File No. 2101 Board Order No. 2101-1 ____________________
October 18, 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 31 TOWNSHIP 85 RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT THE SOUTH WEST ¼ OF SECTION 31 TOWNSHIP 85 RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT (The “Lands”)
BETWEEN: Terrence Edward Wood
(APPLICANT) AND: Predator Oil BC Ltd. (RESPONDENT) ____________________________________ BOARD ORDER _____________________________________
WOOD v. PREDATOR OIL BC LTD ORDER 2101-1 Page 2
This is an application brought under sections 164 and 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
The Applicant, Terrence Edward Wood, is an owner of the Lands described as THE NORTH WEST ¼ OF SECTION 31 TOWNSHIP 85 RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT and THE SOUTH WEST ¼ OF SECTION 31 TOWNSHIP 85 RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT, and a person entitled to receive the rent payable under a Surface Lease on the Lands entered June 4, 2000 (the Surface Lease). The Respondent, Predator Oil BC Ltd., conducts an oil and gas activity on the Lands. The Respondent’s right of entry to the Lands for the conducting the oil and gas activity is pursuant to the Surface Lease.
In accordance with the Surface Lease and an agreement with Judith Rourke, , Predator Oil BC Ltd., is required to make annual payments of $3,486.07 to Terrence Edward Wood. Predator Oil BC Ltd. failed to make the annual payment required by June 4, 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 Terrence Edward Wood $3,486.07 in unpaid rent plus interest from June 4, 2019. The Applicant is entitled to costs of this application.
The Board orders as follows: 1. Predator Oil BC Ltd. shall forthwith pay to Terrence Edward Wood the sum of $3,486.07 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from June 4, 2019.
DATED: October 18, 2019 FOR THE BOARD
_______________________ Cheryl Vickers, Chair