NOTICE OF PENDING PUBLIC OFFERING OF

	CROWN PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS RIGHTS




	Under the guidelines described for Advance Booking in Information 
	Letter 97-14, the parcel listed in this notice will be included in 
	the Public Offering of Crown Petroleum and Natural Gas  Rights scheduled for 
	1998 	December 02.

	The standard by which land is described is explained in Information 
	Letter 87-20.


						Eugene Saldanha
1997 September 03	         		Manager                                          EDMONTON, Alberta				P&NG Administration
EDMONTON, Alberta				P&NG Administration


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  LICENCE HECTARES  LAND DESCRIPTION
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  ADV01   4096                                                                    (APPENDIX 3)
                                                                                               
     TRACT ONE      5-13-036:  20;21;27-32                                                     
                    5-13-037:  5-7                                                             
                    5-14-036:  25;35;36                                                        
                    5-14-037:  12                                                              
                    PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS                                                  
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
     TRACT TWO      5-13-036:  22                                                              
                    PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS BELOW THE BASE OF THE RUNDLE GRP    (DRRZD 27)   
                                                                                               
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                           DEEPER RIGHTS REVERSION ZONE DESIGNATIONS                           

                   APPLICABLE TO THE 1998, DECEMBER  2 PUBLIC OFFERING NOTICE                  

 
                                                                                              
     DRRZD: 27              Zone:  6100  RUNDLE GRP                                           
                                                                                              
                        KEY WELL: 00/05-25-029-09W5/0                                         
                        INTERVAL: 9,040.00  -  9,990.00  Feet                                 
                        LOG TYPE: GAMMA RAY NEUTRON                                           
                                                                                              
          AND ALL OTHER STRATA WHICH WERE DEPOSITED IN LATERAL CONTINUITY                     
          WITH THE STRATA DESCRIBED ABOVE AND WHICH OCCUR IN WHOLE OR IN                      
          PART WITHIN ANY OTHER FAULT BLOCK.                                                  
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        ADDENDA AND CONTACTS APPLICABLE TO THE 1998, DECEMBER  2 PUBLIC OFFERING NOTICE        

 
 LICENCE ADV01                                                                                 
                                                                                               
                  LAND DESCRIPTION                                                             
                                                                                               
                  5-13-036:  20L1P,L2P,L3P;21P;22NP,SE,SWP;27P;28NP,L8P;29NP,                  
                             L5P,L6P,L7P,L8P;30NP,L5P,L6P,L7P,L8P;31L4P;32NEP,L11P,L14P        
                  5-13-037:  5EP;6L12P                                                         
                  5-14-036:  25NP,L7P,L8P;35P;36EP,L4P                                         
                                                                                               
 IS/ARE WITHIN ZONE 2 (CRITICAL WILDLIFE) OF THE NORDEGG-RED DEER RIVER INTEGRATED RESOURCE    
 PLAN.                                                                                         
                                                                                               
 SURFACE ACCESS IS SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS                                            
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:          ELDON BRUNS                                 
                                                                                               
 HEAD, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT                         DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION      
 NATURAL RESOURCES SERVICE                                                                     
 FISH AND WILDLIFE                                                                             
 4919 51 ST                                                                                    
 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE AB    T0M 2H0                (403) 845-8230                              
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