ATHABASCA – Athabasca RCMP continue to investigate a high value theft from a local oil and gas site.
Police responded to a report of a break and enter at a lease site near Highway 827 and Township Road 632 in the Perryvale/Rochester area on the morning of Dec. 10.
“Through initial investigation, RCMP officers determined that the site was last accessed by employees on Dec. 9, 2022, around 9:00 p.m., and that the break and entered occurred sometime overnight. Several items of high value were stolen from the property,” said Const. Kyle Hotchkiss in a Dec. 20 media release.
One of those items was a Hamdon Model M echometer, costing approximately $10,000. An echometer is a device used along with an acoustic gas gun to determine the distance to the liquid level in the casing annulus or tubing of a well, according to the Hamdon website.
“Police do not believe this to be a random act,” said Hotchkiss.
Athabasca RCMP are asking the public's assistance for any information in relation to this incident (or identifying those responsible). Please contact Athabasca RCMP at 780-675-5122 or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.
