A group of September 25, 2019 Alberta land sale postings in the north-central part of the province are the largest since December 2017 and may signal renewed activity and a future expansion...
ConocoPhillips and Encana pumped record-breaking proppant tonnages in the Montney and Duvernay. Operators are trending toward tighter perforation cluster spacing with more clusters per...
The Torquay is increasing in importance as a tight oil resource play within the Williston Basin of southeastern SK and southwestern MB. Multiple operators are drilling this zone in two...
Some Duvernay operators pump large fluid volumes to maximize fracture surface area while others seek to place the desired proppant tonnage with smaller fluid volumes.
The Duvernay uses large volumes of water for completions. The water is currently sourced from the surface but public opinion and strict regulations may push operators towards groundwater...
Drilling activity underwent its second consecutive month-to-month increase in June 2019, but monthly spud numbers were still 24% lower than June 2018. The Viking and Montney were again the...
The Late Devonian Duvernay Formation is prospective for a group of August 28, 2019 Alberta land sale postings in the south-central part of the province.
Wells on Production October 1 to December 31, 2018
The Montney and Spirit River were the most prolific zones in Q4 2018. The Spirit River Deep Basin was the top play by three-month cumulative production, followed by the Montney Distal Shelf...
Land sale results for Q2 2019 plumbed new depths as the combined bonus across the four western provinces was the lowest in the last five years. Saskatchewan had 4 of the top 10 sales with...
The Role of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Possibilities for Risk Mitigation
The number, depth and magnitude of earthquakes in AB has increased since 2013, most notably near Fox Creek and Red Deer. Some of these events are potentially induced by oil field...
