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Manitoba 2011-12 Oil Activity Review

20 th Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. Manitoba 2011-12 Oil Activity Review. Bismarck, ND May 22, 2012. Record Breaking Year. Manitoba 2011-12 Oil Activity Bakken – Three Forks Play Lower Amaranth (Spearfish) Play Public Concerns. Manitoba Drilling Activity.

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Manitoba 2011-12 Oil Activity Review

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  1. 20th Williston Basin Petroleum Conference Manitoba 2011-12 Oil Activity Review Bismarck, ND May 22, 2012

  2. Record Breaking Year • Manitoba 2011-12 Oil Activity • Bakken – Three Forks Play • Lower Amaranth (Spearfish) Play • Public Concerns

  3. Manitoba Drilling Activity

  4. Manitoba Completion Activity

  5. MANITOBA OIL FIELD MAP

  6. Manitoba’s Top Drillers – 2011 578 wells drilled by 28 different companies

  7. Manitoba Daily Oil Production

  8. Initial Oil Production (Oil per Hour (m3)) Data presented in NAD 83 Zone 14 co-ordinates.

  9. BAKKEN -THREE FORKS PRODUCERS Bakken TVD (m) 400 600 800 1000 1200 1300 Subcrop edge of the Bakken Formation

  10. BAKKEN -THREE FORKS PRODUCERS Bakken TVD (m) Subcrop edge of the Bakken Formation

  11. Daly Sinclair FieldBakken- Three Forks Completions • Daily Production 17,325 BOPD Avg • Waterflood Projects 12

  12. LOWER AMARANTH DEVELOPMENT Pierson Field Waskada Field Triassic Lower Amaranth Wells Lower Amaranth / Mississippian Wells Mississippian Mission Canyon Wells Pool Boundaries Field Boundary

  13. WASKADA FIELD DEVELOPMENT Plotted on the Dominion Land Survey System Grid Triassic Lower Amaranth Wells Mississippian Mission Canyon Wells Pool Boundaries Field Boundary

  14. Common Public Concerns about Fracing • Fracing can contaminate groundwater • Fracing uses a lot of water • Frac fluids are not properly managed • Fracing causes earthquakes • Frac fluid additives are toxic

  15. Fracing in Manitoba • Fracing in Manitoba is regulated under The Oil & Gas Act • Fracing has been used to increase oil production from Manitoba wells for over 60 years • There is currently no shale gas development in Manitoba • Manitoba has shale gas potential • Natural gas prices and other economic factors make near-term shale gas development in Manitoba unlikely

  16. Protection of Groundwater • There has never been a known case where fracing has resulted in groundwater contamination in Manitoba. • In Manitoba, oil reservoirs are located 400 – 1000 metres below groundwater aquifers. • This separation distance coupled with the regulatory requirements for the drilling, construction and operation of oil wells minimizes the risk of groundwater contamination from fracing.

  17. Frac Fluid Management • Frac fluids in Manitoba are managed from cradle to grave • Frac fluids are stored in tankage before being injected into a well • Frac fluids produced back from a well are disposed of into an approved underground disposal zone using a disposal well permitted for that purpose • Closed loop approach minimizes potential adverse environment impacts associated with fracing

  18. Fracing - Water Use • Oil industry water use in Manitoba is regulated • Fracing operations in Manitoba use significantly less water than shale gas fracing in other jurisdictions. • Average frac job in Manitoba uses 400 -700 cubic metres of water • The average family of 4 uses 500 cubic metres of water a year

  19. Fracing - Earthquakes • Seismic activity potentially resulting from fracturing measures less than 3.5 on the Richter scale Richter Scale (worldwide): 2 or less 8,000 / day Not felt 2 – 2.9 1,000 / day Not felt, recorded 3 – 3.9 49,000 / year Often felt, rarely causes damage Note: Each level on scale is 10 x stronger than the previous level • Damaging earthquakes reported in the news have 10,000 times more energy than earthquakes linked to fracing

  20. Fracing – What’s Next • Oil industry has been proactive in adopting new policies and procedures for fracing to address public concerns • Petroleum Branch is reviewing adoption of new guidelines and regulations in Manitoba to ensure that fracing remains safe and public concerns are addressed • Initiatives under review • Enhanced submissions requirements • Disclosure of fracfuid contents • Baseline water well testing • Collection of water source and usage date

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