4 Feb 2019 07:00
4 February 2019
Amerisur Resources Plc ("Amerisur" or the "Company")
Spudding of Calao-1X, CPO-5
Amerisur Resources Plc, the oil and gas producer and explorer focused on South America, is pleased to announce that the spudding of Calao-1X, an exploration well on the CPO-5 block using rig E-2029, occurred on 1 February 2019.
Calao-1X is the second well to be drilled from the Indico pad to determine the prospectivity of the Lower Sands ("LS3") formation around the Indico discovery. As previously announced, initial analysis by the Company indicated that a 283 feet gross, 209 feet net, oil column is present in the LS3 formation at Indico-1.
Calao-1X will be a directional well, with a planned total measured depth of approximately 11,940 feet, targeting a structure alongside Indico to the southwest, towards the Aguila structure. On a simple structural basis, the Company estimates potential resources at Calao-1X of between 2 and 9.8 MMBO gross. However, given the results at Indico-1, which indicate the potential for combination trapping, the Company believes potential resources may be significantly higher. The drilling of Pavo Real-1, which targets a similar structure to Calao adjoining Indico to the northeast, will follow Calao-1X.
Amerisur holds a 30% non-operated interest in the CPO-5 block which is 70% owned and operated by ONGC Videsh Ltd. ("the Operator"). The Company will make a further announcement in due course once the well has been drilled and logged.
John Wardle, CEO of Amerisur Resources, said:
"Following the positive result from Indico-1, we are delighted to report the spudding of Calao-1X from the Indico pad to determine the size of the play. We look forward to sharing the results with our shareholders throughout this busy, and potentially transformational, period for Amerisur, which has already delivered material reserves and production growth on the basis of the Indico discovery."
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Enquiries:
Nick Harrison, CFO Amerisur Resources
| Tel: +44 (0)330 333 8246 |
Billy Clegg / Georgia Edmonds / Kimberley Taylor Camarco
| Tel: +44 (0)203 757 4983 |
Callum Stewart / Nicholas Rhodes / Ashton Clanfield Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7710 7600 |
Chris Sim / Alexander Ruffman Investec
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Tel: +44 (0)207 597 4000 |
Paul Shackleton / Dan Gee-Summons Arden Partners plc | Tel: +44 (0)20 7614 5900 |
Notes to editors
About Amerisur Resources
Amerisur Resources is an experienced Colombian Operator with an extensive, strategic acreage position in the underexplored Putumayo in partnership with Occidental Petroleum ("Oxy") and a strategic acreage position in Llanos in CPO-5 with partner ONGC. Amerisur is the 100% owner and operator of the OBA pipeline, a key piece of strategic, cross-border export infrastructure delivering oil from the Putumayo in Colombia into Ecuador. Amerisur produces from three fields, Platanillo in the Putumayo which generates cash flow to fund its work programme, Mariposa-1 and Indico-1 in the Llanos basin. Amerisur has recently announced a potentially transformational result at Indico-1, which significantly exceeded expectations - 283 feet gross, 209 feet net oil column without an oil-water-contact.
Amerisur has a robust financial position with cash generation and balance sheet to fund its work programme.
Competent person: Technical information in this announcement has been reviewed by John Wardle Ph.D., the Company's Chief Executive. John Wardle has 32 years' experience in the industry, having worked for BP, Britoil, Emerald Energy and Pebercan, and is a trained drilling engineer.
This announcement contains inside information as defined in EU Regulation No. 596/2014 and is in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of that Regulation.
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