UMU-9 Well and Operational Update
February 15 2012 - 7:02AM
Marketwired Canada
Mart Resources, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MMT) ("Mart" or the "Company") and its
co-venturers, Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Plc. (Operator of the Umusadege
field) and SunTrust Oil Company Limited are pleased to provide an operational
update on the Umusadege field, onshore Nigeria.
Open Hole Logs and Fluid Sample Analysis of UMU-9 Well
As previously announced, the UMU-9 well encountered cumulative gross hydrocarbon
pay of approximately 430 feet from nineteen oil sands and one gas sand
identified in the well. The intermediate hole section of the UMU-9 well drilled
to 8,311 feet identified 260 feet of gross oil pay from eleven sands based on
open hole logs. The lower 8 1/2 inch deviated section of the well drilled from
8,311 feet to 10,848 feet identified 170 feet of gross oil pay in eight sands
and also identified one gas sand. The bottom-hole location of this deviated well
extends to a subsurface location approximately one kilometer east of the UMU-6,
7 and 8 production well locations and confirms geological interpretation of an
eastern extension of the field.
Of the nine sands identified in the deviated section of the UMU-9 well, three
oil bearing sands (XVIa, XVIb, XVIIa) had been encountered in previous Umusadege
wells and six new sands have been discovered. Detailed fluid analysis was
conducted on five out of the six new sands, and lab analysis has confirmed that
four sands (XVIIb, XVIIIa XIX, XXb) contain light oil and condensate and one
sand (XVIIIb) contains gas condensate. The remaining four sands did not have
fluid analysis conducted, however open hole logs indicated the presence of
hydrocarbons.
The UMU-9 well is the first well drilled on the eastern extension of the
Umusadege field. No proved reserves were assigned to the eastern extension in
the independent reserves evaluation report prepared by RPS Energy Canada Ltd.
("RPS Energy") dated December 31, 2010 (the "2010 RPS Report"). The 2010 RPS
Report assigned probable reserves to five of the twenty sands identified in the
UMU-9 well (the VII, VIII, IX, XIIa, and XIIb sands). Possible reserves were
assigned to sands IIId, IV, and V. The December 31, 2011 year-end reserves
evaluation report currently being prepared by RPS Energy (the "2011 RPS Report")
will include an evaluation of the vertical section of the UMU-9 well discoveries
down to the XIV sand only, as drilling and evaluation of the deviated section
was still ongoing as at December 31, 2011. Once the full well test data, lab
results and analyses of the deviated section of the well are available, Mart
will request RPS Energy prepare an update to the 2011 RPS Report which will
include an evaluation of the deeper sand discoveries.
UMU-9 Completion and Flow Testing Update
Five sands (the XIV, XIIIb, XIIIa, XIIa and the X sands) in the 9 5/8 inch
casing in the UMU-9 well have been perforated. Installation of completion and
flow testing equipment in a dual tubing string (3 1/2 inch and 2 7/8 inch)
configuration is in the final stages. The 3 1/2 inch tubing will have the XIV,
XIIIb and XIIIa sands completed. The XIIIb and XIIIa sands are being co-mingled
to optimize production. The 2 7/8 inch tubing will have the XIIa and the X sands
completed allowing for future multi-zone production. After the completion
equipment is installed, flow testing of the sands will be conducted. Co-mingling
of sands is being considered for future development wells to optimize production
from the multiple oil bearing zones.
UMU-10 Development Drilling
After flow testing operations are completed on the UMU-9 well, Rig 201 will move
to the UMU-10 slot on the current drilling pad and drilling activities will
commence. It is anticipated that the UMU-10 well will spud before the end of Q1
2012. The primary objectives of the UMU-10 well will be the oil-bearing sands
identified in the 8 1/2 inch deviated hole section of the UMU-9 well. The
results from the UMU-9 well logs and fluid samples confirmed the presence of
oil-bearing sands that justify additional development drilling. There are
additional future drilling locations on the eastern extension. The presence of
hydrocarbons on the eastern extension of the Umusadege field increases the
probability of success for a separate seismically defined undrilled structure
located further east on the Umusadege license area.
Production Facilities and Export Pipeline
The current capacity of the Umusadege early production processing facility is
approximately 20,000 bopd. Installation of storage tanks with aggregate capacity
of 30,000 barrels has been completed. An upgrade of the central production
facility at the Umusadege field is approximately 75% completed. Upon completion
of the upgrading, management estimates that the permanent central processing
facility will have capacity of 35,000 bopd. The upgrading not only increases
processing capacity, but also replaces rental storage equipment with permanent
equipment that will decrease operating costs per barrel. The central processing
facility is capable of further future expansion, if required. In light of the
UMU-9 discovery, an additional expansion of the permanent central production
facility is being considered.
As previously disclosed, to mitigate risks relating to export pipeline capacity,
Mart and its co-venturers are evaluating new export pipeline options to provide
an alternative for existing and future production capacity. Mart and its
co-venturers are currently in discussions with an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell
plc, to provide another independent export pipeline for Umusadege field
production. If these discussions result in Mart and its co-venturers gaining
access to Shell's export facilities, a new 50 kilometer pipeline will be
constructed.
Wade Cherwayko, CEO of Mart added " Mart and its partners are delighted with the
progress made in the development of the Umusadege field. The UMU-9 well has
demonstrated the significant upside potential of the field, in particular the
extension to the east, and we are looking forward to additional increases in
reserves and production in 2012."
For more information, please contact Wade Cherwayko at Mart's London, England
office # +44 207 351 7937 or e-mail: Wade@martresources.com; or Investor
Relations at toll free 1-888-875-7485. Additional information regarding Mart is
available on the Company's website at www.martresources.com and under the
Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Investors are also welcome to contact one of the following investor relations
specialists for all corporate updates and investor inquiries:
FronTier Consulting Ltd.
Mart toll free # 1-888-875-7485
Attn: Sam Grier or Caleb Gilani
Email: inquiries@martresources.com
Note: Except where expressly stated otherwise, all production figures set out in
this press release, including barrels of oil per day ("bopd"), reflect gross
Umusadege field production rather than production attributable to Mart. Mart's
share of total gross production before taxes and royalties from the Umusadege
field fluctuates between 82.5% (before capital cost recovery) and 50% (after
capital cost recovery).
Forward Looking Statements and Risks
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking
statements" as such term is used in applicable Canadian and US securities laws.
Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions,
expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future
events or are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as
"forward-looking statements". These statements relate to analyses and other
information that are based upon forecasts of future results, estimates of
amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Such forward looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company
to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
In particular, there is no assurance that installation of completion and flow
testing equipment will be successfully completed or that flow tests will be
successfully conducted. Statements (express or implied) regarding the ability of
the Company to successfully complete, test and commercially produce, transport
and sell oil from the UMU-9 well (or any one or more of the hydrocarbon sands
identified by the UMU-9 well), should all be viewed as forward-looking
statements. The well log interpretations indicating hydrocarbon-bearing sands
are not necessarily indicative that such sands can be commercially produced or
the rates of future production. There is no assurance that reserves will be
assigned to such hydrocarbon bearing sands. There is no assurance that the
UMU-10 well will be spud when indicated or that such well will be successfully
drilled. There is no assurance of an eastern extension to the Umusadege field or
any other hydrocarbon bearing structures further east on the Umusadege license
area.
In addition, statements regarding the future daily oil capacity of the permanent
central production facility or the timing of completion of the upgrade thereto,
including any future expansion, should be viewed as forward looking statements.
There is no assurance that a new export pipeline will be built or if
constructed, the timing of the construction and design of such pipeline.
There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be
accurate as actual results and future events could vary or differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release. The
forward-looking statements contained herein are expressly qualified by this
cautionary statement.
Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and
opinions on the date the statements are made and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements and if these beliefs, estimates
and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by
applicable law.
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