As always you can't keep a good Alberta oilman down. Land sales prices quoted in the article are very aggressive in current economic conditions. This area of Alberta has been picked over for  60+ years seeking its deeper conventional plays. Imperial's famous Leduc #1 from 1947  is not so far away.

With firmer prices the  technology that allows for exploitation of the shallower plays will create lots of jobs for lots of Albertans. It will be nice to see all those storage yards full of iron in Ponoka, Nisku, Wetaskiwin, Red Deer, Camrose, Stettler empty out as the exploration ramps up.

Can CBM exploration be far behind?