Canadian Oil & Gas Companies Weekly Update Sept 2 2019

Weekly Update Sept 3 2019

Interesting News

  • Tamarack Valley working with Bluestar Engineering Ltd. new compressor install 05-26-034-09W4
  • Pembina large compressor install gas plant 14-28-062-20W5
  • 42 new well permits in BC approved last week
  • Gain Energy Ltd. 6 new well permits for 2 new pads WAPITI field
  • Westbrick Energy 2 well permits for a well pad located 04-31-045-11W5
  • Baytex 11 new well permits Kindersley
  • Westbrick Energy add new well permit to well pad 04-31-045-11W5 making a total 5 well permits at the location.
  • PETRONAS new well permits is indicating positive in BC, they are a buyer.

First Facility License since April 1 2019 (or greater)

  • ORLEN UPSTREAM CANADA/New Licence/Oil battery – multiwell/AB/16-22-045-16W5
  • Tantalus Energy Corp./New Licence/Oil satellite – multiwell/AB/07-03-023-25W4
  • Forge Petroleum Corporation/New Licence/Injection/disposal facility – EOR /AB/14-08-036-25W4
  • Adonai Resources II Corporation/New Licence/Water Injection/Disposal/SK/01-10-002-01W2

First Well License since April 1 2019 (or greater)

  • A-1 DRILLING CORPORATION/SK/Estevan/SURFACE/13-35-014-33W1/CRUDE OIL
  • Pele Energy Inc./SK/Kindersley/VIKING FORMATION/09-14-028-18W3/CRUDE OIL

First Wells Drilled Since April 1 2019 (or greater)

  • Cor4 Oil Corp./AB/MEDICINE HAT/JENNER/12-04-021-08W4/CRUDE OIL
  • Murphy Oil Canada/AB/ST. ALBERT/KAYBOB/03-34-065-20W5/CRUDE OIL
  • PETRO-LIN ENERGY CORPORATION/SK/Estevan/WINNIPEG FORMATION/16-32-004-20W2/CRUDE OIL
  • SHIELD ENERGY LTD./AB/GRANDE PRAIRIE/SINCLAIR/14-19-073-12W6/CRUDE OIL
  • Sitka Exploration/AB/RED DEER/GARRINGTO/16-05-034-04W5/GAS
  • TYRANNEX ENERGY LTD./AB/GRANDE PRAIRIE/VALHALLA/12-08-076-10W6/CRUDE OIL
  • XENOTIME ENERGY INC./AB/WAINWRIGHT/VERMILION/01-28-050-05W4/CRUDE OIL

Rigs First Time Drilling Since Apr 1 2019

  • Baytex Energy Corp./Precision 198/SK/Lloydminster/REX MEMBER/05-24-046-26W3/CRUDE OIL
  • Murphy Oil Canada/Precision 545/AB/ST. ALBERT/KAYBOB/03-34-065-20W5/CRUDE OIL
  • Tourmaline Oil Corp/Ensign 38/AB/DRAYTON VALLEY/PECO/04-29-046-15W5/GAS
  • XENOTIME ENERGY INC./Star 102/AB/WAINWRIGHT/VERMILION/01-28-050-05W4/CRUDE OIL

Other News

  • Saturn Oil + Gas Inc. second half 2019 drilling program commenced in early August with the drilling of five (5.0 net) ERH wells largely focused in the Company’s core Prairiedale area.  All of these wells are expected to be completed and equipped by early September Saturn expects its full year 2019 capital program to be approximately $21.9 million, which will result in a total of 27 wells being drilled, completed, equipped and tied-in within its Viking light oil area
  • Whitecap Resources reducing the Company’s 2019 second half capital expenditures program by 17% to $250 million from $300 million
  • Clearview fulfilled its annual Area Based Closure (“ABC”) obligation with the Alberta Energy Regulator (“AER”) for 2019 by fully abandoning certain suspended pipelines. The total cost of these abandonments was approximately $150 thousand.
  • Razor inherited decommissioning liabilities in its Swan Hills and Kaybob acquisitions. As at June 30, 2019, the Company had 22 wells remaining in its Inactive Well Compliance program that need to be addressed before March 31, 2020.