Oil & Gas Surveys
The following information is provided as reference and guidance for members who carry out oil or gas well surveys. It is intended to minimize delays when submitting applications for approval by IRIS and to increase the overall quality and consistency of well site plans.
Common Errors and Recommendations from 2004 Practice Committee Review of Well Site Plans
Common Errors
1. Seal not used or not visible
2. Plan does not show types of monuments used
3. Using spikes instead of monuments
4. Finding pits but not establishing monument
5. No reference to geodetic bench mark
6. Not re-establishing a monument to define a boundary of the quarter
Recommendations
7. Use of the following standard “certificate” for signatures would be desirable:
"I, First M. Last, Saskatchewan Land Surveyor certify that the survey represented by this plan is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, has been carried out in accordance with Article XIII, Standards of Practice, Section 6 of the bylaws of the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors’ Association, and was completed on the _____ day of ________, 200?"
8. Angular measurements should be shown to the nearest 5”
9. Distances should be shown to the nearest centimetre
10. Use either bearings or angles but a minimum of one bearing on a quarter boundary