1990 CAPL Operating Procedure
Fun Facts: There is a common belief that the 1990 CAPL Operating Procedure was the first annotated CAPL document. The first annotated document, however, was the 1988 CAPL Frontier Operating Procedure. The positive response to the annotations from reviewers on that document resulted in the inclusion of annotations in the 1990 document, many of which were based on corresponding content in the 1988 frontier document.
The magnitude of change relative to the 1981 document and industry’s familiarity and comfort with the 1981 document were such that industry was very reluctant to use the 1990 document for several years after its completion. It did not become widely accepted by industry until about 1995.
Here is a PDF of an article about the 1990 document that was published in the 1992 Alberta Law Review. It remains useful in helping users understand the significant changes made in the 1990 document relative to the 1981 document and, to some extent, the 1974 document.