RNS19 Jun 2018 08:04
Mayan Energy Ltd / Index: AIM / Epic: MYN/ ISIN: VGG6622A1057 / Sector: Oil and Gas
19 June 2018
Mayan Energy Ltd ("Mayan" or "the Company")
Zink Ranch Field Development Programme
Mayan (AIM: MYN), the AIM listed oil and gas company, is pleased to provide an update on its proposed low-cost development programme at the 1,520 net acre Zink Ranch Field ('Zink Ranch'), Osage County, Oklahoma in which the Company has a 100% working interest ('WI') and 75% net revenue interest ('NRI'). As announced on 15 May 2018, the multi-phase work programme, consisting of workover, new drill and pressure maintenance operations, is focused on increasing production and proving up substantial reserves at Zink Ranch that are believed by the Company to be economically recoverable.
· Turnkey contract entered into with a third-party oilfield service company (the "Contractor") to initiate a well workover programme, for a total of five wells at Zink Ranch targeting 100 net barrels of oil per day in the mid-term
· Following the approval of Mayan as the Operator at Zink Ranch, intention for four wells to be worked over as producers from the Pennsylvanian Sands formation - initial baseline level of production for each well to be established over a 30 day period
· A fifth well will be worked over as an injection well as part of a pilot pressure maintenance test project focused on enhancing production levels
· Nitrogen will be injected in three phases with the amount injected increasing with each phase - the performance of the wells will be closely monitored after each phase to evaluate the impact of the test project
· Subject to positive results, the Company intends to implement a field wide pressure maintenance programme in 2019 to enhance production on the remaining 12 wells in the field
· As part of the turnkey contract an environmental impact study, permitting and site selection for the drilling of possible future new wells, beyond the initial five referenced above, will be undertaken
· The total cost of the programme is US$255,000 which includes the following payments to the Contractor:
o Initial payment of US$125,000 (£94,700) payable in Mayan shares based on £0.0085 per share equivalent to 11,141,176 Ordinary Shares.
o Additional payment of US$100,000 upon completion of the five well workovers prior to the nitrogen injection. Mayan can elect to pay in cash or Ordinary Shares at the time of completion.
o Payment of US$5,000 per month in cash for six months for pumping and regulatory reporting services
· The Contractor indicated a preference to receive the initial US$125,000 payment in shares of Mayan which the Directors believe highlights the Contractor's confidence in the success of not only the programme at Zink Ranch but also ongoing activity across Mayan's Texan assets
· The Contract anticipates initiation and completion o