RE: All happening in Q427 Sep 2018 09:56
Zink Ranch Field, Osage County, Oklahoma
.......Mayan is now the bonded operator at ZinK Ranch and has legal rights to operate the field, it awaits final government processing of the transfer of operatorship to enable the commercial sale of oil from the field. The change in operatorship has since enabled the commencement of the development plan set forth in the RNS dated 19 June 2018, post period end.
As part of the onboarding process, the new operator conducted a field survey, the results of which are highly encouraging. As well as approximately 300 barrels of oil in the tanks for immediate sale, the three wells, which have historically accounted for a substantial............ short term test of these wells indicates production could be increased to 24-30 barrels of oil per day without requiring any investment or down hole work. In tandem with this, operating costs at the field can be immediately and substantially lowered by shutting in five wells with oil cut less than 2%. These wells will then be evaluated for remedial action.
Additionally, the field survey concludes that there remains considerable upside from previously disclosed plans to undertake development activity including workovers, recompletions, new drills and a previously contemplated pressure maintenance programme. In line with this, following the receipt of the relevant permits, the Company intends to perforate the #15 well in the untapped Prue formation, targeting 8' of identified pay with potential to add up to 30 barrels a day of additional production based on analysis of analogue wells. On a more general note, the field is in excellent shape from a compliance and environmental standpoint allowing the Company to focus on projects to increase daily production.