Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,607,059 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

BlackRock Updates Activities Reports 470% Increase in Oil Production.


Business Editors

CALGARY Calgary (kăl`gərē), city (1991 pop. 710,677), S Alta., Canada, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers. The largest city in Alberta and the fastest-growing major city in Canada, Calgary is a corporate, transportation, and financial , Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000

BlackRock Ventures BlackRock Ventures Inc. TSX: BVI is a Calgary, Alberta based oil company active in the exploration, development and production of heavy oil in western Canada.

On July 10, 2006 Shell Canada completed its buy out of Black Rock for approximately $24CDN per share or
 Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange.

TSE

1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE).
:BVI.) announced today that it has completed a successful summer drilling program and production from its conventional oil properties is in excess of 2,000 bopd, a 470% increase from its 1999 exit rate of 350 bopd.

BlackRock has drilled 23 wells to date in 2000, resulting in 19 producing wells. Twenty of these wells were drilled in the Company's core areas near Lloydminster Saskatchewan. The Company has a 20 well fall drilling program planned for the Lloydminster area.

In the Eagle Creek Eagle Creek may refer to:

A number of locations in Saskatchewan, Canada:
  • Eagle Creek (Saskatchewan), a creek that runs into the North Saskatchewan River
  • Eagle Creek Regional Park
  • Eagle Creek No.
 area of west central Saskatchewan, BlackRock drilled a successful heavy oil discovery, which is producing in excess of 200 bopd. BlackRock has a 100% working interest in 6,800 acres of land in the area. The Company plans to follow up this discovery with a 3 well delineation program during the fall.

Mr. Burton, President, indicated that "we are extremely pleased with the results of our drilling and well optimization optimization

Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics.
 program to date. We have achieved our year-end target exit rate in the first nine months of 2000, and are confident that our fall drilling program will further enhance the significant growth in production achieved so far this year".
COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2000, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Business Wire
Geographic Code:1CANA
Date:Oct 5, 2000
Words:205
Previous Article:Russell Names New Internet Strategist to Lead Company's Web-Based Investment Services.
Next Article:ezboard Keeps Expanding in the Third Quarter; Fastest Growing Online Community Provider Continues Astounding Viral Growth.
Topics:



Related Articles
BlackRock Ventures Inc. completes successful rights offering.
BlackRock Ventures Inc. Announces First Quarter Report for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997.
BlackRock Ventures Inc. Second Quarter Report For The Six Months Ended June 30, 1997.
BlackRock Ventures Inc. - Third Quarter Report for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997.
BlackRock Announces Results for the Year Ended December 31, 1997.
Second Quarter Report for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1998.
BlackRock Ventures Inc. -- Third Quarter Report for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998.
BlackRock Ventures Inc. Announces New Strategic Plan & Senior Management Team; Results for Fiscal 1998 Also Reported.
BlackRock to Double Production at Hilda Lake SAGD Pilot.
BlackRock to Seek Approval for Commercial SAGD Project.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles