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Drilling Report

7 Oct 2011 07:00

RNS Number : 7444P
Solo Oil Plc
07 October 2011
 

For Immediate Release

7 October 2011

 

 

SOLO OIL PLC

("Solo" or the "Company")

Ausable Field Update

 

Solo Oil plc today announces an update on activities at the Ausable Field in South Western Ontario operated by its Joint Venture partner Reef Resources Limited ("Reef") and recent test results from the Ausable #1 well, where 100 bopd have been achieved using a newly installed downhole venturi pump.

 

Reef's announcement, to the Toronto exchange, reads:

 

October 7, 2011 - Calgary, Alberta - Reef Resources Ltd. (REE - TSX.V) ("Reef" or the "Company") announces that it has completed its production testing of its Ausable well #1 using hydraulic venturi downhole pump technology. The computed average daily production rate over the test period was 103 bopd.

The Company is now in the process of installing the permanent venturi pumping equipment in Ausable well #1. The new pumping equipment will be installed in the recently drilled Ausable well #5 followed by Ausable well #2 and Ausable well #4. Clean up on the Ausable #2 horizontal well is completed and the new pumping equipment will be installed upon completion of production flow testing.

During the test period the venturi was run for a number of periods to test the surface and downhole pumps and to optimise pump rates and fluids. Reef estimates that the stabilized long term production rate for Ausable well #1 using venturi pumping will be between 50 - 70 bopd and is confident that the production rates for the additional production wells (Ausable #2, Ausable #4 and Ausable #5) will also achieve similar production levels upon installation of venturi pumps. Ausable well #1 was previously being pumped using a traditional beam pump and was recently producing between 5 and 10 bopd. These estimates represent production prior to the full execution of the Enhanced Oil Recovery ("EOR") program.

Ausable well #3 is currently operating as an injection well for the Enhanced Oil Recovery program. The EOR program is at a preliminary stage, presently injecting only 100 mcf/d. The full execution of the EOR program involves injecting increasing amounts of natural gas in order to re-pressurize and sweep the reef plus the completion of additional production/injection wells. Under the full EOR program, re-pressurization of the reservoir will have a significant positive impact on overall field production and recovery factors.

The Company also announces that it has received all government approvals for the installation of a connecting pipeline for its Airport South #1 natural gas well located on its nearby Airport South reef. Natural gas from the Airport South #1 well will provide additional natural gas for the Ausable reef EOR injection program and will increase the injection rate to between 200 - 300 mcf/d. Additionally, recent gas analysis of Airport South #1 revealed 30 bbls of gas liquids per mmcf which will enhance the overall production of the Ausable reef.

Arnie Hansen, President, stated, "We are delighted with the production rate we are achieving in Ausable well #1 as it does demonstrate the production potential of the Ausable field with appropriate pump and EOR technology. We anticipate additional production from the EOR program will be equally exciting We are encouraged by the results as it pertains not only to bringing Ausable well #1 on production but also as a successful solution for achieving maximum production from Ausable well # 2, Ausable well # 4 and Ausable well # 5.''

 

Neil Ritson, Solo Executive Director, commented:

"Following the last update in September; Reef have refined the pumping configuration in well #1 and have established the potential flow rate. This strongly supports our expectation that the Ausable #5 well, when completed with a venturi, will significantly enhance the field production. This work also fully supports the EOR scheme which is the principal target for our investment."

 

Competent Person's Statement:

 

The information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and approved by Neil Ritson, Chief Executive Officer and Director for Solo Oil Plc who has 35 years of relevant experience in the oil industry. Mr. Ritson is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, an Active Member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London.

 

For further information:

 

Solo Oil plc

David Lenigas

Neil Ritson

+44 (0) 20 7440 0642

Beaumont Cornish Limited

Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker

Roland Cornish

+44 (0) 20 7628 3396

Shore Capital

Joint Broker

Pascal Keane

Jerry Keen

 

Pelham Bell Pottinger

Public Relations

Mark Antelme

 Henry Lerwill

 

+44 (0) 20 7408 4090

 

 

 

 

+44 (0) 20 7861 3232

 

Glossary:

 

bbls - barrels

bopd - barrels of oil per day

mscf/d - thousand standard cubic feet of gas per day

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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