CAPLA and CAPL are very excited to team up for a presentation from Lars DePauw, Executive Director of the Orphan Well Association on September 26th.  We hope our friends in the Land Community will find this important topic of mutual interest to our respective associations and take advantage of the opportunity to network with your colleagues!

The Orphan Well Association is an independent non-profit organization that operates under the delegated legal authority of the Alberta Energy Regulator.  Orphan properties are wells, pipelines, facilities and associated sites which have been left behind by defunct or insolvent companies and are designated as orphans by the Alberta Energy Regulator.

Lars has been involved in assessing and managing environmental liabilities in the oil and gas sector for nearly twenty years.  His current focus is on leading a diverse group of professionals who are handling the recent influx of properties being designated as orphans in Alberta resulting from the current downturn in the oil and gas industry.  A large portion of his time is dedicated to managing the increased volume of properties as well as the substantial increase in funding including a provincial loan that will be repaid by the oil and gas industry.

Please note a light lunch will be served.