COMMITMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Other Provisions, Contingent Liabilities And Contingent Assets [Abstract]

Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments

The following is a summary of Bellatrix’s commitments as at December 31, 2017:

($000s)	1 Year		2-3 Years		4-5 Years		More than 5 years		Total
Operating leases (1)	$	24,835	$	48,748	$	40,811	$	30,934	$	145,328
Transportation and processing agreements (2)	$	62,207	$	97,788	$	69,481	$	128,873	$	358,349

(1) Operating leases is comprised of the Company’s commitment for office space, net of recoveries and gross operating leases for field equipment. The Company is committed to payments under fixed term operating leases for office space which do not currently provide for early termination.