Liberty Energy Completes Assignment of Oil and Gas Assets in Texas
July 09 2012 - 9:00AM
Liberty Energy Corp. (OTCBB:LBYE)
("Liberty" or "the Company") is pleased to
announce the completion of its acquisition of over 1,000 acres in
Bastrop, Caldwell and Eastland Counties, Texas.
The acquisition falls in line with the Company's strategy of
growing shareholder value through acquiring assets in proven
onshore oil and gas play within the US. The leases are considered
to be highly prospective, with a mixture of work-over potential and
exploration and development drilling.
The Company is working to finalize geological and geophysical
work plans to be completed on the new leases. All of the new leases
are considered to be low risk being positioned within proven,
multiple payzone, producing counties. The Company also intends to
work with existing partners to investigate and further develop the
new and existing leases.
Ian Spowart, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Whilst our
strategy is to expand aggressively, we are always looking to
maximize returns and increase shareholder value. The new acreage is
a great addition to our existing portfolio and we look forward to
providing further information on geological and geophysical work to
be carried out on the new leases in due course."
Bastrop County
Bastrop County is located in South Texas. The majority of
production in Bastrop is attributed to the Austin Chalk and Navarro
formations.1 The county presently houses over 1,700 wells and over
170 operators including; Texas Vanguard Oil Company, Chalker
Operating Inc. and Petro-Gas Inc.2 The Eagle Ford Shale formation
is in the oil maturity window and is present in Bastrop County. The
play is 50 miles wide and an average of 250 feet thick at a depth
between 4,000 and 12,000 feet. The oil reserves are estimated at 3
billion barrels of oil (BBO) with potential output of 420,000
barrels of oil per day (bopd).1 Major producers in the county
include Anadarko, Exxon-XTO and PetroHawk. Liberty will, under the
terms of the LOI, acquire five leases comprising approximately 630
highly prospective acres within the county.
Caldwell County
There are four main pay zones within Caldwell County, the
Sepertine, Dale Lime, Austin Chalk and Edwards. There are currently
385 operators (including Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc., Luling O&G
LLC and Texas Petroleum Investment Co.) and nearly 9,000 wells in
Caldwell County.3 From March 2010 to March 2011 the county produced
over 1 million barrels of oil (MMBO).4 Liberty will, under the
terms of the LOI, acquire two leases comprising approximately 300
greatly prospective acres within the county.
Eastland County
In addition to having the Marble Falls, Duffer and Mississippian
formations, Eastland County is the westernmost extension of the
Barnett Shale play and can be considered as part of the active
Barnett Shale play area.5 The Bend Arch has had a significant
effect on the Barnett Shale in regards to regarding its burial
history and geo-thermal makeup. The Barnett is the source rock for
the hydrocarbons produced from many of the shallower zones over the
Bend Arch such as the Marble Falls and Duffer. There are currently
893 operators (including North Ridge Corporation, Sun Expl. &
Prod. Co.-Abilene and B & B Oil, Inc.) and over 10,900 wells in
Eastland County.2 Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the
U.S. Geological Survey estimated a mean of 26.7 trillion cubic feet
(TCF) of undiscovered natural gas, a mean of 98.5 MMBO undiscovered
oil, and a mean of 1.1 billion barrels of undiscovered natural gas
liquids (BBNGL) in the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin Province.6
Liberty will, under the terms of the LOI, acquire one lease
comprising approximately 110 considerably prospective acres within
the county.
ABOUT LIBERTY: Liberty Energy Corp. (OTCBB:LBYE) is an
Independent Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Company
dedicated to the sourcing and production of fuel supplies in the
United States and Europe. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the
company has leases and royalties in both Texas and Bulgaria,
covering several wells with extensive potential for future
development. In Texas, Liberty owns twelve leases based around
numerous geological pay zones. In North-West Bulgaria, Liberty has
royalty rights to a 1,000,000+ acre natural gas property (the
A-Lovech exploration block), an area of high quality, low-sulphur
natural gas condensate. Through this combined international reach
and domestic focus, Liberty Energy is committed to the development
of US fuel reserves while seeking out further opportunities for the
global energy markets.
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking and
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Liberty Energy Corp.
bases these forward-looking statements on current expectations and
projections about future events, based on information currently
available. The forward-looking statements contained in this
press release may also include statements relating to Liberty
Energy Corp.'s anticipated financial performance, business
prospects, new developments, strategies and similar matters.
Liberty Energy Corp. disclaims any obligation to update any
of its forward-looking statements, except as may be required by
law.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Liberty Energy Corp. Ian Spowart, Chief Executive Officer
References
- http://www.eaglefordshale.com
- http://www.oginfo.com
- 'The Luling Field, Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties,
Texas',
Ernest W. Brucks
AAPG Bulletin
Volume 9, Issue 3.
(May-June), Pages 632 - 654 (1925)
- http://seekingalpha.com
- http://www.rrc.state.tx.us
- http://pubs.usgs.gov
CONTACT: Liberty Energy Corp.
Two Allen Center
Suite 1600
1200 Smith Street
Houston
TX 77002
Tel: 713-353-4700
Fax: 713-353-4701
Email: info@energy-liberty.com
Website: www.energy-liberty.com
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INVESTOR RELATIONS:
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Email: ir@energy-liberty.com
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