File No. 2107 Board Order No. 2107-1 ____________________
October 8, 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 WEST ¼ OF SECTION 15 TOWNSHIP 83 RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT (The “Lands”)
BETWEEN: Brenda Dianne Birley and Richard Douglas Walter Birley
(APPLICANTS) AND: Ranch Energy Corporation (RESPONDENT) ____________________________________ BOARD ORDER _____________________________________
BIRLEY v. RANCH ENERGY CORPORATION ORDER 2107-1 Page 2
This is an application brought under sections 164 and 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
The Applicants, Brenda Dianne Birley and Richard Douglas Walter Birley, are the owners of the Lands described as: THE NORTH WEST ¼ OF SECTION 15 TOWNSHIP 83 RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT. 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 (the Surface Lease).
Pursuant to the Surface Lease, Ranch Energy Corporation, is required to make annual payments of $3,808.00 to Brenda Dianne Birley and Richard Douglas Walter Birley. Ranch Energy Corporation failed to make the annual payment required by November 1, 2018.
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 Brenda Dianne Birley and Richard Douglas Walter Birley $3,808.00 in unpaid rent plus interest from November 1, 2018. The Applicants are entitled to costs of this application.
The Board orders as follows: 1. Ranch Energy Corporation shall forthwith pay to Brenda Dianne Birley and Richard Douglas Walter Birley the sum of $3,808.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from November 1, 2018.
DATED: October 8, 2019 FOR THE BOARD _______________________ Cheryl Vickers, Chair