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280</svg></div><div class="text-black fw-700 nav__text">About Us</div></div><nav class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-list w-dropdown-list"><div class="uui-navbar06_container container"><div class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-content"><div class="nav_main_link"><h3 class="h2 nav__h h3">About Us</h3><div>There is a regulatory framework in place to reduce the risk of orphans, but when they do occur, our role is to safely and efficiently close them with industry funds. </div><a href="/about-us" aria-current="page" class="w-inline-block w--current"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Learn More</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a></div><div class="flex wrap u-gap-medium"><a href="/about-us/who-we-are" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Who we Are</div><div>The OWA closes oil and gas sites in Alberta that do not have a financially viable or responsible owner.</div></a><a href="/about-us/annual-reports" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Annual Reports</div><div>We provide an overview of our performance each year.</div></a><a href="/about-us/reducing-the-risk-of-orphans" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Reducing the Risk of Orphans</div><div>Alberta has proactive regulations, with the OWA closing orphan sites when they do occur.</div></a><a href="/about-us/fiscal-responsibility" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Fiscal Responsibility</div><div>We are funded by Alberta’s oil and gas industry and bundle projects to maximize efficiencies.</div></a><a href="/about-us/leadership" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Leadership</div><div>We are led by an independent Board of Directors and experienced management team.</div></a></div></div></div></nav></div><div data-hover="false" data-delay="300" data-w-id="3aafb2c8-4df3-c740-1d09-a4d1ebfc6616" class="uui-navbar06_menu-dropdown w-dropdown"><div class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-toggle is--left w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="uui-dropdown-icon w-embed"><svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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282</svg></div><div class="text-black fw-700 nav__text">Inventory</div></div><nav class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-list w-dropdown-list"><div class="uui-navbar06_container container"><div class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-content"><div class="nav_main_link"><h3 class="h2 nav__h h3">Inventory</h3><div></div><a href="/inventory" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Learn More</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a></div><div class="flex wrap u-gap-medium"><a href="/inventory/inventory-across-alberta" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Inventory Across Alberta</div><div>An overview of Alberta’s orphan sites.</div></a><a href="/inventory/site-specific-inventory" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Site-specific Inventory</div><div>We maintain a list of every orphan site in Alberta. </div></a></div></div></div></nav></div><div data-hover="false" data-delay="300" data-w-id="3aafb2c8-4df3-c740-1d09-a4d1ebfc6616" class="uui-navbar06_menu-dropdown w-dropdown"><div class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-toggle is--left w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="uui-dropdown-icon w-embed"><svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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284</svg></div><div class="text-black fw-700 nav__text">Closing Sites</div></div><nav class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-list w-dropdown-list"><div class="uui-navbar06_container container"><div class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-content"><div class="nav_main_link"><h3 class="h2 nav__h h3">Closing Sites</h3><div>Returning an orphan site similar to its original state takes several steps over years. </div><a href="/closing-sites" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Learn More</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a></div><div class="flex wrap u-gap-medium"><a href="/closing-sites/sites-at-risk" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Sites at Risk</div><div>Before a site is designated an orphan, even before an insolvency process begins, the AER and OWA can become involved.</div></a><a href="/closing-sites/designating-an-orphan" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Designating an Orphan</div><div>The OWA closes sites designated as orphans by the AER.</div></a><a href="/closing-sites/who-closes-a-defunct-site" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Who Closes a Defunct Site?</div><div>Active companies may have a minority interest in a license held by a defunct company.</div></a><a href="/closing-sites/decommissioning" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Decommissioning</div><div>Orphan sites are dismantled to ensure public safety and environmental protection.</div></a><a href="/closing-sites/reclamation" class="nav__link-card nav-link__cont w-inline-block"><div class="fw-700">Reclamation</div><div>Reclamation returns the land similar to its original state.</div></a></div></div></div></nav></div><div data-hover="false" data-delay="300" data-w-id="3aafb2c8-4df3-c740-1d09-a4d1ebfc6616" class="uui-navbar06_menu-dropdown w-dropdown"><div class="uui-navbar06_dropdown-toggle is--left w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="uui-dropdown-icon w-embed"><svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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The OWA only closes sites that have been designated as orphans by the AER.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="faq_item"><div fs-accordion-element="accordion" class="accordion u-radius-main u-blue-bg accordion-padding flex flex-col u-gap-medium"><div fs-accordion-element="trigger" class="accordion__trigger u-gap-medium"><div fs-accordion-element="arrow" class="fa accord__arrow"></div><h4 class="h4">Who is the OWA?</h4></div><div fs-accordion-element="content" class="accordion__content"><div class="w-richtext"><p>Funded primarily by industry, the OWA’s job is to close wells, facilities and pipelines in Alberta that do not have a financially viable and responsible owner. These are known as “orphans”. We make sure people and the environment are protected from these sites and that the people of Alberta do not have to pay for the oil and gas sector’s liabilities. We have more than 30 people who work for us directly, and hundreds of contractors who are the arms and legs of the OWA.</p><p>The OWA is an independent, non‐profit organization that operates under the delegated legal authority of the AER. The Government of Alberta enables us to complete closure work on sites in our inventory through the Orphan Fund Delegated Administration Regulation under the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="faq_item"><div fs-accordion-element="accordion" class="accordion u-radius-main u-blue-bg accordion-padding flex flex-col u-gap-medium"><div fs-accordion-element="trigger" class="accordion__trigger u-gap-medium"><div fs-accordion-element="arrow" class="fa accord__arrow"></div><h4 class="h4">Who funds the OWA’s work?</h4></div><div fs-accordion-element="content" class="accordion__content"><div class="w-richtext"><p>The OWA is primarily funded by the annual Orphan Fund Levy, which is paid by the oil and gas industry in Alberta. The levy is based on estimated abandonment and reclamation activities for the upcoming year and is set by the AER in consultation with the OWA.</p><p>See our <a href="/about-us/fiscal-responsibility">Fiscal Responsibility</a> information for more details.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="explore_sec_section section"><div class="container flex u-gap-large"><h2 class="h2 explore__h2">Explore More With Us</h2><div class="flex _w-full flex-col u-gap-medium"><div class="flex u-gap-medium"><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col u-gap-medium"><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">Interested in who we are?</p><a href="/about-us/annual-reports" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Annual Reports</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">Are you a landowner or community member?</p><a href="/landowner-community" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Visit Landowner &amp; Community Section</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">Have a working interest claim?</p><a href="https://www.orphanwell.ca/operators-industry/working-interest-claims/working-interest-claims" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Working Interest Claims</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">Are you a contractor?</p><a href="/contractors-careers/contractors" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Contractors</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">See our inventory</p><a href="/inventory" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Inventory</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div></div><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col u-gap-medium"><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">
300Want to learn how we close sites?</p><a href="/closing-sites" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Closing Sites</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">Interested in taking  an orphan well or buying salvaged equipment?</p><a href="/operators-industry/marketplace" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Marketplace</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">Interested in a Working Interest Partnership Agreement?</p><a href="/operators-industry/working-interest-claims/partner-agreements" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>WIPA</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div><div class="explore_card u-radius-main u-padding-medium flex flex-col"><p class="fw-700">Looking for a career with the OWA?</p><a href="/contractors-careers/careers" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Careers</div><div class="fa"></div></button></a><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></main><footer class="footer"><div class="foot_top"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66a3c445f4f5971ff9791464/66a3c445f4f5971ff9791492_footer-mountains.svg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="image"/></div><div class="foot_bot_container container"><div class="footer-nav_links flex space-between"><a href="/about-us" aria-current="page" class="nav__text text-black fw-700 w--current">About Us</a><a href="/inventory" class="nav__text text-black fw-700">Inventory</a><a href="/closing-sites" class="nav__text text-black fw-700">Closing Sites</a><a href="/landowner-community" class="nav__text text-black fw-700">Landowner &amp; Community</a><a href="/operators-industry" class="nav__text text-black fw-700">Operators &amp; Industry</a><a href="/stories" class="nav__text text-black fw-700">Stories</a><a href="/contractors-careers" class="nav__text text-black fw-700">Contractors and Careers</a><a href="/report-an-issue" class="nav__text text-black fw-700">Contact</a></div><div class="flex u-gap-medium footer-brand"><a href="/" class="footer__brand w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66a3c445f4f5971ff9791464/66a3c445f4f5971ff9791493_owa-logo-colour.svg" loading="lazy" alt=""/></a><div class="flex flex-grow u-gap-large right"><div class="rte w-richtext"><p><strong>Address:</strong> Orphan Well Association
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352            $nav.addClass("scrolled");
353          } else {
354            $nav.removeClass("scrolled");
355          }
356        } else {
357          $nav.removeClass("scrolled");
358        }
359
360        lastScrollTop = scrollTop;
361      });
362      $currentLink
363        .closest($navDD)
364        .siblings()
365        .find(".nav__text")
366        .addClass("active");
367    }
368    $navDDTrigger.on("click", function () {
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370        $(this).siblings($navDD).removeClass("active");
371        $(this).find($navArrow).removeClass("active");
372      } else {
373        $(this).find($navArrow).addClass("active");
374        $navDDTrigger.not(this).find($navArrow).removeClass("active");
375        $(this).siblings($navDD).addClass("active");
376        $navDDTrigger.not(this).siblings($navDD).removeClass("active");
377        setTimeout(() => {
378          $(this).find($navArrow).removeClass("hovered");
379        }, 100);
380      }
381    });
382  });
383</script>
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383
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385
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388  $('a').each(function() {
389    var link = $(this).attr('href'); 
390    if (link && 
391        link.indexOf('www.orphanwell.ca') === -1 && 
392        link.indexOf(location.hostname) === -1 &&
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398    } 
399  }); 
400});
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402</script>
402
403
404<script>
405document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
406    document.querySelectorAll("a[data-event]").forEach(link => {
407        link.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
408            // Prevent default behavior temporarily
409            event.preventDefault();
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411            // Get the event name from the data attribute
412            const eventName = link.getAttribute("data-event");
413            
414            // Send the custom event to Google Analytics 4
415            if (typeof gtag === "function") {
416                gtag("event", eventName, {
417                    event_category: "Link Click",
418                    event_label: link.href
419                });
420            }
421
422            // Redirect after a short delay to ensure event is sent
423            setTimeout(() => {
424                window.location.href = link.href;
425            }, 200);
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427    });
428});
429</script>
429
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