Shaking off the cobwebs of spring breakup, Saskatchewan鈥檚 drilling fleet has come alive.
Rig Locator (riglocator.ca) showed 17 rigs working throughout the province as of May 18, including eight in southeast Saskatchewan, not counting Ensign Drilling Inc. Rig 689, the potash rig working at Mosaic Potash Esterhazy.
The incredibly dry conditions in the region mean that, unlike several years ago, contending with mud has not been an issue.
Of particular note, Crescent Point Energy Corp., which has often lead the entire country in active drilling rigs, has not yet taken to the field.
While Vermilion Energy Inc. announced its acquisition of Spartan Energy Corp. on April 16, that deal is not expected to close until June 15. In the meantime, Spartan is already drilling, with three rigs going, while Vermilion has none on the board yet.
Spartan鈥檚 rigs include Horizon Drilling Rig 12 at Oungre, Panther Drilling Rig 4 at Steelman, and Panther Rig 3 at Amulet, just southwest of Pangman. That last rig is a bit of an anomaly, as it has been quite some time since any drilling has appeared in that region on Rig Locator.
Spectrum Resource Group Inc. had Stampede Drilling Rig 1 working at Browning. Not far away was Aldon Oils Ltd., drilling at Minard, with Lasso Drilling Corporation Rig 1. Aldon was the first out of the gate in the region this spring, offsetting two promising wells drilled in February. (See related story in the upcoming June edition of Pipeline News.)
Midale Petroleums Ltd. had Alliance Drilling and Oilfield Service Ltd. Rig 2 drilling at Alameda.
In the southeast corner of the province, at Ingoldsby, Betts Drilling Ltd. had Rig 2 working for Triland Energy Inc., not terribly far from the Betts鈥� Carnduff home.
Torc Oil & Gas Ltd. had Trinidad Drilling Ltd. Rig 427, its longtime rig, working at Torquay.
小蓝视频west Saskatchewan was bereft of rigs, with nothing working south of the 小蓝视频 Saskatchewan River.
In west central Saskatchewan, Raging River Exploration, Inc. led the pack with four rigs. Two Savanna Drilling units, Rigs 439 and 441, were working side-by-side at Dodsland. Savanna Rig 425 was at Forgan, while Predator Drilling Inc. Rig 7 was at Plato.
Rolling Hills Energy Ltd. had Horizon Rig 61 at Major.
Tamarack Acquisition Corp. had Predator Drilling Rig 9 at Milton.
In northwest Saskatchewan, the only two rigs working were both for Husky Energy. Precision Drilling Rig 198 was at Celtic, while Akita Drilling Rig 29 was at Dee Valley, just north of Maidstone, where the company is working on another thermal project.
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