Questerre updates status of 15-01 Kakwa gas well

1/14/2013 12:49 AM EST

Calgary, Alberta -- Questerre Energy Corporation 
("Questerre" or the "Company") reported today on the 
status of its Montney gas well located at 15-01-62-06-
W6M ("15-01" or the "Well") in the Kakwa area, 45 
kilometres north of Grand Cache, Alberta.

As previously reported, the Well was being pressure 
tested on January 12, 2013, when equipment failure 
resulted in an uncontrolled release of completion 
fluids and gas. The Well is now under control and 
flowing through separators to the flare stack.

The Company's priority after the loss of control was 
to ensure the safety of the crew and general public. 
Air quality monitoring was setup in a 10 km radius 
with a mobile unit testing area up to 150 km away. 
Only trace amounts of hydrogen sulphide or sour gas 
were detected. All stakeholders in the area were 
contacted and kept informed of the status of the well 
throughout the period. The next priority was to ensure 
a safe work environment on site.

After these goals were achieved, well control 
operations were undertaken. These operators safely 
brought the well under control approximately 48 hours 
after the initial incident. The wellbore integrity is 
maintained and production testing operations will 
commence in the near future.

An investigation of the incident will be undertaken in 
co-operation with the regulators. The Company will 
report on the results of this in due course.

Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer 
of Questerre, commented "I want to thank the first 
responders who secured this site. I also greatly 
appreciate the supportive comments and help of 
stakeholders in the area and apologize for the 
concerns created. In particular, I am impressed with 
and grateful for the incident response team on site 
for their calm work under pressure to successfully 
resolve this incident."


For further information, please contact:

Questerre Energy Corporation
Michael Binnion, President
(403) 807-7375 | Email: