Empyrean Energy PLC Seismic Data Results Exceed Expectations (0400Q)
2017年9月7日 - 3:00PM
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Empyrean Energy PLC
07 September 2017
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Empyrean Energy PLC / Index: AIM / Epic: EME / Sector: Oil &
Gas
7 September 2017
Empyrean Energy PLC ("Empyrean" or the "Company")
Offshore China Block 29/11 Initial Seismic Data Results Exceed
Expectations
-- Preliminary mapping of 'raw seismic 3D data' confirms
structural validity of Jade and Topaz prospects and identifies a
third significant target named Pearl
-- Jade preliminary mean unrisked resource potential 103 million barrels ('mmbbls') oil
-- Topaz preliminary mean unrisked resource potential 365 mmbbls oil
-- Pearl preliminary mean unrisked resource potential 123 mmbbls oil
-- Full data processing and oil migration studies are on-going
Empyrean Energy plc (EME: AIM), the oil and gas development
company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States,
is pleased to announce that it has finalised the preliminary
internal interpretation of the 'fast-tracked' processing of raw
seismic data from the recently acquired 3D seismic on Block 29/11,
offshore China. This preliminary interpretation has confirmed the
structural validity and the potential size of the Jade and Topaz
prospects and has revealed an exciting new prospect named Pearl
which is located to the north of Topaz.
A summary of the interpretation of gross unrisked mean
prospective resources for Jade, Topaz and Pearl is provided in the
table below:
Prospect Preliminary Prospective Resources
Estimates (mmbbls)
---------- ------------------------------------------------
Low estimates Best estimates High estimates
---------- -------------- --------------- ---------------
Jade 89 103 143
---------- -------------- --------------- ---------------
Topaz 280 365 498
---------- -------------- --------------- ---------------
Pearl 84 123 206
---------- -------------- --------------- ---------------
Empyrean CEO Tom Kelly commented, "Empyrean is excited to
confirm that, based on our internal preliminary analysis, Block
29/11 contains prospects of truly significant scale and size. That
the three priority targets have a cumulative mean potential to
contain 591 million barrels of oil is a great early result from the
3D seismic data recently acquired. We will obtain better resolution
and imaging from the full processing of data, a process which is
underway and the results of which will be announced in due course,
but these early results greatly exceed our expectations and the
data quality is excellent."
Gaz Bisht, Empyrean's executive director responsible for China
who has over 28 years' experience as a petroleum geologist and
geophysicist has reviewed and prepared the announcement.
**ENDS**
For further information:
Empyrean Energy plc
Tom Kelly Tel: +61 8 9380 9920
Cenkos Securities plc
Neil McDonald Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 9771
Beth McKiernan Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 9778
Nick Tulloch Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 9772
St Brides Partners Ltd
Lottie Brocklehurst Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
Olivia Vita Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
The information contained in this announcement was completed and
reviewed by the Company's Technical Director, Mr Frank Brophy, who
has over 40 years' experience as a petroleum geologist.
Notes to Editors
About Empyrean Energy Plc (LON: EME)
Empyrean is a London AIM listed oil and gas explorer with three
potentially high impact new projects. Empyrean has a 1800km2
offshore oil permit located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, China
where it has commenced 3D seismic Q2, 2017 to further mature two
large oil prospects, Jade and Topaz. The permit is directly South
East of the billion barrel+ Liuhua Oil Field operated by CNOOC and
two recent discoveries to the permits West and South further
enhance the merit of Jade and Topaz. Empyrean is operator and holds
100% of the exploration rights through to commercial discovery
where CNOOC have a back-in right to 51%.
Empyrean also has a 10% interest in West Natuna Exploration
Limited that holds 100% of the Duyung PSC in offshore Indonesia and
is targeting the Mako Shallow Gas Discovery that has an
independently verified 2C and 3C gas resource of between 430-650
Bcf recoverable gas. Successful testing operations were recently
completed at the Mako South-1 Well with 10.9 million cubic feet of
gas flow and better than expected reservoir quality and multi Darcy
permeability. The operator is currently analysing data with a view
to providing a development plan.
Empyrean also has a joint venture with ASX listed Sacgasco
Limited on a suite of projects in the Sacramento Basin, onshore
California, USA. The package includes two mature, multi-Tcf gas
prospects, 'Dempsey' and 'Alvares', and an Area of Mutual Interest
(the "Dempsey Trend AMI") that includes at least three already
identified, large Dempsey-style follow up prospects. Dempsey is a
large structure mapped with 3D seismic and interpreted by Sacgasco
to have the potential to hold a prospective resource of over 1 Tcf
of gas in up to seven stacked target reservoirs. The Company is
currently drilling and testing a 3,200 metre (10,500 feet) combined
appraisal and exploration well, Dempsey-1, in Q3 2017 to evaluate
this prospect.
Aside from compelling technical merit, the Dempsey-1 well
location sits next to existing gas metering and surface
infrastructure that is owned by the joint venture. This will allow
for any gas discovery to be tested and connected into the local
pipeline at relatively low cost and in an accelerated timeframe.
This early potential for short-term cash flow in the event of a
commercial discovery would be significant for the joint venture and
for the state of California where gas demand is high and
approximately 90% of consumption is imported from other states. Gas
produced in the Sacramento Basin currently prices at a 10-15%
premium to Henry Hub Gas Prices. The joint venture will be drilling
and testing the Dempsey Prospect, a 1 Tcf gas target in Q3,
2017.
Alvares is a large structure mapped with 2D seismic and
interpreted by Sacgasco to hold prospective resources of over 2 Tcf
estimated potential recoverable gas. A well drilled by American
Hunter Exploration Limited in 1982 for deeper oil intersected
5,000ft of gas shows. No valid flow test was conducted due to
equipment limitations and the deeper oil target failing. However
minor gas flows to surface were recorded even with these
limitations. The possibility of using the existing well bore to
sidetrack and get a valid flow test, thus reducing costs will be
examined.
The Dempsey Trend AMI is an Area of Mutual Interest extending to
approximately 250,000 acres and containing the Dempsey prospect
(described above) as well as at least three other, Dempsey-style
prospects which have been identified on existing seismic.
www.empyreanenergy.com
This information is provided by RNS
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