18th Apr 2017 07:00
For Immediate Release, 7am
18 April 2017
LGO ENERGY PLC
("LGO" or the "Company")
Well GY-683 on initial production at 80 bopd - significantly ahead of the pre-drill expectation
LGO is pleased to announce that its second development well, GY-683, in the new drilling campaign on the Company's Goudron Field, which was drilled to a total depth of 1,250 feet measured depth and perforated over a 269-foot interval of net oil pay within the Mayaro Sandstone reservoir, is now on production.
The well was completed on 9 April 2017 and is free flowing (i.e. without pumping) with an initial rate of 80 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") of dry oil with API gravity of approximately 44 degrees and initial well-head flowing pressure of 40 psi through a 7/64-inch choke. It is anticipated that once the natural flow period ends, the well will be placed on pump at an initial stabilised rate estimated to be approximately 65 bopd.
Fergus Jenkins, LGO's Chief Operating Officer, commented:
"As with the first well GY-682, this second well has come in ahead of the average expected for initial production rate, giving confidence that the new drilling campaign is on track to substantially increase production from Goudron over the year. The initial free flowing dry oil nature of the well suggests a high quality reservoir and higher than anticipated inflow rates which is a very positive outcome."
GY-683 is the second of a programme of up to 10 infill wells planned for the Mayaro Sandstone in 2017 and early 2018. Each well is forecast to have average initial pumped production rates of 45 bopd of light sweet crude, with the field historically demonstrating low decline rates consistently less than 20% per annum, as evidenced in over 100 existing wells at Mayaro Sandstone level.
The Company has approvals in place for the next three wells in the campaign and is currently evaluating the necessary drilling contracts prior to embarking on the next 3 to 5 wells in the planned programme. With improved oil prices and rising production, on which incremental opex is approximately US$2 per barrel, the Company is continuing to increase its revenue generation.
Qualified Person's Statement:
The information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and approved by Neil Ritson, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for LGO Energy plc, who has over 38 years of relevant experience in the oil industry. Mr. Ritson is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), an Active Member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London (FGS).
Enquiries:
LGO Energy plc | +44 (0) 203 794 9230 |
Neil Ritson/Fergus Jenkins | |
Beaumont Cornish Limited | +44(0) 20 7628 3396 |
Nomad and Joint Broker | |
Rosalind Hill Abrahams/Roland Cornish | |
VSA Capital | +44 (0) 20 3005 5000 |
Joint Broker | |
Andrew Monk/Andrew Raca | |
Camarco | +44 (0) 20 3757 4983 |
Public and Investor Relations Gordon Poole/Billy Clegg |
Glossary:
API gravity | a measure of oil density. API gravity is the inverse measure of a petroleum liquid's density relative to that of water, which is designated with a value 10. If one petroleum liquid is less dense than another, it has a greater API gravity |
bopd | barrels of oil per day |
dry oil | crude oil produced with no appreciable quantity of water |
Mayaro Sandstone | alternative name for the Goudron Sandstones occurring at stratigraphic intervals above the pre-Mayaro unconformity |
pay or net pay | a reservoir or portion of a reservoir formation that contains economically producible hydrocarbons. The overall interval in which pay sections occur is the gross pay; the portion of the gross pay that meets specific criteria such as minimum porosity, permeability and hydrocarbon saturation are termed net pay |
perforate / perforations | the process of creating holes in the casing, typically using explosive charges, to allow the reservoir to be in communication with the production wellbore |
psi | pounds per square inch |
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