BlackPearl Receives Regulatory Approval for Its Mooney and Blackrod Heavy Oil Projects
BlackPearl Resources Inc. ("BlackPearl" or the "Company") (TSX: PXX) (FIRST NORTH: PXXS) is pleased to announce it has received approval from the Energy Resources Conservation Board ("ERCB") to proceed with development of the first phase of its polymer flood at Mooney and that the ERCB has approved BlackPearl's application for the construction and operation of its steam assisted gravity drainage ("SAGD") pilot at Blackrod, in the Athabasca Oil Sands.
At Mooney, engineering and design of the polymer and water handling facilities has been on-going and we plan to immediately proceed to field preparation and construction of these facilities. In addition, half of the 44 currently producing wells will be converted to injectors. Polymer injection is expected to commence during the first quarter of 2011 and we anticipate oil production response six to twelve months after initial injection.
- Published: 18 October 2010
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