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Assessment efficiency

Are comparable assessment activities being delivered efficiently, and why do some projects cost more than others?

Cost per productive drilling hour

$215

+4.3% vs FY25

Drilling cost per metre

$268

-3.1% vs FY25

Metres per productive hour

0.80

+5.2% vs FY25

Cost per monitoring well

$18,940

+1.7% vs FY25

Productive drilling hours

58,182

46,512 m advanced

Non-productive time

21.9%

-6.2% vs FY25

Assessment efficiency versus complexity

Each point is a project. Bubble size is borehole count. The shaded band is the expected performance range for that class.

Illustrative normalization
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4Shaded band: expected range for the class

Complexity classes

Expected cost per productive hour by class.

Illustrative model
  • Class 1$148 - $186

    Access-ready, single pad, augerable overburden

    Median $165 / productive hour

  • Class 2$176 - $224

    Winter access, mixed till, 2-4 boreholes

    Median $198 / productive hour

  • Class 3$208 - $268

    Cobble/refusal risk, well installs, muskeg matting

    Median $236 / productive hour

  • Class 4$252 - $344

    Remote fly/barge, sour service, deep delineation

    Median $292 / productive hour

Normalization inputs: borehole depth, number of boreholes, drilling method, drilling conditions, mobilization and travel, productive time share, well installation design.

Metres per productive hour

Field productivity, ranked.

Drilling cost per metre

Drilling cost class divided by total metres drilled, ranked by project.

Monitoring well installation

Installation cost per completed well, with the context that explains the difference.

ProjectWells installedTotal installation costCost per wellDepth and installation contextTravel
Fox Creek 14-22 PSI6$112K$18,66711.9 m average · Solid stem auger · Cobble refusal at 6.5 m on 4 locationsRegional
Kaybob South 3-11 DSA4$68K$17,00013.0 m average · Sonic · Dry till, unrestricted accessLocal
Chinchaga 8-30 Delineation9$194K$21,55615.5 m average · Sonic · Matting required, 140 km winter haulRemote
Gold Creek 11-4 PSI5$84K$16,80010.6 m average · Solid stem auger · Shallow groundwater, sloughing sidewallsRegional
Simonette 2-7 Risk Screen7$128K$18,28614.5 m average · Sonic · Sour service standby, muskeg edgeRegional