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Petrinex Well Status: Cross-Province Well Records

Petrinex well status, fluid, and operator for Alberta and Saskatchewan, with the Wells layer reaching British Columbia and Manitoba too - so a survey stays consistent when it crosses a provincial border.

What it is

The AER's ST37 is the authority for Alberta wells, but a project that spans the Alberta-Saskatchewan border needs a consistent well view on both sides. Petrinex reports well status, fluid, and operator for both provinces, and Township Canada uses it to keep a cross-border survey coherent rather than stopping at the provincial line.

What it carries

Petrinex well records carry the well status, the fluid produced, and the operator, keyed to the well's location. Combined with Alberta's ST37 detail, this gives a continuous well picture across the two provinces that share the Dominion Land Survey grid.

Coverage and refresh

The AER's ST37 holds more than 530,000 Alberta wells, and Petrinex extends well-status coverage across the Alberta and Saskatchewan border. The Wells layer goes further still, carrying all four western provinces: Saskatchewan from the Saskatchewan GeoAtlas, British Columbia from the BC Energy Regulator, and Manitoba from the Manitoba Petroleum Branch, so a survey that spans any provincial line stays continuous rather than stopping at the boundary. Refreshed monthly.

Source: Petrinex public production reports (Alberta, Saskatchewan)

Source: Saskatchewan GeoAtlas, BC Energy Regulator, Manitoba Petroleum Branch

How Township Canada shows it

Petrinex well status feeds the O&G Activity (LSD) map layer and the cross-province well counts on the parcel report. For a land team working a border township, it means the Saskatchewan side of the map is not a blank.

Screenshot to add (/images/learn/data-sources/petrinex-well-status/cross-border-activity.png): the O&G Activity layer enabled across the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, with activity continuous on both sides of the line.