News
October 28 2008
Emerald Bay Cases Chigwell, Mobilizes rig to Joffre, Alberta
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 28, 2008Calgary, Alberta, October 28, 2008 – Emerald Bay Energy Inc. (TSX Venture: EBY) (“Emerald Bay” or the “Company”) today reported on recent drilling activities in Central Alberta.
CHIGWELL, ALBERTA
At Chigwell the Company has drilled, cased and cemented its previously announced well at Township 42, Range 25 W4. The Company is encouraged by the logs and multiple prospective pay zones have been identified. Perforation, stimulation, and testing operations are expected to begin within the next two weeks.
JOFFRE, ALBERTA
Rig mobilization operations have initiated Joffre at Township 39, Range 25 W4. Drilling operations will commence on or about October 29th. This Horseshoe Canyon target will be drilled to a depth of approximately 650 metres. Emerald Bay is the operator at Joffre with a 25% working interest. Commenting on recent activities, Shelby Beattie, President of Emerald Bay, said: “We are obviously excited about the potential at Chigwell. It’s a great way to start the Q4 drilling program as we move forward to our Joffre operations.”
ABOUT EMERALD BAY
Emerald Bay Energy Inc., based in Calgary, is a junior oil and gas producer with production properties in Western Canada. The common shares of Emerald Bay trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "EBY". Please visit our website at http://www.emeraldbayenergy.com.
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The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein. BOEs and BOEPD may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of 6 Mcf: 1bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect" or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
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