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On February 1, 2019 the Supreme Court of that reclamation and abandonment liabilities implications of the ruling.” – Brad Herald,
Canada released its ruling in the Orphan must be dealt with before there can be any Vice-President Western Canada Operations
Well Association v Grant Thornton Limited, distribution to the insolvent party's – CAPP.
(Redwater). creditors, including its secured creditors.
In overturning the Alberta Court of Appeal This decision has far-reaching implications
decision in Orphan Well Association v for all stakeholders in the industry.
Grant Thornton Limited-2017, the Supreme The Canadian Association of Petroleum
Court ruled that although trustees will not Producers has issued the following
be personally liable for abandonment and statement. β€œThe Canadian Association of
reclamation obligations of orphan wells, the Petroleum Producers is encouraged with
estate will remain liable for those today's decision from the Supreme Court of
obligations. Canada. CAPP has argued on behalf of
The most significant effect of the decision industry that when a company declares
relates to the relative financial priority bankruptcy, the value of any assets should
between the company's creditors and the go to abandonment and reclamation costs
cost to reclaim abandon wells. first."
Prior to the Supreme Court's ruling, a "The Orphan Well Association, which is
trustee was entitled to sell economically funded by industry, should be a last resort
viable wells and direct the proceeds to the and only used after all other sources of
bankruptcy's creditors or secured lenders. In funding are exhausted."
the case of uneconomic wells they could be "CAPP believes that this judgment restores
essentially abandoned without accounting the balance between environmental
for the costs required to reclaim them. In obligations and creditor interests to that
essence downloading the reclamation cost to which existed for many years before this
someone else. case. CAPP will continue reviewing the
The supreme settled this issue by holding details of the judgment to assess the full




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