Dormant Well Location

The Dormant Well Location (DMS_DORMANT_WELL_STATE_PT) point layer shows the location of wells classified as dormant or former sites under the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation (DSR).

The objective of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation is to ensure that permit holders responsibly progress their energy resources activities to regulatory closure within a reasonable time. 

A well is dormant when the well does not meet a threshold for activity in five (5) consecutive years. A site is dormant when all wells located on the site are dormant. For multi-well pads, if one well on the site meets the threshold for activity, then the site is not dormant. The threshold for wellsite activity includes:

  • Production from – or injection or disposal into – the well for at least 720 hours in a calendar year;
  • The completion of a production zone;
  • A drilling event, or;
  • In the case of an observation well, the well is active on at least one (1) day.

This dataset of dormant wells is updated regularly following the submission of production/injection/disposal reports to Petrinex. Decommissioning, assessment, and restoration stage gate declarations are provided by permit holders via Annual Report submissions. Please refer to the Dormant Sites Program Manual for additional information.

Data Properties

Attributes / Column Name

Field Alias

Data Type

Data Precision

Comments

OBJECTID

 

Object ID

 

Unique row value assigned by databaseSHAPE

 

Geometry (Point)

 

 WA_NUM

Well Authorization Number

Text

5

Unique 5 digit (zero padded) number assigned to each surface hole location.WELL_NAME

Well Name

Text

80

Identifies the well operator, the field or area name, and the surface location of the well. This is the full well name as it is permitted.OPERATOR

Operator Name

Text

150

Current permit holder of the well location.WELL_SURFACE_LOCATION

Well Surface Location

Text

18

Location using NTS (National Topographic System) and/or DLS (Dominion Land Survey) map sheets also known as grid systems.MODE_CODE

Well Activity Status

Text

4

The mode code is the well activity status:

  • ABAN - Abandoned - The wellbore has been plugged in accordance with the regulations, and the wellhead has been

cut off.

  • ABNZ - Abandoned Zone - All Completed intervals in the well have been plugged in accordance with the regulations. The wellhead has NOT been cut off.
  • ACT - Active - The wellbore has been used for the production, injection or disposal of fluids within the last 12months or is being used as a reservoir observation well.
  • CANC - Cancelled – Authorization to drill the well was

granted at some point, but the well was never drilled, and he well authorization was later cancelled. There may or may not be surface disturbance.

  • CASE - Cased – Drilling has finished, casing has been installed and cemented in place, but the well has not been completed and so is not capable of production, injection, disposal or observation.
  • COMP - Completed – The well is equipped for production, injection or disposal, and can become Active at a time of the permit holder’s choosing.
  • SUSP - Suspended – The well was previously Active, but due to an extended lapse in production, injection or disposal, is no longer required to report volumetric activity. The permit holder may choose to reactivate the well.
OPS_TYPEOperations TypeText4

Operations types:

  • DISP - Disposal
  • INJ - Injection
  • OBS - Observation
  • PROD - Production
  • SRC - Source
  • STOR - Storage
  • UND - Undefined
  • CYCL - Cyclical
FLUID_TYPE

Fluid Type

Text

4

Fluid types:

  • GAS -  Gas
  • MGAS -  Multiple Gas
  • MOG -  Multiple Oil and Gas
  • MOIL -  Multiple Oil
  • OIL -  Oil
  • SOLV -  Solvent
  • UND -  Undefined
  • WATR -  Water
  • CO2 -  Carbon Dioxide
  • LPG -  Liquefied Petroleum Gas
  • AGAS -  Acid Gas
  • GEOT -  Geothermal Fluid
FIELD_NAME

Oil and Gas Field Name

Text

30

Name of the field that the well or former site is located.  LAST_SPUD_DATE

Last Spud Date

Date

 

Date when last drilling event commenced.LAST_RIG_RELS_DATE

Last Rig Release Date

Date

 

Date when last drilling rig was released. LAST_COMPLTN_DATE

Last Completion Date

Date

 

Date when last well completion activity completed.LAST_ACTIVE_PRODUCTION_YR

Last Active Production Year

Date

 

Last calendar year where a well produced for a total of 720 or more hours in a calendar year. LAST_ACTIVE_INJ_DISP_YR

Last Active Injection Disposal Year

Date

 

Last calendar year where injection or disposal into a well occurred for a total of 720 or more hours in a calendar year.ABANDONMENT_DATE

Abandonment Date

Date

 

Date that the well was abandoned.WELL_DORMANCY_DATE

Well Dormancy Date

Date

 

The date when the well became dormant. Note that for a multi-well sites the site is not dormant until all of the wells on the site are dormant. Also see: SITE_DORMANCY_DATE

 

For a former site (cancelled with surface disturbance), the dormancy date is the cancellation date.   

CANC_WITH_SURF_DIST_IND

Cancelled with Surface Disturbance Indicated

Text

1

Y indicates that there was surface disturbance at the site at the time the permit was cancelled.   Sites that are cancelled with surface disturbance become former sites as defined in section 3.1 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation.SHARED_PAD

Shared Pad (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the site is a multi-well site.DORMANT_STATUS_SITE

Dormant Status (Site)

Text

40

The dormancy status of a site.

  • Dormant - a well that meets the dormancy thresholds set out in section 3 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation or a former site (cancelled with surface disturbance) as defined in section 3.1 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation.
  • Non-Dormant - a well that has not yet met the dormancy thresholds set out in section 3 of the Dormancy Regulation.

 

SITE_DORMANCY_DATE 

Dormancy Date (Site)

Date

 

The date when the well site became dormant (note that for a multi-well sites the site is not dormant until all of the wells on the site are dormant). For a former site (cancelled with surface disturbance), the dormancy date is the cancellation date.   SITE_DORMANCY_YEAR

Dormancy Year (Site)

Short

 

The calendar year in which the site became dormant. 

 

For a former site, the dormancy year is the calendar year in which the well cancellation date occurred. 

DORMANCY_TYPE

Dormancy Type

Text

1

Classification of Dormant Site: A/B/C. See DSR Section Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3PRIORITY_SITE_IND

Priority Site Indicated

Text

1

Y indicates that the site has been designated a priority site as defined in section 5 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation.PRIORITY_SITE_DESIGNATION_DATE

Priority Designation Date

Date

 

The date that the site was designated a priority site as defined in section 5 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation.FORMER_SITE_IND

Former Site (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the site is a former site as defined in section 3.1 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation. These are commonly referred to as “built but never drilled” or “cancelled with surface disturbance” sites. DECOM_STAGE_GATE_COMPLETE

Decommissioned (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the permit holder has declared the decommissioning stage gate as complete for the site. DECOM_STAGE_GATE_YEAR

Decommissioned Year

Short

 

Calendar year in which decommissioning work was completed.ASSESS_STAGE_GATE_COMPLETE

Assessed (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the permit holder has declared the assessment stage gate as complete for the site.ASSESS_STAGE_GATE_YEAR

Assessed Year

Short

 

Calendar year in which assessment work was completed.RESTO_STAGE_GATE_COMPLETE

Restored (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the permit holder has declared the restoration stage gate as complete for the site.RESTO_STAGE_GATE_YEAR

Restored Year

Short

 

Calendar year in which restoration work was completed.COFR_ISSUE_DATE

Certificate of Restoration Date

Date

 

The date when Certificate of Restoration was issued by BCER for the site.COR_FLAG

Certificate of Restoration (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that a Certificate of Restoration has been issued by BCER for the site.DECOM_PRIOR_TO_DORMANCY

Decommissioned Prior to Dormancy

Text

 

Y indicates that the permit holder reported that the site was stage gate complete for decommissioning before the site became dormant. CURRENT_STAGE_GATE

Current Stage Gate

Text

25

The most recent stage gate completed.

Renewal Triggers and Service Levels

  1.  Nightly

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Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
Title
Title for the Dataset.
Dormant Well Location
Description
A description of the dataset.

The Dormant Well Location (DMS_DORMANT_WELL_STATE_PT) point layer shows the location of wells classified as dormant or former sites under the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation (DSR).

The objective of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation is to ensure that permit holders responsibly progress their energy resources activities to regulatory closure within a reasonable time. 

A well is dormant when the well does not meet a threshold for activity in five (5) consecutive years. A site is dormant when all wells located on the site are dormant. For multi-well pads, if one well on the site meets the threshold for activity, then the site is not dormant. The threshold for wellsite activity includes:

  • Production from – or injection or disposal into – the well for at least 720 hours in a calendar year;
  • The completion of a production zone;
  • A drilling event, or;
  • In the case of an observation well, the well is active on at least one (1) day.

This dataset of dormant wells is updated regularly following the submission of production/injection/disposal reports to Petrinex. Decommissioning, assessment, and restoration stage gate declarations are provided by permit holders via Annual Report submissions. Please refer to the Dormant Sites Program Manual for additional information.

Data Properties

Attributes / Column Name

Field Alias

Data Type

Data Precision

Comments

OBJECTID

 

Object ID

 

Unique row value assigned by databaseSHAPE

 

Geometry (Point)

 

 WA_NUM

Well Authorization Number

Text

5

Unique 5 digit (zero padded) number assigned to each surface hole location.WELL_NAME

Well Name

Text

80

Identifies the well operator, the field or area name, and the surface location of the well. This is the full well name as it is permitted.OPERATOR

Operator Name

Text

150

Current permit holder of the well location.WELL_SURFACE_LOCATION

Well Surface Location

Text

18

Location using NTS (National Topographic System) and/or DLS (Dominion Land Survey) map sheets also known as grid systems.MODE_CODE

Well Activity Status

Text

4

The mode code is the well activity status:

  • ABAN - Abandoned - The wellbore has been plugged in accordance with the regulations, and the wellhead has been

cut off.

  • ABNZ - Abandoned Zone - All Completed intervals in the well have been plugged in accordance with the regulations. The wellhead has NOT been cut off.
  • ACT - Active - The wellbore has been used for the production, injection or disposal of fluids within the last 12months or is being used as a reservoir observation well.
  • CANC - Cancelled – Authorization to drill the well was

granted at some point, but the well was never drilled, and he well authorization was later cancelled. There may or may not be surface disturbance.

  • CASE - Cased – Drilling has finished, casing has been installed and cemented in place, but the well has not been completed and so is not capable of production, injection, disposal or observation.
  • COMP - Completed – The well is equipped for production, injection or disposal, and can become Active at a time of the permit holder’s choosing.
  • SUSP - Suspended – The well was previously Active, but due to an extended lapse in production, injection or disposal, is no longer required to report volumetric activity. The permit holder may choose to reactivate the well.
OPS_TYPEOperations TypeText4

Operations types:

  • DISP - Disposal
  • INJ - Injection
  • OBS - Observation
  • PROD - Production
  • SRC - Source
  • STOR - Storage
  • UND - Undefined
  • CYCL - Cyclical
FLUID_TYPE

Fluid Type

Text

4

Fluid types:

  • GAS -  Gas
  • MGAS -  Multiple Gas
  • MOG -  Multiple Oil and Gas
  • MOIL -  Multiple Oil
  • OIL -  Oil
  • SOLV -  Solvent
  • UND -  Undefined
  • WATR -  Water
  • CO2 -  Carbon Dioxide
  • LPG -  Liquefied Petroleum Gas
  • AGAS -  Acid Gas
  • GEOT -  Geothermal Fluid
FIELD_NAME

Oil and Gas Field Name

Text

30

Name of the field that the well or former site is located.  LAST_SPUD_DATE

Last Spud Date

Date

 

Date when last drilling event commenced.LAST_RIG_RELS_DATE

Last Rig Release Date

Date

 

Date when last drilling rig was released. LAST_COMPLTN_DATE

Last Completion Date

Date

 

Date when last well completion activity completed.LAST_ACTIVE_PRODUCTION_YR

Last Active Production Year

Date

 

Last calendar year where a well produced for a total of 720 or more hours in a calendar year. LAST_ACTIVE_INJ_DISP_YR

Last Active Injection Disposal Year

Date

 

Last calendar year where injection or disposal into a well occurred for a total of 720 or more hours in a calendar year.ABANDONMENT_DATE

Abandonment Date

Date

 

Date that the well was abandoned.WELL_DORMANCY_DATE

Well Dormancy Date

Date

 

The date when the well became dormant. Note that for a multi-well sites the site is not dormant until all of the wells on the site are dormant. Also see: SITE_DORMANCY_DATE

 

For a former site (cancelled with surface disturbance), the dormancy date is the cancellation date.   

CANC_WITH_SURF_DIST_IND

Cancelled with Surface Disturbance Indicated

Text

1

Y indicates that there was surface disturbance at the site at the time the permit was cancelled.   Sites that are cancelled with surface disturbance become former sites as defined in section 3.1 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation.SHARED_PAD

Shared Pad (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the site is a multi-well site.DORMANT_STATUS_SITE

Dormant Status (Site)

Text

40

The dormancy status of a site.

  • Dormant - a well that meets the dormancy thresholds set out in section 3 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation or a former site (cancelled with surface disturbance) as defined in section 3.1 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation.
  • Non-Dormant - a well that has not yet met the dormancy thresholds set out in section 3 of the Dormancy Regulation.

 

SITE_DORMANCY_DATE 

Dormancy Date (Site)

Date

 

The date when the well site became dormant (note that for a multi-well sites the site is not dormant until all of the wells on the site are dormant). For a former site (cancelled with surface disturbance), the dormancy date is the cancellation date.   SITE_DORMANCY_YEAR

Dormancy Year (Site)

Short

 

The calendar year in which the site became dormant. 

 

For a former site, the dormancy year is the calendar year in which the well cancellation date occurred. 

DORMANCY_TYPE

Dormancy Type

Text

1

Classification of Dormant Site: A/B/C. See DSR Section Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3PRIORITY_SITE_IND

Priority Site Indicated

Text

1

Y indicates that the site has been designated a priority site as defined in section 5 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation.PRIORITY_SITE_DESIGNATION_DATE

Priority Designation Date

Date

 

The date that the site was designated a priority site as defined in section 5 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation.FORMER_SITE_IND

Former Site (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the site is a former site as defined in section 3.1 of the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation. These are commonly referred to as “built but never drilled” or “cancelled with surface disturbance” sites. DECOM_STAGE_GATE_COMPLETE

Decommissioned (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the permit holder has declared the decommissioning stage gate as complete for the site. DECOM_STAGE_GATE_YEAR

Decommissioned Year

Short

 

Calendar year in which decommissioning work was completed.ASSESS_STAGE_GATE_COMPLETE

Assessed (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the permit holder has declared the assessment stage gate as complete for the site.ASSESS_STAGE_GATE_YEAR

Assessed Year

Short

 

Calendar year in which assessment work was completed.RESTO_STAGE_GATE_COMPLETE

Restored (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that the permit holder has declared the restoration stage gate as complete for the site.RESTO_STAGE_GATE_YEAR

Restored Year

Short

 

Calendar year in which restoration work was completed.COFR_ISSUE_DATE

Certificate of Restoration Date

Date

 

The date when Certificate of Restoration was issued by BCER for the site.COR_FLAG

Certificate of Restoration (Y/N)

Text

1

Y indicates that a Certificate of Restoration has been issued by BCER for the site.DECOM_PRIOR_TO_DORMANCY

Decommissioned Prior to Dormancy

Text

 

Y indicates that the permit holder reported that the site was stage gate complete for decommissioning before the site became dormant. CURRENT_STAGE_GATE

Current Stage Gate

Text

25

The most recent stage gate completed.

Renewal Triggers and Service Levels

  1.  Nightly
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