Given the increasing focus on LNG projects in Canada, we thought it would be worthwhile to provide an activity update on Shell Canada using public data tools BOE Intel and Petro Ninja. The parent company Royal Dutch Shell is the largest stakeholder in the LNG Canada project (40%). Shell Canada's main Montney asset is at Groundbirch in northeast BC, adjacent to Ovintiv's Sunrise development. The company also has Montney acreage south of Grande Prairie at Elmworth. Drilling activity levels for [Read more]
How to use BOE Intel to spot mergers and acquisitions before your competitors
The newest tool for BOE Intel subscribers takes the information from our AER Transfers page, and makes it usable and more valuable by allowing you to plot the affected locations on a map. We have used this tool to spot M&A transactions before they make it into the headlines and bring them to our reader's attention, but now you can too. Many of these transactions might never be reported as front page news, but can still have important implications for E&P companies, service providers and [Read more]
TOP WELL REPORT – February Volumes – Cenovus ends Ovintiv’s clean sweep of the top natural gas wells, while Tamarack Valley grabs number one spot on the oil side
The February data is out for the highest producing oil and gas wells in Canada. As always, we use calendar day production metrics so these are real volumes produced in the month. The list of the top 15 liquids wells (oil + condensate) and top 15 natural gas wells based on production from the month of February is below. You can also click on the link below to view the wells all on one map, or click on the UWIs individually to see their location and production profiles on Petro Ninja. TOP 15 [Read more]
BOE Intel – Vermilion acquiring assets from Notine Holdings Inc. – 126 wells, 15 facilities and 27 pipelines
Thanks to BOE Intel, we’ve picked up on another acquisition that otherwise might have gone unnoticed. This time it appears Vermilion Energy is acquiring 126 wells, 15 facilities and 27 pipelines from Notine Holdings Inc. These licence transfers currently show as Pending with the AER. Using BOE Intel we were able to map the affected locations of these transfers with just a few clicks and that gave us this land map. We then compared that to the total mineral rights showing for Notine and it [Read more]
BOE Intel – Crescent Point, Spartan Delta and Logan Energy – quick snapshot and recently drilled wells
Crescent Point announced this morning that it was acquiring Montney assets from Spartan Delta Corp. for $1.7 billion. Both companies have updated their corporate presentations to reflect this transaction. See the new Crescent Point presentation here. See the new Spartan Delta Corp. presentation here. We have done a quick map of the crown mineral rights of both companies on Petro Ninja, and provided that map below. Crescent Point’s assets are in blue, and Spartan Delta’s are in yellow. [Read more]
Cardium update – Top wells, most active companies and areas of interest – BOE Intel
This BOE Intel report will take a look at activity and production results from the Cardium over the last five years. We have analyzed well data since the beginning of 2018 to determine trends in industry activity levels, as well as who is drilling the best Cardium wells and where those wells are. Our analysis has incorporated over 1,300 well spuds targeting the Cardium in that time. Since the beginning of 2018, Peyto Exploration has drilled the most Cardium wells with 189 spuds, followed [Read more]
Pine Cliff shows growth in liquids production – BOE Intel
Pine Cliff Energy reported its Q4 on March 7th. We were taking a look at some BOE Intel charts, and some interesting things jumped out at us. For starters, Pine Cliff is a bit of a unique company. It’s based on an acquisition model, has a very low decline rate, is natural gas focused, and doesn’t spend a lot of money on the drill bit. So what jumped out at us? This chart. It might not look like much at first glance, but that wedge of green (oil production) and purple (NGLs/Condensate) [Read more]
TOP WELL REPORT – January volumes – Ovintiv with the most prolific natural gas wells again, while Hammerhead Resources leads the way on the oil side
The January data is out for the highest producing oil and gas wells in Canada. As always, we use calendar day production metrics so these are real volumes produced in the month. Almost hard to believe, but Ovintiv had all 15 of the top natural gas wells in Canada for the 3rd month in a row. The list of the top 15 liquids wells (oil + condensate) and top 15 natural gas wells based on production from the month of January is below. You can also click on the link below to view the wells all on [Read more]
Storm Development Corp. acquiring assets from ARC Resources – a use case for BOE Intel
Our loyal BOE Report readers with a keen eye on our AER Transfers page will note an interesting transfer that was recently posted. An application has been filed with the AER to transfer 56 wells, 13 facilities and 21 pipelines from ARC Resources Ltd. to Storm Development Corp. Not much is known about Storm Development Corp., but it’s a good guess that it is a reincarnation of at least part of the old Storm Resources Ltd. team which sold to CNRL back in November of 2021. Management teams will [Read more]
TOP WELL REPORT – Clearwater formation – January volumes
The January data is out for the top Clearwater wells. As always, we use calendar day production metrics so these are real volumes produced in the month. The list of the top 15 Clearwater oil wells from the month of January is below. You can also click on the link below to view the wells all on one map, or click on the UWIs individually to see their location and production profiles on Petro Ninja. TOP 15 CLEARWATER OIL WELLS (see on map) Of note this month: Baytex Energy continues [Read more]