RE: Expecting to see more buys22 Nov 2018 10:29
Old but worth going over again at this stage.
Stage One - increasing production up to 250 bopd, securing financial stability in the short term
At current production levels, PK does not cover its costs, although overheads could be reduced to minimise any cash flow shortfall. Existing production can, in the opinion of the Directors, be economically and simply increased: with this in mind, the development plans for Tilapia include two workovers, the first of which is scheduled to take place in the second quarter of 2017, immediately following Admission, and involves the reperforation and acidisation of the R1 and R2 reservoirs in well TLP-102, which will be drilled and then connected to the manifold. The second, which will occur when the drilling rig to be used for Stage Two, below is in place (which is expected to be in the first quarter of 2017), involves the setting of a progressive cavity pump over the R2 reservoir in well TLP-101ST.
The Directors believe that such interventions, for which the Company's share of the cost is anticipated to be US$250,000 (which will be financed from the proceeds of the Placing), may increase production from approximately 38 bopd to as much as 250 bopd. With EOR techniques, the Directors believe that 30 per cent. recovery could be achievable and that both the rate and overall production from this layer could remain increased for many years.
The two planned workovers are an essential part of ensuring that the Company is cashflow positive and of enhancing the net asset value to a level that, in the opinion of the Directors, could equal or exceed the amount of the invested capital.
Stage Two - development of Tilapia to increase production
The more significant increase in the value of Tilapia is expected to be achieved by a new drilling programme into deeper geological structures, the Mengo and Djeno Sands, which Tilapia shares with surrounding fields. The development plan for this drilling programme, which is expected to cost approximately US$6.0 million, is set out below:
i) The first well, TLP-103, which is expected to be drilled in the first half of 2017 and will be financed by the proceeds of the Placing, is designed to penetrate the R1, R2, Mengo Formation and then be drilled further down to test the deeper Djeno Sands. If hydrocarbons of a commercial volume are encountered, the Mengo Formation will be tested and stimulated before being put into production. A similar process will then take place in the Djeno Formation. The Directors believe that production could, if from the Djeno, be increased by approximately 2,500 bopd (on top of that achieved by Stage One).
The Directors believe that there is little exploration risk in drilling the Mengo Formation as the data from earlier drilling show that producible hydrocarbons are present and the reservoirs are charged.