Onshore Oil & Natural Gas - Well Database

Nova Scotia has drilling records dating back to 1869, when several wells were drilled near Lake Ainslie on Cape Breton Island.

Oil-seeps along the shores of the lake and numerous shows and flows in wellbores led to a number of shallow wells being drilled over the last 140 years.

Small quantities of oil have been recovered for analysis and testing but no commercial production has been established.

The next few years will be important to Nova Scotia's onshore as new companies employ new ideas and technologies and more detailed seismic, including 3-D, to define new targets.

Application of slim-hole and horizontal drilling technology will minimize environmental impact and enable companies to validate newer play concepts.

There is a new exploration focus on shale gas and this is expected to continue in the coming years.

For detailed well information, please visit our Onshore NS Petroleum Well Database.