RE: Carlsberg RNS29 Jul 2022 08:44
Alkaid #2 Well - Target Vertical Depth Reached
· The Alkaid #2 pilot hole has now reached a total vertical depth of 8,584 feet ('ft'), with a measured depth of 8,950 ft, having encountered multiple oil bearing reservoirs in all three targeted formations in the well: (i) the Shelf Margin Deltaic, (ii) the Alkaid Anomaly, and (iii) the deeper, untested extension of the Alkaid Anomaly ("Alkaid Deep").
· Initial analysis indicates significant improvements in reservoir quality which could potentially lead to a material upgrade of the current resource for all targeted horizons.
· Analysis of data received to date confirms the Company's ability to accurately predict the presence of light oil bearing reservoirs using 3D seismic data, geological and geophysical capabilities, further enhancing confidence in development planning and expected outcomes.
· All reservoirs were encountered on prognosis at predicted depths with reservoir quality exceeding pre-drill expectations.
· Alkaid #2 confirms more than 1,400 ft of gross continuous oil bearing strata throughout the section drilled below the regional top seal at 7,165 ft down to at least the 8,584 ft total vertical depth. Under instruction from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), drilling was stopped at 8,584 ft, despite not having reached the bottom of the Alkaid Deep section, to allow a sufficient margin to avoid contact with the high pressure HRZ zone and possible fault.
Shelf Margin Deltaic
Analysis confirms:
· The northern extension of the Shelf Margin Deltaic ("SMD") horizon from Talitha in the south to northeast, across the Dalton Highway east of Alkaid #2.
· Net 272 ft oil bearing reservoir encountered which was thicker and of better reservoir quality than pre-drill estimates.
Alkaid Anomaly
Analysis confirms:
· Net 155 ft oil bearing reservoir encountered which confirms that the zone extends over the four mile distance between the Alkaid #1 and Alkaid #2 wells.
· Exceeded pre-drill expectation of reservoir thickness and quality.
· Detailed analysis of cuttings and sidewall cores is currently underway to help optimise the completion of the well and long term testing operations.
Alkaid Deep
· Drilled 300 ft deeper than Alkaid #1, all of which was oil bearing reservoir. Pantheon estimates the potential for an additional +/- 200 ft of oil bearing section below total depth ("TD").
· Reservoir quality encountered was better than prognosis.
· FMI analysis is currently underway which, once complete, will determine the net reservoir thickness.
Ongoing Analysis
· Sidewall coring has been completed throughout the oil bearing section and analysis is underway.
· Comprehensive Volatiles Analysis ("VAS") has commenced following the collection of sealed well samples every 10 ft throughout the entire target interval from 7,100 ft measured depth to total depth of c.8,950 ft.
The Company is now preparing to move up the wellbore