RE: ukog26 Jul 2018 14:21
thks ninvestor. the CPR added useful info to the BB understanding. very clear the cement job was not the issue. in my view (and i have stated this for a long time) the kimm is just too tight for oil production, other than at specific locations where localised faulting has resulted in localised conditions that enable flow. that is what i think has been seen at HH two years back. the EWT will confirm (or not) my opinion that the kimm at HH is small areas of movable oil resulting from localised fracturing resulting from the faulting. now if that proves the case, then it is only by fracking that oil could be produced for any length of time or volume that makes the kimm commercial other than (at best) as a small nodding donkey producer as the portland will be .we will of course know far more in the next few months.
i also find it interesting the comments about the portland being commercial - the CPR in effect states it is from a oil production point of view (and frankly it is not often CPR's are wrong on such matters). so unless the portland EWT troughs up something unexpected, then it is only the costs of the production kit and obtaining consents which would stop it being declared commercial. but i bet the SP heads up following as RNS on the commerciality of the portland dispite there being no investment case justification for any mcap increase.