Tidywells: Canadian oil and gas data, decline curves, open source
Open source · Alberta, Saskatchewan, BC

Canadian oil and gas data, made tidy.

Tidywells cleans public regulator well and production files, fits simple decline curves, and publishes plain-language analysis with the code behind it. Your files stay on your machine.

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Latest data: September 2026

Alberta oil2,631 thousand bbl/d+6.6% on a year earlier
Alberta gas13,540 MMcf/d+4.0% on a year earlier
Saskatchewan oil436 thousand bbl/d+4.1% on a year earlier
BC gas8,099 MMcf/d+11.4% on a year earlier

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Python package

Load Petrinex (Alberta, Saskatchewan) and BC Energy Regulator files into one clean layout. Install from the repository; not on PyPI yet.

Browser tool

Paste a well's monthly production and fit a decline curve with a forecast and simple economics. Nothing is uploaded.

Analysis

A new post about every two weeks, built from public data, with the methods and limits stated up front.

File cleaner

Drop a Petrinex or BC Energy Regulator file and get one tidy CSV. It runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Forecast scorecard

Forecasts written down before the data exists and graded in public, including when a plain baseline wins.

Data revisions

A running log of what the regulators restate after first publishing a month.

Latest analysis

November 2026How fast do new wells decline in their first year?

A typical new Alberta oil well is producing about 40% of its early peak rate a year in; Saskatchewan oil 38%, Alberta gas 50%. The shape barely changed from 2022 to 2025.

AB oilAB bit.AB gasSK oilmonth 10-12 rate, % of early peak

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Early buildIllustrative, not for reserves or investment decisions