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Blackbird IDs Mantario Discovery; Expands Montney Holdings
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Blackbird Energy Inc. has reported the following update on its operations.
Bromhead MidaleBlackbird is currently licensing its first Midale well on its Bromhead land base where it holds a 100% working interest in two sections (1,280 acres) of land. The application is to re-enter an existing wellbore located at 1-27-3-13W2 to test the Midale formation. This re-entry is focused on by-passed light oil pay that the team has successfully pursued in other pools nearby. A by-passed Frobisher light oil zone is mapped to exist below the Midale as a secondary target.
Mantario Success Well A15-6-26-24W3Blackbird has completed its first Mantario Success Well at A15-6-26-24W3. The A15-6 Well encountered approximately 20 metres of oil bearing sands in the Success formation. The well has been cased…
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