RE: Specialist18 Sep 2019 16:52
They will fundraise at 5-6p with some cheap options as a sweetner. The investors will want 2 wells not one, imo, just to cover themselves. If they hit oil with the first target then it will be announced as a discovery and indicate the fold structure is filled to spill. No point drilling further as any discovery will be value unlocking. They will probaly drill a second well at this stage to prove up the discovery which will be huge. Only need to drill c 2000m for the first target, so probably cost about $15m including rig mobilisation for first well, with an immediate follow on appraisal drill costing $10m including rig demob. Then a farmout done on much higher terms for a major to then drill the deeper prospects at their cost. By this time they will know the deeper prospects hold oil. Alternatively if there is no discovery in the shallow first target then it's keep drilling until you hit, or not. Aimho.