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2010 July 8
Xtreme Coil and AJ Lucas Group Establish Australia Joint Venture
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AJ Lucas partners with Xtreme Coil to deliver continuous coiled tubing drilling to Australia
AJ Lucas Group Limited news release
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2010 July 6
Xtreme Coil – Mexico Update
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Original Petition filed June 30, 2010 in the District Court in Harris County, Texas
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2010 May 10
Xtreme Coil Announces Eight US Rig Contracts
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2010 April 30
Xtreme Coil Announces New Directors
Two additional directors with international experience - Saad Bargach and Lawrence M. Hibbard - joining incumbent directors.

2010 March 18
Xtreme Coil Update – Mexico Operations
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The operator does not expect to drill the total number of wells initially planned for the Chicontepec development project.

2010 March
Sixteenth rig contracted to drill deep geothermal well in Nevada; believed to be first geothermal well drilled with coiled tubing.

2010 March 14
Xtreme Coil Awarded Saudi Arabia Contract for Two Rigs
and
Xtreme Coil Establishes Middle East Presence
See News Releases for details.

2010 February 1
Xtreme Coil Updates Operations and Appoints General Counsel

  • Brett Cole appointed General Counsel
  • Committed the sixteenth rig in the fleet, an XTC 200DT, to drill a 7,000 foot vertical test in western Nevada for Sierra Geothermal Power Corp. (www.sierrageopower.com). This is the first time coiled tubing will be used in a geothermal drilling application.

2010 January 5
Xtreme Coil Awarded Letters of Intent for Middle East Drilling Operations
and
Xtreme Coil Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid

2009 September 1
All ten rigs in México fully contracted into the 2011 fiscal year
See news release for details:
Xtreme Coil Secures México Long-Term Drilling Contracts

2009 August
Announced customizing of an existing XTC 200 series rig as a fit-for-purpose 200DTPLUS rig for re-entry drilling in international markets. This rig's design, based on a patent recently issued to Xtreme Coil, features:

  • an alternating current (“AC”) injector with a capacity of up to 200,000 lbs.,
  • the ability to handle and pressure-deploy, in one piece, a bottom hole assembly up to 120 feet long,
  • and a built-for-purpose jack up substructure to access the tall wellheads in the Middle East and North Africa regions.

2009 July 22
Xtreme Coil Expands México Rig Fleet

2009 June 29
Xtreme Coil Closes $46 Million Bought Deal Offering

2009 June 10
Xtreme Coil Announces Bought Deal Financing
See news releases for details:
- Xtreme Coil Announces $30 Million Bought Deal Financing
- Xtreme Coil Announces Increase in Bought Deal Financing to $40 Million

2009 April
World record depth achieved with coil in México

  • XTC 300 drilling rig reached 3,034 meters (9,954 ft) with 3-1/2” coiled tubing
  • established “S” curve (37 degrees) with conventional drill pipe
  • transitioned to coil to drill vertically below “S” to reach total depth

2009 April 2
Xtreme Coil Announces CFO, New Exporter Award. See News Release for details.

  • Elizabeth T. Wilkinson appointed Chief Financial Officer
  • Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp. won the "New Exporter" category at the inaugural Alberta Export Awards

2009 January 13
Executive appointments effective January 12, 2009. See News Release for details.

  • Thomas D. (Tom) Wood, Executive Chairman. Remains a Director.
  • Rodney J. (Rod) Uchytil, President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Richard D. Havinga, Chief Operating Officer
  • Kyle W. Swingle, Senior Technical and Project Advisor. Remains a Director.

2008 October
- entered into a joint marketing agreement with INTEQ, a division of the world-wide drilling services company Baker Hughes Incorporated to provide innovative solutions to customers who use Xtreme Coil's COTDdrilling rigs and Baker INTEQ's directional drilling tools.
See 2008 Q3 News Release - Operations Update section on page 1

2008 Q2
- incoporated a new subsidiary, Xtreme Coil Drilling México, S.A. de C.V.
- established an office in Houston, Texas, and an operations office just outside of Poza Rica, Mexico

2008 July 2
- Xtreme Coil Contracts Rigs in Mexico
See News Release

2008 June 11
- Xtreme Coil issued new patent, appoints Peter J. Sharpe to the Board of Directors effective May 31, 2008, and has finalised a new credit facility
See News Release

2008 May 5
- Xtreme Coil appoints Rodney J. Uchytil as President effective May 1, 2008.

2008 May 1
-Xtreme Coil announces closing of private placement of $35 million with Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. and acquisition of joint venture interest in Coil-X Drilling Systems Corporation.
See News Release

2007 Year-end
- 11 coiled tubing drilling rigs completed of which 9 are operating in the field.
- increased utilization of expanding fleet of Coil Over Top Drive® ("COTDTM") drilling rigs increased revenue.

2007 December 31
- Xtreme Coil sells the newest design of Coil Over Top Drive® ("COTDTM") drilling rig, the 200DTPlus featuring a 200,000 lb injector, to Coil-X Drilling Systems Corporation for deployment in 2008 1Q to a project in west Texas.

2007 September 17
- Rodney J. (Rod) Uchytil appointed Chief Operating Officer of Coil-X Drilling Systems Corporation, a joint venture between Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp. and Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V.

2007 September 1
- Thomas D. Wood, Chairman of the Board, appointed Chief Executive Officer.
- Richard Charron appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Development.
(See News Release)

2007 April 25
- Kyle Swingle appointed Chief Operating Officer, responsible for Xtreme Coil's North American operations

2007 April 24
- First XTC 400 Rig moved to Colorado
(See News Release)

2007 April 24
- Established Xtreme Oilfield Trucking, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary registered in Wyoming.

2007 March 29
- Xtreme Drills World Record Well in DJ Basin
(See News Release)

2007 March 7
- Xtreme Coil Receives First 2 Patents
(See News Release)

2007 February 15
- Private placement of $56.3 million
(See News Release)

2006 Year-end
- 4 coiled tubing drilling rigs completed and available to customers in the United States and Canada. In 2006 achieved 216 operating days, representing 79% utilization. 6 long-term contracts for drilling services in place.

2006 December 18
- Coil-X Drilling Systems Corporation - joint venture with Shell Technology Ventures (STV) - incorporated. STV completed a private placement financing with Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp.
(See News Release)

2006 July - December
- Produced initial revenue as drilling operations commenced.
- Took delivery of first four drilling rigs, all 200 XTC models.

2006 September 5
- Xtreme Coil Drilling trading on the TSX under the symbol XDC.

2006 August 10
- TSX-V announced reclassification of Xtreme to Tier 1.

2006 July 28
- Commenced field drilling operations in Alberta with first coiled-tubing rig.

2006 May 4
- Common shares of Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp. commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "XDC".

2006 May 1
- Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp. completed a reverse take-over of Norquay Capital Ltd. Xtreme and Norquay have amalgamated with the ongoing company continuing to carry on business under the name "Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp."
(See News Release)

2006 April 20
- Shareholders approved amalgamation with Norquay Capital Ltd.
- Organizational Meeting establishing US subsidiary - Xtreme Coil Drilling Corporation (a fully owned United States subsidiary of Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp.)

2006 April 1
- Casper, Wyoming, established as base for employees with office, warehouse and yard facilities.

2006 March
- Private placement $55 million.
- Issued 7.9 million common shares at $7 per share.

2006 January 19
-
Certificate of Formation for Xtreme Coil Drilling Corporation (a fully owned United States subsidiary of Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp.) issued by the State of Texas.

2005 July 21
- Private placement $30 million.
- Issued 10 million common shares at $3 per share.

2005 May 24
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Incorporated under Alberta Business Corporations Act
- Founders' financing $9 million
- Head office in Calgary, Alberta.

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