An industry example from the Spirit River at Willesden Green is used to demonstrate how gas-liquid volume conversions in public production data mask the true make-up of a well’s...
Condensate volumes are under-reported while gas volumes are over-reported in public well data. Well productivity in terms of BOE is under-reported when field condensate is reported as a gas...
The longest Canadian well drilled to-date is a high-rate Montney producer in the south-central portion of NuVista’s Gold Creek play, where development is still relatively light.
Drilling activity in the new year rebounded from an execrable December, but was over 30% below January 2018 levels. The McMurray was the most targeted zone, and Suncor the most active...
Development activity in many uncelebrated geological zones occurred throughout the WCSB over the 2018 review period. Certain intervals yielded resources other than oil and gas.
Mannville Discoveries Abound and Bitumen Gains Ground
The Mannville continued to reward operators in 2018; not only those working in the drilling-intensive oil sands, but also those willing to identify and develop bypassed pay in overlooked,...
Production rates are climbing as operators drill longer laterals and pump higher proppant tonnages. The highest-rate wells are found within the AB Deep Basin and NE BC plays, where...
2018 operations fell into three camps: deep, expensive liquids-rich plays (Montney and Duvernay); shallow, less expensive oil-prone plays like the Viking, Mannville, Cardium, Madison Group...
