Model Agreements
What is a Model Agreement?
It is an agreement between two or more oil and gas companies for the purpose of development and production of oil and gas properties. The agreement defines the property, most commonly a "production facility", the relationship between the parties and the responsibilities assigned to the parties.Typically, a Petroleum Joint Venture does not include joint exploration activities, nor does it include marketing activities.
Descriptions of Reports and Agreements
Model Unit and Unit Operating Agreement Update
The PJVA released updated model Unit and Unit Operating Agreements in May 2025. Updated versions of these agreements can be obtained via the Publications Order Form
Model CO&O Agreement Update
The Committee continues to incorporate comments received to date. Further updates will be provided as they become available.
Updates
At the beginning of each calendar year the PJVA Standing Committee will take any Errata's for the year past and incorporate them into a new version of the PJVA Agreements.
As members bring items or concerns to the PJVA Standing Committee they are discussed and if agreed we put the item or concern on the Errata page for other members to view.
- Unit and Unit Operating Agreements
- Emulsion & Water Handling Agreement
- Contract Well Operating Agreement
- Gas Handling Agreement
- Unconventional Resources Operating Agreement (UROA)
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This is a model Joint Operating Agreement drafted by the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN, formerly AIPN) to be used specifically for unconventional resource plays.
PJVA members may Download Presentation Slides from the presentation given by Jay Todesco of Nexen Energy ULC and co-Chair of the UROA Drafting Committee on March 16, 2014.
The agreement is available for purchase at the AIEN Store
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Statute of Limitations (Alberta)
To view or purchase this document, visit the Alberta Queen's Printer at http://www.qp.alberta.ca/Laws_Online.cfm, select L under the alphabetical search and scroll down to "Limitations Act".
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