Quarterly Activities Report
Sydney, April 28, 2023 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Empire Energy Group Ltd (
ASX:EEG) (EEGUF:OTCMKTS) announces the new IP30 production rate of 2.81 mmscf per day reported for Carpentaria-2H ("C2H"), equivalent to over 3 mmscf per day per 1,000m of horizontal section, representing a 17% increase over the pre-soak IP30 previously reported.
- Carpentaria-3H is currently shut-in for soaking
- Netherland, Sewell & Associates Inc engaged to prepare an updated independent resource assessment for EP187 incorporating data acquired by Empire following completion of its 2022 work programs due Q2 2023
- Independent third-party reservoir engineering forecast production analysis of C-2H indicates that 3 km horizontal wells in the Carpentaria area of EP187 could generate total estimated ultimate recovery ("EUR") of ~6 BCF gas per well on a P50 basis and ~8 BCF gas on a P10 basis. This represents a potential upstream development cost of A$2 - A$3 / GJ in future development scenarios assuming $15 million - $20 million per well capex
- Empire is progressing Front End Engineering and Design ("FEED"), field development planning, indigenous and regulatory approvals, gas sales and pipeline transportation negotiations for the proposed Carpentaria Pilot Project in EP187
- Cash at the end of the Quarter was $15.1 million and the $15 million credit facility with Macquarie Bank remains undrawn. After Quarter-end, Empire received a further $5.6 million (ex-GST) under the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program
- Empire is focused on minimizing capital expenditure in current market conditions while the pilot project planning progresses
- Recent proposed amendments to the Mandatory Code of Conduct (Gas Code) to exclude small gas producers from the price cap
Comments from Managing Director Alex Underwood:
"During the Quarter, Empire achieved another significant milestone with the re-opening of C-2H demonstrating an increase in flow rates, achieving the range forecast by other Beetaloo participants to be commercially viable. Flow testing of C-2H is ongoing with continuing promising results. We will soon switch flow testing back to C-3H which has been shut-in for soaking, consistent with the successful deployment of this strategy at C-2H. Our work to proceed to a final investment decision on the pilot project continues at pace.
The updated independently assessed resource estimates for EP187, incorporating the successful 2022 drilling, stimulation and flow testing program, will be released prior to our AGM.
The Federal Government's updated gas price regulatory framework appears to have positive implications for smaller operators like Empire that are seeking to add to production to the domestic market, with such activities exempt from the gas price cap. There is increasing recognition of the integral role gas plays in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors outside energy and electricity.
We welcome these developments given their potential to build investor confidence in supporting critical new gas supply.
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About Empire Energy Group Ltd
Empire Energy (ASX:EEG) (OTCMKTS:EEGUF) is a Sydney based Australian oil and gas company holding 100%-owned and operated assets with unconventional targets in the Northern Territory Beetaloo Sub-basin and central trough of the McArthur Basin.
Empire is an active Beetaloo Sub-basin operator, focused on maturing its assets to production. Following the successful appraisal drilling and flow testing of the Carpentaria-2H and 3H wells in Empire's EP187, Empire is targeting first gas flow in H1 2025 at its Carpentaria Pilot Project. The Pilot has a targeted sales gas rate of up to 25 TJ per day utilising the existing McArthur River Pipeline.
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