Canada's top gas wells fall in Rockies area

摘要

During the past four years,Western Canada's top gas wells were almost all found in the Rocky Mountain region,where thick,fractured reservoirs are filled with high-pressure gas,Calgary-based FirstEnergy Capital Corp.reports.Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.led all the explorers with 28 high-volume wells drilled between 2001 and 2004,the firm says.EnCana Corp.ranked second,with 10 wells.And,EnCana holds the distinction of bringing the most gas onstream in Western Canada.The company has the ability to drill more than 4,000 wells per year,and during 2004 it added 856 million cubic feet of new production per day.