Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. Provides Update on Well Completions
October 11 2006 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Falcon Oil
& Gas Ltd. (TSXV: FO) provided an update on its oil and gas
exploration activities in Hungary. Well Completion Schedule Falcon
has entered into two separate contracts with well service suppliers
for equipment to secure a hydraulic work-over rig ("HWO") and a
frac crew, as a necessary part of its completion process on three
wells (the Mako-6, Pusztaszer-1, and Szukketas-1). The HWO rig,
which was not available until recently, and the frac crew are
scheduled to arrive on location by November 30, 2006, when fracing
and stimulation on the Mako-6 is anticipated to begin. The rig is
capable of handling the high pressures and hook loads of the deep
wells. Further, the HWO auxiliary equipment provided by the HWO
contractor is capable of handling high pressure pumping. Falcon
also plans to use the HWO rig (as well as other rigs) on its
shallow wells to provide desired safety margins during completion
operations on those wells. Falcon Chairman, Marc Bruner, stated,
"With the HWO rig's significant capabilities, Falcon believes that
this rig optimizes safety and performance, and that these contracts
represent an important step toward completing these wells." Falcon
plans to perform multiple fracs on these three Mako Trough wells,
with the number varying from well to well. Fracing and stimulation
activities will start at the lowest interval and move up
sequentially in order to fully evaluate each prospective interval.
As at the date hereof, Falcon's internal geological review has
identified the following number of prospective intervals:
Pusztaszer-1 well 4 Szukketas-1 well 13 Mako-6 well 49 The number
of prospective intervals is subject to change during fracing and
stimulation activities. Falcon plans to move the frac equipment
between wells during testing, thereby allowing operations to take
place on all wells concurrently. Falcon believes that the fracing
and testing of any one of its wells could take approximately three
months, depending on conditions encountered within each well during
the process. Each potential interval in each well will need to be
perforated, tested, evaluated for fracing, fraced and then tested
again. Falcon will announce test results from time to time during
this process. Gas Gathering Infrastructure In order to decrease or
eliminate flaring of gas at the Mako-6 well (if production is
achieved), Falcon plans to enter into one or more contracts to
transport gas via a gathering line from the Mako-6 well to an
existing natural gas pipeline approximately 11 kilometers from the
Mako-6 well. The existing pipeline is connected to a gas processing
plant. Falcon is engaged in negotiations to acquire the necessary
rights-of-way for the gathering line. Assuming the rights-of-way
and related contracts are obtained, construction of such a
gathering line and related facilities is expected to be completed
by year-end. Once operational, this gathering line will also
accommodate future natural gas production from the Mako-7 well, if
testing is successful on that well. About Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. is a British Columbia corporation which
is in the business of oil and gas exploration and production. It
has operations in Hungary through its wholly-owned subsidiary TXM
Oil and Gas Exploration, LLC, and in Romania through its
wholly-owned subsidiary JVX Energy Corporation. Further information
about Falcon is available at http://www.falconoilandgas.com/.
Contacts: Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. Marc A. Bruner, President,
Chairman & CEO Michael K. Lam, Corporate Development North
America (416) 303-8810 Alexander Hubbard-Ford, Corporate
Development Europe +44 (0) 79 8448 1541 Canada - Brisco Capital
Partners Corp. Graeme Dick (403) 313-9663 United Kingdom -
4C-Burvale Carina Corbett John Carrick-Smith +44 (0) 20 7907 4761/0
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release. DATASOURCE: Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. CONTACT: Marc A.
Bruner, President, Chairman & CEO or Michael K. Lam, Corporate
Development North America, +1-416-303-8810, or Alexander
Hubbard-Ford, Corporate Development Europe, +44 (0) 79 8448 1541,
all of Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.; or Canada, Graeme Dick of Brisco
Capital Partners Corp., +1-403-313-9663, for Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd.; or United Kingdom, Carina Corbett or John Carrick-Smith, both
of 4C-Burvale, +44 (0) 20 7907 4761/0, for Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd. Web site: http://www.falconoilandgas.com/
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