ASX/Media Release
1 February 2008
Year end 2007
Proved and Probable Reserves
____________________________________________________________
Grand Gulf Energy Limited
[ASX Code: GGE] is pleased to
report the Proved and Probable reserve position on its Oklahoma,
Louisiana (excluding the Napoleonville Salt
Dome) and Texas, USA properties as at 31 December
2007.
Highlights:
·
Proved Reserves of 2.76 billion cubic feet and 32,600
barrels of oil
o
Net Present Value 10% of $A11,542,196
·
Probable reserves of 0.38 billion cubic feet and
90,400 barrels of oil
o
Net Present Value 10% of $A 4,012,930
·
Total 1 & 2P Reserves of 3.14 billion cubic feet
and 123,300 barrels of oil
o
Net Present Value 10% of $A 15,555,126
Managing Director and CEO
Mr James Trimble said ‘This is a very pleasing culmination to Grand Gulf
Energy’s first calendar year of exploration and production from its new
focus in the proven areas of Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas’.
‘The NPV of the
Proven and Probable Reserves as stated are greater than our current market
capitalisation and does not include the value of our Napoleonville Salt Dome
property or the Fee Minerals assets’ Mr Trimble said.
‘Grand Gulf
will look to build on these reserves in 2008. In particular we will soon have
PUDs, Prospects and Leads generated from our Napoleonville Salt Dome 3D Seismic
project where Grand
Gulf has a 25%
interest.’ Mr Trimble said.
PROVED
AND PROBABLE RESERVES
The reserves estimates
were prepared by T.J. Smith & Company, Inc. Oil and Gas Consulting, Houston, Texas,
USA and as such
the reserves are of the Proved and Probable Reserve category as defined by the
Society of Petroleum Engineers standards. Details of the Proved and
Probable Reserves are outlined below.
Grand Gulf Energy
|
Net
|
Net
|
NPV10%
|
Proven
Developed (PDP)
|
Mbo
|
MMCF
|
$US '000
|
Oklahoma
|
8.00
|
834.30
|
$3,597.1
|
Louisiana
|
0.70
|
143.30
|
$921.7
|
Texas
|
6.60
|
9.90
|
$424.4
|
|
15.30
|
987.50
|
$4,943.2
|
|
|
|
|
Proven
Behind Pipe (PBP)
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma
|
0.00
|
45.40
|
$68.3
|
|
|
|
|
Proven
Undeveloped (PUD)
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma
|
10.80
|
1716.1
|
$4944.8
|
Texas
|
6.60
|
9.90
|
$219.3
|
|
17.40
|
1,726
|
$5164.1
|
Total
Proven
|
32.70
|
2,763.4
|
$10,175.5
|
Total
Proven ($A)
|
|
|
$11,542.1
|
$A/$US RBA
31/12/07
|
$0.8816
|
|
|
Probable
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma
|
0.00
|
245.4
|
$590.9
|
Texas
|
90.4
|
135.6
|
$2,946.9
|
Total
Probable
|
90.4
|
381.1
|
$3,537.8
|
Total
Probable ($A)
|
|
|
$4,012.9
|
$A/$US RBA
31/12/07
|
$0.8816
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Present Values (NPVs)
are generated by using production attributable to working interests less
royalties, operating costs, ad valorem taxes and, where appropriate, capital
costs. The 16 January 2008 NYMEX oil
and gas prices used are $8.126 per MMBtu for gas and $90.37 per barrel for oil
less appropriate price differentials attributable to the particular area.
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contact:
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COMPETENT
PERSON STATEMENTS
Reserve
Estimation
The
information in this report that relates to reserve estimations is based on
information compiled by Mr Kenneth H Dwight BSc, who is a member of the Society
of Petroleum Engineers Inc and Registered Professional Engineer, Texas. Mr Kenneth H
Dwight is a full time employee of TJ Smith & Company, Inc., consulting
petroleum engineers to the Company. Kenneth H Dwight has at least 5 years
experience as a petroleum engineer. Kenneth H Dwight consents to the inclusion
in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context
in which it appears.
Dollars means US dollars unless otherwise stated.
Reserves
– Background Data
Grand Gulf Energy Limited
(Grand Gulf)
commissioned T.J. Smith & Company, Inc. Oil and Gas Consulting, Houston, Texas, USA to undertake the estimate of the Proved and
Probable Reserves at Grand Gulf’s properties in Oklahoma,
Louisiana and Texas excluding the Napoleonville Salt Dome.
The Proved and Probable
Reserves estimates determined for the properties as at 31 December 2007 are
based on the following data;
§
Proved and Probable
Reserves estimated by T.J. Smith & Company, Inc.
§
Cost data supplied by Grand Gulf
§
Oil and Gas prices
sourced from NYMEX as at 16 January
2008 with appropriate price differentials as per area applied.
Proved
and Probable Reserves Estimates - Compliance with the SPE standards criteria
This Proved and Probable
Reserves statement has been compiled in accordance with the standards defined
by the Society of Petroleum Engineers Inc. Classification of the Proved and
Probable Reserves was completed by T.J. Smith & Company, Inc. in
conjunction with Grand
Gulf.
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