The company increased its budget to C$102 million (US$77.5 million), the bulk of which will directed to drilling 12 development wells and tying-in a four-well pad at Placid in the Montney. A single rig is currently operating in the region. The company said it has established a “scalable operated Montney position” after placing four new wells on stream during its winter 2015/2016 programme.
Athabasca to increase spending at Montney formation
Canadian junior Athabasca Oil plans to increase light oil spending in the Montney formation of Western Canada because the economics are right under current market conditions, writes Tonya Zelinsky.
5 August 2016 0:00 GMT
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5 August 2016 0:00 GMT