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Our Land Holdings - Focused on Western Canada

Oilsands Quest’s Land Holdings
(As of December 1, 2011)

Saskatchewan

Alberta

Totals

Oil Sands

Hectares

Acres

Hectares

Acres

Hectares

Acres

Exploration Permits

40,960

101,213

40,960

101,213

Eagles Nest Lease

-

-

9,216

22,773

9,216

22,773

Axe Lake Leases

17,842

44,088

-

-

17,842

44,088

Total Oil Sands

17,842

44,088

50,176

123,986

68,018

168,074

Oil Shale

Exploration Permits

33,900

83,769

-

-

33,900

83,769

Total Land Holdings

51,742

127,857

50,176

123,986

101,918

251,843


Oilsands Quest's Strategically Located Oil Sands Land Holdings
 

Oilsands Quest land

Oilsands Quest's Bitumen Resource Estimates
The independent resource estimates below were prepared by McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. ("McDaniel"), at the request of Oilsands Quest. The estimates reflect Oilsands Quest's 100 per cent interest in the Axe Lake, Raven Ridge, Wallace Creek and Eagles Nest areas and represent only those resources that have been independently evaluated. The effective date of the Wallace Creek estimate is April 30, 2011; all other estimates are effective April 30, 2010. The estimates were prepared in accordance with the standards set out in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook ("COGEH") and National Instrument 51-101 ("NI 51-101"). Full breakdowns of the resource estimates are available in the resources update press release issued May 17, 2011.


 

(1) Includes estimates of sub-economic contingent resources reported by McDaniel.
(2) The low estimate contingent resources for Axe Lake and Raven Ridge and a portion of the low estimate contingent resources at Wallace Creek have been sub-classified as sub-economic under McDaniel's current price forecast and cost assumptions. There is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the contingent resources. The recoverable volumes estimated by McDaniel have been classified as contingent resources as opposed to reserves because not all of the conditions for commerciality have been met including corporate and regulatory approvals for development. The estimates of contingent resources have been prepared assuming the use of SAGD as the recovery process.

Resource Categories

Contingent Resources are defined within COGEH as those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from known accumulations using established technology or technology under development, but which are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable due to one or more contingencies. Contingencies may include factors such as economic, legal, environmental, political, and regulatory matters, or a lack of markets. It is also appropriate to classify as contingent resources the estimated discovered recoverable quantities associated with a project in the early evaluation stage. Contingent resources are further classified in accordance with the level of certainty associated with the estimates and may be sub-classified based on project maturity and/or characterized by their economic status.

Prospective Resources are defined within COGEH as those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects. Prospective Resources have both an associated chance of discovery and a chance of development. Prospective Resources are further subdivided in accordance with the level of certainty associated with recoverable estimates assuming their discovery and development and may be sub-classified based on project maturity.

Uncertainty Categories

Low Estimate is defined within COGEH as a conservative estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the low estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 90 percent probability (P90) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the low estimate.

Best Estimate is defined within COGEH as the best estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the best estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 50 percent probability (P50) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the best estimate.

High Estimate is defined within COGEH as an optimistic estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is unlikely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the high estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 10 percent probability (P10) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the high estimate.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors-The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose proved reserves that a company has demonstrated by actual production or conclusive formation tests to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions, as well as probable and possible reserves. The Company uses certain terms in our resources disclosure such as discovered and contingent resources that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 10-K, available from us on request by emailing ir@oilsandsquest.com or by calling 1-877-718-8941. You can also obtain this filing at www.sec.gov. In reviewing the resources information, it is necessary to recognize the differences between resources (which are reported as required under Canadian law) and reserves (which are not being reported). U.S. Investors are cautioned that the above discussion of resource estimates does not contain any information about deposits that would qualify as deposits of "reserves" under SEC reserves reporting rules. Further, the terms "discovered resources" and "contingent resources" are Canadian terms defined in accordance with the standards set forth jointly by the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (Calgary Chapter) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (Petroleum Society) in the COGEH. The COGEH standards differ from the terminology and standards set forth in SEC reserves reporting rules and, as a consequence, the information contained in Oilsands Quest's resource disclosure may not be comparable to information provided by other similar companies in the United States. Investors should not assume that any part of the deposits that are categorized as discovered, undiscovered, contingent or prospective resources according to Canadian standards will ever be considered "reserves" under applicable U.S. standards. The commercial viability of these resources are affected by numerous factors which are beyond the Company's control and which cannot be predicted, such as the potential for further financing, environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of a resource, whether discovered or contingent, exists or (if it exists) is economically or legally extractable.

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