VANCOUVER, April 26, 2018 /CNW/ - Hunter Oil Corp. (TSX-V:
HOC; OTCQX: HOILF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce
the results of an independent evaluation of the Company's oil and
gas reserves for the 2017 year-end.
The evaluation of the Company's reserves in the Permian Basin
San Andres formation of the Chaveroo and Milnesand Fields in
New Mexico, USA was conducted by
Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc. in accordance with the
definitions, standards and procedures set out in the Canadian Oil
and Gas Evaluation Handbook ("COGE") and National Instrument
51-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities
("NI 51-101").
Year-End 2017 Operations Activity
In 2017, the Company continued to advance its core assets in New
Mexico. The Company also added 376 adjacent acres to its
leaseholdings through New Mexico State Land Office lease auction
and direct acquisition. The Company's total acreage position is
over 23,000 acres. Importantly, the acreage is essentially
contiguous, 100% operated by Hunter which allows greater
flexibility in future development.
In 2017, the Company's Agreed Compliance Order ("ACO")
with the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division was extended another
year. The ACO recognizes the Company's successful efforts in
reducing the number of inactive wells and allows the Company to
obtain drilling permits to proceed with its development
plans.
2017 Gross Reserves Summary
Total Proved Reserves of 15.6
million Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOEs)
Proved plus Probable Reserves of
22.2 million BOEs
Proved plus Probable plus Possible
Reserves of 40.3 million BOEs
Net Present Value of Reserves discounted at 10%
Total Proved Reserves before tax
of U.S. $ 215.9 million
Proved plus Probable Reserves
before tax of U.S. $ 372.0
million
Proved plus Probable plus Possible
Reserves of U.S. $ 829.7 million
The above reserve cases represent a full horizontal
redevelopment of the company's acreage in the San Andres
formation. The total Proved reserves are attributed to the
drilling of 91 horizontal wells over the next 6 years. The Probable
reserves are attributed to incremental volumes of the 91 horizontal
wells and the drilling of 10 additional wells. Possible
reserves are attributed to incremental volumes of the 101
horizontal wells and the drilling of an additional 11
wells. The wells in the Company's report (the "Report")
are planned at 160-acre spacing (4 wells per section) on
approximately 23,000 acres.
The tables set forth below summarize the Company's oil and
natural gas reserves, and the net present values before and after
income tax of future net revenue for the Company's reserves using
forecast prices and costs assumptions.
|
Summary of Oil and
Gas Reserves
|
As of December 31,
2017
|
Forecast Prices
and Costs – U.S. Dollars
|
Reserves (United
States)
|
|
Light and Medium
Oil
|
Conventional
Natural Gas
|
|
|
Reserve
Category
|
Gross
|
Net
|
Gross
|
Net
|
(Mbbl)
|
(Mbbl)
|
(MMcf)
|
(MMcf)
|
PROVED
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed
Producing
|
49.7
|
39.4
|
0
|
0
|
|
Proved
Undeveloped
|
14,492.1
|
11,615.4
|
6,458.7
|
5,192.9
|
TOTAL
PROVED
|
14,541.8
|
11,654.7
|
6,458.7
|
5,192.9
|
PROBABLE
|
6,151.5
|
4,924.2
|
2,654.5
|
2,131.1
|
Total Proved Plus
Probable
|
20,693.3
|
16,678.9
|
9113.2
|
7324.0
|
POSSIBLE
|
16,848.2
|
13,540.5
|
7,651.2
|
6,166.1
|
Total Proved plus
Probable plus Possible
|
37,541.5
|
30,219.4
|
16,764.3
|
13,490.1
|
|
SUMMARY OF NET
PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
|
As of December 31,
2017
|
FORECAST PRICES AND
COSTS – U.S. Dollars
|
RESERVES
CATEGORY
|
NET PRESENT VALUE OF
FUTURE NET REVENUE
|
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(BFIT)
DISCOUNTED AT
(%/year)
|
AFTER INCOME TAXES
(AFIT)
DISCOUNTED AT
(%/year)
|
UNIT
VALUE
BEFORE
INCOME
TAXES
DISCOUNTED
AT
10%/year
|
(M$)
at 0%
|
(M$)
at 5%
|
(M$)
at 10%
|
(M$)
at 15%
|
(M$)
at 20%
|
(M$)
at 0%
|
(M$)
at 5%
|
(M$)
at 10%
|
(M$)
at 15%
|
(M$)
at 20%
|
($/BOE)
|
PROVED
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed
Producing
|
-808.1
|
-378.9
|
-148.5
|
-9.9
|
77.8
|
-769.0
|
-359.0
|
-139.1
|
-6.1
|
78.6
|
-3.77
|
|
Undeveloped
|
378,634.0
|
284,528.9
|
216,057.7
|
165,571.1
|
127,870.8
|
272,514.6
|
204,403.3
|
154,729.9
|
118,079.9
|
90,720.8
|
17.31
|
TOTAL
PROVED
|
377,826.2
|
284,150.0
|
215,909.2
|
165,561.2
|
127,948.6
|
271,745.6
|
204,044.3
|
154,590.9
|
118,073.9
|
90,799.3
|
17.24
|
PROBABLE
|
250,166.3
|
195,812.3
|
156,130.3
|
126,471.1
|
103,837.7
|
201,951.7
|
159,932.6
|
128,948.0
|
105,573.0
|
87,572.0
|
29.57
|
TOTAL PROVED
PLUS PROBABLE
|
627,992.5
|
479,962.2
|
372,039.5
|
292,032.4
|
231,786.3
|
473,697.3
|
363,976.9
|
283,538.8
|
223,646.8
|
178,371.4
|
20.90
|
POSSIBLE
|
743,019.3
|
577,221.5
|
457,693.6
|
369,024.6
|
301,674.9
|
602,612.8
|
473,438.9
|
379,398.7
|
309,000.6
|
255,053.0
|
27.62
|
TOTAL PROVED
PLUS PROBABLE
PLUS POSSIBLE
|
1,371,011.8
|
1,057,183.7
|
829,733.1
|
661,056.9
|
533,461.2
|
1,076,310.1
|
837,415.8
|
662,937.6
|
532,647.5
|
433,424.4
|
24.14
|
Note: All dollar values are expressed in U.S. dollars (M$ =
thousands of U.S. Dollars)
The Company's reserves are derived from non-conventional
tight-oil activities from which gas and natural gas liquids may be
produced as by-products. "Tight-oil" means crude oil (a)
contained in dense organic-rich rocks, including low-permeability
shales, siltstones and carbonates, in which the crude oil is
primarily contained in microscopic pore spaces that are poorly
connected to one another, and (b) that typically requires the use
of hydraulic fracturing to achieve economic production rates.
The Company is not required to pay income taxes for its most
recently completed financial year. Subject to current
production and financial assumptions, the Company may have an
income tax liability in 2021. The After Income Tax net present
values reflect the tax burden on the Company's field
interests. The financial statements and the management's
discussion and analysis ("MD&A") of the Company should be
consulted for further information.
Readers are referred to the Company's Statement of Reserves Data
and Other Oil & Gas Information dated December 31, 2017, prepared in accordance with
the definitions, standards and procedures set out in the COGE
Handbook and NI 51-101, which can be found on the Company's website
or the SEDAR website at http://www.sedar.com.
BOEs/boes may be misleading, particularly if
used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6 Mcf:1 Bbl is based
on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at
the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the
wellhead. Possible reserves are those additional reserves that are
less certain to be recovered than probable reserves. There is a 10%
probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or
exceed the sum of provided plus probable plus possible reserves.
The present value of estimated future net revenues referred to
herein does not represent fair market value and should not be
construed as the current market value of estimated crude oil and
natural gas reserves attributable to the Company's
properties.
About Hunter Oil Corp.
Hunter Oil owns and operates two large, historic oil fields in
the Permian Basin of Eastern New
Mexico - the Milnesand and
Chaveroo fields, which together comprise in excess of 23,000 gross
acres, substantially held by production. Historical production of
these two fields is approximately 40 million barrels. Hunter has
engineered a horizontal redevelopment of the San Andres productive
zones. The Company plans to unlock the value in these resource-rich
fields by leveraging existing infrastructure, lowering operating
costs and increasing efficiencies of its operations.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andrew Hromyk
President and CEO
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NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES
PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE
EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF
THIS RELEASE
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Information
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute
"forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable
Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding estimates
of reserves and future net revenue, expectations regarding
additional reserves and statements regarding Chaveroo and
Milnesand wells development,
including plans, anticipated results and timing. Forward-looking
information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and
other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results
to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking
information.
Forward-looking information regarding Chaveroo and
Milnesand well development and
expectations regarding additional reserves are based on plans and
estimates of management and interpretations of exploration
information by the Company's exploration team at the date the
information is provided and is subject to several factors and
assumptions of management. These assumptions include: that required
regulatory approvals will be available when required, that no
unforeseen delays, unexpected geological or other effects,
equipment failures, permitting delays or labor or contract disputes
or shortages are encountered, and that the development
plans of the Company will not change. Risks include: the
risk that anticipated results and estimated
costs will not be consistent with managements' expectations, the
Company will not be able to obtain and provide the
information necessary to secure
regulatory approvals
required, that unexpected geological results are encountered and
that equipment failures, permitting delays or labor or contract
disputes or shortages are encountered.
Information on other important economic factors or
uncertainties that may affect components of the reserves data and
the other statements in this release are contained in the
Company's Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil & Gas
Information dated December 31, 2017,
and the Company's MD&A under "Risk Factors", which are
available under the Company's profile at
www.SEDAR.com.
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