This document contains drilling activities, well counts, active pools, licences issued by type, and active gas processing plants information. The data is obtained from various sources submitted by operators to the Board.

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Category and Grouping Definitions

Licences Issued are sorted into the following Groups and Categories:

Groups will be defined as follows:

 

Group	Lahee Classification
Development	Development, Development Service, Other, Re-Entry
Exploratory	Outpost, Deeper Pool Test, New Field Wildcat, New Pool Wildcat
Experimental	Experimental
Evaluation	Evaluation (OSD), Testhole

 

Under each group are the following categories of well, which include target substances as follows:

 

Category	Target Substance
Conventional	Crude Oil, Gas, LPG
Oil Sands	Crude Bitumen
CBM	Coalbed Methane
Water	Water
Other	Brine, Miscellaneous, Sand, Waste, or no target specified