Prairie Provident Resources Inc. ("Prairie Provident", "PPR" or the
"Company") is pleased to provide an operational update on
successful drilling and completion results from its core Princess
area. Corporate average daily production based on field estimates
is approximately 5,750 boe/d (75% liquids), with approximately 150
boe/d of additional production shut-in due to infrastructure
capacity constraints at the Princess area.
Based on current and projected production rates,
Prairie Provident anticipates full-year production to be within its
2018 guidance range of 5,200 to 5,600 boe/d. Prairie Provident’s
full-year 2018 capital budget remains consistent with the original
guidance of $26 million. After bringing the Princess-5 well
(defined hereunder) on-stream, the Company has approximately 17% of
its 2018 capital budget available for further development at its
Evi core area, where it intends to drill three new exploratory
wells beginning in November 2018.
Princess Area Update
Prairie Provident’s latest exploratory Lithic
Glauconite well, targeting a new Glauc channel (100% WI) and
drilled in a southern block of prospective lands at
103/14-12-019-11W4 (“Princess-5”), commenced production on
September 4, 2018 and averaged 550 boe/d (60% liquids) over its
first 3 producing days. The early success of Princess-5 further
improves PPR’s internal type curve expectations for the area, and
based on the results to date management anticipates improved
reserves and economics in the Princess area.
As previously announced, during May and July
2018 Prairie Provident brought the 102/13-24-020-11W4*well
(“Princess-1”) (100% WI) and the 102/13-26-020-11W4 well
(“Princess-4”) (100% WI) on production. During August, both wells
continued to perform favourably, with Princess-1 currently
producing at a rate of approximately 750 boe/d (65% liquids) and
Princess-4 currently producing at a rate of approximately 650 boe/d
(87% liquids), in each case based on field estimates.
Prairie Provident’s 2018 Princess capital
program has demonstrated the Company’s ability to target
higher-value oil and liquids-weighted drilling locations, supported
by its sizeable asset base. PPR currently has 33,000 acres of
undeveloped lands in the Princess area and plans to resume drilling
operations there in 2019.
The Company cautions that the short-term
production rates disclosed in this news release are preliminary in
nature and may not be indicative of stabilized on-stream production
rates or of future ratios between product types. Initial results
are not necessarily indicative of long-term well or reservoir
performance or of ultimate recovery.
ABOUT PRAIRIE PROVIDENT
Prairie Provident is a Calgary-based company
engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas
properties in Alberta. The Company’s strategy is to grow
organically in combination with accretive acquisitions of
conventional oil prospects, which can be efficiently developed.
Prairie Provident’s operations are primarily focused at Wheatland
and Princess in Southern Alberta targeting the Ellerslie and the
Lithic Glauconite formations, along with an early stage waterflood
project at Evi in the Peace River Arch. Prairie Provident protects
its balance sheet through an active hedging program and manages
risk by allocating capital to opportunities offering maximum
shareholder returns.
For further information, please contact:
Prairie Provident Resources Inc. Tim Granger President and Chief
Executive Officer Tel: (403) 292-8110 Email: tgranger@ppr.ca
website: www.ppr.ca
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain statements
("forward-looking statements") that constitute forward-looking
information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future performance,
events or circumstances, and are based upon internal assumptions,
plans, intentions, expectations and beliefs. All statements other
than statements of current or historical fact constitute
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
typically, but not always, identified by words such as
"anticipate", "believe", "expect", "intend", "plan", "budget",
"forecast", "target", "estimate", "propose", "potential",
"project", "continue", "may", "will", "should" or similar words
suggesting future outcomes or events or statements regarding an
outlook.
Without limiting the foregoing, this news
release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to:
anticipated full-year production for 2018; budgeted capital
expenditures for 2018; intended drilling plans at Evi and timing
thereof; future development plans generally; and anticipated
reserves and economics improvements in the Princess area.
The forward-looking statements contained in this
news release reflect material factors and expectations and
assumptions of Prairie Provident including, without limitation:
commodity prices and foreign exchange rates for 2018 and beyond;
the timing and success of future drilling, development and
completion activities (and the extent to which the results thereof
meet Management's expectations); the continued availability of
financing (including borrowings under the Company's credit
facility) and cash flow to fund current and future expenditures,
with external financing on acceptable terms; future capital
expenditure requirements and the sufficiency thereof to achieve the
Company's objectives; the performance of both new and existing
wells; the successful application of drilling, completion and
seismic technology; the Company's ability to economically produce
oil and gas from its properties and the timing and cost to do so;
the predictability of future results based on past and current
experience; prevailing weather conditions; prevailing legislation
and regulatory requirements affecting the oil and gas industry
(including royalty regimes); the timely receipt of required
regulatory approvals; the availability of capital, labour and
services on timely and cost-effective basis; and the general
economic, regulatory and political environment in which the Company
operates. Prairie Provident believes the material factors,
expectations and assumptions reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these
factors, expectations and assumptions will prove to be correct.
Although Prairie Provident believes that the
expectations and assumptions upon which the forward-looking
statements in this news release is based are reasonable based on
currently available information, undue reliance should not be
placed on such information, which is inherently uncertain, relies
on assumptions and expectations, and is subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, both general and
specific, many of which are beyond the Company's control, that may
cause actual results or events to differ materially from those
indicated or suggested in the forward-looking statements. Prairie
Provident can give no assurance that the forward-looking statements
contained herein will prove to be correct or that the expectations
and assumptions upon which they are based will occur or be
realized. These include, but are not limited to: risks inherent to
oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation and production
operations and the oil and gas industry in general,; adverse
changes in commodity prices, foreign exchange rates or interest
rates; the ability to access capital when required and on
acceptable terms; the ability to secure required services on a
timely basis and on acceptable terms; increases in operating costs;
environmental risks; changes in laws and governmental regulation
(including with respect to royalties, taxes and environmental
matters); adverse weather or break-up conditions; competition for
labour, services, equipment and materials necessary to further the
Company's oil and gas activities; and changes in plans with respect
to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures in
respect thereof. These and other risks are discussed in more detail
in the Company's current annual information form and other
documents filed by it from time to time with securities regulatory
authorities in Canada, copies of which are available electronically
under Prairie Provident's issuer profile on the SEDAR website at
www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at
www.ppr.ca. This list is not exhaustive.
The forward-looking statements contained in this
news release speak only as of the date of this news release, and
Prairie Provident assumes no obligation to publicly update or
revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, or otherwise,
except as may be required pursuant to applicable laws. All
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
OTHER ADVISORIES
The oil and gas industry commonly expresses
production volumes and reserves on a “barrel of oil equivalent”
basis (“boe”) whereby natural gas volumes are converted at the
ratio of six thousand cubic feet to one barrel of oil. The
intention is to sum oil and natural gas measurement units into one
basis for improved analysis of results and comparisons with other
industry participants. A boe conversion ratio of six thousand cubic
feet to one barrel of oil is based on an energy equivalency
conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip. It does
not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead nor at the plant
gate, which is where Prairie Provident sells its production
volumes. Boes may therefore be a misleading measure, particularly
if used in isolation. Given that the value ratio based on the
current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is
significantly different from the energy equivalency ratio of 6:1,
utilizing a 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication
of value.
* The 102/13-24-020-11W4 (Princess-1) well was previously
disclosed as 102/1-26-020-11W4 in the Company's news release dated
May 9, 2018 entitled “ Prairie Provident Announces First Quarter
2018 Financial and Operating Results”.
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