Edge spuds Primate well

Primate: Edge has spudded a second well in Canada's Saskatchewan province

UK-listed Edge Resources has spudded the second well of its spring drilling programme in Primate, in Canada's Saskatchewan province.

Edge said the horizontal conventional well was targeting a new oil horizon about 50 meters shallower than previously targeted zones in the area, adding the shallower zone had proven to be productive in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.

“This shallower zone is prevalent across much of our existing 100% owned land base, as well as on nearby lands,” Edge chief executive, Brad Nichol said.

“Pursuing this new horizon brings the possibility of even more upside to our largely undeveloped asset base in Primate."

The well will test into a proven reservoir identified on…

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