Fairborne has completed drilling and production testing of the Harlech 13-12-45-15W5M (67% WI) horizontal

well. This well spudded on September 30, 2008 targeting the Nordegg Formation and reached a total depth of

4,851m including 1,261m of horizontal section on January 5, 2009.

The well was stimulated over seven separate intervals using multistage horizontal fracturing technology and

flow-tested in excess of 10 Mmcf/d. It is expected that this well will be tied into production facilities within

the next 30 days.

The second well in the 2009 Nordegg program, 14-13-45-15W5 (50% WI), is currently running casing and is

expected to be drilling the horizontal section in the Nordegg shortly. Completion operations are expected to

commence in late February.

The third Nordegg horizontal well, located at 1-31-44-14W5 (67% WI), spudded on January 17, 2009 and is

targeting a total measured depth of 4,500m.

With measured depths in excess of 4,500m, horizontal Nordegg wells at Harlech will receive significant

incentives under the Alberta Government’s New Royalty Framework.

Fairborne’s first horizontal Nordegg well, 8-7-45-14W5, has produced approximately 1.0 bcfe since beginning

production in mid September 2008. A dedicated compressor has recently been installed for the 8-7 well and

the production rate is currently limited to the maximum output for this compressor of 5 mmcf/d. To date, this

well has recovered approximately 80 percent of the original water used in the completion of this well.

Since September 2008, Fairborne has been actively acquiring crown land in the Harlech area. The Company

has increased its gross land position by 11 percent to 159 sections and its net land position by 7 percent to 118

sections.

Fairborne is in the final stages of drilling the up-dip well into the Wild River pool at 5-13-57-23W5 (80% WI).

This well is drilled and cased to just above the anticipated depth of the Nisku reservoir, 12m structurally higher

than the original discovery well and is awaiting a coiled tubing unit to drill the remainder of the well for a

planned open-hole completion of the reservoir.

Record fourth quarter 2008 production averaged 16,400 boe/d, a 27 percent increase over fourth quarter 2007.

Fourth quarter production was 14 percent higher than third quarter 2008, the third consecutive quarter of strong

growth. Current production is approximately 16,200 boe/d and the Company has 1,000 boe/d awaiting tie in.

Fairborne’s 2009 capital budget is set at $162 million, but with the current weak commodity price

environment, the Company has slowed its pace of capital investment for the first half of 2009. Fairborne

currently plans to spend approximately 40 percent of its 2009 capital budget prior to breakup and will maintain

flexibility to evaluate spending for the second half of 2009 in response to the commodity price environment at

that time.

Fairborne plans to drill 15 Gross (10.4 net) wells during the first half of 2009. These include 6 wells (3.8 net)

at Harlech, 3 wells (1.8 net) at Marlboro, 2 wells (2.0 net) at Sinclair, Manitoba and 4 wells (2.8 net) in other

areas. With 6 rigs currently drilling wells at Harlech, Pine Creek, Sinclair and Wild River, the Company will

have an active first half of 2009