Operating Update Egypt (6291C)
May 03 2012 - 1:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6291C
Circle Oil PLC
03 May 2012
3 May 2012
CIRCLE OIL PLC
("Circle" or the "Company")
Operating Update Egypt
Circle Oil Plc (AIM: COP), the international oil and gas
exploration, development and production company, is pleased to
announce the following update regarding the Al Amir SE Field
("AASE") and the Geyad field.
AASE-11X ST 1 Well
Appraisal well AASE-11X ST 1 was spudded on 5 February 2012 and
is located on the north western flank of the AASE field, updip of
the AASE-7X water injector. The well's objective was to appraise
both the Shagar and Rahmi sands for injection/production in that
location. The well reached a TD of 9,600 ft MD before being
sidetracked to the south for geological reasons and was then
successfully drilled to a total depth of 11,160 ft MD into the base
Kareem. The well encountered 42 ft of net pay in the Kareem Shagar
sand and 22 ft in the underlying Rahmi sand with oil bearing sands
present to the base of the reservoir. The completion for the well
as a Shagar sand producer has been installed and the Shagar zone
perforated in the interval 10,730-10,780 ft and flowed oil and gas
on test at an average rate of 3,500 bopd and 2.64 MMscf/d
respectively, on a 64/64" choke. The well has now been placed on
production at an initial flow rate of 1,635 bopd using a 32/64"
choke.
AASE-12X Well
Following the successful completion of the AASE-11X ST1 well,
the rig has been mobilised to drill the appraisal well AASE-12X,
which is located in the south central part of the AASE field. The
well is expected to be an infill Kareem sand producer, located
midway between AASE-5X and Al Ola-1 wells.The well was spudded on
25 April 2012 and is currently drilling ahead at 2,000 ft in the
Zeit Formation towards a total depth of 9,800 ft MD in the Upper
Rudeis.
Production
Production from the AASE and Geyad fields averaged 8,264 bopd
(gross) through March 2012 and following connection of the latest
well AASE-11X ST 1, has risen to 10,000 bopd. Cumulative production
from the NW Gemsa Concession has now exceeded 7.9 million barrels
of 42 degree API Crude oil.
The NW Gemsa Concession, containing the Al Amir and Geyad
Development Leases, covering an area of over 260 square kilometres,
lies about 300 kilometres southeast of Cairo in a partially
unexplored area of the Gulf of Suez Basin.
The concession agreement includes the right of conversion to a
production licence of 20 years, plus extensions, in the event of
commercial discoveries. The NW Gemsa Concession partners include:
Vegas Oil and Gas (50% interest and operator); Circle Oil Plc (40%
interest) and Sea Dragon Energy (10% interest).
Prof Chris Green, CEO, said
"Circle is very pleased that the AASE-11X ST1 well has been
completed as a Shagar sand producer with good initial flow. This
well result further proves up the north western flank of the AASE
field. The rig has now being moved to drill the AASE-12X well,
which is intended as an infill producer for the AASE field, as part
of the overall plan to improve the productivity of the NW Gemsa
accumulations."
Glossary
bopd barrels of oil per day
ft feet
MD Measured depth
TD Target depth
In accordance with the guidelines of the AIM Market of the
London Stock Exchange, Professor Chris Green, Chief Executive
Officer of Circle Oil Plc, an explorationist and geophysicist with
over thirty years oil & gas industry experience, and Dr Stuart
Harker, VP Geology, also with over 30 years experience, are the
qualified persons as defined in the London Stock Exchange's
Guidance Note for Mining and Oil and Gas companies, who have
reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this
announcement. Professor Green and Dr Harker have relied on primary
information supplied by the operator in carrying out their
review.
For further information contact:
Circle Oil Plc (+44 20 7638 9571)
Professor Chris Green, CEO
Evolution Securities (+44 20 7071 4300)
Chris Sim
Neil Elliot
Fox-Davies Capital (+44 20 3463 5010)
Daniel Fox-Davies
Richard Hail
Citigate Dewe Rogerson (+44 20 7638 9571)
Martin Jackson
Kate Lehane
Murray Consultants (+353 1 498 0300)
Joe Murray
Joe Heron
Notes to Editors
Circle Oil Plc (AIM: COP) is an international oil & gas
exploration, development and production Company with an expanding
portfolio of assets in Morocco, Tunisia, Oman and Egypt with a
combination of low-risk near-term production and significant
exploration upside potential. The Company listed on AIM in October
2004.
Internationally, the Company has continued to expand its
portfolio over the past two years and now has assets in the Rharb
Basin, Morocco; the Ras Marmour Permit in southern Tunisia; the
Mahdia Permit offshore Tunisia; the Grombalia Permit in northern
Tunisia and the Zeit Bay area of Egypt. Circle also has the largest
licence holding of any company in Oman. In addition to its
prospective Block 52 offshore, Circle also has an ongoing
exploration programme in Block 49 onshore.
Circle's strategy is to locate and secure additional licences in
prospective hydrocarbon provinces and through targeted investment
programmes, monetise the value in those assets for the benefit of
shareholders. This could be achieved through farm-outs to selected
partners who would then invest in and continue the development of
the asset into production, or Circle may itself opt to use its own
expertise to appraise reserves and bring assets into production,
generating sustained cash flow for further investment.
Further information on Circle is available on its website at
www.circleoil.net.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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