Alberta’s Troubling “Directive 83” Could Create Precedent for Drilling in Manitoba

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Jessica Ernst

Troubling “Directive 83” Could Create Precedent for Drilling in Manitoba by Dennis LeNeveu, January 11, 2014, v.24. no. 1, Eco Journal

2014 01 Troubling Directive 83 Could Create Precedent for Drilling in Manitoba by Dennis LeNeveu

Correction: First sentence, third paragraph should read:

To date more than 166,000 vertical wells, including CBM and commingled CBM, have been fractured in Alberta with well density varying between four to 12 per section.

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