Highlights:
- NGE confirms best estimate Contingent Resources of 51.4 BCF and best estimate unrisked Prospective Resources of 836.4 BCF for Prospects and 637.4 BCF for Leads at its flagship Sinu-9 block
- NGE confirms best estimate unrisked Prospective Resources of 194.9 BCF and 2P Reserves of 34.6 BCF at its
Maria Conchita block
Results of the Petrotech report are as follows:
SINÚ 9 Block in the Sinú
The Company's working interest is 72%, subject to payment of ANH sliding scale royalties. The effective date of the resources reports is
Unrisked Contingent Resources (Subcategory: Development Unclarified)
Estimates | Classification | 100% Marketable Gas (MMcf) | Company Gross |
Low | 1C | 25,661 | 18,476 |
Best | 2C | 51,364 | 36,982 |
High | 3C | 100,651 | 72,469 |
There is uncertainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources.
Prospective Resources (Subcategory: Prospects)
Conv. Nat. Gas Resources | Before Tax NPV @ | ||||||||||
Unrisked | Risked | Risked | |||||||||
Estimates | 100% | 100% MMcf | Gross MMcf | Net MMcf | 0% M$ | 5% M$ | 10% M$ | 15% M$ | 20% M$ | ||
Low | 335,709 | 105,618 | 76,045 | 54,538 | 246,254 | 148,184 | 90,216 | 53,952 | 30,108 | ||
Best | 836,416 | 253,271 | 182,355 | 130,362 | 751,002 | 433,583 | 260,863 | 160,469 | 98,518 | ||
High | 1,300,159 | 402,171 | 289,563 | 205,946 | 1,183,741 | 695,809 | 425,614 | 265,727 | 165,460 | ||
There is no certainty that any portion of the resources will be discovered. If discovered, there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources.
Unrisked Prospective Resources (Subcategory: Leads)
Estimates | 100% Marketable Gas Resources | Company Gross Marketable Gas Resources |
(MMcf) | (MMcf) | |
Low | 318,310 | 229,183 |
Best | 637,447 | 458,962 |
High | 1,072,954 | 772,527 |
There is no certainty that any portion of the resources will be discovered. If discovered, there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources.
The Hechizo-1 Well was drilled by Ecopetrol in 1992 and the two drill stem tests from 4,056 to 4,080 feet and from 4,182 to 4,196 feet in the Ciénaga de Oro Formation were conducted by Schlumberger in 1993 as follows:
DST 1 - Flow | Duration, | Final Bottom | Final Well |
|
Clean-up | 22 | 1,833.28 | ||
Build Up | 60 | 1,924.36 | ||
Draw Down 1/8" | 240 | 1,810.00 | 1,535.0 | 0.45 |
Draw Down 1/4" | 240 | 1,764.25 | 1,560.0 | 2.15 |
Draw Down 3/8" | 240 | 1,657.36 | 1,326.0 | 4.06 |
Build Up | 1,440 | 1,707.16 |
The maximum temperature recorded was 122.7 oF and the gas gravity was 0.685.
DST 2- Flow | Duration, | Final Bottom | Final Well |
|
Clean-up | 10 | 1,786.17 | ||
Build Up | 160 | 1,788.09 | ||
Draw Down 1/8" | 501 | 1,658.20 | 1,472.0 | 2.13 |
Draw Down 1/4" | 240 | 1,631.11 | 1,265.0 | 3.92 |
Draw Down 3/8" | 240 | 1,553.07 | 1,060.0 | 6.29 |
Build Up | 1,042 | 1,611.09 |
The maximum temperature recorded was 125.68 oF and the gas gravity was 0.632.
NOTE: the above data should be considered preliminary until necessary analysis or interpretation has been done. The above test results are not necessarily indicative of long-term performance or of ultimate recovery.
The contingent resources (Subcategory: Development Unclarified) discussed at the top of this press release have been assigned to these two intervals in the Cienaga de Oro Formation.
Twelve prospects in the Porquero, Top Ciénaga de
The Company intends to start an exploration drilling program, subject to receiving the required permits, in Q2 of this year.
The Company's working interest is 80%, subject to payment of ANH sliding scale royalties. The effective date of the resources report is
Prospective Resources (Subcategory: Prospects)
Conv. Nat. Gas | Condensate | Before Tax NPV @ | ||||||||||
Unrisked | Risked | Risked | ||||||||||
Resources | 100% MMcf | 100% MMcf | Gross MMcf | Net MMcf | 100% Mbbl | Gross Mbbl | Net Mbbl | 0% M$ | 5% M$ | 10% M$ | 15% M$ | 20% M$ |
Low | 68,412 | 13,989 | 11,191 | 10,449 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14,699 | 9,851 | 6,577 | 4,334 | 2,777 |
Best | 194,910 | 39,270 | 31,416 | 29,332 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38,906 | 24,331 | 14,811 | 8,529 | 4,352 |
High | 375,695 | 79,147 | 63,317 | 59,117 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 83,297 | 51,001 | 30,594 | 17,552 | 9,146 |
There is no certainty that any portion of the resources will be discovered. If discovered, there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources.
A total of six prospects have been identified using
In addition, the Company currently has 27.7 Bcf of gas and 5 Mbbl of condensate of proved and probable undeveloped reserves (from 34.6 Bcf of gas – 100% working interest) in the Maria Conchita Block. This information was discussed in the Company's news release of
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, risks related to the Company's inability to perform the proposed operations.
Neither the
Information Regarding Resources
This news release discloses estimates of the Company's prospective and contingent resources. Contingent resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from known accumulations using established technology or technology under development but which are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable due to one or more contingencies.
Prospective resources are defined in the COGE Handbook as those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects. Prospective resources have both an associated chance of discovery and a chance of development. Prospective resources are further subdivided in accordance with the level of certainty associated with recoverable estimates assuming their discovery:
- Low Estimate: This is considered to be a conservative estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the low estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 90 percent probability (P90) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the low estimate.
- Best Estimate: This is considered to be the best estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the best estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 50 percent probability (P50) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the best estimate.
- High Estimate: This is considered to be an optimistic estimate of the quantity that will actually be recovered. It is unlikely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the high estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 10 percent probability (P10) that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the high estimate.
Prospective resources are not, and should not be confused with, reserves or contingent resources. Prospective resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects. Prospective Resources have both an associated chance of discovery and a chance of development.
There is no certainty that any portion of the prospective resources will be discovered. If discovered, there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the prospective resources or that the Company will produce any portion of the volumes currently classified as prospective resources. The estimates of prospective resources involve implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the resources described exist in the quantities predicted or estimated, as at a given date, and that the resources can be profitably produced in the future. Actual prospective resources (and any volumes that may be reclassified as reserves) and future production therefrom may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein. The accuracy of any resources estimate is a function of the quality and quantity of available data and of engineering interpretation and judgment. While resources presented herein are considered reasonable, the estimates should be accepted with the understanding that reservoir performance subsequent to the date of the estimate may justify revision, either upward or downward.
The resource estimates presented above are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those associated with the drilling and completion of future wells, limited available geological and geophysical data and uncertainties regarding the actual production characteristics of the reservoirs, all of which have been assumed for the preparation of the resource estimates.
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