San Leon Energy PLC Barryroe Update (5301L)
September 05 2012 - 3:52AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5301L
San Leon Energy PLC
05 September 2012
5 September 2012
San Leon Energy Plc
("San Leon" or the "Company")
Barryroe Update
San Leon, the specialist oil and gas company with an extensive
portfolio of assets across Europe and North Africa, notes this
morning's announcement from Providence Resources plc ("Providence")
of the technical update by Providence on the Barryroe oil discovery
in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. San Leon
announced, on 23 December 2011, that the Company has assigned its
30% working interest in Standard Exploration Licence 1/11
("Licence") to Providence in exchange for a 4.5% NPI on the full
field. San Leon Energy will not pay any further appraisal or
development costs on the Licence and is not paying any costs
towards the 48/24-10 well.
BARRYROE OIL FIELD
ADDITIONAL OIL IN PLACE RESOURCE ESTIMATES FOR TWO NEW RESERVOIR
INTERVALS
P50 (MMBO) P10 (MMBO)
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LOWER WEALDEN 416 663
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PURBECKIAN 362 502
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TOTAL 778 1,165
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Providence Resources P.l.c., ("Providence") the Irish oil and
gas exploration and production company, whose shares are quoted in
London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), is pleased to provide a further
update on the resource potential of Barryroe in the North Celtic
Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Providence (80%) operates Barryroe on
behalf of its partner Lansdowne Oil and Gas plc (20%). The area is
located in Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11 and Licensing
Option (LO) 12/4, situated in c. 100 metre water depth and is c. 50
kilometres off the south coast of Ireland.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES FOR THE LOWER WEALDEN AND
PURBECKIAN In its RNS of July 25th, 2012, the Company issued
updated oil in place figures for the Middle Wealden and Basal
Wealden reservoir zones of 1,043 MMBO (P50) and 1,612 MMBO (P10).
At that time, the Company also noted that there was further upside
potential in the hydrocarbon bearing Lower Wealden and Purbeckian
sands, as well as identifying the exploration potential of a deeper
Upper Jurassic objective.
Providence has now completed an evaluation of the in place
volumetric resource for these two additional logged hydrocarbon
bearing intervals at Barryroe. This assessment, which was based on
previous well data, together with 2D and 3D seismic data, estimates
an additional total P50 oil in place resource of 778 MMBO and P10
resource of 1,165 MMBO. However, as there is limited reservoir and
well test data available over these two intervals, future well data
over these two specific zones would be required in order to firm up
the final resource estimates. As such, these zones have not been
included in the Barryroe dynamic reservoir simulation modelling,
which is currently ongoing, with the results expected within the
next six weeks. The resource potential of the underlying Upper
Jurassic exploration objective has not been quantified as no wells
have penetrated this deeper target at this location. The Barryroe
partners plan to reprocess the 3D seismic data during Q4, and it is
hoped that this will allow for better imaging of these deeper
zones, prior to quantifying any associated prospective resource
potential.
Commenting on the additional resource update, Mr. John
O'Sullivan, Technical Director said:
"Whilst our focus remains firmly fixed on progressing the Middle
and Basal Wealden sands into development, it is very encouraging to
have identified this additional resource potential at Barryroe. It
is clear that more data are required over these intervals, however,
the numbers are potentially material and provide room for
significant resource growth in the Barryroe project in the longer
term. In the meantime, we look forward to providing shareholders
with an update on recovery factors from the dynamic modelling
project."
-ENDS-
For further information contact:
San Leon Energy Plc Tel: +353 1291 6292
Oisin Fanning, Executive Chairman
John Buggenhagen, Exploration
Director
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 3037 2000
Paul Connolly
John Dwyer
Fox Davies Capital Tel: +44 (0) 20 3463 5000
Daniel Fox-Davies
Richard Hail
FirstEnergy Capital LLP Tel: +44 (0) 20 7448 0200
Hugh R. Sanderson
David Van Erp
Westhouse Securities (Nominated Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100
Advisor)
Richard Johnson
Antonio Bossi
College Hill Associates Tel: +44 (0) 20 7457 2020
Nick Elwes
Alexandra Roper
www.sanleonenergy.com
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