Circle Oil PLC Operating Update Egypt (8187K)
August 28 2012 - 1:01AM
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Circle Oil PLC
28 August 2012
28 August 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.
Al Ola-3 Well
Water injection well Al Ola-3 was spudded on 16 July 2012 and is
located in the southern part of the AASE field, downdip of and to
support the oil production from the Al Ola-1 and Al Ola-2,
AASE-12ST and AASE-1X production wells, respectively and is located
870 metres to the south of the Al-Ola-1 well and 1,445 metres
south-east of Al-Ola-2 well. The well's objective was to appraise
both the Shagar and Rahmi sands for water injection in that
location. The well was successfully drilled to a total depth of
10,550 ft MD into the Upper Rudeis. The well encountered 18 ft of
net reservoir in the Kareem Shagar sand (between 10,164-10,182 ft
MD) and 20 ft of net reservoir in the Rahmi sand (between
10,232-10,252 ft MD), with high water saturations present to the
base of the reservoir as expected. Formation pressure tests in the
Kareem sands of Al Ola-3 indicate fluid communication in this
southern extent of the AASE field. The well will be dually
completed as a Shagar and Rahmi water injector.
Geyad-6 Well
Following the successful completion of the Al OIa-3 well, the
rig will drill the infill production well Geyad-6, in the south
central part of the Geyad field.
Production and Injection
Currently production from the AASE, Geyad and Al Ola fields is
approximately 9,100 bopd (gross) varying to date in August 2012
within the range 9,000-10,000 bopd. Cumulative production from the
NW Gemsa Concession has now exceeded 8.9 million barrels of 42
degree API Crude oil. Water is currently being injected at a rate
of approximately 22,000 barrels per day, with a cumulative
injection to date of approximately 5.4 million barrels.
The NW Gemsa Concession, containing the Al Amir, Geyad and Al
Ola Development Leases, covering an area of over 260 square
kilometres, lies approximately 300 kilometres south-east of Cairo
in a partially unexplored area of the Gulf of Suez Basin.
In the event of commercial discoveries, the concession agreement
includes the right of conversion to a production licence of 20
years plus extensions. 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 with the results of the Al Ola-3 well,
which will be completed as a water injector to support the oil
production from the updip Al Ola-1 and Al Ola-2 wells. This well
result further proves up the southern extent and pressure
communication of the AASE field and will add to the ultimate
recovery from the field. The rig will now drill the Geyad-6 well,
which is intended as a central infill producer for the Geyad field,
and is 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
Investec (+44 20 7597 5970)
Chris Sim
Neil Elliot
Liberum Capital Limited (+44 20 3100 2222)
Simon Atkinson
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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