Permit Summary Western Canada , Jan 27, 2023

Western Canada Permit Summary

The following is a summary of oil & gas pipeline construction permits, well permits and facility permits approves in Western Canada in December (report date Jan 27, 2023). Total Operators approved for permits 178 for 918 total permits.

Permit Summary Last 30 Days

Western Canada Well Permits; 90 Operators had 686 well permits approved. Top Operator by approved permit count is CNRL (89)

Western Canada Pipeline Permits; 60 Operators had 169 pipeline permits approved. Top Operator by approved permit count is Peyto (15)

Western Canada Facility Permits; 28 Operators had 53 Facility permits approved. Top Operator by approved permit count is Obsidian Energy (4)

Download Western Canada Oil & Gas Well, Pipeline Construction and Facility Permits

Western Canada Pipeline Construction Detail

The following section is a summary of new well permits approved last week in Western Canada.

Western Canada Well Permit Average

Summary of the well permit count and moving average.

Western Canada Well Permits New Operators

Oil & Gas Operators Approved for new well permits last week for the first time since Nov 15 2022

Western Canada Pipeline Construction Detail

The following section is a summary of pipeline permits approved in Western Canada last week. We have also provided details of specific projects.

Pipeline Permits Approved Last Week

Pipeline Project Details

Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc – Permit #63,456- 6.6KM – Battery to pipeline – KARR

Pembina Operates a Gas Plant Kakwa River
Sweet and sour gas processing facility with deep cut NGL recovery
Location: 90 kilometers South of Grand Prairie, Alberta
LSD: 8-13-63-05W6
Licensed Capacity: 250 MMcf/d

SHELL CANADA LIMITED – Permit #63,442 – 9.37KM – Pipeline to pipeline – GRANDE PRAIRIE – ELMWORTH

Shell Canada Limited ranks #40 in wells drilled in 2022 with 29 wells drilled in Western Canada.

Conventional oil and natural gas

Elmworth/Wapiti Fields – located in northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia. It is a mature area that was historically developed with conventional vertical well technology but Operators have shifted to horizontal drilling in its development programs to unlock the vast resource potential.

TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD. – #59,645 – 7.5KM -Battery to battery – GRANDE PRAIRIE

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd ranks #7 in wells drilled in 2022 with 175 wells drilled in Western Canada.

Montney Formation is a major shale gas and tight oil resource. … This estimate makes it one of the largest known gas resources in the world and equivalent to 145 years of Canada’s 2012 consumption. Gas is produced from the Montney Formation in both British Columbia and Alberta.