Compton Petroleum
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Compton Petroleum Corporation is a Canadian
petroleum
company based in Calgary, Alberta. It is a public company actively engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas
, natural gas liquids and crude oil in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
The company has faced opposition from some residents of Calgary over plans to drill four sour gas
wells very near to the southeast quadrant of the city. The Energy and Utilities Board
of Alberta has ruled that in the case of a sour gas leak, a circular evacuation zone with a radius of 5 kilometres extending away from the wells would be used. This area encompasses part of the city of Calgary, as well as many kilometres of the Bow River
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
company based in Calgary, Alberta. It is a public company actively engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
, natural gas liquids and crude oil in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
The company has faced opposition from some residents of Calgary over plans to drill four sour gas
Sour gas
Sour gas is natural gas or any other gas containing significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide . Natural gas is usually considered sour if there are more than 5.7 milligrams of H2S per cubic meter of natural gas, which is equivalent to approximately 4 ppm by volume...
wells very near to the southeast quadrant of the city. The Energy and Utilities Board
Energy and Utilities Board
The Energy and Utilities Board was the governing body of the energy industry in the province of Alberta, Canada. Previously known as the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board , the EUB was reorganized on 1 January 2008 into two separate regulatory bodies:*the Energy Resources Conservation Board ,...
of Alberta has ruled that in the case of a sour gas leak, a circular evacuation zone with a radius of 5 kilometres extending away from the wells would be used. This area encompasses part of the city of Calgary, as well as many kilometres of the Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
.