Edson Property - Alberta
| 2009 Revenue: | $8,208M |
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| Operator: | CNRL |
The Edson Property is located approximately 209 kilometers west of Edmonton, Alberta and encompasses over 25,920 gross (net 3,888) acres, of which 4,480 gross (net 672) acres are currently undeveloped. Franco-Nevada has a 15% overriding royalty in this property. The wells are operated by CNRL. For 2009, revenue received by Franco-Nevada from the Edson Property was $8,208,000. For the same period, the property produced approximately 3.3 MMcf/d of natural gas and 201 Bbls/d of NGLs totalling 750 Boe/d of production net to Franco-Nevada from 131 gross (net 19.7) producing gas wells mainly from the Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation, with lesser amounts from the Viking, Cadomin and Bluesky Formations. As of December 31, 2009, net proved reserves to Franco-Nevada’s Oil & Gas Interests were 1,606 Mboe.
Gas is processed at the CNRL operated Galloway, Edson West and Ansell gas plants which extract natural gas liquids. These plants have a combined processing capacity of 146 MMcf/d. The main reserves bearing formation in the Edson property area is the Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation. The Edson property lies in an area of northwest southeast trending fault traces where the faults ramp up through the Cardium Formation. The faults dip to the west. The best Cardium wells, both vertical and especially horizontal, have targeted the hanging wall of the updip leading edge of Cardium sand cycles. This potentially helps the wells take advantage of the better productivity associated with narrow areas of higher fracture density induced by the higher stresses related to deformation along the leading edges of the faults.
