Remington Oil and Gas Corporation Updates Operational Activities
February 11 2004 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Remington Oil and Gas Corporation Updates Operational Activities
DALLAS, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Remington Oil and Gas
Corporation today provided an update on the company's recent
operational activities. Exploratory Drilling Program Listed in the
table below are wells currently drilling or completing, along with
wells that are scheduled to be drilled in the near term. Wells
marked with an asterisk are discussed in more detail following the
table. Prospect Category W.I.% Status/Spud Date Operator Offshore
West Cameron 457#1* Exploratory 60 Discovery Remington West Cameron
328#1* Exploratory 50 P&A Remington East Cameron 73#1*
Exploratory 50 Tested 5 MMCFE/D Remington Vermilion 61 #1*
Exploratory 50 Tested 14 MMCFE/D Remington Vermilion 136*#1
Exploratory 60 Evaluating Remington Eugene Island 304#1 Exploratory
50 Discovery Remington East Cameron 205#1 Exploratory 50 February
Remington Ship Shoal 165#1 Exploratory 50 February Remington Main
Pass 234#1 Exploratory 25 February Newfield Vermillion 241#1
Exploratory 50 MarchRemington Onshore Blossman #3, S. Texas
Exploratory 20 Drilling Suemaur Remington has made a new field
discovery at West Cameron Block 457. This exploratory well was
drilled to 9,271 feet and wireline logged apparent gas pay in a
single sand package. This well has been completed and is awaiting
installation of a sub sea well head and flow testing. This well
will be tied back via sub sea flow line to the production platform
being constructed for the previously announced West Cameron 458
discovery. The company expects to drill up to four additional wells
from the platform once it is installed. We expect installation in
the second quarter of 2004. Remington operates West Cameron Block
458 and owns a 60% working interest. Magnum Hunter Resources
(NYSE:MHR) owns the remaining 40% working interest. The company's
West Cameron 328#1 exploratory well was drilled to 14,880 feet and
failed to discover commercial quantities of hydrocarbons. This well
has been pluggedand abandoned. Remington owns a 50 percent working
interest in West Cameron Block 328. Approximately $3.2 million net
will be recorded as dry hole expense for the well in the fourth
quarter of 2003. The remaining $1.1 million net will be recorded
asdry hole expense in the first quarter of 2004. Production testing
at the company's East Cameron 73#1 and Vermilion 61#1 wells
resulted with combined rates of 19 million cubic feet of gas
equivalents per day. Both wells have been completed and are
awaiting installation of production facilities and an export
pipeline. First production is expected in the second quarter of
2004. Remington operates East Cameron Block 73 and owns a 50%
working interest. Magnum Hunter Resources (NYSE:MHR) and Wiser
OilCompany (NYSE:WZR) each own a 25% working interest. Total depth
of 18,439 feet has been reached at the company's Vermilion 136#1
exploratory well. The well is currently being evaluated. Remington
operates this block and owns a 60 percent working interest. Magnum
Hunter Resources owns the remaining 40% working interest. James A.
Watt, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "In the early
part of the year the company will focus on lower risk/lower reserve
potential opportunities that, if successful, can be brought on
production in the third and fourth quarters of 2004. The recent
tests and discoveries will contribute additional production volumes
as soon as platforms and facilities are installed." Remington Oil
and Gas Corporation is anindependent oil and gas exploration and
production company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with operations
concentrating in the onshore and offshore regions of the Gulf
Coast. Statements concerning future revenues and expenses,
production volumes, results of exploration, exploitation,
development, acquisition and operations expenditures, and
prospective reserve levels of prospects or wells are
forward-looking statements. Prospect size and reserve levels are
often referred to as "potential" or "un-risked" reserves and are
based on the Company's internal estimates from the volumetric
calculations or analogous production. Other forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions concerning commodity prices,
drilling results, recovery factors for wells, production rates, and
operating, administrative and interest costs that management
believes are reasonable based on currently available information;
however, management's assumptions and the Company's future
performance are subject to a wide range of business, mechanical,
political, environmental, and geologic risks. There is no assurance
that these goals, projections, costs, expenses, reserve levels, and
production volumes can or will be met. Further information is
available in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which are herein incorporated by this reference.
Information in this document should be reviewed in combination with
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and information available on the Company's website at
http://www.remoil.net/ . DATASOURCE: Remington Oil and Gas
Corporation CONTACT: Steven J. Craig, Sr. Vice President of
Remington Oil and Gas Corporation, +1-214-210-2675 Web site:
http://www.remoil.net/
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