Closure and Reclamation Consolidation Project, Colville Lake Area

Permit S19A-004 (anticipated; application currently under review) and the Water Licence S19L1-003 related to the same (anticipated; application currently under review) is the consolidation of four sets of expired permits and licences listed below.

The expired permits and licences to be consolidated for the closure and reclamation operations are:

• S01A-007 (Permit) and S01L1-003 (Licence): Oil and Gas exploration drilling project located at the south of Lac Belot and Tweed Lake, near Colville Lake, NT; involving well sites C-49, and M-17 and remote sump P-27. The project is currently at the monitoring/reclamation stage.  
• S03A-007 (Permit) and S03L1-015 (Licence): Oil and Gas exploration drilling project located at the Lac Maunoir area, approximately 35km north-east of Colville Lake; involving well sites C-34 and L-80. The project is currently at the monitoring/reclamation stage.  
• S03A-008 (Permit) and S03L1-016 (Licence): Oil and Gas exploration drilling project located at the Tunago-Nogha area, approximately 73km south of Colville Lake, NT (and north of Tunago Lake); involving well sites K-14, B-23 and E-44. The project is currently at the monitoring/reclamation stage.  
• S04A-010 (Permit) and S04L1-011 (Licence): Oil and Gas exploration drilling project located at the Lac Maunoir area approximately 65km north-east of Colville Lake; involving well sites E-35 and A-67. The project is currently at the monitoring/reclamation stage.  

These permits and licences were originally held by Paramount Resources Ltd. and Apache Canada Ltd. and were later Assigned to MGM Energy. The Land Use Permit (S19A-004) and accompanying Water Licence (S19L1-003) are being sought so that MGM can proceed with the final closure and reclamation of the Nogha and Maunoir area well sites, as listed above. MGM envisions the winter road/lease construction and abandonment operations no later than the winter 2022-2023 season. The scope includes activities winter road construction, abandonment operations, reclamation, remediation, camps, helicopter access and monitoring. MGM has requested the permit (and related water licence) to be valid for five years.