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DIGITALX LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2010
Jan 3, 2010
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Capital/Financing Update
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Level 21, Allendale Square 77 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 9324 1177 Facsimile: +61 8 9324 2171
PO Box Z5184 Perth WA Australia 6831
Email: [email protected] Website: www.ggpl.com.au
4 January 2010
Market Release (via electronic lodgement)
FAUSSE POINT SECOND GAS SHOW
The Board of Golden Gate Petroleum Ltd (ASX:GGP) is pleased to advise the T.G.R. Land Company, Inc #1 well at Fausse Point is presently at a depth of 8,100 ft and drilling ahead.
The well has recorded its second significant gas show at around 8,010 ft. The well circulated high levels of gas cut mud and the mud weight has been increased on several occasions after 4,000 to 6,000 unit gas shows were recorded in what appears to be the initial sections of the primary target interval. Drilling rates have been slowed as the high levels of gas are being circulated to surface and mud weights increased to control the well and safely keep drilling through this highly gas charged interval.
The well spudded on Saturday 5 December 2009. The well is expected to take up to another 3 to 4 days to reach its targeted depth and electric logs will be run over the open hole.
The first gas show recorded and logged at 7,000 ft is now safely behind 7 inch casing set at 7,671 feet. The casing was pressure tested and then the shoe was drilled out. A satisfactory formation integrity test at the shoe was performed prior to drilling ahead.
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While this second gas show is very encouraging, the significance cannot be determined until a full electric logging operation is completed once the well reaches targeted depth, and if warranted, a production testing operation is conducted.
Partners in the Fausse Point Project are:
Golden Gate Petroleum Ltd (ASX code: GGP) 20.00% WI Verus Investments Limited (ASX code: VIL) 50.00% WI Pass Petroleum L.L.C. 30.00% WI
Details of the Fausse Point project are summarised on the next page.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
For further information contact:
Steve Graves Managing Director Phone +1 805 469 4656
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Golden Gate is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Its focus of operations is onshore Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast region of the USA.
This report contains forward looking statements that are subject to risk factors associated with resources businesses. It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable but they may be affected by a variety of variables and changes in underlying assumptions which could cause actual results or trends to differ materially, including but not limited to: price fluctuations, actual demand, currency fluctuations, drilling and production results, reserve estimates, loss of market, industry competition, environmental risks, physical risks, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments, economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions, political risks, project delay or advancement, approvals and cost estimates.
Fausse Point Highlights
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Fausse Point is part of GGP’s strategy to invest in low-cost, high impact, known hydrocarbon bearing areas which in the Company’s view are moderately low risk in onshore Louisiana or Texas where its knowledge base and operational experience has been established from its other projects.
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The prospect is located on the flank of a producing salt dome where two high quality targets have been identified. The first target is shallow oil (7,000-8,000 ft) and the deeper target is gas (7,500-9,000 ft). Total dry hole cost to drill the initial well is approximately US$1.5 million.
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Salt domes in Louisiana have been proven to be highly prospective and prolific producers hence GGP views this as a particularly exciting exploration opportunity. The Fausse Point salt dome has already produced over 44 millions barrels of oil and 141 billion cubic feet of gas.
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The potential oil resource is estimated at 7.4 million barrels of recoverable oil at P50 level and potential gas resource of 24.2 billion cubic feet of gas. With potential upside in the event the anticipated pay zones are larger.
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The Fausse Point exploration project provides a high impact exploration opportunity with near term upside to its current planned Bowtie West project. These high impact exploration wells which are relatively low cost provide good upside for GGP when combined with the current strong cash flow from Bullseye.