File No. 2091 Board Order No. 2091-1 ____________________
August 16, 2019 SURFACE RIGHTS BOARD IN THE MATTER OF THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ACT, R.S.B.C., C. 361 AS AMENDED
AND IN THE MATTER OF THE NORTH EAST ¼ OF SECTION 18 TOWNSHIP 84 RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT (The “Lands”)
BETWEEN: Gregory Owen Large and Lenanne Lillian Josaphine Large (APPLICANTS)
AND: Predator Oil BC Ltd. (RESPONDENT) ____________________________________ BOARD ORDER _____________________________________
LARGE v. PREDATOR OIL BC LTD ORDER 2091-1 Page 2
This is an application brought under sections 164 and 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
The Applicants, Gregory Owen Large and Lenanne Lillian Josaphine Large, are the owners of the Lands described as: THE NORTH EAST ¼ OF SECTION 18 TOWNSHIP 84 RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT. The Respondent, Predator Oil BC Ltd, is the operator of an oil and gas installation on the Lands. The Respondent’s right of entry to the Lands for the purpose of conducting oil and gas activity is pursuant to a surface lease (the Surface Lease).
Pursuant to the Surface Lease, Predator Oil BC Ltd., is required to make annual payments of $3,800.00 to Gregory Owen Large and Lenanne Lillian Josaphine Large. Predator Oil BC Ltd. failed to make the annual payment required by May 25, 2019.
The Board finds that Predator Oil BC Ltd. has failed to pay rent owing under a surface lease. Pursuant to section 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, the Board determines that Predator Oil BC Ltd. owes Gregory Owen Large and Lenanne Lillian Josaphine Large $3,800.00 in unpaid rent plus interest from May 25, 2019. The Applicants are entitled to costs of this application.
The Board orders as follows: 1. Predator Oil BC Ltd. shall forthwith pay to Gregory Owen Large and Lenanne Lillian Josaphine Large the sum of $3,800.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from May 25, 2019.
DATED: August 16, 2019 FOR THE BOARD
_______________________ Cheryl Vickers, Chair