Hemisphere Energy Corp. is continuing construction of a facility at Atlee Buffalo G pool in southeast Alberta to handle production from two new wells. The company has completed its “largest drilling program” in its history, according to Chief Executive Officer Don Simmons.
Hemisphere drilled six horizontal development targeting the Glauconitic sands of the Upper Mannville F and G pools in the Atlee Buffalo area. Three producing wells were drilled into the Upper Mannville F and two production wells and one injection well were drilled in the Upper Mannville G pool.
Hemisphere said completion operations are proceeding and production results would be disclosed as they become available. The company installed an inclined free water knockout, or SKUD, at the Atlee Buffalo facility to optimize existing production by separating water to increase production throughput. The new wells along with the facility expansion has set Hemisphere up for further development in southeastern Alberta in 2018, Simmons said.
Hemisphere acquired oil and gas assets in the Atlee Buffalo area with a $3.35 million deal in 2013 (OGJ Online, Nov. 19, 2013). Estimated original oil in place for the acquisition was 49 million bbl, of which only 4% had been recovered at the time. Proved plus probable reserves were 224 million boe, and the company reported it had identified 75 horizontal drilling locations with upside potential for waterflooding and polymer flooding.
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