Northland Capital Partners View1 Sep 2014 11:38
Aug 15th 2014
Northland Capital Partners View on the City: Eland
Oil & Gas, Hummingbird Resources and Sunrise
Resources
OIL & GAS: 3Legs Resources (LON:)
ENCOURAGING SIGNS AS LUBLEWO LEP-1ST1H STARTS FLOWING
The long term test has commenced for Lublewo LEP-1ST1H well, in the Western Baltic Basin concessions. This follows
the successful 25-stage fracture stimulation of the Sasino shale horizon.
Well clean up commenced on the 6th August and bottom-hole pressure gauges were set on the 12th August. The well
continues to flow back fluids and hydrocarbons.
As at the 14th August around 12% of frac fluid had been recovered and the well has continued to flow without nitrogen
assistance.
The test is intended to provide an assessment of the well's long term potential to flow gas and liquids and will provide
important data on the reservoir properties of the Sasino Formation.
No change to forecasts or rating.
NORTHLAND UK VIEW: Whilst far from conclusive there are some encouraging noises in this announcement. The well,
believed to be the largest horizontal test completed in Poland to date, is important not only to ConocoPhillips and
3Legs, as a vital indicator of the commercial potential of the basin, but to the Polish shale industry as a whole. The
meticulous drilling and completion campaign has gone well and with hydrocarbons now flowing back without nitrogen
assistance, the all-important flow rate over the next month or so will help determine the potential of the concession. A
commercial flow rate could be anything above 1.5mmcfd given further optimisation work and learnings that can be
expected to result from this well. We reiterate that this well result is subject to risk but that the company expects to
arrive at its key decision point with strong cash balances, making it a uniquely low risk entry into a possibly game
changing and late-stage opportunity. We maintain our BUY rating and 79p price target.