DeeThree Exploration Ltd. Announces Significant EOR Supported Alberta Bakken Well Test
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Apr 1, 2015) - DEETHREE EXPLORATION LTD. ("DeeThree" or the "Company") (DTX.TO)(DTHRF) is pleased to announce results from its latest Alberta Bakken horizontal well 11-20-3-16 W4M. This is the first well designed specifically to optimize the Company's ongoing gas re-injection Enhanced Oil Recovery ("EOR") scheme. The 2,000 meter horizontal lateral well was drilled in the base of the Alberta Bakken zone within the core EOR scheme area and near where the Company has been re-injecting produced Bakken gas with a high CO2 content since July, 2013. At the end of a five day production test, the well continued to flow at approximately 1,000 bbls/d of 30° API oil and 500 mscf/d of natural gas at a flowing wellhead pressure of 300 psi. The significant rate and, more specifically, the low gas to oil ratio ("GOR") of the production further demonstrates the efficiency and effectiveness of DeeThree's gas re-injection EOR scheme. To date, the Company has not seen any material gas breakthrough or increasing GOR's in existing wells.
Well 11-20-3-16 W4M will be placed on production at a restricted rate with nearby gas re-injection increased to match voidage and manage decline. Going forward, the Company will continue with its planned EOR tailored drilling and production program to maximize returns from the pool. Also, as part of the Company's program to reduce capital costs, well 11-20-3-16 W4M was drilled with monobore technology and completed with cemented sliding sleeve technology. Having successfully executed both operations DeeThree expects to reduce its future drilling and completion costs.
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In particular, this press release contains forward-looking statements, pertaining to the following: the quantity of reserves, the effectiveness of the EOR project, oil and natural gas production levels, capital expenditure programs, treatment under governmental regulatory and taxation regimes, expectations regarding DeeThree's ability to raise capital and to continually add to reserves through acquisitions and development, and projections of market prices and costs.
With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this press release, DeeThree has made assumptions regarding, among other things: the legislative and regulatory environments of the jurisdictions where DeeThree carries on business or has operations, the impact of increasing competition, and DeeThree's ability to obtain additional financing on satisfactory terms.
DeeThree's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of risk factors that may include, but are not limited to: volatility in the market prices for oil and natural gas; uncertainties associated with estimating reserves; uncertainties associated with DeeThree's ability to obtain additional financing on satisfactory terms; geological, technical, drilling and processing problems; liabilities and risks, including environmental liabilities and risks, inherent in oil and natural gas operations; incorrect assessments of the value of acquisitions; competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions of reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel.
This forward-looking information represents DeeThree's views as of the date of this document and such information should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any date subsequent to the date of this document. DeeThree has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to vary from those current expectations or estimates expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. However, there may be other factors that cause results, performance or achievements not to be as expected or estimated and that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from current expectations. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as results and future events could differ materially from those expected or estimated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Test Rates. Test rates are not necessarily indicative of long-term performance or of ultimate recovery. Neither a pressure transient analysis nor a well-test interpretation has been carried out and the data should be considered to be preliminary until such analysis or interpretation has been done.
BOE Presentation. References herein to "boe" mean barrels of oil equivalent derived by converting gas to oil in the ratio of six thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of gas to one barrel (bbl) of oil. Boe may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6 Mcf: 1 bbl is based on an energy conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
