Bonterra Energy Announces Charlie Lake Well Results
Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 12/15/2025, Location: North America
Bonterra Energy Corp. (“Bonterra” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its latest Charlie Lake well results, a strategic Charlie Lake acquisition and its 2026 preliminary budget guidance.
- LATEST TWO CHARLIE LAKE WELLS ONSTREAM IN Q4 2025 WITH AVERAGE 30-DAY SINGLE WELL PEAK RATES OF APPROXIMATELY 1,325 BOE PER DAY
- ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO EXPAND CORE AREA POSITION IN THE CHARLIE LAKE THROUGH A PROPERTY ACQUISITION ADJACENT TO EXISTING OPERATIONS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 760 BOE/D OF PRODUCTION AND 21 TOP TIER DRILLING LOCATIONS
- PRELIMINARY 2026 BUDGET GUIDANCE OF 16,200 TO 16,400 BOE PER DAY SUPPORTED BY $75 TO $80 MILLION CAPITAL PROGRAM
CHARLIE LAKE WELL RESULTS
The Company has finished completion operations on its latest two gross (1.8 net) wells in the fourth quarter of 2025. These wells were executed with three-mile laterals and increased fracture stimulation intensity as compared to the Company’s previously drilled Charlie Lake wells and are showing encouraging early-stage results averaging 30-day peak rates at a combined 2,650 BOE per day, including approximately 1,100 barrels per day of light crude oil, 100 barrels per day of natural gas liquids and 8.7 mmcf per day of conventional natural gas. The Company has an additional well (0.9 net) drilled from the same surface location which is planned to be completed and brought on production in the first quarter of 2026.
Bonterra’s execution and results to date in the Charlie Lake play have solidified its intention to continue increasing size and scale as an operator in the play moving forward.29dk2902l
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EXPANSION OF CHARLIE LAKE CORE AREA THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION
The Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a private company to acquire an asset adjacent to its existing Charlie Lake operations in the Greater Bonanza Area for total cash consideration of $15.7 million, subject to customary closing adjustments (the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition is immediately accretive to production, cash flow and free cash flow per share.
Acquisition Highlights:
- Low decline base production: Approximately 760 BOE per day1 of existing production in low decline oil pools under waterflood;
- Increased area footprint: 41 net sections of land in the Greater Bonanza Area offsetting existing Charlie Lake operations;
- Charlie Lake drilling inventory: 21 identified top tier drilling locations complementary to its existing Charlie Lake inventory in addition to 3 low risk infill locations in the Doig formation; and
- Synergistic infrastructure: Strategic owned and operated infrastructure footprint of underutilized compression, batteries and gathering pipelines creates immediate half cycle drilling opportunities on the acquired lands and proximal existing lands and offers new gas processing optionality in the Greater Bonanza Area.
1 Volumes are comprised of approximately 240 bbl/d light and medium crude oil, 40 bbl/d NGLs and 2,885 mcf/d of conventional natural gas.
The acquisition increases the Company’s Greater Bonanza Charlie Lake Area (map below) land holdings by 36% and strengthens its footprint in its Charlie Lake core area at Bonanza. “Coming off the two most productive wells in Bonterra’s history, this transaction complements our existing operations and adds meaningful depth and quality of drilling inventory to Bonterra’s Charlie Lake asset”, said Patrick Oliver, President and CEO, “Accretive acquisitions in our core areas have been a focus of our team and we are pleased to expand our Charlie Lake inventory position through this strategic transaction and look forward to deploying drilling capital on the acquired assets in 2026.”
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Bonterra plans to drill two gross Charlie Lake locations utilizing a combination of acquired infrastructure and lands from the Acquisition in 2026.
Upon closing, the Company has commitments in place from its banking syndicate to increase its revolving credit facility borrowing base capacity from $125 to $150 million which will increase liquidity post-closing. The transaction will be funded through the revolving credit facility and is expected to close before December 31, 2025.
Greater Bonanza Area
PRELIMINARY 2026 BUDGET: DELIVERING 8% YOY PRODUCTION GROWTH1,2 AND 14% FREE FUNDS FLOW YIELD4,5
Following a strong year in 2025 where the Company executed a pivotal capital raise through the Canadian high yield bond market in the refinancing of its balance sheet, demonstrated strong operational performance through positive guidance revisions on both production and capital, and increased its presence in the Charlie Lake and Montney plays, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved its 2026 preliminary budget (the “Budget”) along with the associated guidance outlined below:
- Approved capital expenditure range of $75 to $80 million;
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- Annual average production of 16,200 and 16,400 BOE per day2, weighted approximately 50 to 52 percent to oil and liquids;
- Funds Flow5 expected between $105 million to $110 million ($2.87 per share3 to $3.00 per share3);
- Free Funds Flow5 of approximately $21 million ($0.55 per share3) generating approximately 14% Free Funds Flow Yield4,5 anchored on US$60 per barrel WTI and $3.00 per GJ AECO;
- $8 million allocated to abandonment and reclamation obligations (“ARO”) in 2026; and
- Net Debt to Last Twelve Months’ EBITDA ratio5 expected to be approximately 1.3x at year end 2026.
BUDGET AND GUIDANCE DETAILS
The 2026 Budget is structured to generate meaningful Free Funds Flow through further investment in the development and delineation of its Charlie Lake and Montney assets, and continuing to optimize the Company’s Cardium asset through targeted waterflood projects and development drilling. The Company remains committed to a disciplined approach to managing leverage levels and will focus use of Free Funds Flow to debt repayment and share buybacks in 2026.
The allocation of the Company’s 2026 planned capital expenditures is expected to be:
- approximately 60 percent towards the Charlie Lake core area, directed to the completion activities of 1 gross (0.9 net) drilled and uncompleted (DUC) well carried over from the 2025 capital program, the drilling and completion activities of 6 gross (5.7 net) wells and infrastructure projects to support the area’s long term development;
- approximately 10 percent towards the Montney, directed to the completion of 1 gross (1 net) drilled and uncompleted (DUC) well carried over from the 2025 capital program;
- approximately 25 percent towards the Cardium core area, directed to waterflood projects and development drilling and completions activities; and
- approximately 5 percent to land and facilities maintenance.
To mitigate risk and add stability during periods of market volatility, hedges have been put in place on approximately 31 percent of Bonterra’s expected crude oil and 21 percent of its natural gas production, both net of royalties, through the first half of 2026. Through the next six months, Bonterra has secured WTI prices between $55.00 USD to $72.50 USD per bbl on approximately 1,750 bbls per day; and natural gas prices between $1.75 to $3.30 per GJ on approximately 10,750 GJ per day. In addition, Bonterra has secured WTI pricing of $60.04 USD per barrel for 500 barrels per day for the final six months of 2026, and natural gas prices between $3.10 and $3.30 per GJ for 6,679 GJ per day covering the final six months of 2026 and the first quarter of 2027, through fixed-price contracts.
Bonterra’s budget is designed to enable the Company to responsibly manage the pace of capital deployment and prioritize the best return projects in allocating capital. Bonterra plans to regularly review the Budget and may elect to adjust the amount and timing of capital spending depending on the prevailing commodity price environment.
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