Creston Resources Ltd. Announces Initial Reserve Report
May 09 2006 - 4:01PM
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Creston Resources Ltd. ("Creston" or the "company") (Pink Sheets:
CSTJ) today announced the results of an independent analysis of the
company's oil and gas reserves as of April 1, 2006. The reserve
report estimated the company's gross proved reserves of crude oil
and natural gas to stand at 6.6 MBOE. These reserves are comprised
of 5,074,502 barrels of crude oil and 9,404 BCF of natural gas. Of
the estimated 6.6 MBOE of proved reserves, 10% are categorized as
developed, while 90% are proven undeveloped. The report indicates
that the company's interests should produce Future Gross Revenue
(FGR) of $221.8 million and, after accounting for lease operating
costs, ad valorem taxes and development costs, the discounted
cashflow (PV10) totals $43.5 million. Additionally, the report
estimates net probable reserves of 1.25 MBOE with an FGR of $77.6
million and discounted cashflow of $12.5 million. These figures
were calculated using average prices of $57.56 per barrel of crude
oil and natural gas at $9.20 per thousand cubic feet. The report
was prepared by the independent engineering firm Ryder Scott of
Denver. Jack Carson, president & CEO, stated, "We are very
pleased with the findings of the reserve report as it stands. This
is just the latest successful step in the company's development
efforts over the last four months. However, we feel that
recompletions and drilling could potentially prove up additional
reserves. As we begin the second phase of those efforts, we expect
to see significant additional production growth when we execute our
strategic well recompletion projects." About the Company Creston
Resources Ltd. is an emerging oil and gas exploration and
production company, which is concentrating on the development of
its 19,500 held by production (HBP) acres in the prolific Uintah
basin of Utah. Creston and its wholly owned subsidiary Homeland Gas
& Oil currently produce approximately 210 net barrels of
high-quality oil (or equivalent) per day. The company's strategy
includes increasing production by reworking its lower production
wells (which may include, in some cases, perforating new zones) and
drilling new wells from among the offset and infield locations
available on its acreage. Most locations are believed to offer
multiple prospective pay zones, from moderately shallow to
moderately deep. Creston will also seek additional opportunities to
acquire projects with production and/or acreage with proven or
potential reserves. Based on its reserve data, Creston intends to
expand its current financing strategy and may seek to fund future
growth through equity financing as well as internal cash flow and
debt financing. About the Uintah Basin The Uintah Basin is
considered one of the most petroliferous areas in the country. Oil
and gas production in the Uintah Basin began in the late 1940s,
with major development in the 1960s, and expanding in the 1970s and
1980s. Since the 1980s there has been a surge of exploration and
production activity in the basin, with thousands of wells being
drilled and completed. Within the last decade, the use of the
latest oilfield technological advances, including 3D seismic
methods, has yielded significant discoveries in previously
unproductive formations, opening up thousands of acres of the basin
for exploration and development. More than 300 million barrels of
oil (BO) have been produced from the Bluebell/Altamont field alone,
and in 2004 combined total production from Duchesne and Uintah
counties (in which over 95% of the company's acreage is located)
was 9,615,191 BO (65% of the total oil produced in Utah in 2004)
and 146,118,755 MCF of natural gas (49% of the total gas produced
in Utah in 2004). Statements in this press release that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties which may cause the company's actual results in
future periods to be materially different from any results
discussed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the company's
ability to acquire productive oil and/or gas properties and to
successfully drill and complete oil and/or gas wells on such
properties, the inherent uncertainty of oil and gas exploration and
production, the uncertainty of reserve estimates, general economic
conditions, as well as other risks and uncertainties that may be
detailed from time to time in additional documents issued by the
company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements contained in this document.
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