Thursday 11 December 2014
EOG reports first Buda Formation horizontal oil well completion near Jack Howe #1H Lateral
EOG has recently reported initial production rates for its first horizontal Buda Formation completion within 8 miles (13 km) of Sun's Normangee, Lower Woodbine lease position.
A one-day flow period (1-day IP) has been reported at 330 bopd after recovering almost
9,000 barrels of oil prior to the reported daily flow rate.
Sun has selected a short list of suitable fracking companies as planning progresses for the multi-stage hydraulic fracturing programme on the Jack Howe #1H lateral - currently targeting early 2015.
The Board of Sun has resolved to manage its cash position by accepting shares in the
Company for directors' fees in lieu of cash for a minimum of three months from 1 January
2015.
Sun Resources NL ("Sun" or "Company") (ASX: SUR) is pleased to provide an update on nearby drilling activity and the status of its planning for the execution of the multi-stage hydraulic fracturing programme (fracking) in the Jack Howe #1H lateral.
EOG Completes a Buda Formation Lateral Oil Well Near Sun' s Normangee Oil Project
According to reports lodged with the Texas Rail Road Commission ("RRC") and reported in the scout service "DrillInfo", EOG Resources Inc ("EOG") has completed the Golden Wave Unit #1H, as the fourth well completion on the Grove Unit 4-well pad, in the Buda Formation. The first three wells were Grove Unit #1-3H and all were Lower Woodbine completions with solid 30-day IP rates:
240-420 bopd. The report filed with the RRC for the Golden Wave Unit #1H well shows a 1-day IP
of 330 bopd with a GOR of 727 cubic feet per barrel and a water rate of 1,460 bwpd, after almost
9,000 bbl oil was produced. This well is located just 8 miles (13 km) west of the Jack Howe #1H location and demonstrates the potential of the Buda Formation to add a second target, immediately below the Lower Woodbine, across Sun's Southern Woodbine lease position (figure 1). Oil and gas shows were recorded while drilling through the Buda-Georgetown formations in both Sun's Jack Howe #1 and Seale #1 vertical pilot wells.
Sun notes that EOG, one of the largest and most successful independent oil companies focused on unconventional development in the USA and believed to be the largest operator in the Southern Woodbine area (where Sun already has an established land position) has been recently actively leasing additional Woodbine acreage. As recently reported, EOG has successfully drilled and completed 11 'laterals' in the Lower Woodbine target, to the east and west of Sun's Normangee Oil Project, and delivered a range of 30-day initial production rates of between 200-600 bopd. The most recent EOG lateral completion, Zeus #1H was drilled and successfully completed only 6 km east of Sun's Jack Howe #1H vertical pilot well. Zeus #1H is currently in production, having delivered a minimum 500 boepd 30-day IP, as reported. Zaza Energy Corporation, a partner with EOG in the Eaglebine, noted robust economics in the play with rates of return at 50% at an US$80 oil price.
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Sun further notes that another operator in the area, Texas Presco, Inc., has spudded its first horizontal well targeting the Buda Formation; Samuel #1H. This well is located midway between Sun's Normangee and SW Leona Oil Project areas and immediately north of the EOG-operated Zeus #1H well. Further information about this operation will be reported as and when it becomes available.
Sun Shortlists Contractors for Multi-stage Fracking of Jack Howe #1H Lower Woodbine
Lateral
The final frack design has now been bid out to local fracking service companies with experience in the Eaglebine and a short list of suitably qualified contractors, with local Woodbine experience, have been selected. The frack design will be applied to the oil pay identified in the Jack Howe pilot well and confirmed by the strong oil and gas shows in the lateral section of the well. Sun's management team in Texas is looking to move forward quickly to unlock the value of its asset base in the rapidly developing Eaglebine, oil-rich play of East Texas. We expect to fast track the development of the Normangee Oil Project once the Jack Howe well is fracked and flowing back oil. The current target for commencement of fracking is as early as possible in the first quarter
2015. Further updates will be provided as planning proceeds.
Board Measures to Manage Cash Reserves
The Board has approved the issue of shares in Sun Resources NL to the Directors in lieu of cash payments for directors' fees for a minimum of three months from 1 January 2015. In addition, the Board has approved that the Managing Director, Matthew Battrick receive 25% of his salary package in the form of shares in the Company for a minimum of three months from 1 January
2015. Sun intends to seek shareholder approval for these Board resolutions.
The active management of the Company's cash reserves is an inevitable result of the sharp fall in
the oil price since June 2014.
For further information please contact: Sun Resources NL
Telephone: +61 (08) 9321 9886
Email: [email protected]
Geological information contained in this report was compiled by the General Manager, Technical of Sun Resources, Matthew Battrick, BSc (Geol), MPESA, MPESGB, MAAPG, GAICD who has more than 33 years' experience in the practice of petroleum geology. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) except in compliance with the registration requirements or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This document contains forward-looking statements which reflect management's expectations regarding expected target dates. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words such as "will", "expects", "intends", or similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements.
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Figure 1: Location of EOG's Lower Woodbine and Buda Fm Oil-producing lateral wells and relative position of
Sun's Normangee and SW Leona Oil Project areas
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