Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd.
Follow- Proceeding
- 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
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.
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.
Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd. filed an assignment in bankruptcy, commencing the BIA proceeding in the Court of King's Bench of Alberta under file BK013177635.
Debtor
Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd.
Trustee in bankruptcy
MNP
| # | Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Secured | County 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 | $1 | Creditor's Package |
| 4 | Secured | Alberta 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 | $1 | Creditor's Package |
| 4 | Secured | Wheatland 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 | $1 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | RMU Resources Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $142K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | DI Investments Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $118K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | GW Murray Ranches Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $115K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Namaka Farms Inc.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $100K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Pachanga Resources Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $86.1K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Allan Thornedebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $56.3K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. · in 7 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $45.4K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Sun West Ventures Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $44.5K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | 2169039 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $42.5K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Strangmuir Holdings Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $37.2K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | 506848 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $29.3K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $28.5K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Dick A. Dickdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $27.4K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | The Canadian Pheasant Companydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $23.3K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Ovintiv · in 2 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $22K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Donald & Laura Janzendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $19.9K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Freehold Royalty Partnershipdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $15.5K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Larry Janzendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $14.2K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Joni M. McNeelydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $13.5K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Randy Redelbackdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $11.5K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | 1861270 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $11K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Ducks Unlimited Canadadebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $10.7K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Pandell · in 3 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $10.2K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Employees (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 | $10K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Indian Oil & Gas CanadaGovernment / Crown creditor. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $9.85K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Robert Sewalldebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $9.79K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | 799428 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $9.7K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Skyeland Oils Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $9.37K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Ryan & Nicole Gardnerdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $9.3K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | UFA Co-operative Limited · in 8 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $8.3K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Ptarmigan Oil & Gas Accountingdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $8.26K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Kyle Janzendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $8.1K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Lincoln & Elanne Sanforddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $7.8K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Murray Cattle Companydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $7.72K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | City of Brooksdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $7.59K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Sharon Lisowski & Patrick Lisowskidebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $7.5K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Hanging Shaw Farms Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $7.2K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Rising Tidedebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $5.93K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Siksika Nation Tribal Administration · in 3 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $5.91K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Wesley Thiessendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $5.27K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Withage Farms Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $5.25K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Southern Gas Compressiondebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $5.12K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Oaktree Resources Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $4.76K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Todd Green & Carla Jakobsendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $4.76K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Eastern Irrigation Districtdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $4.39K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Alberta Government (Crown Debt Collections)Government / Crown creditor. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $4.1K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Ron Urichukdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $3.54K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Howard True Chartdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $3.1K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Tyson Plumbingdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $2.54K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Fred Thiessen (In Trust)debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $2.2K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Cardinal Energydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $2.1K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Big Gunsdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $2K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Brooks Field Servicedebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $1.87K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Nadia Peltondebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $1.48K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Select Communicationsdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $1.21K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Wiggins Adjustment Ltddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $1.06K | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Mars Royalty PTN or Mars Energydebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $862 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Arthur Willms In Trustdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $736 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Utility Safety Partners · in 4 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $649 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Pennwest Petroleum Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $560 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | 1847330 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $557 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | ABSA · in 18 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $484 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | EPCOR Energy Services · in 5 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $462 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | CDN Controls Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $456 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Elviera Simsdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $456 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Mary Slimmondebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $456 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | John Thiessendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $456 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Hedy Mayesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $456 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Werner Thiessendebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $456 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Heritage Royalty Partnershipdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $416 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Anthony Wormandebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $372 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Secure Energy · in 7 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $281 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Telus Health · in 10 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $253 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | New North Resources Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $249 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Pennwest Explorationdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $240 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | 509913 AB Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $231 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Siksika Energy Resources Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $180 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Canadian Pacific Railway Company · in 8 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $147 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Lintus Resources Limiteddebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $130 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Telus Communications · in 39 casesdebtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $108 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Daqing Royalty Properties PTRNP (c/o Canlin Energy Corp.)debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $95 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Persist Oil & Gas Inc.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $91 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Canadian Freehold Consulting Ltd.debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $62 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | Alberta Department of Energy · in 2 casesGovernment / Crown creditor. — debtor: Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd · as of 23 Jan 2025 | $19 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | CRA - 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 | $1 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | WCB - 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 | $1 | Creditor's Package |
| 8 | Unsecured | CRA - 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 | $1 | Creditor's Package |
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.Second Report of the Trustee - Filed · 1 Apr 2026
| Purchaser | Price | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 GST | Not completed18 Feb 2026 | Second Report of the Trustee - Filed |
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
| Date | Document | File |
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| Proposed form of Order Amending Order - Unrealized Assets | ||
| Service Letter to Calgary Commercial Coordinator | ||
| Affidavit of Service - Filed | ||
Application to Amended Order Returnable - Filed
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Second Report of the Trustee - Filed
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Order - Unrealized Assets - filed
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Sale Approval and Vesting Order FILED
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First Report of the Trustee (Filed)
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| Certificate of Appointment | ||
Creditor's Package
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Filing titles, dates, and extracted key facts are public.
CiteProceedings., “Prospect Oil & Gas Management Ltd.” (Bankruptcy), Court of King's Bench of Alberta. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/prospect-oil-and-gas-management-ltd