Seismic Monitoring Area
The Seismic Monitoring Area (SEISMIC_AREA_PY) indicates where the BC Energy Regulator (BCER) has implemented additional rules for horizontal wells undergoing hydraulic fracturing operations.
The Seismic Monitoring Area (SEISMIC_AREAS_PY) feature class represents special project order areas, determined by the BCER, focused on seismic monitoring and mitigation of induced seismicity. These areas have operational requirements, submissions and measures a permit holder must follow during hydraulic fracturing operations.
The BCER has made enhancements to the Seismic Monitoring Area Special Project Orders focused on induced seismicity (IS) from hydraulic fracturing operations involving horizontal, multi-stage fracturing in a well in northeast B.C. Within these special project order areas permit holders are required to submit induced seismicity pre-assessment reports and monitor for seismicity during operations. Seismic magnitude thresholds have been established in these areas and mitigations are required in response to seismic activity.
Data Properties
Attributes / Column Name
Field Alias
Data Type
Data Precision
Comments
OBJECTID
OBJECTID
Object ID
10
Sequential row number generated by the database
SHAPE
SHAPE
Geometry (Polygon)
NAME
NAME
Text
50
Monitoring area name/title
SHAPE.AREA
Double
Database generated area in square meters
SHAP.LEN
Double
Database generated perimeter in meters
Renewal Triggers and Service Levels
As Needed
References
1 Babaie Mahani, A. and H. Kao (2020). Determination of Local Magnitude for Induced Earthquakes in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin: An Update, RECORDER, V. 45, No. 02, 12 pages, https://csegrecorder.com/articles/view/determination-of-local-magnitude-for-induced-earthquakes-in-the-wcsb
Datasets available for download
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Seismic Monitoring AreaFeature Layer
Layer 0 via ArcGIS REST API
Additional Info
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| Last Updated | March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC) |
| Created | March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC) |
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Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
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Title
Title for the Dataset.
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Seismic Monitoring Area |
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Description
A description of the dataset.
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The Seismic Monitoring Area (SEISMIC_AREA_PY) indicates where the BC Energy Regulator (BCER) has implemented additional rules for horizontal wells undergoing hydraulic fracturing operations. The Seismic Monitoring Area (SEISMIC_AREAS_PY) feature class represents special project order areas, determined by the BCER, focused on seismic monitoring and mitigation of induced seismicity. These areas have operational requirements, submissions and measures a permit holder must follow during hydraulic fracturing operations. The BCER has made enhancements to the Seismic Monitoring Area Special Project Orders focused on induced seismicity (IS) from hydraulic fracturing operations involving horizontal, multi-stage fracturing in a well in northeast B.C. Within these special project order areas permit holders are required to submit induced seismicity pre-assessment reports and monitor for seismicity during operations. Seismic magnitude thresholds have been established in these areas and mitigations are required in response to seismic activity. Data Properties Attributes / Column Name Field Alias Data Type Data Precision Comments OBJECTID OBJECTID Object ID 10 Sequential row number generated by the database SHAPE SHAPE Geometry (Polygon) NAME NAME Text 50 Monitoring area name/title SHAPE.AREA Double Database generated area in square meters SHAP.LEN Double Database generated perimeter in meters Renewal Triggers and Service Levels
References 1 Babaie Mahani, A. and H. Kao (2020). Determination of Local Magnitude for Induced Earthquakes in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin: An Update, RECORDER, V. 45, No. 02, 12 pages, https://csegrecorder.com/articles/view/determination-of-local-magnitude-for-induced-earthquakes-in-the-wcsb |
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Tags / Keywords
Keywords/tags categorizing the dataset.
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Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
File format of the dataset.
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Dataset Size
Dataset size in megabytes.
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0.09 |
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Metadata Identifier
Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
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Published Date
Published date of the dataset.
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2024-11-14 |
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Time Period Data Span (start date)
Start date of the data in the dataset.
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Time Period Data Span (end date)
End date of time data in the dataset.
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GeoSpatial Area Data Span
A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.
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Access category
Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).
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public |
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License
License used to access the dataset.
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License not specified |
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Limits on use
Limits on use of data.
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Location
Location of the dataset.
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/b377620d1f724d06afb7b9f7a64eacc9 |
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Data Service
Data service for accessing a dataset.
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
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BC_Energy_Regulator |
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Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
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Contact Point Email
The email to contact regarding access?
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Publisher
Publisher of the dataset.
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Publisher Email
Email of the publisher.
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Author
Author of the dataset.
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BC_Energy_Regulator |
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Author Email
Email of the author.
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Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
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2024-11-21 |
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Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
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b377620d1f724d06afb7b9f7a64eacc9 |
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Language
Language(s) of the dataset
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English |
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Link to dataset description
A URL to an external document describing the dataset.
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/b377620d1f724d06afb7b9f7a64eacc9 |
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Persistent Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent identifier.
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Globally Unique Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier.
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Contains data about individuals
Does the data hold data about individuals?
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Contains data about identifiable individuals
Does the data hold identifiable data about individual?
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Contains Indigenous Data
Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
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Portal Type
Platform type of the source portal.
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Version
Version of the datatset
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None |
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Source
Source of the dataset.
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None |
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Version notes
Version notes about the dataset.
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Is version of another dataset
Link to dataset that it is a version of.
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Other versions
Link to datasets that are versions of it.
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Provenance Text
Provenance Text of the data.
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Provenance URL
Provenance URL of the data.
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Temporal resolution
Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
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GeoSpatial resolution in meters
Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
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GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.
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Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
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Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
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The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
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Number of data rows
If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
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2 |
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Number of data columns
If tabular dataset, total number of unique columns.
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6 |
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Number of data cells
If tabular dataset, total number of cells with data.
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12 |
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Number of data relations
If RDF dataset, total number of triples.
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Number of entities
If RDF dataset, total number of entities.
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Number of data properties
If RDF dataset, total number of unique properties used by the triples.
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Data quality
Describes the quality of the data in the dataset.
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Metric for data quality
A metric used to measure the quality of the data, such as missing values or invalid formats.
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