1. Fox Creek Operators Group
Water Sub-Committee

2. Fox Creek Operators Group
Established in late 2013
Comprised of seven member companies operating in the Fox Creek area, located in northwest Alberta (Chevron, Encana, Murphy Oil Corporation, Paramount Resources, Repsol, Shell Canada and XTO Energy Canada)
The Fox Creek Operators Group (FCOG) provides a forum to encourage a collaborative approach for the responsible development of natural resources in the Fox Creek Region
The group works together to support the development of the area and year-round industry activities, by identifying efficiencies and delivering long-term value in the area – Water being a key focus of the group

3. FCOG Organizational Structure
Executive Committee
Operations Sub-Committee
Community Sub-Committee
Water Sub-Committee

4. Mandate of Water Sub-Committee
Develop collaborative relationships to enable cooperative water management in the Fox Creek region
Share water resources, water infrastructure and water information

5. Water Sub-Committee Objectives
Responsible freshwater use
Support the research and development of alternative non-freshwater sources, including produced water re-use, to reduce the reliance on freshwater sources
Decrease water trucking transport
Manage cumulative water operations impacts
Reduce industry footprint of projects in the Fox Creek area

6. Water Operations
Share operational updates for water infrastructure and planning:
Where possible, share water intake facilities, pumps, pipelines, temporary water storage facilities and water storage reservoirs
Forecast water demand
Manage water sources for diversion when above aquatic ecosystem base levels
Identify and utilize lower environmental impact ways of transferring and storing water
Identify and leverage opportunities to recycle water

7. Water Management Improve water management practices:
Where possible, collaborate on infrastructure for water sharing, treatment and disposal
Share and discuss water best practices, including safety
Interface with regulators on water management practices
Promote efficient water use within existing regulations and or pilot projects
Identify other water collaboration groups and participate as appropriate

8. Collaboration Successes Footprint Reduction - Roads
Share roads to access water sources, water storage facilities and existing water intake facilities
minimizes land footprint and wildlife disturbance
Completed a multi-user road upgrade to Twin Creeks road to enable access to water infrastructure and well sites. Equal cost sharing was applied to this project
Improves motor vehicle safety

9. Collaboration Successes Footprint Reduction – Infrastructure
Established infrastructure sharing agreements to use existing approved permanent water diversion points, pipeline infrastructure and storage facilities. This reduced the following:
activity in the river and at rivers edge;
surface operations due to proximity to permanent infrastructure; and
risk of safety incidents related to the activities associated with temporary surface lines and equipment