Corridor's Safety Slogan “At work, rest and play: safety first every day.”

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 Scholarships Awarded (see
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 Penobsquis Family Fun Day
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 Corridor News is available
on Corridor’s website
www.corridor.ca/aboutus/corporate-responsibilitycommunityengagement.html#corridornews
(see page 5)
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Management
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Scholarships Awarded
2
Penobsquis Family Fun
Day
3
Sponsorship
4
Production Operations
4
Seismic Update
4
Drilling and
Completions
5
Safety and Environment 6
Update
Corridor News Available on Website
7
For More Information
About Natural Gas
7
Upcoming Activities
7
Call Before You Dig
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Corridor’s Safety
Slogan
“At work, rest and
play: safety first
every day.”
On August 29, 2014, Doug Foster, Chair of Corridor Resources Board of Directors,
introduced Steve Moran (left) to Corridor employees as the new President and CEO,
taking over from Phil Knoll (right), who joined Corridor in the Fall of 2010.
Steve has Maritime connections as he grew up in Dartmouth and graduated with a BBA
from Acadia University. Steve comes to Corridor with more than 30 years' experience
with oil and gas companies, for example, Bellamount Exploration Ltd. increased its value
in double digits in cash flow, production and reserves under his leadership. Corridor
looks to be in good hands. Welcome aboard, Steve.
Phil Knoll hands over Corridor Resources to Steve to continue the development of Frederick Brook Shale, Anticosti Island and Old Harry. Phil may be retired from Corridor
as an employee, but he will continue to provide strategic advice on the Board. We thank
him for his leadership and his hard work on our behalf.
We wish to congratulate Doug Bailey as he begins his retirement after 43 years in the
oil and gas industry. He has been an integral part of Corridor. Doug’s contributions
to the company will be valued and remembered. His dedication, commitment and
knowledge are worthy of admiration. Doug we wish you all the best!
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Devin Keith
Sussex Regional High School
NBCC Saint John
Jacob Freeze
Sussex Regional High School
Crandall University
Natalie Wallace
Sussex Regional High School
Dalhousie University Truro
Amber Killam
Petitcodiac Regional School
NBCC Moncton
Corridor Scholarships Awarded
Brady Ollivier
Sussex Regional High School
UNB Fredericton
Cecilia Keith
Sussex Regional High School
St. Francis Xavier
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Brodi Plaggenborg
Sussex Regional High School
NBCC Miramichi
Carolyn Burgess
Petitcodiac Regional School
Mount Allison University
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8th Annual Penobsquis Family Fun Day
Submission from the Organizing Committee
What a great day for the community of Penobsquis. It was wonderful to see neighbors, friends and family come and enjoy this day. Morning till night, there was something for everyone.
Special thanks to everyone involved in making the day a success. Whether you were a business and donated money or
prizes, in on the planning stages or worked at the event that day, your help was very much appreciated. On behalf of the
community – THANK YOU!
Parade theme was “ELECTRIC 80’s”
Shawn McLean was very happy
to win the $100 VISA card.
Ball Hockey Youth Competitive Winners "Cheetos” .Teammates Owen Dunfield, Anthony McLean, Keaton Deveau,
Ian Moffett, Sam Smith and Gage McLeod. Presented by Ed
Murray, Chairman PFFD.
Canadian Tire Bicycle winners this year were Owen
Dunfield, Savannah Tomilson and Jacob Steeves.
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Ball Hockey Adult Competitive winners
“Grave-Seekers”
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Fracture stimulation and completion operations in the McCully and Elgin areas are nearing completion. Over the
course of the 2014 Work Program the following stimulation treatments were performed:
B-41 well at Elgin G-41 Well Pad – 3 treatments August 4, 5, and 14
L-37 well at McCully D-58 Well Pad – 2 treatments August 17 and 23
P-67 well at McCully N-57 Well Pad – 1 treatment August 20
J-76 well at McCully O-76 Well Pad – 2 treatments August 30 and September 9
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Sponsorship
SPOT, Golden Years Fellowship, Elgin Seniors, Elgin Fire Department, Kings County Soil and Crop
All of the work in the 2014 Work Program was conducted under Approvals granted by the New Brunswick Regulators
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Finally, Corridor would like to express its thanks and appreciation to the local community for all of the patience and
understanding that permitted us to undertake the work program this season.
Requests are still under review from the following organizations: Sussex Vale Transition House
and Danny & Jessica Foundation.
Production Operations Update
The McCully Field Production Operations are steady and running as normal. Field personnel are
continually assessing and implementing process improvements to optimize flow and operation of
the Gas Plant. With the 2014 Work over Campaign winding down, the focus has turned to installing facilities to flow the wells. Construction has begun to tie-in three wells (the E-67B well on
the F-67 Well Pad; the J-76 well on the O-76 Well Pad; and the L-37 well on the D-48 Well Pad)
that are currently not connected to the McCully gathering system. The tie-in activities are expected to be completed by late November or early December 2014.
Seismic Activity Update
There have been no seismic activities since the last newsletter. There are no seismic plans in Q4.
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Drilling and Completions Update
Drilling
Upon successfully obtaining approvals for the phased Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for the 2014
scope of work in McCully and Elgin, Corridor commenced its 2014 Work Program by expanding and upgrading the F-67 Well Pad off the Back Road in Penobsquis. The Precision 641 service rig was brought in to
the E-67B well to clean out the existing well bore and to run and cement production casing to prepare the
well for fracture stimulation and completion activities.
The rig then moved to the O-76 Well Pad for work on the J-76 well. The rig performed a cement bond log
of the existing casing and perforated the desired intervals. Production casing was run to surface with a balldrop completion system to enable two fracture stimulations to be completed.
The rig was then demobilized back to Alberta.
Completions
Fracture stimulation and completion operations in the McCully and Elgin areas are nearing completion. During the 2014 Work Program the following fracture stimulation treatments were performed between August
4, 2014 and September 9, 2014:
B-41 well at Elgin G-41 Well Pad
L-37 well at McCully D-58 Well Pad
P-67 well at McCully N-57 Well Pad
J-76 well at McCully O-76 Well Pad
E-67B well at McCully F-67 Well Pad
Completions and tie-in activities are in progress with all work expected to be complete in late November
or early December.
Other ongoing work over and maintenance activities included some of the other wells in the McCully field.
This work took place while the coiled tubing and snubbing equipment, which was mobilized in support of
the fracture stimulation program, was still in the area.
All of the work in the 2014 Work Program was conducted under Approvals granted by the New Brunswick
Regulators and in strict compliance with the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government document “Responsible Environmental Management of Oil and Natural Gas Activities in New
Brunswick – Rules for Industry” and the draft Oil and Natural Gas Operating Standards for Well Exploration, Development and Production.
Finally, Corridor would like to express thanks and appreciation to the local community for all of the patience and understanding that permitted us to undertake the work program this season.
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Safety and Environment Update
Since the April 2014 Newsletter, the Corridor HSE Department has been engaged in a variety of activities to support ongoing drilling, completions and production operations. The HSE team submitted its
new and updated plans to the Regulator and these were approved for the 2014 work program in
McCully and Elgin. Corridor added a field HSE Coordinator based in Penobsquis during the 2014 work
program. This individual also provided support to the Production Operations Group and the facilities at
the McCully Gas Plant.
Despite the best efforts of everyone involved in our operations, several incidents have been reported
since the April 2014 Newsletter and during the 2014 Work Program. Nine minor spills or accidental
releases were promptly reported to the NB Department of Environment and Local Government. These
incidents were immediately contained and cleaned up. There have been five complaints or requests for
information from land owners, two near misses, and two security incidents. Three incidents of minor
equipment damage were reported. All of the above incidents were recorded and investigated and corrective actions implemented.
Special thanks to the Elgin Fire Department for providing the 24-security coverage to our
Elgin program for the past three months.
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Since the April 2014 Newsletter, the Corridor HSE Department has been engaged in a variety of activities to support
ongoing drilling, completions and production operations. The HSE team has submitted its new and updated plans to the
Regulator and has had these approved for the 2014 work program in McCully and Elin. Corridor added a field HSE Coordinator to be based in Penobsquis for the duration of the 2014 work program. This individual also provided support to
the Production Operations Group and the facilities at the McCully Gas Plant.
Despite the best efforts of everyone involved in our operations, several incidents have been reported since the April
2014 Newsletter and during the 2014 Work Program. Nine minor spills or accidental releases were promptly reported
to the NB Department of Environment and Local Government. These incidents
were immediately
contained
and cleaned
Brent DeBow,
Junior Facilities
Engineer,
up. There have been seven complaints or requests for information from preparing
land owners,
one
near
miss,
and
one
safety documentation whileunauthorized entry onto one of our worksites. Three incidents of minor equipment
damage
reported.site.
All of the above inciworking onwere
a completions
dents were recorded and investigated and corrective actions implemented.
Corridor News Available on Website
Corridor Resources has been, and will continue, posting copies of its newsletter on the Corridor
Website at:
www.corridor.ca/about-us/corporate-responsibility-community-engagement.html#corridornews.
Anyone interested in reading Corridor’s newsletter can access it online. If you do not have access to
a computer or would prefer to continue receiving a hard copy, please contact Nancy Secord at (506)
433-3066.
For More Information About Natural Gas
There has been a lot of discussion in New Brunswick about oil and natural gas exploration and production.
For more information, the following websites can be consulted:
Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources - www.csur.ca
Gas Association - www.cga.ca
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) - www.capp.ca
American Natural Gas Association - www.anga.us
Upcoming Activities
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The next newsletter will be published on December 31, 2014.
Due to the limited field activities, other than normal Production Operations, the McCully Joint Health
and Safety Committee meetings will be deferred until such time that field activity increases.
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Call Before You Dig
Please provide two business
days in
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Corridor’s "Call-Before-You-Dig" program provides guidance to
landowners and other third parties on actions to be taken before
undertaking any ground disturbances within 30 metres of the
transmission pipeline Right of Way (RoW) and within 20 metres of
the gathering system pipeline RoW.
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The "Call-Before-You-Dig" line, 1-800-880-5705, is operated on a
24 hour/7 days a week basis and calls to the number are answered
by one of the answering service personnel. This person will provide information about the location of Corridor’s pipelines. The
information and excavation request will be forwarded to a Corridor representative, who will follow up with the caller to discuss
the ground disturbance and inspect the location of the proposed
ground disturbance. Corridor will notify the landowner of any
special requirements for working in the area near the pipeline.
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Written permission from Corridor is required prior to any ground
disturbance.
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Corridor has posted signs along the pipeline route with the "CallBefore-You-Dig" information and phone number.
Did You Know?
to get a message to our on-call
personnel.
Corridor is an Eastern Canadian junior resource company engaged in
the exploration for and development and production of petroleum
and natural gas onshore in New Brunswick and Québec and offshore
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Corridor currently has natural gas production and reserves in the McCully Field near Sussex, New Brunswick and crude oil reserves in the Caledonia Field near Sussex, New
Brunswick. In addition, Corridor has contingent resources and discovered unrecoverable resources in Elgin, New Brunswick and has a
21.67% interest in a joint venture which has undiscovered resources
on Anticosti Island, Québec.
Corridor Resources Inc.
#301, Cornwallis House
5475 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3T2
Phone: 1-888-429-4511
Fax: 902-429-0209
We want to hear from you!
Please send any suggestions or comments to:
Corridor Mission Statement
Dena Murphy
Health, Safety, Environment & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Phone: 1-888-429-4511
E-mail: HSE@corridor.ca
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The New Brunswick Pipeline Act, 2005, requires anyone proposing
to undertake ground disturbance near a pipeline to determine the
location of the buried pipeline and to advise the pipeline operator
before any ground disturbance.
proposed ground disturbance
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If you have any questions or concerns after our normal working
hours you can call
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Corridor Resources is focused on the exploration and development of oil and
gas in eastern Canada. Corridor is dedicated to safe work practices, environmentally responsible operations and the highest level of business integrity. With
a strong leadership team supported by devoted employees and contractors,
Corridor aims to create shareholder value by expanding its reserves and production while fostering successful partnerships in the communities in which we live
and work.
www.corridor.ca
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