Shell Canada, other firms shutting in natural gas wells due to Alberta wildfire
Shell Canada and other companies were shutting in natural gas wells in southwestern Alberta on Tuesday due to the threat of growing wildfires.
The Alberta Energy Regulator said Shell has shut in 24 wells and associated pipelines, but its big Waterton sour gas complex southwest of Pincher Creek remained open.
Regulator spokesman Ryan Bartlett said Questfire Energy and West Lake Energy have also shut in wells and closed facilities as a precaution.
“At this time they (the wells) are in immediate danger of the wildfires,” Bartlett said. “From what I understand the fire is within 2.5 kilometres of Shell’s nearest infrastructure at Yarrow Canyon.”