File No. 2221 Board Order No. 2221-1 ____________________
March 26, 2025
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 ½ OF THE NORTH ½ OF THE SECTION 30 TOWNSHIP 88 RANGE 19 WEST OF THE 6 TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT (the “Lands”)
BETWEEN:
Gary Robert Loewen
(APPLICANT)
AND:
Erikson National Energy Inc.
(RESPONDENT)
____________________________________ BOARD ORDER _____________________________________
Gary Robert Loewen v. Erikson National Energy Inc. ORDER 2221-1 Page 2
This is an application brought under sections 164 and 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
The Applicant, Gary Robert Loewen, is the owner of the Lands described as: THE NORTH ½ OF THE NORTH ½ OF THE SECTION 30 TOWNSHIP 88 RANGE 19 WEST OF THE 6TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT.
The Respondent, Erikson National Energy Inc., is the operator of an oil and gas activity on the Lands. The Respondent’s right of entry to the Lands for the purpose of conducting the oil and gas activity is pursuant to the surface leases dated August 1, 2004, September 8, 1993, and October 21, 2005 (the Surface Leases).
Pursuant to the Surface Leases, Erikson National Energy Inc., is required to make annual payments of $400.00, $5,300.00, and $7,700.00, respectively, to Gary Robert Loewen. Erikson National Energy Inc. failed to make the annual payments required by August 1, 2024, September 8, 2024, and October 21, 2024.
The Board finds that Erikson National Energy Inc. has failed to pay rent owing under the surface leases and that Gary Robert Loewen is owed the amounts set out below. Pursuant to section 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, the Board determines that Erikson National Energy Inc. owes Gary Robert Loewen unpaid rent of: $400.00 plus interest as of August 2024, $5,300.00 plus interest as of September 2024, and $7,700.00 plus interest as of October 2024.
The Board orders as follows: 1. Erikson National Energy owes Gary Robert Loewen the sum of $400.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from August 1, 2024;
2. Erikson National Energy owes Gary Robert Loewen the sum of $5,300.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from September 8, 2024;
3. Erikson National Energy owes Gary Robert Loewen the sum of $7,700.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from October 21, 2024;
DATED: March 26, 2025 FOR THE BOARD
_______________________ Cheryl Vickers, Vice Chair