RE: Morning13 Nov 2018 15:01
From the interim accounts this year.
29 June 2018
UK OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS PLC
("UKOG" or the "Company)
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Unaudited results for the six-month period ended 31 March 2018
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HIGHLIGHTS (during and post-period)
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·   Horse Hill-1 ("HH-1") PEDL137 oil discovery, UKOG 32.435%: Post period end, 150-day extended well test ("EWT") operations commenced at HH-1. The EWT campaign includes three flow and pressure build-up sequences over the Portland, Kimmeridge Limestone 3 ("KL3") and KL4 oil pools, which in 2016 flowed at commercial initial rates of 323, 464 and 901 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") over short stabilised flow periods of 4, 7.5 and 8 hours, respectively. The EWT, if successful, is designed to enable a declaration of commerciality to be made, with first stable oil production targeted in 2019.
·   PEDL234 Broadford Bridge-1 & 1z ("BB-1/1z"), UKOG 100%: The BB-1/1z oil discovery, located on the southern boundary of the 300 km² PEDL234 licence, achieved its primary technical objectives. BB-1/1z confirmed the Kimmeridge Limestone ("KL") "geological concept", confirmed the significant 27 km lateral extent of the Kimmeridge continuous oil deposit and demonstrated the presence of a regional scale open natural-fracture network capable of flowing oil to surface. Oil was returned to surface from multiple KL horizons, and KL5 flowed oil continuously on pump over a week's duration. Core analysis from KL5 demonstrated oil saturations of 73% with 19% porosity.
·   PEDL234: The Oil and Gas Authority ("OGA") granted a 5-year licence extension to 31 December 2023.
·   PEDL234: Two further Kimmeridge exploratory drilling locations were selected in the central part of the licence. Site lease terms were agreed, and planning application work is underway with a target of drilling in 2019. The first well will target both a large Kimmeridge geological feature and appraise the overlying Godley Bridge Portland gas discovery.
·   PEDL234 BB-1/1z: An 18-month planning consent extension was submitted to West Sussex County Council. If granted, the extension to 31 March 2020 will provide sufficient time to review the results of the HH-1 EWT and completion drilling and testing of the next planned Kimmeridge exploration/Portland gas appraisal well in PEDL234 so as to be able to decide on a BB-1y sidetrack.
·   PEDL331 Arreton oil discovery, UKOG 65%: Xodus Competent Person's Report ("CPR")  (see below) confirms Arreton-1 & 2 discovery contains 10.2 million barrels ("MMbbl") UKOG Net P50 Contingent Resources. Arreton-3 appraisal and Arreton South exploration well sites chosen, lease negotiations are near finalisation, and a planning application is expected to be submitted this summer. Drilling is targeted for late 2019.
·   PEDL143 Holmwood-1, UKOG 40%: In September 2017, UKOG acquired a further 10% interest in the PEDL143 licence (Holmwood) from Warwick Energy Exploration and Production Lim