BOE Report Staff

Acheson, Alberta, January 23, 2020—Frac Shack Inc. (Frac Shack) announced that it has acquired all the operating assets of the Sandtinel Group of Companies (Sandtinel) for an undisclosed amount. Frac Shack will fund the purchase with cash and debt. All Sandtinel employees have also agreed to join the new entity, called Sand Separation Technologies Inc. “Bringing these companies together allows us to continue on our journey to change the world of energy. Both companies have excelled in [Read more]

E&P planning software provider now trusted by 85% of Canada’s top producers Calgary, AB - As of January 2020, 85%(*1) of Canada's top oil and gas producers have chosen Aucerna for planning, operations and reserves software solutions, according to the company. Aucerna is the oil and gas industry's leading provider of front office E&P software. Their portfolio of integrated solutions includes software like Val Nav, Canada's most trusted economics and reserves software, [Read more]

Sproule releases a special report on Best Practices for Reserves Reporting of Abandonment, Decommissioning and Reclamation Costs in Canada. This report outlines the recent changes to the Canadian Oil & Gas Evaluation Handbook (COGEH) with respect to the inclusion of Abandonment, Decommissioning and Reclamation Costs (ADR) in a reserves report and provides insight into how Sproule’s evaluators will follow the guidance on a go-forward basis. For more information or to download the report, [Read more]

Canada’s fleet of active drilling rigs grew from 203 to 244 since last week according to data from Baker Hughes. Total drilling count was 244 at January 17. 152 rigs were drilling for oil; 92 for natural gas. The drilling activity in Alberta rose from 133 to 177 since last week.  Saskatchewan’s drilling grew from 50 to 52 rigs. View a full breakdown of Western Canada’s rig activity. [Read more]