File No. 2104 Board Order No. 2104-1 ____________________
September 25, 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 WEST ½ OF SECTION 2 TOWNSHIP 110 PEACE RIVER (The “Lands”)
BETWEEN: Margrit Weitzel (APPLICANT) AND: Ranch Energy Corporation (RESPONDENT) ____________________________________ BOARD ORDER _____________________________________
WEITZEL v. RANCH ENERGY CORPORATION ORDER 2006-1 Page 2
This is an application brought under sections 164 and 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
The Applicant, Margrit Weitzel, is the owner of the Lands described as: WEST ½ OF SECTION 2 TOWNSHIP 110 PEACE RIVER. The Respondent, Ranch Energy Corporation, is the operator of a well located on the Lands. The Respondent’s right of entry to the Lands for the purpose of operating the well is pursuant to a surface lease dated August 16, 2000 (the Surface Lease).
Pursuant to the Surface Lease, Ranch Energy Corporation, is required to make annual payments of $3,600.00 to Margrit Weitzel. Ranch Energy Corporation failed to make the annual payment required by August 16, 2019.
The Board finds that Ranch Energy Corporation 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 Ranch Energy Corporation owes Margrit Weitzel $3,600.00 in unpaid rent plus interest from August 16, 2019. The Applicant is entitled to costs of this application.
The Board orders as follows: 1. Ranch Energy Corporation shall forthwith pay to Margrit Weitzel the sum of $3,600.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from August 16, 2019.
DATED: September 25, 2019 FOR THE BOARD _______________________ Cheryl Vickers, Chair