Spot the difference, no prizes it's too easy though UKOG didn't6 Feb 2023 19:27
RNS 01/02/2023
'one of only two wells required to produce Loxley's entire estimated material recoverable gas resources (see the Annual Report and Accounts Table 2 and RNS of 20th September 2020). The second production well, designed to maintain the desired plateau gas production rate, must be drilled by summer 2029.'
From:- PROOF OF EVIDENCE - Stephen Sanderson ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT - UKOG (234) Ltd.
'3.5. UKOG’s latest internal recoverable resource estimates are very similar, 43 bcf in the base case and 68 bcf in the upside case. Our estimated base case production rate of approximately 4-5 bcf per year from 4 producing wells at the Loxley site'
and from table 1 - Base case peak production rate 13mmscf/d and Upside case peak production rate 25mmcf/d
RNS 06/02/2023
'SGN's network analysis demonstrates that the LTS can readily accept 34,500 cubic metres per hour (equivalent to 30 million cubic feet of gas per day), corresponding to Loxley's high-side forecast field production rate.'
So at the inquiry UKOG upside case peak production rate from 4 wells was 25mmsc/d
Yet in today's RNS peak field production was said to correspond to 30mmscf/d although less than a week ago the field was stated as being developed with only one well, when the inquiry data had a high case peak production of 25mmscf/d from four wells.
Before any of this matters the first well has to be successful but there seems to be confusion about how many wells UKOG intend to drill, and how much will be produced.
The figure in today's RNS appears to be an exaggeration of the peak upside case production quoted to the inquiry from 4 wells - but last week's RNS seems to be revealing a new strategy of going into production with one well, the second well required only after production drops off.
Whilst cheaper and quicker a single well is likely to only produce, base case, less than 4mmscf/d, high case 6.25mmscf/d, assuming the modelling for the inquiry production figures was correct, nowhere near the suggested 30mmscf/d in today's RNS. This is also likely to impact the total gas recovered.
UKOG needs to clarify what they are doing and what they expect to produce from Loxley if successful.