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EMERALD RESOURCES NL — Capital/Financing Update 2007
Sep 9, 2007
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Capital/Financing Update
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Level 2, 16 Altona Street West Perth WA 6005 Ph: 08 9482 0500 Fax: 08 9482 0505 Email: [email protected] www.emeraldoilandgas.com
10 September 2007
Centralised Company Announcements Platform Australian Stock Exchange 10[th] floor, 20 Bond Street Sydney NSW 2000
VALENTINE 1 EXPLORATION WELL UPDATE
Please find attached a report on the progress of drilling of the Valentine-1 exploration well at EP104/R1 in the Canning Basin, Western Australia.
For more information please contact:
Emerald Oil & Gas NL
Tel: +618 9482 0510 www.emeraldoilandgas.com [email protected]
JOHN HANNAFORD Executive Director – Finance [email protected]
BOB BERVEN Executive Director – Technical [email protected]
VALENTINE-1 DRILLING REPORT CANNING BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
| Date: | 10 September 2007 | 10 September 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Permit: | R1 | |
| Well Location: | Lat : 17o08’ 23.46”SLong : 123o42’ 32.40”E | |
| Directional offset to target: | 0 metres | |
| Elevation: | Ground Level is 12.4mAMSLRotary Table is 18.1mAMSL | |
| Prognosed Depths(measured KB): | Top primary objective | Total depth |
| 3,222 metres | 3,407 metres | |
| Prognosed drilling time: | 25 | days |
| Spud Date: | 1230 hrs, WST 12 August 2007 | |
| Present Depth: | 2,695mMD | |
| Time of Reporting: | 0600 hrs, WST 10 September 2007 | |
| Operations Since LastReport: | Intermediate logging over the interval 808m to 2589m MDhas been completed, and the well is now being deepened tothe primary target. | |
| Current Operations: | Run in hole after trip for bit change | |
| Hydrocarbon indications: | Strong mud gas shows over the interval 2240m to 2470mMD have now been evaluated by wireline logging: seecomments below. | |
| Participants in the well(post earning): | ARC Energy Limited - 38.95% (Operator)Empire Oil and Gas NL - 14.8%Emerald Oil & Gas NL - 12.75%Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL - 10.0%Phoenix Resources PLC - 10.0%First Australian Resources Limited - 8.0%Indigo Oil PtyLtd - 5.5% |
Several strong mud gas peaks were encountered over the interval 2240 to 2470m measured depth (MD). These were considered sufficiently material to warrant an intermediate wireline logging run over the gross open-hole interval 809m to 2589m MD, and this has now been completed. Preliminary analysis of the wireline log results indicates the presence of porous (15%) and permeable sandstones of the Lower Anderson Formation over the gross interval 2100 to 2260 m MD. However, interpretation of the electric logs and MDT results indicates low hydrocarbon saturations and that the shows are likely to be residual hydrocarbons, including the strong mud gas shows at 2240 m to 2260m MD. These Lower Anderson sands and their lateral equivalents, are the Comment: primary target of the Stokes Bay 1 well, which will target them in a crestal location on the structure. The Stokes Bay 1 well will be drilled following Valentine 1. The strong mud-gas shows in the deeper Laurel Fm (2400 m to 2470m MD) are interpreted as being associated with a series of organic rich tight carbonates and shales. The results to date at Valentine 1 are very encouraging for the prospectivity of the updip Stokes Bay well, and also for the regional prospectivity of the Basin as they confirm the presence of a significant hydrocarbon system in the Fitzroy Trough of the greater Canning Basin, and have confirmed the presence of reservoir quality sands and high quality shale seals.
About Emerald Oil & Gas NL
Emerald Oil & Gas NL (ASX: EMR; EMRO) was listed on the ASX in June 2006, raising $4 million. Emerald is an oil and gas exploration and production company with project interests in North Dakota and Texas in the USA and in the Canning Basin of Western Australia. Emerald’s focus is on conventional reservoir targets for oil and gas prospects and its primary objective is to achieve near term production and cashflow to build shareholder value and provide funds to fuel further growth. Emerald’s strategy is to take modest but meaningful positions in low risk exploration projects that can be swiftly brought into production.
Information in this announcement pertaining to exploration potential was compiled by Robert Berven, Emerald Oil & Gas NL’s Technical Director who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists CPG # 2498.
Statements regarding Emerald’s plans with respect to its petroleum properties are forwardlooking statements. There can be no assurance that Emerald’s plans for development of its petroleum properties will proceed as currently expected. There can be no assurance that Emerald will be able to confirm the presence of additional petroleum deposits, that any discovery will prove to be economic or that an oil or gas field will successfully be developed on any of Emerald’s petroleum properties.