},[468,485,486],{},"Suspended",[468,488,489],{},"suspension",[468,491,492],{},[93,493,494],{},"#d95f02",[468,496,497],{},"Not producing, but the licensee maintains the licence and is responsible",[444,499,500,503,505,510],{},[468,501,502],{},"Abandoned",[468,504,308],{},[468,506,507],{},[93,508,509],{},"#7570b3",[468,511,512],{},"Physically plugged and closed; licence is no longer active",[444,514,515,518,521,526],{},[468,516,517],{},"Reclaimed",[468,519,520],{},"reccertified, recexempt",[468,522,523],{},[93,524,525],{},"#e7298a",[468,527,528],{},"Surface reclamation complete or exempt; full lifecycle obligations met",[15,530,531],{},"The legend filter in the data catalog UI lets you toggle each category independently - so a closure-obligation analyst can show only Suspended + Abandoned wells across a township, and an operator can show only Active wells in their target area.",[10,533,535],{"id":534},"orphan-vs-abandoned-theyre-not-the-same","Orphan vs. abandoned - they're not the same",[15,537,538,539,542,543,546],{},"This trips people up. Abandoned is a ",[18,540,541],{},"regulatory state"," (the well has been plugged and the licence isn't active). Orphan is a ",[18,544,545],{},"financial-responsibility state"," (the licensee can no longer fulfill closure obligations and the well has been transferred to the Orphan Well Association inventory).",[15,548,549],{},"The relationships:",[112,551,552,559,565],{},[115,553,554,555,558],{},"An ",[18,556,557],{},"abandoned, non-orphan"," well - most abandonments. The licensee is still on the hook for surface reclamation.",[115,560,554,561,564],{},[18,562,563],{},"abandoned orphan"," - the OWA is funding closure; the original licensee is insolvent or otherwise unable to pay.",[115,566,567,568,571],{},"A ",[18,569,570],{},"non-abandoned orphan"," - the OWA has taken ownership but the well isn't physically closed yet.",[15,573,574],{},"Township Canada layers the OWA monthly orphan inventory on top of the AER ST37 dataset to surface the orphan flag distinctly. See the orphan + abandoned wells data layer reference.",[10,576,578],{"id":577},"who-uses-each-category","Who uses each category",[15,580,581,584],{},[18,582,583],{},"Operators planning new activity"," - filter to Active wells in the target lease area to understand existing infrastructure and licensee mix.",[15,586,587,590],{},[18,588,589],{},"Closure-obligation analysts"," - filter to Suspended and Abandoned. The AER's industry-wide closure spend target is allocated against these wells; understanding the per-licensee distribution is a Business + Energy Bundle workflow.",[15,592,593,596],{},[18,594,595],{},"M&A diligence teams"," - operator-level rollup of total wells, by status. The BA licensee snapshot API returns per-Business-Associate counts including orphan exposure.",[15,598,599,602],{},[18,600,601],{},"Surface-rights holders"," - for a quarter section with one or more wellsites on the title, the lifecycle status tells you who's responsible for what. An abandoned non-orphan well means the licensee still owns the reclamation obligation; an abandoned orphan means the OWA does.",[15,604,605,608],{},[18,606,607],{},"Environmental consultants"," - Reclaimed status is the certified-clean signal. Filter to Reclaimed wells to identify completed sites for benchmarking and pattern analysis.",[10,610,612],{"id":611},"three-api-endpoints","Three API endpoints",[15,614,615],{},"For programmatic workflows, the Wells API exposes:",[112,617,618,624,630],{},[115,619,620,623],{},[93,621,622],{},"GET \u002Fapi\u002Fwells\u002Fsearch?q=...&limit=10"," - text search by UWI, well name, licence number",[115,625,626,629],{},[93,627,628],{},"GET \u002Fapi\u002Fwells\u002Flookup?lat=...&lng=..."," - spatial lookup within 500m",[115,631,632,635],{},[93,633,634],{},"GET \u002Fapi\u002Fwells\u002F[uwi]"," - single well record",[15,637,638],{},"Each returns the full lifecycle metadata: status, fluid, mode, type, full DLS components, depth, KB elevation, orphan flag.",[10,640,642],{"id":641},"coverage","Coverage",[112,644,645,651],{},[115,646,647,650],{},[18,648,649],{},"Alberta:"," full coverage of the AER ST37 dataset",[115,652,653,656],{},[18,654,655],{},"Saskatchewan (SER), BC (BCOGC):"," not yet - see roadmap",[10,658,110],{"id":109},[112,660,661,664,667,670],{},[115,662,663],{},"Wells data layer reference",[115,665,666],{},"Orphan + abandoned wells flag",[115,668,669],{},"Asset \u002F operator history snapshot",[115,671,672],{},[42,673,675],{"href":674},"\u002Ffor\u002Foil-and-gas","Township Canada for Oil and Gas Operators",{"title":133,"searchDepth":134,"depth":134,"links":677},[678,679,680,681,682,683],{"id":435,"depth":134,"text":436},{"id":534,"depth":134,"text":535},{"id":577,"depth":134,"text":578},{"id":611,"depth":134,"text":612},{"id":641,"depth":134,"text":642},{"id":109,"depth":134,"text":110},{"label":685,"href":674},"See the Energy Bundle","What each AER licence status means, how Township Canada surfaces orphan wells distinctly, and how to filter the wells layer for closure-obligation work.","oil-and-gas",[689,690,691,692,693],"aer well lifecycle","alberta well status map","orphan well alberta","abandoned well aer","well closure obligation",{},"alberta","how-to",{"title":418,"description":686},"learn\u002Fhow-to\u002Faer-wells-lifecycle-status",[700],"DLS","nA80wm86ui4G4u2ygoMM4mVpzkYHcHJvE0Bp0X_2dsg"]