Predator O&G News! 3rd Oct5 Oct 2018 10:48
Initial Reservoir Engineering Assessment completed, independently validating the feasibility of the technical case for C02 EOR operations;
· Combined scoping production rate of 300 bopd forecast for the initial two wells, which represents greater than 6 times current well production rates from these selected wells;
· Independent estimates of daily C02 injection rates at least 35% less than management's estimates, resulting in a reduction in anticipated operating costs;
· Start-up capital costs reduced to less than US$ 600,000, well below the Company's budgeted cash for the Pilot C02 EOR Project;
· Surface equipment sourced and delivery times to Trinidad within the scope of the existing Project Schedule;
· Exclusivity Period under Heads of Agreement ("HOA") with the local C02 Supplier to enter into a Gas Sales Agreement extended to 30 November 2018, to facilitate finalising commercial terms based on the new reservoir engineering assessment;
· Incremental resources for the AT-4 Block, approximately 10% of the area of the Inniss-Trinity Field, to be targeted by Pilot C02 EOR operations estimated at 859,000 barrels, representing an incremental recovery factor of 12.3%;
· Net-back after taxes and costs forecast to be in the range of US$10 - 12 per barrel based on an un-escalated WTI Spot Price of US$73.25 per barrel;
· Potential for a significant upscaling to other parts of the Inniss-Trinity field based on current expectations of forecast available C02 Supply;
· Subject to replicating a successful C02 EOR pilot in the AT-4 Block, potential exists to target between 8.12 and 15.62 million barrels of incremental resources;
· Operational and environmental meetings held in Trinidad to progress regulatory consents and confirmation that Q1 2019 has been set as the target for first incremental production from Pilot C02 EOR operations, subject to regulatory approval.
Source: http://www.bnamericas.com/news/oilandgas/predator-oil-gas-operational-update-trinidad