Oil exploration and drilling rights on crown land in northern Alberta

¶ … Logistics Report Template to Alberta Government on Test Oil Rig Deployment-Team Employment Environmental Issues

The Alberta government is currently under severe pressure to manage the environmental impact of the drilling for oil in environmentally sensitive sites. For this reason, this report will have much the same format as environmental compliance report that will be issued later. This will include the consideration of issues such as waste management, land use, and air and water pollution resulting from the extraction/processing of oil. Additionally, combustion and thermal processing produce waste material. These must be disposed of. Harmful atmospheric emissions (CO2) will also be captured, stored and recycled or disposed of in order to qualify for Canadian and Alberta carbon credits which may financially offset waste disposal/recycling costs. On site experimental conversion processes and carbon capture/storage technologies may reduce some of these costs in the future (more carbon credits), but may raise others, such as groundwater pollution, but this is dealt with in the environmental impact minimization efforts with regard to groundwater recycling and purification ("Assessing Drilling Waste Disposal Areas: Compliance Options for Reclamation Certification" 1-33) . The finance department is particularly interested in Canada's Offset System for Greenhouse Gases because their government contacts promise that the tax benefits should be lucrative to justify our speculation about carbon credits based upon our experiences overseas ("Environment Canada").

Auditor and Auditee

The auditor will be the compliance section of the Alberta Environment and Water

Department. They report to the Canadian federal government with which they share coequal jurisdiction.

Evaluation of Audit Team members:

What was the most important contribution of each member?

A. Project Coordinator-They created the Ganttt chart that kept everyone together and on time.

B. Editor-Compiled and sorted the project data, in particular fiduciary data.

C. Writer-Project technical writer who composed the project documents for the life of the project.

D. Research Analyst-Technical information, especially on environmental compliance

How did that contribution aid the team in completing the task?-The team leader provided management and coordinated all of the team activities. The editor headed up the reports process while the research analyst gathered critical data on short notice, sometimes compiling experimental data that they had never seen before. The writer put the technical data into readable reports for the board and stockholders at the quarterly meetings.

Was there a weak link? If so, what was it and how did it affect team performance?-Environmental compliance is a hot button issue, especially with regard to carbon signatures. The capture, storage and recycling of CO2 gas is a big tax and regulatory issue.

What was the most difficult thing about working as a team? What was the greatest benefit?-The most challenging thing was working under pressure, especially new pressures from governmental agencies. The greatest benefit is learning how to work as a team in the future as the company grows.

What, if anything, did you learn through the experience?

The management of the work flow is critical. Without the Gantt chart, we could not have made heads or tails and keep things moving