SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FX Energy,
Inc. (NASDAQ: FXEN) today reported that it has drilled and
cored a 36 meter section of Main Dolomite in the Tuchola-3K well.
The Main Dolomite is the first of two target zones in this well.
Very good gas shows were observed throughout the entire 36 meter
section, but the drill stem test (DST) of the Main Dolomite from
2,641 to 2,677 meters did not encounter any inflow of gas or fluid.
Core samples confirm that the Main Dolomite is tight and the
fractures are cemented with anhydrite. Drilling will continue
on the Tuchola-3K well to test a projected Devonian oil target at a
depth of 3,180-3,820 meters.
"The Main Dolomite is present as mapped and charged with gas as
we had expected," said Jerzy
Maciolek, Vice President of International Exploration.
"The problem we have encountered in the Tuchola-3K well, as with
other Main Dolomite fields in Poland, is that reservoir quality is
capricious: portions of the reservoir are cemented while other
portions are quite porous and permeable. Clearly the Main Dolomite
is gas charged and a nearby area with better reservoir properties
should yield favorable results."
"We will use the data from this wellbore to calibrate our
existing seismic for the direct detection of porous dolomite,"
continued Mr. Maciolek. "If we can detect good reservoir
quality nearby in this reef trend, we would like to test it as soon
as possible. This could be done by a sidetrack from the Tuchola-3K
wellbore itself, if the deeper Devonian oil target is not
successful. Alternatively, we could schedule a new well to test the
Main Dolomite nearby. We are encouraged about Main Dolomite gas
potential in the Tuchola concession and plan to increase our
exploration efforts in this target area."
The Tuchola-3K well is located on one of four blocks that
comprise the 880,000 acre Edge concession area in northern
Poland. FX Energy holds a 100%
interest and operates the Tuchola-3K well and the Edge concession
area.
Mieczewo-1K
The Company also reported that the Mieczewo-1K exploration well
is currently drilling below 3,000 meters. The well is a
planned test of a Rotliegend structure at a projected depth of
3,360 meters. The Mieczewo-1K well is located in the western
part of the 850,000 acre Fences concession, where PGNiG is the
owner of the concession and operator and holds a 51% interest, the
Company holds a 49% interest.
About FX Energy
FX Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and
production company with production in the US and Poland. The Company's main exploration and
production activity is focused on Poland's Permian Basin where the gas-bearing
Rotliegend sandstone is a direct analog to the Southern Gas Basin
offshore England. The Company
trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol FXEN.
Website www.fxenergy.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees. For example, exploration, drilling,
development, construction or other projects or operations may be
subject to the successful completion of technical work;
environmental, governmental or partner approvals; equipment
availability, or other things that are or may be beyond the control
of the Company. Operations that are anticipated, planned or
scheduled may be changed, delayed, take longer than expected, fail
to accomplish intended results, or not take place at all. Actual
production over time may be more or less than estimates of
reserves, including proved and P50 or other reserve measures.
In carrying out exploration it is necessary to identify and
evaluate risks and potential rewards. This identification and
evaluation is informed by science but remains inherently uncertain.
Subsurface features that appear to be possible traps may not exist
at all, may be smaller than interpreted, may not contain
hydrocarbons, may not contain the quantity or quality estimated, or
may have reservoir conditions that do not allow adequate recovery
to render a discovery commercial or profitable. Forward-looking
statements about the size, potential or likelihood of discovery
with respect to exploration targets are certainly not guarantees of
discovery or of the actual presence or recoverability of
hydrocarbons, or of the ability to produce in commercial or
profitable quantities. Estimates of potential typically do not take
into account all the risks of drilling and completion nor do they
take into account the fact that hydrocarbon volumes are never 100%
recoverable. Such estimates are part of the complex process of
trying to measure and evaluate risk and reward in an uncertain
industry.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties outside FX Energy's control. Actual events or results
may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. For a
discussion of additional contingencies and uncertainties to which
information respecting future events is subject, see FX Energy's
SEC reports or visit FX Energy's website at www.fxenergy.com.
SOURCE FX Energy, Inc.