Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board

NLIS 3
July 5, 2006
(Natural Resources)

The following is being distributed at the request of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board:

Weekly Public Status Report
Oil and Gas Activities Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador
Issued as of: July 3, 2006
(Also available on the Internet � //www.cnlopb.nl.ca )

GEOSCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS Program Number Operator/Survey (Location)	Vessel/ Contractor	Start Date	Kms Completed (Total Planned)	Comments
8924-G005-015P GSI	GSI Pacific	June 30, 2006	TBA	Seismic acquisition ongoing
8924-G005-016P GSI	GSI Pacific	June 23, 2006	NA	Equipment Testing
HIBERNIA DRILLING PROGRAM Well/Location (Unique Well Identifier)	Installation	Spud Date	Current Depth (Projected Total Depth)	Current Status
HMDC Hibernia B-16 54W 46� 45� 01.427" N 48� 46� 53.654" W Licence: PL 1001 (354B164650048454)	Hibernia Platform M71 (East Rig)	May 20, 2006 (Sidetrack date)	7,090 m (7,198 m)	Attempting to retrieve fish.
HMDC Hibernia B-16 55 46� 45�01.796" N 48� 46� 54.527" W Licence: PL 1001 (355B164650048450	Hibernia Platform M72 (West Rig)	---	299 m (300m)	Conducting rig maintenance.
TERRA NOVA DRILLING PROGRAM Well/Location (NAD83) (Unique Well Identifier)	Installation	Spud Date	Current Depth (Projected Total Depth)	Current Status
Petro-Canada et al Terra Nova F-88 4 46�27�19.802" N 48�27�41.479" W Licence: PL 1002 (304F884630048150)	Henry Goodrich	May 22, 2006	5,321 m (5,626 m)	Drilling 311mm hole
WHITE ROSE DRILLING PROGRAM Well/Location (NAD83) (Unique Well Identifier)	Installation	Spud Date	Current Depth (Projected Total Depth)	Current Status
Husky Oil et al White Rose O-28X 46� 47� 45.834" N 48� 03� 28.559" W Licence: SDL 1024 (300O284650048003)	Rowan Gorilla VI	June 1, 2006 (Sidetrack date)	3,487 m (3,487 m)	Plugged and abandoned � preparing to tow rig to West Bonne Bay F-12.
Husky Oil et al White Rose E-18 6 46� 47" 21.927" N 48� 02 36.529" W Licence: PL 1006 (306E184650048000)	GSF Grand Banks	March 6, 2006	1,000 m (4,668 m)	Suspended on March 18, 2006 with 406 mm casing set and cemented � To be re-entered at a later date.
Husky Oil et al White Rose E-18 5 46� 47� 21.763" N 48� 02� 38.521" W Licence: PL 1006 (305E184650048000)	GSF Grand Banks	March 6, 2006	1,000 m (4,263 m)	Suspended on March 14, 2006 with 406 mm casing set and cemented � To be re-entered at a later date.
Husky Oil et al White Rose E-18 4 46� 47� � 20.990" N 48� 02� 36.835" W Licence: PL 1006 (304E184650048000)	GSF Grand Banks	November 11, 2005	4,619 m (4,619 m)	Well terminated on April 15, 2006 � Currently conducting rig maintenance.
Husky Oil et al White Rose B-07 5 46 46' 14.11" N 48 00' 36.66" W Licence: PL 1006 (305B074650048000)	GSF Grand Banks	October 6, 2003	4,898m (4,898 m)	Well terminated on June 22, 2006 � rig moved to White Rose B-07 8.
Husky Oil et al White Rose B-07 7 46 46' 13.49" N 48 00' 38.61" W Licence: PL 1006 (307B074650048000)	GSF Grand Banks	October 12, 2003	231m	914 mm hole drilled, 762 mm conductor casing set and cemented.
Husky Oil et al White Rose B-07 8 46 46� 14.24" N 48 00� 38.16"W Licence: PL 1006 (308B074650048000)	GSF Grand Banks	October 2, 2003	3,395 m (3,395 m)	Re-entered well on June 23, 2006 � well terminated (completed) on July 1, 2006 � experienced anchor winch problem on July 1,2006 � currently undergoing repairs prior to moving to White Rose E-18 5
Husky Oil et al White Rose J-22 2 46� 51� 39.62" N 48� 03� 39.93" W Licence: PL 1006 (302J224700048000)	GSF Grand Banks	April 24, 2004	1,215 m	406 mm hole section drilled. 340 mm casing set and cemented.
Note: The above status includes wells that are currently in the drilling or completion phase. Additional information on the status of various development wells for the Hibernia, Terra Nova and White Rose projects is available from the C-NLOPB�s web site under RESOURCE INFORMATION. Click on Development wells (White Rose Field) for additional information on the status of White Rose development wells.
DELINEATION DRILLING PROGRAM Well/Location (NAD83) (Unique Well Identifier)	Installation	Spud Date	Current Depth (Projected Total Depth)	Current Status
Husky Oil et al West Bonne Bay F-12 46�31� 22.024�N 48�17� 27.216�W Licence: SDL 1040 (300F124640048150)	Rowan Gorilla VI	July 1, 2006	278 m (4,631 m)	Well spudded on July 1, 2006 � 762 mm casing set and cemented.

Contact: Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, (709) 778-1400.
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Glossary of Petroleum Terminology

BOP/BOP Stack:	Blowout preventers/blowout preventer stack - an assembly of heavy-duty valves attached to the wellhead to control well pressure and prevent a blowout.

Casing:	Steel pipe set in a well to prevent the hole from sloughing or caving and to enable formations to be isolated (there may be several strings of casing in a well, one inside the other).

Cementing:	Pumping a liquid slurry of cement, water and other additives behind a string of casing to isolate formations.

Completion/ Completed:	The activities necessary to prepare a well for the production of oil or gas or the injection of water or gas into the reservoir.

Fish:	An object lost (or stuck) in the wellbore obstructing operations.

Fishing:	Operations to recover fish.

Injecting:	Injecting water or gas into the reservoir for the purpose of maintaining reservoir pressure, maximizing oil recovery and conserving resources.

Liner:	A length of casing suspended from the base of a previously installed casing string (a liner does not extend back to the surface of the well).

Logging:	Acquisition of downhole data using tools run in the well, usually on wireline.

Perforate/ Perforating:	Piercing the casing and cement using shaped explosive charges to provide a flow path for formation fluids.

Producing/ Production:	Flowing oil and/or gas from a well to the production systems.

Production Tree:	An arrangement of heavy-duty valves and fittings installed on the wellhead to control flow from the well and/or to facilitate injection operations.

Reaming:	An operation to restore a wellbore to its original diameter (occasionally, a wellbore will cave in).

Seismic kilometers:	The total number of kilometres of data recorded in a geophysical program.

Shut-in:	A well in which the valves in the production tree have been closed to cease production or injection operation on a well.

Sidetracking:	The operation of deviating a well around a fish.

Spud:	The initial penetration of the ground or sea floor - the start of the drilling operation.

Suspension/ Suspend:	The temporary cessation of drilling or production operations in a well.

Well Workover:	A program of work performed on an existing well.

Wellbore:	The hole drilled by the drill bit.

Wellhead:	Steel equipment installed at the surface of the well containing an assembly of heavy duty hangars and seals (the wellhead is used to support the weight of casing strings hung it and to contain well pressure).

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