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Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd.

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BankruptcyBankruptcy and Insolvency Act, RSC 1985, c. B-3, as amended, specifically s. 40(2); Judicature Act, RSA 2000, c J-2
File
BK01-3177635
Filings held10
Last activity7 Apr 2026
On the record606 days
Secured debt$1
OverviewSummary updated

Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd. filed an assignment in bankruptcy on January 23, 2025, commencing a bankruptcy proceeding under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The matter is before the Court of King's Bench of Alberta under court file number BK013177635. The proceeding remains active. Nothing further has been recorded on the file since the assignment, and the record identifies no subsequent orders, reports or hearing dates.

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#Sale

The court granted an approval and vesting order for the sale to Decimus Oil Corp. Closing terms, as extracted: Vesting effective upon delivery of the Trustee's Closing Certificate confirming payment of Purchase Price, satisfaction/waiver of closing conditions, and completion of the Transaction.

Source: Sale Approval and Vesting Order FILED

Parties

Debtor

Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd.

Trustee in bankruptcy

MNP

Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
stated amounts, drawn to scale
#Priority classCreditorAmountSource
4SecuredCounty of Newell · in 2 casesAsset securing the liability: 201 (Furniture) — Municipal (property tax). Secured amount stated as nominal $1.00 in Form 78 (creditor no. 22); unsecured column 0.00. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 16 Jan 2025$1Creditor's Package
4SecuredAlberta Energy Regulator · in 25 casesAsset securing the liability: 101 (Deposits in financial institutions) — Regulatory (Alberta Energy Regulator). Secured amount stated as nominal $1.00 in Form 78 (creditor no. 9); unsecured column 0.00. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 16 Jan 2025$1Creditor's Package
4SecuredWheatland County · in 2 casesAsset securing the liability: 501 (Other personal property / machinery and equipment) — Municipal (property tax). Secured amount stated as nominal $1.00 in Form 78 (creditor no. 88); unsecured column 0.00. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 16 Jan 2025$1Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredRMU Resources Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$142KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredDI Investments Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$118KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredGW Murray Ranches Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$115KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredNamaka Farms Inc.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$100KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredPachanga Resources Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$86.1KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredAllan Thornedebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$56.3KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredPrairieSky Royalty Ltd. · in 7 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$45.4KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredSun West Ventures Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$44.5KCreditor's Package
8Unsecured2169039 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$42.5KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredStrangmuir Holdings Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$37.2KCreditor's Package
8Unsecured506848 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$29.3KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredCanadian Natural Resources Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$28.5KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredDick A. Dickdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$27.4KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredThe Canadian Pheasant Companydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$23.3KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredOvintiv · in 2 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$22KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredDonald & Laura Janzendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$19.9KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredFreehold Royalty Partnershipdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$15.5KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredLarry Janzendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$14.2KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredJoni M. McNeelydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$13.5KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredRandy Redelbackdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$11.5KCreditor's Package
8Unsecured1861270 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$11KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredDucks Unlimited Canadadebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$10.7KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredPandell · in 3 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$10.2KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredEmployees (c/o MNP Ltd.) · in 185 casesEmployee claim. Listed in the unsecured column; the SoA classifies no amount as preferred (Preferred creditors, securities and priorities line = $0.00). — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$10KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredIndian Oil & Gas CanadaGovernment / Crown creditor. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$9.85KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredRobert Sewalldebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$9.79KCreditor's Package
8Unsecured799428 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$9.7KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredSkyeland Oils Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$9.37KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredRyan & Nicole Gardnerdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$9.3KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredUFA Co-operative Limited · in 8 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$8.3KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredPtarmigan Oil & Gas Accountingdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$8.26KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredKyle Janzendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$8.1KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredLincoln & Elanne Sanforddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$7.8KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredMurray Cattle Companydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$7.72KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredCity of Brooksdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$7.59KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredSharon Lisowski & Patrick Lisowskidebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$7.5KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredHanging Shaw Farms Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$7.2KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredRising Tidedebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$5.93KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredSiksika Nation Tribal Administration · in 3 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$5.91KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredWesley Thiessendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$5.27KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredWithage Farms Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$5.25KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredSouthern Gas Compressiondebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$5.12KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredOaktree Resources Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$4.76KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredTodd Green & Carla Jakobsendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$4.76KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredEastern Irrigation Districtdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$4.39KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredAlberta Government (Crown Debt Collections)Government / Crown creditor. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$4.1KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredRon Urichukdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$3.54KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredHoward True Chartdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$3.1KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredTyson Plumbingdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$2.54KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredFred Thiessen (In Trust)debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$2.2KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredCardinal Energydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$2.1KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredBig Gunsdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$2KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredBrooks Field Servicedebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$1.87KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredNadia Peltondebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$1.48KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredSelect Communicationsdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$1.21KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredWiggins Adjustment Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$1.06KCreditor's Package
8UnsecuredMars Royalty PTN or Mars Energydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$862Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredArthur Willms In Trustdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$736Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredUtility Safety Partners · in 4 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$649Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredPennwest Petroleum Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$560Creditor's Package
8Unsecured1847330 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$557Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredABSA · in 18 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$484Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredEPCOR Energy Services · in 5 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$462Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredCDN Controls Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$456Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredElviera Simsdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$456Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredMary Slimmondebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$456Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredJohn Thiessendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$456Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredHedy Mayesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$456Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredWerner Thiessendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$456Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredHeritage Royalty Partnershipdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$416Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredAnthony Wormandebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$372Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredSecure Energy · in 7 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$281Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredTelus Health · in 10 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$253Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredNew North Resources Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$249Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredPennwest Explorationdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$240Creditor's Package
8Unsecured509913 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$231Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredSiksika Energy Resources Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$180Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredCanadian Pacific Railway Company · in 8 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$147Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredLintus Resources Limiteddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$130Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredTelus Communications · in 39 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$108Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredDaqing Royalty Properties PTRNP (c/o Canlin Energy Corp.)debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$95Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredPersist Oil & Gas Inc.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$91Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredCanadian Freehold Consulting Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$62Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredAlberta Department of Energy · in 2 casesGovernment / Crown creditor. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$19Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredCRA - Canada Revenue Agency (Tax Centre, Sudbury ON) · in 17 casesCRA - deemed trust class (quasi-governmental). Amount stated as nominal $1.00 in Form 78 (creditor no. 23); actual indebtedness not quantified. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$1Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredWCB - Workers Compensation Board of Alberta · in 2 casesNature of liability recorded as 'Other'. Amount stated as nominal $1.00 in Form 78 (creditor no. 85); actual indebtedness not quantified. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$1Creditor's Package
8UnsecuredCRA - Tax Prairies (Surrey National Verification and Collection Centre) · in 3 casesCRA - deemed trust class (quasi-governmental). Amount stated as nominal $1.00 in Form 78 (creditor no. 24); actual indebtedness not quantified. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025$1Creditor's Package
Sale processAs stated in the filings

Sale did not completeWith the failure of Decimus to close their transaction, the Trustee has no other party interested in acquiring the Assets of Prospect.Second Report of the Trustee - Filed · 1 Apr 2026

PurchaserPriceStatusSource
Decimus Oil Corp.the Trustee's and the Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the 'Purchased Assets') · asset sale · nominee/assignee: its nominee · agreement 27 Oct 2025$100KDecimus has agreed to purchase certain of the Oil & Gas Properties for $100,000.00 plus GSTNot completed18 Feb 2026Second Report of the Trustee - Filed
AdvisorsSayer Energy Advisors (financial advisor)Second Report of the Trustee - Filed
Closing termsVesting of Unrealized Assets back to Prospect becomes effective upon filing of the Trustee's Certificate confirming arrangements with the AER for transition to the Orphan Well Association or another responsible partyOrder - Unrealized Assets - filed
Estate financialsReported figures — never derived
Total liabilities at filing$4.4M

As at 25 Mar 2025 · per AER deemed liability value (Licensee Liability Rating; estimated abandonment and reclamation obligations) for Prospect's Oil & Gas Properties, as stated in the Sayer Energy Advisors marketing brochure (Appendix B). This is a Trustee's First Report seeking sale approval and re-transfer/vesting of assets; it contains no statement of affairs, no creditor listing, and no audited balance sheet. The figure is a regulatory quasi-liability estimate, not an audited creditor balance. · Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd. Alberta oil & gas properties: aggregate deemed liability $4.4 million = Brooks/Bantry $2.9 million + Namaka $1.5 million (both as of March 25, 2025). Separately, the Unrealized Assets received no offers, were deemed unsaleable, and are being re-vested to Prospect for transition to the Orphan Well Association (OWA): approximately 78 wells licensed by the bankrupt, 2 licensed facilities plus 14 facility infrastructures (non-operating working interest), and 43 pipeline segments (of approximately 136 wells, 18 facilities, and 94 pipeline segments held at the Bankruptcy Date). — The saleable Oil & Gas Properties (Brooks/Namaka producing assets) were sold to Decimus Oil Corp. (formerly Tenth Avenue Petroleum Corp.) for $100,000.00 plus GST -- the only offer received in the Sayer sale process (effective date November 1, 2025). Operating income net to Prospect for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately ($81,000) per month, or ($972,000) annualized (properties shut-in since September 2024). Estimated ongoing monthly holding costs $10,675. Bankruptcy Date January 23, 2025; report dated November 10, 2025. Component deemed liabilities ($2.9M Brooks/Bantry

Documents
10 filings
DateDocumentFile
Proposed form of Order Amending Order - Unrealized AssetsPDF
Service Letter to Calgary Commercial CoordinatorPDF
Affidavit of Service - FiledPDF
Application to Amended Order Returnable - Filed
  • Applicant MNP LTD. in its capacity as the Trustee in Bankruptcy of PROSPECT OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT LTD.
  • Commencement date 2 April 2026
  • Court COURT OF KING'S BENCH OF ALBERTA
  • Court file no BK01-3177635
  • + 1 more extracted fact
PDF
Second Report of the Trustee - Filed
  • Closing confirmed Did not complete · 18 Feb 2026 · Decimus Oil Corp
  • Purchaser Decimus Oil Corp · certain assets of the Company · asset sale · not completed
  • Sale advisor Sayer Energy Advisors (financial advisor)
  • Sale outcome Sale did not complete — With the failure of Decimus to close their transaction, the Trustee has no other party interested in acquiring the Assets of Prospect.
PDF
Order - Unrealized Assets - filed
  • Closing terms Vesting of Unrealized Assets back to Prospect becomes effective upon filing of the Trustee's Certificate confirming arrangements with the AER for transition to the Orphan Well Association or another responsible party
  • Order date 19 November 2025
  • Presiding officer Justice B.B. Johnston
  • Sale outcome No acceptable bid — Unrealized Assets were actively marketed as part of the sales process, but no offers were received, and are unsaleable; they are vested back to Prospect
PDF
Sale Approval and Vesting Order FILED
  • Closing terms Vesting effective upon delivery of the Trustee's Closing Certificate confirming payment of Purchase Price, satisfaction/waiver of closing conditions, and completion of the Transaction
  • Order date 19 November 2025
  • Purchaser Decimus Oil Corp. · nominee/assignee its nominee · the Trustee's and the Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the 'Purchased Assets') · asset sale · approved
  • Sale outcome Sale approved — The Transaction is hereby authorized and approved
PDF
First Report of the Trustee (Filed)
  • Applicant MNP LTD., TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PROSPECT OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT LTD., A BANKRUPT
  • Appointee MNP Ltd.
  • Appointee role Trustee
  • Commencement date 23 January 2025
  • + 8 more extracted facts
PDF
Certificate of AppointmentPDF
Creditor's Package
  • Financial position Assets $4 · Liabilities $1.22M · as at 23 Jan 2025 · per Form 78 Statement of Affairs (Corporate Bankruptcy), values as stated and estimated by bankrupt/debtor; sworn 23-Jan-2025 · Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd (single corporate entity) — Total assets of $4.00 comprise four nominal $1.00 asset placeholders (deposits in financial institutions, furniture, machinery/equipment, real property); deficiency stated as -$1,221,724.51. Summary liability lines: secured creditors $3.00 (three nominal $1.00 secured claims), preferred creditors/securities/priorities $0.00, unsecured creditors $1,221,725.51, contingent/trust/other $0.00, total liabilities $1,221,728.51. Asset value figures are nominal placeholders, not appraised realizable values.
  • Secured creditors $1 · Note: Municipal (property tax). Secured amount stated as nominal $1.00 in Form 78 (creditor no. 88); unsecured column 0.00. · Page: 13 · As of: 2025-01-16 · Debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · Creditor: Wheatland County · Security: Asset securing the liability: 501 (Other personal property / machinery and equipment)
  • Unsecured creditors $862 · Page: 9 · As of: 2025-01-23 · Basis: Form 78 Statement of Affairs - List of Liabilities, as stated and estimated by debtor · Debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · Creditor: Mars Royalty PTN or Mars Energy
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