RE: Q&A18 Sep 2019 11:20
To whom it may concern,
Thank you for getting in contact with i3 Energy and for your continued interest in the Company. As I’m sure you can understand we have been inundated with questions over the past few days and are pleased to provide the below answers to the recurring questions which we are able to provide colour on.
Best wishes,
James Crothers
Associate Partner
Camarco
james.crothers@camarco.co.uk
Why were the Upper Captain Sands missed?
The southern boundary of the channel was situated further north than we’d mapped on our base case mapping.
Why not sidetrack the well?
As announced, the plan is to plug and abandon the well following completion of logging activity. The Company will integrate and interpret the data that it has received from the well before considering the next steps over this area of Liberator.
What was i3 targeting with this well?
The company was targeting a structural high in the middle of the channel.
With what confidence can you say that your geological model and seismic data is now accurate?
Missing the channel sands was identified as a potential risk. Furthermore, any further geological models will be supplemented by the data from the pilot well and VSP data gathered.
How has the well affected the junior debt facility?
The junior facility was raised for the Q3/Q4 drilling campaign.
How has it affected the senior facility?
The senior facility remains subject to a successful drilling campaign at Liberator and will be sized in accordance with well results and associated post-appraisal mapping.
What will the VSP show?
The VSP will allow i3 to calibrate the seismic data to the actual stratigraphy seen in the well bore. This will allow us to update the mapping of the Liberator structure.
When will the results of the VSP be announced?
The results shown by the VSP will be amalgamated into a larger seismic re-interpretation and the Company will release a new field map after all data has been thoroughly integrated and analysed.
How have the chances of success on Serenity and Liberator West been affected?
Serenity is a separate structure to Liberator main and therefore the geological chance of success is unchanged. On Liberator, the pilot well has identified a misinterpretation of the seismic data. This has to be understood before the Company can attribute a revised chance of success, but is likely to change once the field re-mapping is evaluated following the incorporation of data from the LPt-02 well.
Is the connectivity between Liberator main and Liberator West affected by this well?
We will await the re-interpretation of our geological model before we can clarify this point.
When will first oil be achieved at Liberator?
Liberator first oil timing remains dependent on the outcome of i3’s 2019 drilling campaign, access to capital i