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Drilling Wells (sung to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Drilling Wells (sung to the tune of Jingle Bells)

December 21, 2023
Drilling through the rock Horizontal, open hole Surface casing set Developing fields we go Payout’s pretty swift If frac intensity is right The highest-rate wells are ERH When the reservoir
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Belloy CO2 Storage Potential in Northeast BC

Belloy CO2 Storage Potential in Northeast BC

June 14, 2023
This article focuses on CO2 storage potential results from the Permian Belloy Formation of the Northeast BC Geological Carbon Capture and Storage Atlas.
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Northeast BC Has “Gigatonnes” of Room to Grow Carbon Storage

Northeast BC Has “Gigatonnes” of Room to Grow Carbon Storage

March 1, 2023
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is a hot topic in the 2023 Western Canada energy landscape…and with good reason! Western Canada has both the geology and the geological...
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas (CDL-Style)

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (CDL-Style)

December 20, 2022
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the basin, Operators took pause from the plays they'd been chasin'; The rigs were shut down and the seismic crews home, Head offices empty,
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CO2 Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers: Something Old, Something New

CO2 Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers: Something Old, Something New

March 9, 2022
The Government of Alberta Carbon Sequestration Tenure Management plan currently focuses on the permanent disposal of carbon dioxide into zones deeper than 1,000m that have no associated...
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 Alberta Has “Tonnes” of Room to Grow Carbon Storage

Alberta Has “Tonnes” of Room to Grow Carbon Storage

March 31, 2021
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is one of the hot topics du jour in the 2021 Western Canada energy landscape…and with good reason!!
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The Shine is Back on the Clearwater!

The Shine is Back on the Clearwater!

February 11, 2021
Mergers and acquisitions in the Nipisi-Marten Hills-Jarvie Clearwater heavy oil plays shifted into overdrive during the last two months of 2020.
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Unlocking the Lower Montney

Unlocking the Lower Montney

November 18, 2020
Lower Montney zones have been extensively developed along the formation’s subcrop edge and in the southern conventional reservoirs at Kaybob, Kaybob South, Placid and Ante Creek North.
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The Clearwater’s Comeback

The Clearwater’s Comeback

October 22, 2020
As industry continues to endure the chaos of the last six months, activity is slowly returning to key plays like the Clearwater
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The Dunvegan: Uphole Potential?

The Dunvegan: Uphole Potential?

September 30, 2020
As operators look to maximize returns on their existing properties, or to investin new opportunities, they often look “uphole” to shallower productive zones.
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