Western Canada Well, Spud & Facility Oil Gas Permits

The report is a summary of the 175 oil & gas permits approved approved last week in Western Canada last week. They include;

  • Facility Permits – 6 Operators and 6 oil & gas facility permits
  • Well Permits – 19 Operators and 71 oil well permits
  • Wells Spud – 42 Operators and 98 spud permits

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Top Operators include;

Facility – Bonavista Energy Corporation (1) & Longshore Resources Ltd. (3)

Well permits – Tourmaline Oil Corp (24), Cenovus Energy Inc. (6)

Wells Spud – Serafina Energy Ltd (4), ARC Resources Ltd (10)

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Permit Summary

Oil & Gas Facility Permits

Facilities are a system of vessels, piping, valves, tanks and other equipment that are used to gather, process, measure, store or dispose of petroleum, natural gas or water. … The upstream facility network includes equipment for the handling of oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and water. The table is a summary of new facility permits and facilities permits appended for upgrade to production or equipment.

Oil & Gas Well Permits

Well Permits Overview Status of a well identifies its current state of activity. Over the life of a typical well it will have a progression of status changes – licensed > drilling > completed > production/injection/disposal > suspended > abandoned (decommissioned). The lifespan of a well can vary, from a few years to many decades. A well may go directly from a drilling status to abandoned status if it is unsuccessful in finding oil or gas.

Wells Spud Permit

Spudding is the process of beginning to drill a well in the oil and gas industry. … After the surface hole is completed, the main drill bit—which performs the task of drilling to the total depth—is inserted and this process can also be referred to as “spudding in.”

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