EnerGulf Resources Releases New Prospective Resource Estimates for Block 1711 Offshore Namibia with a Mean Estimate of 3.166 ...
21 Febrero 2012 - 10:17AM
Marketwired Canada
EnerGulf Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ENG)(FRANKFURT:EKS) ("the Company") is
pleased to announce the Company has received a prospective oil resources report
for four prospects and nine leads on Block 1711, Offshore Namibia, including a
mean estimate of 3.166 Billion barrels of potentially recoverable oil. The
report was prepared by independent oil and natural gas reservoir engineers
Netherland Sewell and Associates, Inc. ("NSAI") of Dallas, Texas
(www.netherlandsewell.com). The report was prepared as of December 31, 2011, and
will be available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on the EnerGulf website
(www.energulf.com).
NSAI estimates the unrisked gross (100 percent) prospective oil resources for
the prospects and leads as of December 31, 2011, to be:
Gross (100%) Unrisked Prospective Oil Resources (MMbbl)
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Low Estimate Best Estimate High Estimate Mean
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Total 742 2,749 6,108 3,166
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The estimates in this report have been prepared in accordance with the
definitions and guidelines set forth in Canadian National Instrument 51-101
Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities and Section 5 of Volume 1,
Second Edition, of the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook (COGEH),
prepared jointly by the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (Calgary
Chapter) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (Petroleum
Society) (the latter of which is now the Petroleum Society of Canada). Please
also see footnote below.
The following table reports the results from the NSAI report by individual
prospect or lead.
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Play Type/ Unrisked Gross (100 Percent)
Prospect/Lead Prospective Oil Resources (MMbbl)
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Low Best High
Estimate Estimate Estimate Mean(1)
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Paleocene-Eocene Turbidites
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Hartmann Prospect 175 655 1,363 729
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Ondangwa Prospect 60 203 411 223
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Entanga Lead 160 610 1,319 688
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Lead C 45 157 326 175
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Lead J 68 226 468 252
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Early Cretaceous Synrift
Sandstones
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Kunene Deep Prospect 21 85 203 102
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Kunene South Prospect 48 189 455 227
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Lead F 41 164 383 193
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Lead K 42 148 338 174
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Precambrian-Paleozoic
Basement
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Kunene Deep Lead 19 74 209 99
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Lead G 8 33 87 42
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Pangea Lead 36 141 371 178
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Rodinia Lead 17 65 174 84
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Total(2) 742 2,749 6,108 3,166
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1. In accordance with the COGEH, NSAI have reported the low, best, and high
estimates for each prospect and lead. As requested, NSAI have also
included mean estimates for each prospect and lead
2. Totals are the arithmetic sum of multiple probability distributions and
may not add because of rounding.
Block 1711 comprises 2.2 million acres (8,900 square km) and is situated in the
Namibe basin off the northern coast of Namibia along the international boundary
with Angola. The co-venturers in Block 1711 are currently EnerGulf 15% (with a
possible additional 4%), PetroSA 10%, NAKOR 10% (carried), NAMCOR 7% (carried),
HRT 2.7%, and Kunene Energy 0.3% (carried). EnerGulf has been granted the
authority to market and negotiate the terms for the remaining 51% to 55%
interest in Block 1711 with potential qualified industry participants with the
consent of the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy. EnerGulf will continue as
the interim Operator under the Joint Operating Agreement (EnerGulf News Release
October 12, 2011).
EnerGulf's extensive work program has determined that Block 1711 contains at
least five Paleocene-Eocene turbidite sand prospects and leads. They comprise a
current mean recoverable resource estimate per the NSAI report of more than 2
Billion barrels. This play was not considered for Block 1711 before the Kunene
#1 well was drilled, but biostratigraphic information from the well suggested
its importance. NSAI's High Estimates for these prospects and leads, totaling 4
billion barrels is in line with similar turbidite fields of the same age in the
Campos Basin of Brazil. Other Giant (greater than 500 million barrels) deepwater
turbidite sand analogs for this play exist in the deepwater play off Angola,
north of Block 1711, as well as elsewhere in West Africa, and the Gulf of
Mexico.
Further, it has been recognized for some time that the Syn-Rift play in Block
1711 is geologically similar to the Pre-Salt plays in the Santos Basin of Brazil
and in the Upper Congo Basin of West Africa, including EnerGulf's Lotshi Block
in DRC. The Kunene #1 well penetrated the uppermost 200 meters of the Syn-Rift
section, and although no commercial reservoir zones were found, the section was
thermally mature and a significant show of heavy gas was noted just above the
top of the zone. NSAI's High resource estimate of more than a billion barrels
for 4 prospects and leads in this play hints at the promise it presents.
In addition to the Turbidite and Syn-Rift plays, each of which have many Giant
(less than 500 million barrels recoverable) oil field analogs in West Africa and
Brazil, the company has identified a new play involving huge structures in
Basement rocks. This play has been recognized throughout West Africa and Brazil,
and although there are no nearby Giant fields in this play, further study of the
existing leads on Block 1711 could lead to a significant increase in the Block's
resources.
EnerGulf also continues with plans for a mid 2012 drill program on its 500
square km Lotshi Block located in the onshore coastal salt basin of western DRC.
EnerGulf recently reported the receipt of an assessment of the Prospective
Resources on EnerGulf's Lotshi Block with a mean estimate of 313 million barrels
for the potentially recoverable oil on seven oil prospects on the Lotshi Block.
The report was prepared by DeGolyer and MacNaughton (D&M), an independent
international petroleum consulting firm located in Dallas, Texas (www.demac.com)
and is available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on the Company's website
(www.energulf.com). EnerGulf is the operator of the project and has a 90%
interest and COHYDRO, the state oil company of the DRC, holds a 10% carried
interest.
Jeff Greenblum, Chairman and CEO for EnerGulf states, "We are pleased to
publicly demonstrate the breadth and depth of the prospect portfolio as it
currently stands. The report by NSAI validates the work EnerGulf has done since
taking over as operator of Block 1711. Our analysis of the information obtained
during the drilling of the Kunene #1 well served as a catalyst for developing
several new prospects and leads, as well as a complete re-evaluation of the
existing prospect portfolio. We are looking forward to planning our upcoming 3-D
seismic acquisition and drill programs, and pursuing talks with prospective
qualified industry co-venturers."
Footnote: Per the NSAI report, "Prospective resources are those quantities of
petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from
undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects. The
prospective resources included in this report indicate exploration opportunities
and development potential in the event a petroleum discovery is made and should
not be construed as reserves or contingent resources. There is no certainty that
any portion of the prospective resources will be discovered. If discovered,
there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion
of the prospective resources. Entities for which prospective resources have been
estimated in this report have been subclassified as prospects and leads. A
prospect is defined as a project associated with a potential accumulation that
is sufficiently well defined to represent a viable drilling target, and a lead
is defined as a project associated with a potential accumulation that is
currently poorly defined and requires more data acquisition and/or evaluation in
order to be classified as a prospect. The oil resources shown include crude oil
only. Oil volumes are expressed in millions of barrels (MMbbl); a barrel is
equivalent to 42 United States gallons.
The prospective resources shown in this report have been estimated using a
combination of deterministic and probabilistic methods and are dependent on a
petroleum discovery being made. If a discovery is made and development is
undertaken, the probability that the recoverable volumes will equal or exceed
the unrisked estimated amounts is 90 percent for the low estimate, 50 percent
for the best estimate, and 10 percent for the high estimate. As recommended in
the COGEH, the low, best, and high estimate prospective resources have been
aggregated beyond the prospect and lead level by arithmetic summation;
therefore, these totals do not include the portfolio effect that might result
from statistical aggregation. Note that these distributions do not include
consideration of the probability of success of discovering and producing
commercial quantities of oil, but rather represent the likely distribution of
the oil deposits, if discovered."
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
EnerGulf Resources Inc.
Jeffrey L. Greenblum, Chairman & CEO
Certain disclosure in this release constitute forward-looking statements that
are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to
EnerGulf's operations as an oil and gas exploration company that may cause
future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those
forward-looking statements and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these statements. EnerGulf disclaims any intentions or obligations to update
or revise any forward looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
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