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Cardium land sales in Alberta

Since 2003, 15,474 Alberta Crown petroleum and natural gas parcels whose rights include the Cardium have sold for $6.37 billion in bonus, an average of $816.73/ha, within an approximate area. In the last 12 months, 308 sold for $166.9 million at an average of $554.93/ha. 19 parcels with Cardium rights are posted for upcoming sales.

Upper Cretaceous sandstone and conglomerate; a long-lived light-oil play, revived by horizontal multi-stage wells, from Pembina to the foothills.

Approximate area. No published Cardium outline is used here; the boundary is derived from Crown notices. See how parcels are matched.

Bonus since 2003$6,365,076,885
Parcels sold15,474
Last 12 months$166,871,728
12-month average$554.93/ha

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Cardium approximate areaparcels sold in the last 2 years

Posted for upcoming sales (19)

SaleContractLandsHectaresRights
2026-11-18A009813-57-26-W5256Surface to the base of the bluesky-bullhead
2026-11-18A0101SE-1-66-21-W5, SW-1-66-21-W5128Surface to basement
2026-11-18A0102SE-2-66-21-W5, SW-2-66-21-W5128Surface to basement
2026-12-02A00093-49-17-W5256Surface to the base of the Viking Fm
2026-12-02A0011SE-21-63-25-W564Surface to basement
2026-12-02A0014NW-16-74-6-W664Surface to the base of the bluesky-bullhead
2026-12-02B0016NW-17-55-18-W5, 21-55-18-W5, NE-17-55-18-W5 +2512Surface to basement; Surface to the top of the Cardium Fm below the base of the second white specks to basement; Below the base of the Cardium Fm to basement; Below the base of …
2026-12-02B001819-34-6-W5256Surface to basement
2026-12-16A003918-37-4-W5256Below the base of the Edmonton Grp to basement
2026-12-16A0041SE-20-57-20-W564Surface to the base of the bluesky-bullhead
2026-12-16A0042NW-20-57-20-W564Surface to the base of the bluesky-bullhead
2026-12-16A0043NE-20-57-20-W564Surface to the base of the bluesky-bullhead
2026-12-16A0044SW-29-57-20-W564Surface to the base of the bluesky-bullhead
2026-12-16B0053SE-3-37-7-W5, NE-10-37-7-W5, 11-37-7-W5 +151,728Surface to the base of the Mannville Grp; Below the base of the Cardium Fm to the base of the Mannville Grp; Below the base of the Viking Fm to the base of the Mannville Grp
2026-12-16B00596-60-15-W5, 7-60-15-W5, NE-9-60-15-W5 +82,240Surface to the base of the Banff Fm
2026-12-16B006011-61-15-W5, 15-61-15-W5, 10-61-15-W5 +11,024Surface to basement; Below the base of the Edmonton Grp to basement; Below the base of the bluesky-bullhead to basement; Below the base of the Banff Fm to basement
2026-12-16B006118-61-14-W5, 8-61-14-W5, 16-61-14-W5 +11,024Surface to basement; Below the base of the bluesky-bullhead to basement; Below the base of the Nordegg Mbr to basement
2026-12-16B006227-61-14-W5, 29-61-14-W5, 22-61-14-W5 +21,280Surface to basement; Surface to the base of the Viking Fm below the base of the bluesky-bullhead to basement; Below the base of the Spirit River Fm to basement
2026-12-16B00647-64-24-W5, 36-63-25-W5512Surface to the top of the Duvernay-Majeau Lake Fm

Cardium rights sold by year

YearOfferedSoldBonusHectaresAverage
2026280254$99,885,772243,647$409.96/ha
2025254245$158,649,276193,421$820.23/ha
2024320313$194,655,612177,163$1,098.74/ha
2023261244$91,461,786169,184$540.61/ha
2022276259$107,740,282164,738$654.01/ha
2021172162$17,869,63079,028$226.12/ha
20209789$6,251,19452,416$119.26/ha
2019371345$40,593,420211,790$191.67/ha
2018439427$210,222,637442,326$475.27/ha
2017472468$174,623,903339,220$514.78/ha
2016276276$29,969,049141,182$212.27/ha
2015420405$110,750,942328,377$337.27/ha
2014495492$140,308,388256,998$545.95/ha
2013609601$198,875,292349,101$569.68/ha
2012669661$266,276,584383,585$694.18/ha
2011988979$895,707,541579,756$1,544.97/ha
20101,2611,252$1,033,938,929834,664$1,238.75/ha
2009966965$312,097,368438,364$711.96/ha
2008962959$365,520,536349,964$1,044.45/ha
2007957956$244,322,482287,104$850.99/ha
20061,2231,220$505,851,686392,091$1,290.14/ha
20051,2961,294$642,338,016486,189$1,321.17/ha
20041,4081,407$309,897,023500,810$618.79/ha
20031,2011,201$207,269,537392,245$528.42/ha

Top townships for Cardium rights, last 5 years

TownshipParcelsBonusAverage
T41 R3 W56$41,738,072$2,740.16/ha
T69 R4 W68$31,647,089$9,509.34/ha
T31 R5 W52$25,654,234$3,711.55/ha
T43 R5 W517$25,169,834$3,575.26/ha
T61 R15 W54$24,249,985$3,323.74/ha
T37 R11 W51$15,849,236$2,211.11/ha
T41 R7 W51$11,534,193$5,006.16/ha
T43 R3 W54$10,477,852$1,996.54/ha
T68 R4 W61$10,292,244$20,102.04/ha
T43 R4 W53$10,128,230$2,003.21/ha
T60 R6 W62$9,584,028$1,782.74/ha
T69 R5 W68$9,109,678$2,093.22/ha
T39 R7 W51$9,008,429$1,451.10/ha
T64 R26 W57$7,804,393$790.69/ha
T37 R10 W53$7,322,885$1,243.70/ha
T37 R5 W58$7,185,270$1,079.52/ha
T43 R11 W57$6,994,527$2,185.79/ha
T54 R26 W52$6,884,454$1,222.38/ha
T60 R3 W63$6,833,165$2,426.55/ha
T44 R5 W54$6,370,023$430.87/ha

Most recent Cardium parcels sold

SaleContractCommodityLandsHectaresBonus$/haBuyer
2026-11-04A0026PNG35-64-7-W6256$219,615$857.87/haBuffalo Hill Resources Ltd.
2026-11-04A0006PNG34-43-2-W5256$105,034$410.29/haMillennium Land (222) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0007PNG32-47-4-W5, NW-34-47-4-W5, SW-34-47-4-W5 +3768$541,563$705.16/haMillennium Land (333) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0008PNG3-48-4-W5256$270,139$1,055.23/haMillennium Land (222) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0009PNG5-48-4-W5256$193,249$754.88/haMillennium Land (333) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0010PNGSE-1-51-27-W4, SW-1-51-27-W4, 2-51-27-W4 +2512$312,909$611.15/haAspenleaf Energy Limited
2026-11-04A0014PNGNW-18-46-5-W5, SE-18-46-5-W5, SW-18-46-5-W5 +1256$14,508$56.67/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0015PNG19-46-5-W5256$14,508$56.67/haMillennium Land (333) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0018PNG24-46-5-W5256$8,998$35.15/haPure Oil & Gas Co. Ltd.
2026-11-04A0020PNG33-59-21-W5, 34-59-21-W5512$84,526$165.09/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0021PNG4-61-4-W6256$557,381$2,177.27/haLexterra Land Ltd.
2026-11-04A0017PNGNE-21-46-5-W5, SE-21-46-5-W5, NW-21-46-5-W5 +1256$14,508$56.67/haMillennium Land (333) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0027PNG29-67-9-W6256$322,304$1,259.00/haMetropolitan Resources Inc.
2026-11-04B0036PNG33-69-5-W6256$54,697$213.66/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-11-04A0031PNG33-48-19-W5256$69,548$271.67/haCenovus Energy Inc.
2026-11-04B0039PNG8-70-7-W6256$96,586$377.29/haBuffalo Hill Resources Ltd.
2026-11-04B0038PNG26-70-6-W6256$40,445$157.99/haBuffalo Hill Resources Ltd.
2026-11-04B0037PNG24-70-4-W6, 25-70-4-W6, 26-70-4-W6768$33,823$44.04/haWhitehall Energy Ltd.
2026-11-04B0040PNG33-70-7-W6, 3-71-7-W6, 10-71-7-W6768$617,472$804.00/haBuffalo Hill Resources Ltd.
2026-11-04B0035PNGNW-27-67-10-W6, SW-27-67-10-W6, 34-67-10-W6 +2512$19,338$37.77/haWhitehall Energy Ltd.
2026-11-04B0033PNG6-31-25-W4, 31-30-25-W4, 32-30-25-W4 +92,496$3,184,272$1,275.75/haAspenleaf Energy Limited
2026-11-04B0032PNGNE-3-31-25-W4, SE-3-31-25-W4, NE-20-30-25-W4 +173,584$1,524,096$425.25/haMetropolitan Resources Inc.
2026-10-21B0084PNG12-61-15-W5, 2-61-15-W5, 7-61-14-W5 +21,280$518,106$404.77/haMetropolitan Resources Inc.
2026-10-21B0083PNGNE-3-60-15-W5, SE-3-60-15-W5, NW-4-60-15-W5 +91,152$253,659$220.19/haOutlier Resources Ltd.
2026-10-21A0077PNG16-54-16-W5, 19-54-16-W5, 20-54-16-W5 +71,408$151,571$107.65/haSaturn Oil & Gas Inc.
2026-10-07A0021PNG30-44-2-W5256$36,096$141.00/haMillennium Land Ltd.
2026-10-07B0049PNG2-64-1-W6, 10-64-1-W6, 12-64-1-W6 +51,187.60$1,088,863$916.86/haElk Run Resources Ltd.
2026-10-07A0024PNGNW-34-47-2-W564$8,697$135.89/haMillennium Land Ltd.
2026-10-07A0032PNGSE-26-51-21-W564$2,296$35.87/haCanadian Natural Resources Limited
2026-10-07A0033PNG3-65-8-W6256$9,216$36.00/haNovus Energy Inc.
2026-10-07A0034PNG4-65-8-W6256$9,216$36.00/haNovus Energy Inc.
2026-10-07A0035PNG5-65-8-W6256$9,216$36.00/haNovus Energy Inc.
2026-10-07A0037PNGSW-30-73-6-W664$23,205$362.58/haElk Run Resources Ltd.
2026-10-07B0052PNG21-67-9-W6, 22-67-9-W6, 28-67-9-W6768$885,504$1,153.00/haMillennium Land Ltd.
2026-10-07B0050PNG7-65-26-W5, NE-3-65-27-W5, NW-3-65-27-W5 +71,699.40$2,504,695$1,473.87/haLexterra Land Ltd.
2026-10-07B0051PNG14-66-9-W6, 23-66-9-W6, 26-66-9-W6 +11,024$78,920$77.07/haWhitehall Energy Ltd.
2026-10-07B0053PNG30-70-20-W5, 31-70-20-W5, 19-70-21-W5 +438,128$352,105$43.32/haB-32 Exploration Ltd.
2026-10-07B0054PNG9-70-6-W6, 10-70-6-W6512$190,162$371.41/haElk Run Resources Ltd.
2026-10-07B0055PNG5-71-7-W6, 32-70-7-W6512$239,611$467.99/haElk Run Resources Ltd.
2026-10-07B0057PNG13-72-2-W6, 14-72-2-W6, 15-72-2-W6 +31,536$142,525$92.79/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2026-10-07B0060PNG18-73-6-W6256$184,110$719.18/haVital Energy Inc.
2026-09-16A0077PNGNW-19-75-8-W6, SE-19-75-8-W6, SW-19-75-8-W6192$38,083$198.35/haTidewater Midstream And Infrastructure Ltd.
2026-09-16A0059PNGSE-17-45-3-W5, NW-20-45-3-W5, SW-20-45-3-W5 +2320$35,539$111.06/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-09-16A0061PNG33-45-3-W5, SW-34-45-3-W5320$35,539$111.06/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-09-16A0062PNG2-46-3-W5, 11-46-3-W5, 3-46-3-W5 +21,088$120,833$111.06/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-09-16A0068PNG2-44-11-W5256$731,361$2,856.88/haLacadena Land Company Inc.
2026-09-16A0073PNGSE-30-73-6-W664$20,113$314.27/haSynergy Land Services Ltd.
2026-09-16A0074PNGNW-5-75-8-W664$4,808$75.13/haTidewater Midstream And Infrastructure Ltd.
2026-09-16A0075PNGNE-6-75-8-W6, NW-6-75-8-W6, SW-6-75-8-W6192$38,083$198.35/haTidewater Midstream And Infrastructure Ltd.
2026-09-16A0076PNG18-75-8-W6256$70,428$275.11/haTidewater Midstream And Infrastructure Ltd.
2026-09-16B0083PNG25-66-3-W6, 36-66-3-W6512$45,507$88.88/haPetroland Services (1986) Ltd.
2026-09-16B0080PNG13-59-12-W5256$12,262$47.90/haOutlier Resources Ltd.
2026-09-16B0081PNG34-63-27-W5, 36-63-1-W6, 1-64-1-W6 +21,187.60$795,217$669.60/haCougar Creek Land Ltd.
2026-09-16B0084PNG29-69-2-W6, 32-69-2-W6512$20,669$40.37/haWhitehall Energy Ltd.
2026-09-16B0085PNG3-70-3-W6256$35,323$137.98/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2026-09-16B0086PNG28-70-6-W6256$40,003$156.26/haSynergy Land Services Ltd.
2026-09-16B0096PNG22-25-4-W5, 28-25-4-W5, 29-25-4-W5 +11,024$37,181$36.31/haMetropolitan Resources Inc.
2026-09-02A0011PNG18-45-2-W5256$15,104$59.00/haMillennium Land (333) Ltd.
2026-09-02A0012PNGNE-16-45-3-W5, SE-16-45-3-W5, SW-16-45-3-W5 +2512$30,208$59.00/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-09-02A0013PNG14-46-3-W5, 10-46-3-W5512$30,208$59.00/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2026-09-02A0020PNG1-53-17-W5, NE-10-53-17-W5, NW-10-53-17-W5 +101,792$86,016$48.00/haBrightspot International Energy (Canada) Co., Ltd.
2026-09-02B0032PNG1-65-27-W5, 10-65-27-W5, 11-65-27-W5 +215,283.40$3,073,724$581.77/haBuffalo Hill Resources Ltd.
2026-09-02B0034PNG17-69-5-W6, 8-69-5-W6512$103,301$201.76/haSynergy Land Services Ltd.
2026-09-02B0036PNG4-70-5-W6, 5-70-5-W6512$47,258$92.30/haElk Run Resources Ltd.
2026-09-02B0037PNG8-71-6-W6256$33,280$130.00/haElk Run Resources Ltd.
2026-08-19B0111PNG22-46-10-W5, 25-46-11-W5, 36-46-11-W5 +52,048$1,083,556$529.08/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-08-19A0096PNGSW-4-45-4-W564$27,344$427.25/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-08-19A0099PNG25-51-21-W5256$13,509$52.77/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-08-19A0095PNGSE-4-45-4-W564$27,344$427.25/haMillennium Land (333) Ltd.
2026-08-19B0102PNG6-38-1-W5, NE-26-37-2-W5, NW-18-37-1-W5 +111,856$67,150$36.18/haMillennium Land (222) Ltd.
2026-08-19B0103PNGNE-8-39-1-W5, NW-8-39-1-W5, SE-8-39-1-W5 +132,499.49$225,304$90.14/haMillennium Land (555) Ltd.
2026-08-19B0107PNG27-42-12-W5256$108,833$425.13/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2026-08-19B0110PNG13-43-13-W5256$64,253$250.99/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2026-08-19A0100PNGNW-5-53-15-W5, SW-5-53-15-W5, NW-6-53-15-W5 +71,408$288,640$205.00/haBrightspot International Energy (Canada) Co., Ltd.
2026-08-19B0112PNG31-55-17-W5, 6-56-17-W5, 7-56-17-W5768$243,395$316.92/haMillennium Land (333) Ltd.
2026-08-19B0116PNG12-55-19-W5256$75,034$293.10/haMillennium Land (222) Ltd.
2026-08-19B0117PNG3-56-17-W5256$147,602$576.57/haMillennium Land (555) Ltd.
2026-08-19B0118PNG8-57-15-W5, 9-57-15-W5, 15-57-15-W5 +92,304$166,717$72.36/haCougar Creek Land Ltd.
2026-08-19B0120PNG19-58-14-W5, 6-59-14-W5, 24-58-15-W5 +132,560$266,650$104.16/haMammoth Land Services Ltd.
2026-08-19B0121PNG30-60-14-W5, 24-60-15-W5, 27-60-15-W5 +41,792$156,639$87.41/haThe Soo Line Resource Group Ltd.
2026-08-19B0122PNG10-60-16-W5, 11-60-16-W5, 14-60-16-W5 +31,536$132,465$86.24/haOutlier Resources Ltd.
2026-08-19B0115PNGNE-19-55-18-W5, NW-19-55-18-W5, SE-19-55-18-W5 +1256$78,100$305.08/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2026-08-05B0048PNGNE-36-40-1-W5, SE-36-40-1-W5, SW-36-40-1-W5 +213,635.57$278,121$76.50/haMillennium Land (222) Ltd.
2026-08-05A0013PNGSW-10-50-4-W5, NE-14-50-4-W5, SE-14-50-4-W5 +12912$182,400$200.00/haHighvale Energy Limited
2026-08-05A0022PNGNE-27-67-9-W6, NW-27-67-9-W6, SE-27-67-9-W6192$202,727$1,055.87/haWhitecap Resources Inc.
2026-08-05A0023PNGNE-20-69-6-W6, NW-20-69-6-W6, SW-20-69-6-W6192$22,522$117.30/haSynergy Land Services Ltd.
2026-08-05B0046PNG20-36-1-W5, 29-36-1-W5, 24-36-2-W5 +112,048$95,171$46.47/haMillennium Land (444) Ltd.
2026-08-05B0047PNG14-37-2-W5, 22-37-2-W5, 16-37-2-W5 +52,048$95,171$46.47/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2026-08-05A0025PNGNE-20-73-6-W6, NW-20-73-6-W6128$91,904$718.00/haVital Energy Inc.
2026-08-05B0051PNGNE-12-44-27-W4, SE-12-44-27-W4, SW-12-44-27-W4 +133,136$535,911$170.89/haMillennium Land (333) Ltd.
2026-08-05B0054PNG25-67-13-W6, 36-67-13-W6512$21,048$41.11/haWhitehall Energy Ltd.
2026-08-05B0055PNG7-69-5-W6, 36-68-6-W6, 1-69-6-W6768$93,596$121.87/haSynergy Land Services Ltd.
2026-08-05B0056PNG16-69-5-W6, 20-69-5-W6, 18-69-5-W6 +21,280$183,360$143.25/haSynergy Land Services Ltd.
2026-08-05B0059PNG6-71-6-W6256$49,431$193.09/haSynergy Land Services Ltd.
2026-08-05B0052PNGSW-1-42-9-W5, 17-43-7-W5, 18-43-7-W5 +467,744$1,715,683$221.55/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2026-07-22A0101PNG31-41-12-W5256$194,301$758.99/haMillennium Land Ltd.
2026-07-22A0089PNG11-29-49-26-W4, 12-29-49-26-W4, 13-29-49-26-W4 +3192$34,516$179.77/haLexterra Land Ltd.
2026-07-22A0102PNG34-41-12-W5256$142,636$557.17/haMetropolitan Resources Inc.
2026-07-08A0041PNG17-73-6-W6, SE-20-73-6-W6, SW-20-73-6-W6384$268,032$698.00/haVital Energy Inc.
2026-07-08A0012PNG4-32-5-W5256$27,420$107.11/haCanada West Land Services Ltd.

Highest $/ha for Cardium rights

SaleContractCommodityLandsHectaresBonus$/haBuyer
2010-03-10A0240PNGE½-1-51-12-W5128$4,638,684$36,239.72/haScott Land & Lease Ltd.
2010-03-10A0238PNGNW-16-50-11-W564$2,319,342$36,239.72/haScott Land & Lease Ltd.
2010-02-10A0127PNGNW-1-51-13-W564$2,002,872$31,294.87/haBritt Resources Ltd.
2010-02-10A0125PNGS½-18-51-12-W5128$4,005,743$31,294.87/haBritt Resources Ltd.
2010-02-10A0128PNGNE-1-51-13-W564$2,002,872$31,294.87/haBritt Resources Ltd.
2010-02-10A0129PNGSE-12-51-13-W564$2,002,872$31,294.87/haBritt Resources Ltd.
2010-02-10A0126PNGSE-1-51-13-W564$2,002,872$31,294.87/haBritt Resources Ltd.
2010-02-10A0124PNGSE-7-51-12-W564$2,002,872$31,294.87/haBritt Resources Ltd.
2011-03-09A0257PNG9-33-48-6-W5, 16-33-48-6-W532$892,509$27,890.90/haScott Land & Lease Ltd.
2010-04-07A0207PNGNE-21-50-10-W5, S½-21-50-10-W5192$5,036,709$26,232.86/haScott Land & Lease Ltd.
2010-04-07A0205PNGN½-16-50-10-W5128$3,357,806$26,232.86/haScott Land & Lease Ltd.
2010-04-07A0210PNGS½-28-50-10-W5128$3,357,806$26,232.86/haScott Land & Lease Ltd.
2010-03-24A0655PNGSW-12-51-13-W564$1,617,528$25,273.88/haStandard Land Company Inc.
2024-04-17B0099PNG35-69-4-W6256$5,890,852$23,011.14/haMillennium Land (111) Ltd.
2011-03-23A0666PNGE½-5-45-5-W5128$2,879,866$22,498.95/haBristol Land & Leasing Ltd.

How parcels are matched

1. Rights. The parcel's rights, as worded in the Crown's offering notice, include the Cardium. Rights descriptions are placed on the Crown's stratigraphic zone order (each notice lists a depth code for the zones it names), so “below the base of the Doig to basement” includes the Montney while “surface to the top of the Montney” does not, and “excepting” lines are removed.

2. Area (approximate). There is no published outline for the Cardium that this site can use, so the area is approximate and built from the Crown's own notices: every township where a petroleum and natural gas rights description names the Cardium (as a boundary, an “in the” interval or an exception), plus the ring of townships around them. It is shown as the dashed outline below. This is a convenience boundary, not a geological map: it can miss places where the Cardium exists but was never used to split rights, and it can include fringe townships where it is thin or absent.

Most Crown parcels are sold “surface to basement”, so these are parcels that convey Cardium rights, not necessarily parcels bought for the Cardium.