NORDIC OIL and GAS Ltd. - FRACKING/ACIDIZATION

NORDIC OIL and GAS Ltd. - FRACKING/ACIDIZATION

Postby Oscar » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:54 am

NORDIC Oil and Gas Ltd. - Preeceville/Endeavour, SK

Gearing Up for Saskatchewan Drilling Program


[ http://www.nordicoilandgas.com/Saskoilarticle1109.pdf ]

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The Preeceville / Endeavour Property

[ http://www.nordicoilandgas.com/preec.html ]

The Preeceville region is, in the Company's view, an area of great promise and potential. The Company has an 80% interest in 31,999 gross acres of P&NG leases with rights to the basement.

Nordic entered into a strategic development agreement with Hunt Oil Company whereby Nordic has secured an interest in six townships of Hunt-owned land in Preeceville, Saskatchewan. The ensuing exploration work on the lands will result in Hunt having the option to participate on a 50-50 go forward basis with Nordic, or allow Nordic to retain a 100% interest in the land with Hunt earning a Gross Overriding Royalty.

In October 2007, the Company engaged the services of Petro-Find Geochem Ltd. to undertake hydrocarbon soil gas surveys in its most northerly permit in Townships 40, Ranges 4 and 5 W2 in Preeceville. During the course of sampling, the Consultant discovered oil seeps. Laboratory analysis on the oil seeps confirmed the presence of oil in the samples received. All together, evidence of 34 seeps was been found on the property, of which three were very extensive.

In the early summer of 2008, the Company drilled its initial two wells in Preeceville in search of oil. The first well showed some indications of the presence of oil during the drilling - an oil film and droplets of oil in the drilling fluid coming over the shaker were found, and that some oil staining was seen on some samples that were taken. Furthermore, some samples had good porosity. However, due to the intersection of faults, the well deviated and the drilling tools became lodged in the hole and cannot be dislodged. As a result, the well was abandoned.

Drilling of the second well was completed and the Company discovered oil in two formations. The well reached the basement and the Company then drilled a further 15 metres of overhole to allow for production. Unfortunately, following the completion of the perforating and testing, it was determined that the well did not have any production capabilities.

When Nordic first began exploring this region, it was searching for what is known as the ‘Prairie Evaporate Salt Collapse Edge’. The Company now believes it has found the Salt Collapse Edge on its original holdings and these six townships contain a salt cap, which is acting as a trap for oil and/or gas. It also believes that with new drilling technology now available, the Company will be successful in unlocking the enormous reserves of natural gas that industry consultants have confirmed are in the region. A new test well will be drilled and will be utilizing specialized equipment on the drilling of the shallower portion of the well, thereby allowing the gas to flow. New 2-D seismic is being shot in Preeceville over the 6 new townships.

The Company is poised to return to Saskatchewan this fall to drill a new exploration well near Endeavour. New 2-D seismic in the region has been shot, processed and interpreted, and based upon the analysis of the recently completed seismic in the area, a location has been identified and Nordic pans to license and drill the well as soon as possible. The site is now being surveyed and the Company is in the midst of pricing the costs of services.

Interpretation of the new seismic indicated a strong anomaly in both the Red River and Winnipegosis. In 1958, Imperial Oil shot seismic in the area and subsequently drilled an exploration well at 10-25-35-4 W2. Although they missed the target, the well demonstrated there was oil migration in the Endeavour area, as oil was found in six separate formations. The new seismic shot by Nordic confirms the new location is on a structural high (which was not the case back in 1958) and that both a salt cap, which the Company feels acts as a seal, and reservoir are present at this new location.

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LETTER: HUGHES: Are you being fracked?

Tisdale Recorder, November 24, 2010

It seems that the days of sticking a pipe into the ground and pumping up the oil to feed our addiction to the stuff are over – the easy oil is gone. Now, after years of courting big oil and gas companies with lax regulations and promises of low or non-existent royalties, Saskatchewan is currently under frenzied assault to suck up every last drop of natural gas, oil and coalbed methane using a process called hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Calgary author, Andrew Nikiforuk, describes hydraulic fracturing as “a brute force technology used in 90 per cent of all unconventional oil and gas well drilling which has allowed companies to exploit vast shale deposits across the continent over the last decade.” The highly pressurized fracking fluids cause mini-earthquakes which breaks open the pores of gas-bearing rock in unpredictable ways along horizontal reaches stretching an average of 1.6 kilometres underground.

Within the last 5 years, some 1000 gas and oil wells have been drilled (12 – 15 boreholes per ‘pad’), mainly over the Bakken Formation in the southern part of the province, although there may be as many or more in northwestern Saskatchewan. And, in the northeast, we have discovered the Pasquia Hills Oil Shale Project owned by Calgary-based Oilsands Quest Inc. with exploration permits on 490,000 acres surrounding the small town of Hudson Bay in beautiful northeastern Saskatchewan.

Simply put, fracking involves injecting, under extreme pressure, enormous volumes of water, sand and chemicals thousands of feet into rock formations to force dense gas and oil shales to fracture, or crack, enabling the gas or oil to escape and flow back to the surface where it is piped into storage tanks and to market. The industry can achieve faster payback and further increase the scope of fracking by many kilometers by drilling horizontal wells, where the drill bit is steered along a horizontal trajectory thousands of additional feet – out of sight under farms, towns, and cities.

Sydney, Australia is the latest victim, with drilling to begin within months only blocks from city center. In the meantime, citing health and environmental concerns, Pittsburgh’s city council unanimously passed a ban on natural gas drilling within city limits.

Not surprisingly, there are many major environmental and health concerns with this disaster-in-the-making activity.

Millions of gallons of fresh water (from 5,000 – 3 million gallons, 100-200 dusty and noisy truckloads per well), possibly coming from the same source used for your household drinking wells, ranching and farming. Apparently, "a single permit held by Encana gave it access to water at 71 different locations (in BC) for a combined daily maximum of 16,117 cubic metres or nearly six-and-a-half Olympic swimming pools worth of water per day."

Between 20 and 70 percent of this water remains underground, lost forever from the finite supply on the Planet. And, since no one knows where the aquifers are, their size or their shape, the risk of contaminating your precious underground water is enormous – despite industry assurances that this is a safe procedure; that pipes don’t leak, that cement doesn’t crack!

The produced water, loaded with hundreds of unknown chemicals, which does manage to come to the surface cannot be reused in another well and is placed into closed storage tanks or pumped into large, open holding pits and left to evaporate. This evaporation allows toxic, volatile chemicals to be released into the air and it concentrates the non-volatiles in the pits. Also, evaporation pits have been known to leak or overflow, potentially contaminating the soil and local water sources. Out of the chemicals known to be used in hydraulic fracturing for which basic information is available, 96 percent provide a warning about eye and/or skin harm, 94 percent warn about respiratory system harm, and 49 percent warn about brain or neurological harm that can occur either when the chemicals are inhaled or when they come into contact with skin. (Feb. 2009 study, “Products and Chemicals Used in Fracturing”, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange)

In natural gas fracturing, up to 435 chemical products are known to be used, many of them carcinogenic or toxic to humans and wildlife, even in very small doses. Apparently, Alberta Environment found the human carcinogen, hexavalent chromium (Chromium-6 – think Erin Brockovich) in Rosebud, AB area well water – where tap water has enough natural gas in it to actually ignite! Great secrecy (to keep the company’s ‘competitive edge’) surrounds the list of chemicals used which prevents landowners and, in some cases, government agencies from conducting proper water quality tests.

So, if there’s a knock on your door one day and a representative from an oil and gas company is there, saying they own the ‘sub-surface rights’ to your property and they’re about to drill for natural gas – without your knowledge or permission - you’ll know you’ve been fracked!

Elaine Hughes

Archerwill, SK
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Nordic Oil and Gas Lining Up Acid Pumper-Endeavour, SK

Postby Oscar » Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:04 am

Nordic Oil and Gas Lining Up Acid Pumper and Other Services to Undertake Acid Squeeze at its 4-11 Well in Endeavour, SK

[ http://www.nordicoilandgas.com/NewsRele ... 72011.html ]

ALSO check:

[ http://www.nordicoilandgas.com/operations.html ]

09:00 EDT Friday, May 27, 2011

WINNIPEG, May 27, 2011 /CNW/ - Donald Benson, Chairman and CEO of Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. (the "Company" or "Nordic"), (TSXV: NOG) announced today that services are being lined up to undertake the acidization of the Company's 4-11-35-4 W2 well drilled this past December in Endeavour, Saskatchewan.

"We are now in the 'queue' with the acid pumper and we are arranging for the other services for the work to begin by the end of June," Mr. Benson stated. "We are anxious to get back to the well site and move forward as quickly as possible."

In January of this year, analysis of 11 fluid samples from the well exhibited significantly high concentrations of benzene indicative of oil accumulations. Following his interpretation of these samples, Paul Lafleur, P. Eng.*, President of Petro-Find Geochem ("Petro-Find"), the Company that made the discovery of the initial oil seeps back in 2008, stated: "Of particular significance is swab PB26Z (combined swab for intervals 937-939.5, 927-930, 917-920.5,), which shows a benzene level of 2.55 PPM, plus significant concentrations of toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene, along with an abnormally high concentration of C8-C10 (2.8 PPM)."

Nordic also shot a video of the well, along with a selection of still shots through the use of down-hole camera equipment, which provided high resolution visuals of the four intervals that were perforated and swabbed. "In every zone the video clearly shows in-flow from some of the perforations," Mr. Benson said. "However, in the majority of cases, perforations which were adjacent or nearby to those showing in-flow, appeared to be plugged."

About Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd.

Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. is a junior oil and gas company engaged in the exploration and development of oil, natural gas and Coal Bed Methane in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Corporation is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and trades under the symbol NOG. Nordic was one of the "2008 TSX Venture 50" companies, a ranking of the top 10 public venture capital companies in five industry sectors listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

* Paul Lafleur is a graduate Geological Engineer from the Colorado School of Mines and a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. He has many years of experience practicing his Profession as a geologist, engineer and mineral economist. During the last eight years, Mr. Lafleur has been engaged as a Geological Engineer to conduct geochemical soil gas surveys for oil and gas. Currently, he is the President of Petro-Find Geochem Ltd. of Saskatoon SK.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this News Release.

This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. properties, and matters concerning the business, operations, strategy, and financial performance of Nordic. These statements generally can be identified by use of forward-looking words such as "may", "will", "expect", "estimate", "anticipate", "intends", "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or similar variations. Such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations, including that the estimates and projections regarding the properties are realized. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect. Unless otherwise stated, all forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and Nordic does not undertake any obligation to update such statements except as required by law.

For further information:

Don Bain, Corporate Secretary
Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd.
Tel. 204-956-5042
Cell 204-229-7751
Fax: 204-943-1829
E-mail: donbain1@mts.net

www.nordicoilandgas.com

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Albertan, Tired of Her Tap Water Catching Fire, Sues
Scientist Jessica Ernst hits gas giant EnCana, regulators with fracking lawsuit.


by Andrew Nikiforuk, Today, TheTyee.ca

[ http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2011/04/28/FrackingSuit/ ]

EXCERPT:

Fracking comes to Rosebud

Beginning nearly a decade ago, the natural gas industry carpet-bombed some of the Alberta's best agricultural land with 10,000 shallow CBM wells. It also fracked everything underneath. No company disclosed what toxic chemicals they actually deployed to break open these shallow coal seams. And no regulator recorded the original state of the groundwater either.

And then along come Ernst, a 54-year-old scientist and oil patch consultant. Before the boom she lived on top of an unfractured coal seam on a quiet piece of fescue just north of Calgary in a town called Rosebud. Clean and nonflammable water flowed through coal formations that fed her water well and that of her neighbors. Historical water records confirm it. [ . . . ]

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CHECK: Fracking Canada Blog:
[ http://frackingcanada.blogspot.com/ ]

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AND, this:

[ http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairp ... ing_ac.php ]

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Investigation Yields List of Chemicals Used in Fracking; Many are Known Carcinogens, Regulated Pollutants

[ http://www.frackcheckwv.net/2011/04/17/ ... ollutants/]

by Dee Fulton on April 17, 2011

A report showed that 464,231 gallons of fracking fluid containing the toxic chemical 2-BE were injected into West Virginia gas wells and 747,416 gallons of 2-BE bearing fluids were employed in Pennsylvania. This is the same chemical that showed up in contaminated well water in Pavillion, Wyo. and is likely the cause of the adrenal tumor that Laura Amos of Garfield County, Colo. developed after her well water was contaminated by Encana drilling activity.

You might feel like you are in Toxicology class as you review the Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce’s recently released report which reveals information regarding chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

[ http://democrats.energycommerce.house.g ... .18.11.pdf ]

The information for the report was collected by the Committee from 14 oil and gas service companies which submitted requested data on fracking products used between 2005 and 2009. This is a very lay-friendly report with only 12 pages of text and tables. The remaining 18 pages are lists of chemicals. However, for those who just want the highlights, I’ve tried to pick out them out for this post.

“Between 2005 and 2009, the oil and gas service companies used hydraulic fracturing products containing 29 chemicals that are (1) known or possible human carcinogens, (2) regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act for their risks to human health, or (3) listed as hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.” Of the 29 chemicals, 13 are classified as carcinogens, 8 are Safe Drinking Water Act regulated chemicals, and 24 are hazardous air pollutants. Many of the chemicals fall into more than one category. (See chart on page 8 of report.)

Methanol, a toxic air pollutant, was the most widely used chemical during the time period studied, as measured by the number of compounds containing the chemical. Other hazardous air pollutants included hydrogen fluoride (systemic poison, potentially fatal), lead (reproductive disorders, high blood pressure, nervous system disease, especially among children), hydrogen chloride and ethylene glycol.

The chemical called 2-BE (shorthand for 2-butoxyethanol) is another common toxic constituent. It is used as a foaming agent or surfactant. ”According to EPA scientists, 2-BE is easily absorbed and rapidly distributed in humans following inhalation, ingestion, or dermal exposure. Studies have shown that exposure to 2-BE can cause hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells) and damage to the spleen, liver, and bone marrow.” And rare adrenal tumors. Texas topped the list of states with 12 million gallons of fluid containing 2-BE injected into the ground. As noted above, WV and PA were below 1 million.

Among the list of carcinogens used are formaldehyde (also a hazardous air pollutant), diesel, naphthalene and chemicals in the BTEX compound group (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene). ”The BTEX compounds appeared in 60 hydraulic fracturing products used in the 5-year period and were used in 11.4 million gallons of hydraulic fracturing fluids.” Most of those tainted fluids, 9.5 million gallons of the 11.4 million, were used in Texas. Less than 100,000 gallons were used in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

“In addition, the hydraulic fracturing companies injected more than 30 million gallons of diesel fuel or fracturing fluids containing diesel fuel in wells in 19 states.” In a 2004 report, the EPA stated that the use of diesel fuel in fracturing fluids poses the greatest threat to underground sources of drinking water.

“Many chemical components of hydraulic fracturing fluids used by the companies were listed on the MSDSs as “proprietary” or “trade secret.” The hydraulic fracturing companies used 93.6 million gallons of 279 products containing at least one proprietary component between 2005 and 2009. …In these cases, it appears that the companies are injecting fluids containing unknown chemicals about which they may have limited understanding of the potential risks posed to human health and the environment.”

The report was prepared under the leadership of US House Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), and Dianna DeGuette (D-CO).

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‘Fracking’ starts to bring on legal challenges

[ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-o ... le2007417/ ]

JEFF GRAY, NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
TORONTO AND CALGARY— From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
Published Monday, May. 02, 2011 7:30PM EDT
Last updated Tuesday, May. 03, 2011 7:40PM EDT

A controversial method of drilling for natural gas that has revolutionized the industry is confronting a growing backlash across North America, and the fast-spreading technique faces a legal test in Canada’s oil and gas heartland.

In the latest sign that pressure against the practice, known as “fracking,” is mounting, a Southern Alberta woman filed a $33-million lawsuit alleging that nearby drilling by Encana Corp. (ECA-T30.99-0.25-0.80%)is responsible for contaminating her water with enough methane that it can be lit on fire. [ . . . ]
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Nordic Update on Sturgis 4-11 Well

Postby Oscar » Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:12 am

Nordic Oil and Gas Provides Update on Activities at 4-11 Well in Sturgis, Saskatchewan

[ http://www.nordicoilandgas.com/NewsRele ... 12012.html ]

November 21, 2012 NEWS RELEASE

WINNIPEG, Manitoba – November 21, 2012 – Further to its News Release dated October 25, 2012, Donald Benson, President & CEO of Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. (“the Company” or Nordic”), provided the following update with regard to the activities taking place at the Company’s 4-11-35-4 W2 well at Sturgis/Preeceville/Endeavour in Saskatchewan:

“We are planning to bring a service rig back on to the well site and shutting off the lowest of the four intervals that were previously perforated. Furthermore, we are also contemplating fracking the other three perforated zones.”

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