At the 9:00 video mark BNN discusses the successful well drilled in BC.
BUYQuesterre EnergyQEC-T2.340A fabulous story. Shale gas has just recently been able to be accessed because of new technology. Have great partners including Talisman (TLM-T) and Forest Oil (FST-N).
BUYQuesterre EnergyQEC-T2.450Company is waiting to see the next phase of drilling. 2 going on right now by the partners, one by Talisman (TLM-T) and one by Forest Oil (FST-N). As they start getting comfort that they can crack the 3 shales and that they are productive after fracking, it then becomes a manufacturing operation
BUYQuesterre EnergyQEC-T3.200Key for them is the million gross acres in Quebec. Has about 30% and partners are Talisman (TLM-T), which knows shale plays and Forest Oil (FST-N). Forest is drilling right now and starting in the fall Talisman will drill their other 3 plays.
http://watch.bnn.ca/the-business-news/october-2008/the-business-news-october-14-2008/#clip102634
Questerre Energy Corporation ("Questerre" or the "Company") (OSE,TSX:QEC) is pleased to announce that Talisman Energy Canada (“Talisman”) has elected to drill the remaining three option wells under its farm-in agreement with Questerre and its minority partner in the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Quebec. The three wells will complete the work program allowing Talisman to earn about a 75% interest in the original 719,000 acre farm-out block. Questerre also retains about a 4¼% gross overriding royalty on production from Talisman. Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer of Questerre, commented,
“We were one of the first companies to recognize the potential of the Quebec Lowlands for unconventional gas and have worked for almost ten years to get to this point. We are thrilled that Talisman, which also saw the potential early on, has decided to accelerate the exploration and appraisal program. Our joint land lies right in the heart of the Lowlands between the Yamaska growth fault and Logan’s Line and runs from Quebec City to south of Lac Saint Pierre. We continue to believe this land position proximate to the market has significant natural gas potential.”
The three-well program is expected to commence in the latter half of 2008. The wells will test multiple horizons including the Trenton Black-River and the Utica and Lorraine shale sequences. Questerre Energy Corporation is a Calgary-based independent resource company actively engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of high-impact exploration and development oil and gas projects in Canada. This news release contains forward-looking information. Implicit in this information are assumptions regarding commodity pricing, production, royalties and expenses, that, although considered reasonable by the Company at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect.
These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially as a result of changes in the Company’s plans, commodity prices, equipment availability, general economic, market, regulatory and business conditions as well as production, development and operating performance and other risks associated with oil and gas operations. There is no guarantee made by the Company that the actual results achieved will be the same as those forecasted herein. For further information, please contact: Questerre Energy Corporation - Jason D’Silva, VP FinanceTel: (403) 777-1185Fax: (403) 777-1578Email:
info@questerre.comWeb: http://www.questerre.com/
Questerre Energy Corporation is engaged in the exploration for, and the development, production and acquisition of scalable natural gas projects. Its major properties include St. Lawrence Lowlands, Quebec; Greater Sierra and Beaver River Field, British Columbia; Antler, Saskatchewan, and Vulcan and Westlock, Southern & Central Alberta.
The St. Lawrence Lowlands area is prospective for natural gas in multiple horizons with targets in the Ordovician Trenton Black-River and the Lorraine and Utica. Its landholdings of over one million gross acres consist of three separate blocks.
The region is also prospective for shallower zones, including the Mississippian Debolt and Slave Point formations. In November 2007, it acquired Magnus Energy Inc. In April 2008, the Company acquired Terrenex Ltd.
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