
January 29, 2021 WotW - First Oil Well in Western Canada
This is the third post in a series describing how Resource Plays (basin-wide plays in which hydrocarbons are the continuous phase) have often driven development throughout the history of the Canadian oil and Gas industry. Links to the previous posts are provided at the bottom of the post. Resource Play: Mudrock Oil (Second White Specks) Discovery Well UWI: 100/14-29-001-30W4/00 (based on information from First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site website: https:

January 23, 2021 WotW - First Gas Well in Western Canada
Resource Play: Milk River - Medicine Hat Biogenic Shallow Gas Discovery Well UWI: 100/03-29-015-10W4/00 Drilling/Completion Technology: Pre-Conventional (Cable Tool) Perhaps the Petro Ninja Enlighten Geoscience Well of the Week for January 23, 2021 was the inspiration for the opening credits of The Beverley Hillbillies, in which Jed Clampett discovered oil through the luck of his poor marksmanship. Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed A poor mountaineer, barely
Historical Drivers of the WCSB Industry: Introduction
by Neil Watson The response to the Petro Ninja Enlighten Geoscience Well of the Week (WotW) short articles we started on LinkedIn in 2020 was very gratifying. The limitations of a LinkedIn post, however, became more pronounced as the series progressed. The new year lends itself well to a new home for the Well of the Week. The WotW will be posted on the Enlighten blog and then shared on LI. This will allow greater freedom with regards what we include on each well and a bet