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Question: What companies produce oil in Manitoba?
Answer: The top 10 producing companies
in Manitoba are Tundra Oil and Gas Ltd., Enerplus
ECT Resources Ltd., EOG Resources Canada
Inc., Rideau Petroleums Ltd.,
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Petrofund
Corp., Kiwi Resources Ltd., Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd., Cosens Drilling
Limited and Rolland Virtual Business Systems Ltd. Please refer to the Oil Activity Review for a more complete listing of producing
companies.
Question: How much oil is produced in
Manitoba and where is it produced?
Answer: The average oil production in
2005 was 805899.7 m3 -
5,071,123 Barrels. The month of December 2005 had the highest
monthly production on record - 92714 m3 (583,402 Bbls) or 18,819
Bbls per day. For more information on Manitoba's oil production information please go to the Manitoba Petroleum Statistics Page. Manitoba's oil
field includes approximately 1863 producing wells located in southwestern Manitoba from
townships 1 through 16 and ranges 20 through 29. To
find out more about Manitoba's oil production please refer to the annual Oil Activity Review.
Question: What regulations govern
exploration, drilling and production of oil in Manitoba?
Answer: The regulations that govern
exploration, drilling and production of oil in Manitoba are the Crown Disposition Regulation , the Crown Royalty and Incentvies Regulation , the Drilling and Production Regulations and the Geophysical Regulation all under The Oil and Gas Act
and the Oil and Gas Production Tax Act Regulation
under The Oil and Gas
Production Tax Act.
Question: What information does the Petroleum
Branch have available and in what form is it available?
Answer: The Petroleum Branch has administrative information including Acts and Regulations,
Tables, Graphs
& Lists, Bibliography
of Manitoba Geology, Core
and Sample Information , Digital Information,
Geological &
Engineering Publications, Geological &
Geophysical Data, Printed Maps,
GIS Map
Gallery,
Technical Well Files in pdf format,
Publications & Reports,
Designated Field and Pool Booket, Technical Data
Sheets and Well & Reservoir
Information and
Historical Production Reports, Depending on information required, this information may be available in paper format,
digital format or on the Petroleum Branch website. There may be a charge for
specific information.
Question: What are the rules regarding
confidentiality of information submitted to the Petroleum Branch?
Answer: Drilling and production
confidentiality information can be found in the Drilling
and Production Regulations under Part 13 -
Release of Information, Section 124. Geophysical information regarding
confidentiality can be found in the Geophysical
Regulations, Part
4 - Submission of Information and Reports - Section 3 Confidentiality of Information in
final report.
Christine Winter
GIS Technician/Internet Coordinator
Digital Information Services
Petroleum Branch
Phone: (204) 748-4264
Fax: (204) 748-2208
E-mail: christine.winter@gov.mb.ca |
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