This section contains news and general information about Saskatchewan's oil and gas industry.

Reporting for oil and gas is changing in Saskatchewan. Read all about the province's Process Renewal and Infrastructure Management Enhancement (PRIME) program.

As of April 2, 2012, Saskatchewan has implemented Petrinex (formerly known as the Petroleum Registry) for industry to report specific volumetric, infrastructure, valuation and royalty-related information to Energy and Resources. The following directives outline the steps industry needs to take to meet their reporting obligations using Petrinex starting with the March 2012 production month.

Outlines the regulatory approval process for petroleum and natural gas well drilling, as well as seismic exploration.

Information related to crude oil and natural gas royalty and production tax structures, drilling incentives, monthly royalty/tax formula factors for crude oil and natural gas, and forms related to the reporting and payment of royalty/tax.

UWI and facility converted information, in addition to daily cross-reference files.

Information and assistance on Saskatchewan geology and how it relates to the many aspects of the Petroleum Industry. Well data (licences, drilling information, completion information, logs, geologic tops and analyses), regulatory forms, well submission guidelines, well location maps, custom searches and digital data. seismic guidelines, seismic forms and seismic data (program submissions, shot point location maps, structure maps, gravity maps and magnetic maps). Subsurface Geology Lab information, sample submission and core request forms, current research is also found here.

Promoting research opportunities in the oil and gas industry.

Information on Petroleum and Natural Gas Dispositions and Crown Sales.

The mandate to ensure full and responsible development of Saskatchewan's oil and gas resources is set out in a number of Acts and Regulations and Minister's Orders regarding well spacing and production limitations and Environmental Protection. Further information on the Public Notices, Minister's Orders and Well/Facility Licences issued under The Oil and Gas Conservation Act are posted on the Public Notice and Minister's Order Bulletin Board, Daily Facility Bulletin and Daily Well Bulletins and Drilling Activity Reports.

Information and support on well and facility licensing, licence transfers, seismic exploration permits, Saskatchewan oil and gas orphan fund, LLR Program, AOR Program, spill information services, environmental and safety requirements and general information on Petroleum and Natural Gas Field Office operations.

The page contains answers to frequently asked questions regarding natural gas in coal (NGC).

Geology, Mineral and Petroleum Research
Reports, maps and data for free download.
Mineral Assessment Files and Mineral Deposits.
Well core and sample facility.

Estimates of discovered and undiscovered conventional gas resources for Saskatchewan.

Contains guidelines and forms to assist in the preparation of submissions, Crown royalty and freehold production tax information circulars, information on geological publications, various reports, statistical data, definitions and presentations.