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Petrosearch Energy Provides Financial and Operational Summary on North Texas Panhandle
Water Flood Project
HOUSTON, TX – June 27, 2008, Petrosearch Energy Corporation (OTCBB: PTSG)today
has provided a detailed financial and operational summary of the North Texas Panhandle Water Flood Project,
also known as the Quinduno Field Project (“Quinduno Project”).
The Company acquired 100% of the working interest in 1,755 acres of the Quinduno Field of Roberts County,
Texas in November 2005 and for the last two and a half years the Company has spent a significant amount
of time and resources to clear the technical and regulatory hurdles to water flooding the Lower Albany Dolomite
formation. The Company anticipates initial water injection in the third quarter of 2008.
Financial Summary
The reserve estimates for the Quinduno lease have been made by a third party engineering firm; and those
estimates are contained in the table below for the period ending 12/31/07, net to our working interest.
The total estimated capital cost as of year-end 2007 to realize the reserves is $22,083,700; however, the
Company estimates that only $3-5 million of risk capital is necessary to judge the efficacy of the water
flood, after which we expect to be able to attract economic financing. The probable and possible reserves
are incremental in nature and therefore, to be realized, do not require additional capital.
Based on this third party forecast of rates and reserves, and assuming product prices of $120/bo and
$10/Mcf, our internal estimate of undiscounted and discounted cash flows net of capital cost, net to Petrosearch
as of June 1, 2008 is:
| Reserve Category |
Reserves Net to Petrosearch Interest*(boe) |
Undiscounted Cash Flow net of Capital Cost |
Cash Flow after Capital Cost Discounted at 10%(PV-10) |
| Proved Undeveloped |
1,576,664 |
$128,389,000 |
$66,037,000 |
| Probable |
2,909,987 |
$142,942,000 |
$55,485,780 |
| Possible |
2,530,366 |
$261,839,000 |
$67,123,000 |
* As of December 31, 2007 - estimated by third party engineering firm
Petrosearch also engaged the services of a second independent, third party engineering firm specializing
in water floods to provide a single pattern simulation based on the known properties of the rock and fluids.
The results of this model agree favorably with the rates and volumes estimated by the Company’s third party
engineering firm.
Operational Update
At present, the initial pattern in the project is nearing completion. The producing well needed for the
first 5-spot pattern (one producing well surrounded by four injection wells) of the water flood, has been
drilled and the conversion or re-entry of four injection wells is almost complete. The surface facilities
are expected to be completed within 3-4 weeks. The construction of the third party water treatment facility
is also nearing completion, and treated water is expected to start being injected into the formation in
the third quarter of 2008. Completion of the first pattern and the commencement of water injection into
the formation will begin to allow the Company to determine the level of the response of the water flood
and allow for commencement of production in the field. This will also allow for the movement of proved reserves
from the undeveloped category to the producing category.
Operational Summary/History
Since acquiring the Quinduno lease on the southeastern flank of this large, hydrocarbon rich structural
dome, Petrosearch has:
- Signed an agreement with a large salt water disposal and oil field services company for the construction
of a multi-million dollar water treatment facility on the Company’s lease at the sole expense of the
service company. The plant will make all of the necessary water available for injection at a very small
operating cost to Petrosearch, as well as clean up the Company’s own produced water later in the life
of the project. This eliminates the need for capital that we would otherwise require to drill, operate
and maintain the Company’s own water source wells over the life of the project.
- Established its right to use fresh water from the Ogallala aquifer as a secondary source for injection.
- Obtained approval from the Texas Railroad Commission for the use of produced salt water made available
by other operators in the Panhandle as the primary source of injection water. This unconventional approach
to securing our injection fluids required extensive discussion with the TRRC with the added benefit
of enhancing oil recovery while disposing of produced waste water.
- Obtained the necessary permits from the TRRC for converting existing wells and re-entering abandoned
wells so they can be used for injecting both fresh and salt water.
- Signed an agreement with the mineral/surface owner that allows the Company to rejuvenate the field
with reasonable restrictions and damage costs.
- Drilled the first new producer for the initial injection pattern, cleaned out 6 existing wells in
preparation for conversion to water injection and converted 2 existing shut-in wells for injection.
Re-entered two plugged wells, one of which we are in the process of converting to water injection.
About Petrosearch
Petrosearch Energy Corporation, a Nevada corporation with executive offices in Houston, Texas, is a resource
based energy company with activities focused on two major projects: the Barnett Shale trend, and the Anadarko
basin of the North Texas Panhandle. For more information please visit www.petrosearch.com..
Forward Looking Statements
Statements contained herein and the information incorporated by reference herein may be forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, but not
limited to, "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "would be," "believe," or "continue" or the
negative or other variations of comparable terminology. We intend such forward-looking statements to be
covered by the safe harbor provisions applicable to forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E
of the Exchange Act. Such statements (none of which is intended as a guarantee of performance) are subject
to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual future results, achievements
or transactions to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Some of such risks and uncertainties
are set forth below.
Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future
events, or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements
of historical facts. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited
to, product and service demands and acceptance, changes in technology, economic conditions, the impact of
competition and pricing, and government regulation and approvals. Petrosearch cautions that assumptions,
expectations, projections, intentions, or beliefs about future events may, and often do, vary from actual
results and the differences can be material. Some of the key factors which could cause actual results to
vary from those Petrosearch expects include changes in natural gas and oil prices, the timing of planned
capital expenditures, availability of acquisitions, uncertainties in estimating proved reserves and forecasting
production results, operational factors affecting the commencement or maintenance of producing wells, the
condition of the credit and capital markets generally, as well as our ability, and the ability of prospective
purchasers of the DDJET partnership interests, to access them, and uncertainties regarding environmental
regulations or litigation and other legal or regulatory developments affecting our business.
Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and are believed to have a reasonable
basis, including without limitation, our examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our
records and other data available from third parties. There can be no assurance, however, that our expectations,
beliefs or projections will result, be achieved, or be accomplished.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date hereof. We undertake no duty to update these forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact:
Piedmont IR, LLC
Keith Fetter or Darren Bankston
Phone: 678-455-3696
Email: info@piedmontir.com
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