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| Categories | 2009 |
2010 |
| Geophysical Licenses Issued | 15 |
23 |
| Geophysical Expenditures ($) | 6,365,691 |
4,575,364 |
| Drilling Licenses Issued | 296 |
632 |
| New Wells Drilled | 260 |
510 |
| New Wells on Production | 256 |
211 |
| New Wells Abandoned | 7 |
19 |
| Horizontal Wells Drilled | 207 |
436 |
| Metres Drilled | 482,963 |
946,576 |
| Wells Capable of Production (Dec) | 3065 |
3298 |
| Wells Producing (December) | 2747 |
2951 |
| Abandoned Producers | 13 |
10 |
| Other Wells Abandoned | 1 |
7 |
| Certificates of Abandonment Issued | 29 |
7 |
| Crude Oil Production (m3) | 1,520,621.30 |
1,844,892.7 |
| Water Production (m3) | 10,348,527 |
10,751,836 |
| % Water Cut | 87 |
86 |
| Avg. Oil Production (m3 per day) | 4166 |
5055 |
| Remaining Reserves (at Dec. 31)000 m3 | 6600 |
Not yet evaluated |
| Value Oil Sold ($) | $632,000,000 |
$879,386,554 |
| Crown Oil Royalty ($ received) | 6,239,438 |
6,070,351 |
| Freehold Oil Tax ($ received) | 6,400,863 |
6,717,442 |
| Average Oil Price per m3 ($) | $419.03 |
$476.66 |
| Reservation Sale Bonuses ($) | 0 |
980,000 |
| Lease Sale Bonuses ($) | 5,415,777 |
11,023,396 |
| Reservation & Lease Rentals & Fees($) | 591,987 |
473,993 |
| Crown Reservation Area (ha) | 0 |
3904 |
| Crown Lease Area (ha) | 144,467.50 |
107,178.18 |
| Total Crown Area Under Disposition (ha) | 144,467.50 |
111,082.20 |
| Expenditures ($ million)* | 485 |
894 |
| Categories | 2005 |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Geophysical Licenses Issued | 20 |
3 | 10 | 14 |
| Geophysical Expenditures ($) | 2,900,000 |
2,800,000 | 4,937,407 | 6,292,481 |
| Drilling Licenses Issued | 384 |
444 | 337 | 332 |
| New Wells Drilled | 285 |
476 | 324 | 316 |
| New Wells on Production | 151 |
407 | 300 | 291 |
| New Wells Abandoned | 12 |
24 | 28 | 18 |
| Horizontal Wells Drilled | 18 |
45 | 58 | 127 |
| Metres Drilled | 304,084 |
517,231 | 382,326 | 457,575 |
| Wells Capable of Production (Dec) | 1863 |
2344 | 2623 | 2892 |
| Wells Producing (December) | 1685 |
2067 | 2221 | 2692 |
| Abandoned Producers | 23 |
20 | 9 | 22 |
| Other Wells Abandoned | 8 |
4 | 1 | 10 |
| Certificates of Abandonment Issued | 51 |
26 | 46 | 46 |
| Crude Oil Production (m3) | 811,924 |
1,223,736.00 | 1,294,526 | 1,370,585.4 |
| Water Production (m3) | 8,194,812 |
8,155,920 | 9,028,591 | 10,108,833 |
| % Water Cut | 91 |
87 | 88 | 88 |
| Avg. Oil Production (m3 per day) | 2224.4 |
3352 | 3501 | 3744 |
| Remaining Reserves (at Dec. 31)000 m3 | 2900 |
1600 | 300 | N/A |
| Value Oil Sold ($) | 327,057,000 |
527,300,000 | 603,000,000 | 838,000,000 |
| Crown Oil Royalty ($ received) | 2,936,000 |
4,406,175 | 6,000,612 | 11,226,621 |
| Freehold Oil Tax ($ received) | 4,326,000 |
13,909,733 | 10,407,460 | 12,227,800 |
| Average Oil Price per m3 ($) | $395.03 |
$430.93 | $480.18 | $612.10 |
| Reservation Sale Bonuses ($) | 98,268 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lease Sale Bonuses ($) | 5,674,596 |
2,190,122 | 325,853 | 4,929,464 |
| Reservation & Lease Rentals & Fees($) | 6,400,000 |
2,773,714 | 867,679 | 519,986 |
| Crown Reservation Area (ha) | 2656 |
2656 | 2656 | 0 |
| Crown Lease Area (ha) | 105,925 |
111,641 | 116,881 | 127,237 |
| Total Crown Area Under Disposition (ha) | 108,581 |
114,297 | 119,537 | 127,537 |
| Expenditures ($ million)* | 243 |
403 | 361 | 509 |
| Categories | 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Geophysical Licenses Issued | 13 |
5 |
4 | 4 | 3 |
| Geophysical Expenditures ($) | 2,761,042 |
277,100 |
416,130 | 575,057 | 171,298 |
| Drilling Licenses Issued | 82 |
103 |
101 | 102 | 137 |
| New Wells Drilled | 68 |
104 |
97 | 94 | 119 |
| New Wells on Production | 35 |
79 |
77 | 74 | 97 |
| New Wells Abandoned | 27 |
12 |
8 | 7 | 4 |
| Horizontal Wells Drilled | 22 |
29 |
27 | 9 | 11 |
| Metres Drilled | 71 716 |
111 612 |
104 705 | 97 510 | 126 332 |
| Wells Capable of Production (Dec) | 1516 |
1567 |
1613 | 1666 | 1710 |
| Wells Producing (December) | 1232 |
1267 |
1402 | 1487 | 1474 |
| Abandoned Producers | 23 |
18 |
25 | 18 | 31 |
| Other Wells Abandoned | 13 |
12 |
14 | 2 | 13 |
| Certificates of Abandonment Issued | 65 |
34 |
65 | 50 | 74 |
| Crude Oil Production (m3) | 621 378 |
642,884 |
650,749 | 633,098 | 637,498 |
| Water Production (m3) | 6,403,584 |
7,028,536 |
7,623,856 | 7,723,449 | 7,897,536 |
| % Water Cut | 91 |
92 |
92 | 92 | 93 |
| Avg. Oil Production (m3 per day) | 1698 |
1761 |
1783 | 1734 | 1742 |
| Remaining Reserves (at Dec. 31)000 m3 | 3153 |
2510 |
4598*** | N/A | N/A |
| Value Oil Sold ($) | 163,933,000 |
134,996,000 |
150,060,000 | 157,399,025 | 195,667,000 |
| Crown Oil Royalty ($ received) | 2,537,036 |
2,505,646 |
3,202,605 | 2,667,540 | 2,565,429 |
| Freehold Oil Tax ($ received) | 4,487,670 |
4,007,888 |
2,994,633 | 2,984,093 | 2.848,719 |
| Average Oil Price per m3 ($) | 266.16 |
214.67 |
230.59 | 248.61 | 306.93 |
| Reservation Sale Bonuses ($) | -- |
181 426 |
-- | -- | -- |
| Lease Sale Bonuses ($) | 474,260 |
703,780 |
211,957 | 294,448 | 1,287,971 |
| Reservation & Lease Rentals & Fees($) | 309,025 |
386,550 |
176,810 | 135,241 | 202,779 |
| Crown Reservation Area (ha) | -- |
12 287 |
12,287 | 12,287 | 0 |
| Crown Lease Area (ha) | 85 389 |
84,846 |
35,004 | 34,930 | 43,725 |
| Total Crown Area Under Disposition (ha) | 85 389 |
97,133 |
47,291 | 47,217 | 43,725 |
| Expenditures ($ million)* | 84.4 |
90.8 |
97.9 | 99.6 | 116.8 |
| Categories | 1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Geophysical Licenses Issued | 16 |
30 |
32 |
13 |
2 |
| Geophysical Expenditures ($) | 1,635,000 |
3,756,000 |
6,098,000 |
619,072 |
236,947 |
| Drilling Licenses Issued | 56 |
82 |
129 |
41 |
31 |
| New Wells Drilled | 43 |
57 |
109 |
41 |
28 |
| New Wells on Production | 31 |
34 |
51 |
28 |
16 |
| New Wells Abandoned | 15 |
18 |
40 |
11 |
4 |
| Horizontal Wells Drilled | 9 |
12 |
28 |
15 |
8 |
| Metres Drilled | 50 541 |
60 723 |
108 040 |
43 013 |
38 224 |
| Wells Capable of Production (Dec) | 1556 |
1531 |
1535 |
1509 |
1494 |
| Wells Producing (December) | 1354 |
1342 |
1337 |
1247 |
1246 |
| Abandoned Producers | 30 |
55 |
33 |
47 |
18 |
| Other Wells Abandoned | 5 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
12 |
| Certificates of Abandonment Issued | 41 |
52 |
17 |
60 |
24 |
| Crude Oil Production (m3) | 642 650 |
613 114 |
636 681 |
634 070 |
581 206 |
| Water Production (m3) | 5 831 904 |
5 656 741 |
5 729 013 |
5 726 753 |
5 428 067 |
| % Water Cut | 90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
| Avg. Oil Production (m3 per day) | 1761 |
1675 |
1744 |
1737 |
1592 |
| Remaining Reserves (at Dec. 31)000 m3 | 5 562 |
5 078 |
4 699 |
4176 |
3775 |
| Value Oil Sold ($) | 90,259,241 |
106,530,869 |
104,884,000 |
73,967,495 |
95,129,000 |
| Crown Oil Royalty ($ received) | 1,583,562 |
1,865,771 |
1,806,300 |
1,258,976 |
1,285,744 |
| Freehold Oil Tax ($ received) | 3,477,721 |
4,449,555 |
4,430,571 |
2,578,851 |
2,458,105 |
| Average Oil Price per m3 ($) | 140.45 |
173.76 |
161.49 |
116.64 |
166.25 |
| Reservation Sale Bonuses ($) | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Lease Sale Bonuses ($) | 2,517,164 |
1,692,342 |
5,694,789 |
308,085 |
395,470 |
| Reservation & Lease Rentals & Fees($) | 340,115 |
331,934 |
640,280 |
444,127 |
368,185 |
| Crown Reservation Area (ha) | 9 816 |
2 496 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Crown Lease Area (ha) | 68 869 |
80 533 |
124,338 |
118 551 |
103 338 |
| Total Crown Area Under Disposition (ha) | 78 685 |
83 029 |
124 338 |
118 551 |
103 338 |
| Industry Total Expenditures ($ million)* | 73.0 |
78.0 |
103.3 |
61.1 |
57.0 |
| Categories | 1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
| Geophysical Licenses Issued | 2 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Geophysical Expenditures ($) | 118,452 |
62,032 |
366,210 |
226,000 |
830,000 |
| Drilling Licenses Issued | 93 |
51 |
28 |
102 |
82 |
| New Wells Drilled | 79 |
54 |
28 |
87 |
67 |
| New Wells on Production | 74 |
47 |
20 |
69 |
65 |
| New Wells Abandoned | 8 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
| Horizontal Wells Drilled | -- |
1 |
-- |
13 |
15 |
| Metres Drilled | 75 751 |
48 698 |
27 391 |
90 343 |
77 716 |
| Wells Capable of Production (Dec) | 1 583 |
1 567 |
1 547 |
1563 |
1568 |
| Wells Producing (December) | 1 430 |
1 408 |
1 387 |
1394 |
1363 |
| Abandoned Producers | 56 |
50 |
38 |
44 |
31 |
| Other Wells Abandoned | 2 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
| Certificates of Abandonment Issued | 77 |
66 |
48 |
33 |
28 |
| Crude Oil Production (m3) | 737 455 |
712 792 |
656 425 |
634 561 |
657 870 |
| Water Production (m3) | 6 570 240 |
6 703 450 |
6 750 708 |
6 189 214 |
6 231 710 |
| % Water Cut | 90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
90 |
| Avg. Oil Production (m3 per day) | 2 020 |
1 953 |
1 793 |
1 738 |
1802 |
| Remaining Reserves (at Dec. 31)000 m3 | 7 412 |
7 214 |
6 695 |
6 492 |
6 302 |
| Value Oil Sold ($) | 114,804,581 |
90,586,051 |
86,288,646 |
77,486,240 |
83,389,563 |
| Crown Oil Royalty ($ received) | 2,825,987 |
2,221,321 |
2,123,706 |
1,883,707 |
1,593,323 |
| Freehold Oil Tax ($ received) | 7,913,112 |
5,998,815 |
5,235,737 |
4,500,529 |
3,661,491 |
| Average Oil Price per m3 ($) | 155.85 |
126.76 |
131.46 |
122.07 |
126.76 |
| Reservation Sale Bonuses ($) | 49,731 |
-- |
17,642 |
121,222 |
49,393 |
| Lease Sale Bonuses ($) | 111,930 |
124,275 |
103,212 |
762,730 |
1,145,662 |
| Reservation & Lease Rentals & Fees($) | 104,752 |
88,420 |
88,006 |
120,954 |
219,384 |
| Crown Reservation Area (ha) | 6 240 |
4 128 |
5 983 |
9 588 |
10 774 |
| Crown Lease Area (ha) | 23 841 |
21 667 |
21 773 |
32 099 |
48 874 |
| Total Crown Area Under Disposition (ha) | 30 081 |
25 795 |
27 756 |
41 681 |
59 648 |
| Industry Total Expenditures ($ million)* | 76.0 |
69.0 |
58.0 |
73.0 |
75.0 |
Prepared by: Petroleum Branch,
Mineral Resources Division
Department of Innovation, Energy and Mines
*Estimated
**Figures in brackets are estimates