Calmar
Town
Town of Calmar
Calmar Calmar (Alberta)
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Edmonton Capital Region
Census division	11
Municipal district	Leduc County
Incorporated	lp
• Village	January 1, 1949
• Town	January 19, 1954
Area (2016)
• Land	4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation	730 m (2,400 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,228
• Density	476.2/km2 (1,233/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code	T0C
Area code(s)	+1-780
Website	Official website
For infobox source see

Background

Two years after the discovery of oil at Leduc No. 1, the village of Calmar was erected in 1949. In 1952 the growing village of Calmar officially became a town. After the original Leduc discovery, oil exploration and the drilling of wells in the surrounding county increased exponentially, thereby bringing increased development to the region. Exploratory oil and gas wells were drilled in and around the village of Calmar by various operators, though most proved unviable. During this time, regulation of oil and gas infrastructure was relatively weak and unproductive wells were often left in suspension or abandoned in ways that did not sufficiently prevent leaks of methane and other dangerous substances.

During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the town of Calmar underwent expansion through annexation of lands bordering Leduc County. As the municipality grew, land was rezoned and subdivided for industrial, agricultural and residential use. Abiding by the legislation of the time, many abandoned oil and gas wells in the town of Calmar were removed from land titles during revisions to land records.

In 1999, the current regulator for oil and gas infrastructure, known as the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB), mandated that municipalities check for existing energy infrastructure when zoning for land use. The town of Calmar contracted out these duties to private firms for residential domicile construction going forward, including those on Evergreen Crescent.

In 2007, the Texaco Calmar No. 5 well was discovered in an open area in near Calmar Elementary school. This discovery kicked off a search for other wells within the town of Calmar by town officials and Imperial Oil in 2008. Eventually 26 abandoned wells were found within city limits, some of which were found upon inspection to have leaks.

Houses in Calmar were built on Evergreen Crescent by a developer, the now bankrupt Aztec Homes. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Aztec Homes became aware of a buried wellhead during housing construction but failed to indicate its presence to any other party. The well pipe was found to be bent during remediation, indicating it may have been hit by excavation equipment. Additionally, the house which was nearest the well is the only one in the subdivision to have been built without a basement.

In the early 2000s Alberta’s regulatory bodies went through several transitions. In 2007, the EUB had been accused of spying on landowners it was involved with in litigation. By 2008, the Energy Resources and Conservation Board (ERCB) was founded to take over part of the roll of the EUB. In 2013, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) was created to oversee and regulate energy activity in the province of Alberta, replacing the ERCB.

Partially in response to the discovery of leaking oil and gas wells on public and private property in Calmar, the AER issued a directive in 2012 (which was replaced in 2014 by Directive 79) updating minimum setback distances and protocols for permanent structures in proximity to known oil and gas well sites.

Map of Well Locations

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Municipality Well Data

UWI	Well Name	Operator Name	License Number	License Issue Date	License Status	Spud Date
0494263011000	NEW DEVON NO. 4 WELL	Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc.	0005005	1952-07-16	Abandoned	1952-08-21
0494263011020	VELVET ET AL LEDUC 11-30-49-26	Petronas Energy Canada Ltd.	0091764	1981-08-19	RecCertified	1981-08-19
0494263011030	CEDAR CREEK LEDUC-WB 11-30-49-26	MAGA Energy Operations Ltd.	0242928	2000-10-06	Abandoned	2000-10-19
0494263012000	NEW DEVON NO 3	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0004585	1952-04-29	RecCertified	1952-04-30
0494263013000	CIGOL LEDUC 13-30-49-26	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0003492	1951-09-18	RecCertified	1951-12-31
0494263013002	CIGOL LEDUC 13-30-49-26	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0003492	1951-09-18	RecCertified	1951-12-31
0494263014000	CIGOL LEDUC 14-30-49-26	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0002956	1951-05-29	RecCertified	1951-07-28
0494263101000	LWS LEDUC 1-31-49-26	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0008469	1954-09-08	RecCertified	1954-09-13
0494263101002	LWS LEDUC 1-31-49-26	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0008469	1954-09-08	RecCertified	1954-09-13
0494263102000	BIG FIVE LEDUC NO. 2	Big Five Petroleums Limited	0002375	1950-11-29	RecExempt	1950-12-02
0494263103000	MARJACK WELL NO.3	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0001891	1950-08-15	RecCertified	1950-11-05
0494263104000	MARJACK WELL NO. 4	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0002361	1950-11-24	RecCertified	1950-12-09
0494263105000	MARJACK WELL NO.1	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0001290	1950-03-23	Abandoned	1950-04-29
0494263105002	MARJACK WELL NO.1	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0001290	1950-03-23	Abandoned	1950-04-29
0494263106000	MARJACK WELL NO. 2	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0001541	1950-05-31	RecCertified	1950-06-01
0494263107000	SINOWEST LEDUC-WB 7-31-49-26	Sino-Western Petroleum, Inc.	0001761	1950-07-18	Issued	1950-07-25
0494263108000	SCURRY LEDUC 8-31-49-26	Devon Canada Corporation	0006730	1953-07-10	RecExempt	1953-07-10
0494263108020	MERA LEDUC 8-31-49-26	Sino-Western Petroleum, Inc.	0007562	1954-01-06	Abandoned	1954-01-12
0494263108022	MERA LEDUC 8-31-49-26	Sino-Western Petroleum, Inc.	0007562	1954-01-06	Abandoned	1954-01-12
0494272505000	KENO WELL NO. 3	Monterey Petroleum Corporation (1971) Ltd.	0004631	1952-05-09	RecExempt	1952-06-23
0494272506000	KENO WELL NO. 1	Legal Oil & Gas Ltd.	0002523	1951-01-11	RecCertified	1951-01-21
0494272507000	C HICREST BORYS LEDUC IN 7-25-49-27	Calpine Canada Resources Company	0003899	1951-12-05	RecCertified	1952-01-08
0494272508000	REGENT REFINING #1	Calpine Canada Resources Company	0001671	1950-06-27	RecCertified	1950-06-28
0494272509000	RUNDLE #2-9	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	0003284	1951-08-03	RecExempt	1951-08-18
0494272510000	CIGOL LEDUC 10-25-49-27	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	0005127	1952-08-13	RecCertified	1952-08-17
0494272516000	CIGOL LEDUC 16-25-49-27	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	0002866	1951-05-15	RecCertified	1951-05-15
0494273601000	TEXACO CALMAR NO. 6 WELL	Imperial Oil Resources Limited	0002037	1950-09-16	RecExempt	1950-09-19
0494273602000	TEXACO CALMAR NO. 8	Imperial Oil Resources Limited	0003150	1951-07-06	RecExempt	1951-07-13
0494273602020	TEXACO CALMAR NO. 8-A	Imperial Oil Resources Limited	0003226	1951-07-21	RecExempt	1951-07-20
0494273607000	VELVET ET AL LEDUC 7-36-49-27	Petronas Energy Canada Ltd.	0062136	1977-01-14	RecCertified	1977-03-17
0494273607002	VELVET ET AL LEDUC 7-36-49-27	Petronas Energy Canada Ltd.	0062136	1977-01-14	RecCertified	1977-03-17
0494273608000	TEXACO CALMAR NO. 5	Imperial Oil Resources Limited	0001752	1950-07-17	RecExempt	1950-08-02

For data sources see