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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">ï¡</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 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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"> 285<path d="M5 7.5L10 12.5L15 7.5" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.67" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> 286</svg></div><div class="text-black fw-700 nav__text">Landowner & Community</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">Landowner & Community</h3><div></div><a 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300A colony of 30,000 honeybees transitioned to new home</p><a href="/stories/sometimes-you-need-a-plan-bee" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Learn More</div><div class="fa">ï¡</div></button></a></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="story_item flex w-dyn-item"><div class="global-image__card u-radius-main"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66a3c445f4f5971ff979146e/66a3c445f4f5971ff97916c9_owa-stories-salamanders.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="global-card__img"/><div class="u-padding-medium _w-full u-light-bg u-gap-xsmall flex flex-col"><h4 class="h4 u-text-black mw-20">Saving salamanders</h4><p class="mw-30">Protecting species of special concern</p><a href="/stories/saving-salamanders" class="w-inline-block"><button class="button text-button u-gap-xsmall"><div>Learn More</div><div class="fa">ï¡</div></button></a></div></div></div></div></div><a href="/stories" class="w-inline-block"><div class="button"><div>See More Stories</div></div></a></div></section><section class="section"><div class="container flex flex-col center"><h2 class="h2 mb-2">FAQs</h2><div class="faq_wrap"><div fs-accordion-initial="none" fs-accordion-element="group" class="faq_list flex flex-col u-gap-small"><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">ï¸</div><h4 class="h4">What is an orphan?</h4></div><div fs-accordion-element="content" class="accordion__content"><div class="w-richtext"><p>The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) may designate a site an orphan if there is no financially viable or responsible owner. 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">ï¸</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 OWAâs job is to close wells, facilities and pipelines in Alberta that do not have a financially viable and responsible owner. These are known as âorphansâ. 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 sectorâs 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, nonâprofit 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">ï¸</div><h4 class="h4">Who funds the OWAâs 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">ï¡</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 & Community Section</div><div class="fa">ï¡</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">ï¡</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">ï¡</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">ï¡</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">ï¡</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">ï¡</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">ï¡</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">ï¡</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 & Community</a><a href="/operators-industry" class="nav__text text-black fw-700">Operators & 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 Associationâ¨<br/>2100, 715-5th Ave SWâ¨<br/>Calgary, Alberta T2P 2X6<br/>Canada</p></div><div class="rte w-richtext"><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>Phone</strong>: (403) 297 - 6416â¨<br/>â<strong>Fax:</strong> (403) 297 - 8981<br/><strong>Emergency</strong>: 1 (844) 440 - 0144<br/><strong>Email: </strong>[email protected]</a></p><p>â</p></div><div class="rte w-richtext"><p><strong>Hours: </strong>Monday to Fridayâ¨<br/>9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time (MT)</p></div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66a3c445f4f5971ff9791464/6a7a23d11cad88a42bc1c7e6_COR%20Certified%20Logo.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="footer__cor-logo"/></div></div></div><div class="footer-copy container center"><div class="font-secondary">Copyright ©  <span>2024</span> Orphan Well Association</div><div><div class="w-layout-vflex flex flex-row u-gap-xsmall center"><div class="font-secondary">Connect with us on</div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/orphan-well-association/" class="fa brand">ï</a></div></div></div></footer></div>
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