File No. 2142 Board Order No. 2142-1 ____________________
March 2, 2020 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 SOUTH EAST ¼ OF SECTION 4 TOWNSHIP 84 RANGE 19 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT EXCEPT PLAN PGP45017 (The “Lands”)
BETWEEN: Ronald Peter Kursteiner and Allyson Leanne Kursteiner (APPLICANTS)
AND: Predator Oil BC Ltd. (RESPONDENT) ____________________________________ BOARD ORDER _____________________________________
KURSTEINER v. PREDATOR OIL BC LTD ORDER 2142-1 Page 2
This is an application brought under sections 164 and 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
The Applicants, Ronald Peter Kursteiner and Allyson Leanne Kursteiner, are the owners of the Lands described as: THE SOUTH EAST ¼ OF SECTION 4 TOWNSHIP 84 RANGE 19 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT EXCEPT PLAN PGP45017. 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 $3,621.00 to Ronald Peter Kursteiner and Allyson Leanne Kursteiner. Predator Oil BC Ltd. failed to make the annual payment required by June 21, 2017, June 21, 2018, and June 21, 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 Ronald Peter Kursteiner and Allyson Leanne Kursteiner $3,621.00 in unpaid rent plus interest from June 21, 2017; $3,621.00 in unpaid rent plus interest from June 21, 2018; and $3,621.00 in unpaid rent plus interest from June 21, 2019. The Applicants are entitled to costs of this application.
The Board orders as follows: 1. Predator Oil BC Ltd. shall forthwith pay to Ronald Peter Kursteiner and Allyson Leanne Kursteiner the sum of $3,621.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from June 21, 2017.
2. Predator Oil BC Ltd. shall forthwith pay to Ronald Peter Kursteiner and Allyson Leanne Kursteiner the sum of $3,621.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from June 21, 2018.
3. Predator Oil BC Ltd. shall forthwith pay to Ronald Peter Kursteiner and Allyson Leanne Kursteiner the sum of $3,621.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from June 21, 2019.
DATED: March 2, 2020 FOR THE BOARD
_______________________ Cheryl Vickers, Chair