By Tim - http://oilshalegas.com
Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) is getting involved in the Eagle Ford Shale specifically in Wilson County Texas and Atascosa County Texas.
Marathon Enters Eagle Ford Shale Play - Entry Builds on Company's Strategy Targeting Unconventional, Liquids-Rich Resource Plays.
Nov. 29, 2010 - Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that it has completed an agreement with Denali Oil & Gas for entry into the Eagle Ford Shale formation in Wilson and Atascosa counties, Texas. Under the terms of the agreement, Marathon will pay Denali $10 million as well as drill and complete four wells to earn approximately 17,000 net acres. Marathon also has the option to purchase Denali's remaining 58,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford Shale in these two counties. If Marathon executes this option, the full 75,000 net acres, including the initial payment, carried well interest and lease extensions, will cost approximately $2,800 per acre or a total of approximately $209 million. Marathon has until Oct. 31, 2011, to exercise this option.
In the event Marathon does not exercise its purchase option, Denali has the option to sell the remaining 58,000 acres to Marathon. The total cost under this option, including the initial payment, carried well interest and lease extensions, would be $92 million or approximately $1,225 per acre. Denali has until the later of Nov. 15, 2011, or 15 days after the completion of the final well, to exercise this option. This agreement covers all of Denali's acreage in Wilson and Atascosa counties but excludes Denali's 25,000 acres in Gonzales and Fayette counties.
"Since acquiring our first shale assets in the onshore U.S. market in 2006, Marathon has developed substantial expertise that we can apply to emerging plays like the Eagle Ford and create more opportunities for mid- and long-term profitable production growth," said Dave Roberts, the Company's executive vice president, Upstream. "This new entry reinforces a key element of our Upstream strategy of targeting unconventional, primarily liquids-rich resource plays providing low-risk, scalable growth."
http://www.marathon.com/News/Press_Releases/Press_Release/?id=1500637
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 17, 2008
Montney Shale: Progress and ProEx announce Business Combination
Progress ann ProEx, two companies that trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange, announce they will combine businesses to focus their assets, including the Montney Shale in British Columbia.
Key attributes of the merger for ProEx shareholders: - Consolidates working interests in the Foothills of northeast British Columbia with the majority of land controlled 100 percent; - Provides ProEx with exposure to a high quality asset with a large low risk exploration and development drilling inventory in the northwest Alberta Deep Basin; - Ensures that an expanded capital program can be funded internally; - Ensures continuity of senior management and technical personnel expertise; and, - Introduces another element of financial discipline through the payment of a quarterly dividend. Key attributes of the merger for Progress Trust security holders: - Establishes a clear go-forward strategy in response to the taxation of trusts in 2011; - Continues to pay cash back to security holders in the form of a tax-effective dividend; - Provides a strong low-risk growth profile through an expanded capital budget; and, - Provides expanded participation in emerging resource-play opportunities.
Progress will focus its capital investment and growth opportunities in four key plays: the Halfway tight gas formation in the Foothills; the multi-zone Gold Creek project area in the Deep Basin; Montney shale gas fairway through northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia; and Progress' conventional, high impact opportunities across its land base.
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Key attributes of the merger for ProEx shareholders: - Consolidates working interests in the Foothills of northeast British Columbia with the majority of land controlled 100 percent; - Provides ProEx with exposure to a high quality asset with a large low risk exploration and development drilling inventory in the northwest Alberta Deep Basin; - Ensures that an expanded capital program can be funded internally; - Ensures continuity of senior management and technical personnel expertise; and, - Introduces another element of financial discipline through the payment of a quarterly dividend. Key attributes of the merger for Progress Trust security holders: - Establishes a clear go-forward strategy in response to the taxation of trusts in 2011; - Continues to pay cash back to security holders in the form of a tax-effective dividend; - Provides a strong low-risk growth profile through an expanded capital budget; and, - Provides expanded participation in emerging resource-play opportunities.
Progress will focus its capital investment and growth opportunities in four key plays: the Halfway tight gas formation in the Foothills; the multi-zone Gold Creek project area in the Deep Basin; Montney shale gas fairway through northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia; and Progress' conventional, high impact opportunities across its land base.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Horn River Shale - Nexen ( NXY ) Canada Shale Update
This morning, Nexen ( NXY ) has come out with earnings and updated investors on their Horn River Shale.
Following the success of last winter's drilling program in the Horn River basin in northeast British Columbia, we decided to drill two horizontal wells this summer. The wells have been drilled and are being fraced. The results from these wells will be taken into consideration as we plan our upcoming winter program for the area.This shale gas play has the potential to become one of the most significant shale gas plays in North America. It has been compared to the Barnett Shale in Texas by other operators in the area as it displays similar rock properties and play characteristics.
We have approximately 88,000 acres in the Dilly Creek area of the Horn River basin with a 100% working interest. As previously announced, we estimate these lands contain between 3 and 6 trillion cubic feet (0.5 to 1.0 billion barrels of oil equivalent) of recoverable contingent resource which could double our total proved reserves. Further appraisal activity is required before these estimates can be finalized and commerciality established.
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Following the success of last winter's drilling program in the Horn River basin in northeast British Columbia, we decided to drill two horizontal wells this summer. The wells have been drilled and are being fraced. The results from these wells will be taken into consideration as we plan our upcoming winter program for the area.This shale gas play has the potential to become one of the most significant shale gas plays in North America. It has been compared to the Barnett Shale in Texas by other operators in the area as it displays similar rock properties and play characteristics.
We have approximately 88,000 acres in the Dilly Creek area of the Horn River basin with a 100% working interest. As previously announced, we estimate these lands contain between 3 and 6 trillion cubic feet (0.5 to 1.0 billion barrels of oil equivalent) of recoverable contingent resource which could double our total proved reserves. Further appraisal activity is required before these estimates can be finalized and commerciality established.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Bakken Shale - Encore EAC - Sanish Well Results
Today Encore Aquisition Company ( EAC ) has updated its investors on their Bakken Shale Play.
EAC today reported initial results from its first well drilled in the Sanish Formation of the Bakken Shale Trend.
Encore recently finished drilling and completing its first well in the Sanish Formation of the Bakken Shale Trend, the Charlson 11-16H, in Williams County, North Dakota. The well was brought online on July 23 at an initial production rate of 1,106 BOE per day flowing up 7" casing. The Company has a 96 percent working interest in the well, which also contains very favorable pay in the Bakken Formation. The well is approximately four miles northwest of the best Sanish well drilled to date in North Dakota, the USA 2D-3-1H, which has produced over 560,000 BOE in 19 months.
Encore owns 10,400 net acres in the Charlson area and can drill or participate in an additional 28 wells on its current acreage position in this area of the Sanish. The Company is currently drilling a second Sanish well in the Charlson Field, which it plans to complete in the third quarter. Encore plans to drill a total of six wells in the Sanish in the Charlson Field in 2008. Additionally, two other Sanish wells will be drilled in the Charlson area offsetting the USA 2D-3-1H well. This area is prospective for both the Sanish and Bakken Formations, which could significantly add to the total recoverable reserves under the Company's leases.
As previously disclosed, Encore has recently expanded its acreage position in the Bakken and Sanish Shale Play to over 240,000 net acres. Encore plans to add a third rig to drill Bakken and Sanish wells in August 2008. Upon arrival of the additional rig, Encore plans to drill a Sanish well in its Cherry Creek Prospect, where the Company owns a significant lease position of approximately 70,000 net acres. Encore believes its Cherry Creek Prospect is in the Sanish fairway. The Company also plans to commence drilling in August in the Company's Almond Prospect, in Mountrail and Ward Counties, North Dakota, in which the Company currently holds an acreage position of approximately 53,000 net acres. The Almond Prospect is prospective for both the Sanish and Bakken Formations. The Company expects to drill and complete five-to-six Bakken and Sanish wells in the third quarter of 2008, as well as re-frac several current Bakken producers.
EAC today reported initial results from its first well drilled in the Sanish Formation of the Bakken Shale Trend.
Encore recently finished drilling and completing its first well in the Sanish Formation of the Bakken Shale Trend, the Charlson 11-16H, in Williams County, North Dakota. The well was brought online on July 23 at an initial production rate of 1,106 BOE per day flowing up 7" casing. The Company has a 96 percent working interest in the well, which also contains very favorable pay in the Bakken Formation. The well is approximately four miles northwest of the best Sanish well drilled to date in North Dakota, the USA 2D-3-1H, which has produced over 560,000 BOE in 19 months.
Encore owns 10,400 net acres in the Charlson area and can drill or participate in an additional 28 wells on its current acreage position in this area of the Sanish. The Company is currently drilling a second Sanish well in the Charlson Field, which it plans to complete in the third quarter. Encore plans to drill a total of six wells in the Sanish in the Charlson Field in 2008. Additionally, two other Sanish wells will be drilled in the Charlson area offsetting the USA 2D-3-1H well. This area is prospective for both the Sanish and Bakken Formations, which could significantly add to the total recoverable reserves under the Company's leases.
As previously disclosed, Encore has recently expanded its acreage position in the Bakken and Sanish Shale Play to over 240,000 net acres. Encore plans to add a third rig to drill Bakken and Sanish wells in August 2008. Upon arrival of the additional rig, Encore plans to drill a Sanish well in its Cherry Creek Prospect, where the Company owns a significant lease position of approximately 70,000 net acres. Encore believes its Cherry Creek Prospect is in the Sanish fairway. The Company also plans to commence drilling in August in the Company's Almond Prospect, in Mountrail and Ward Counties, North Dakota, in which the Company currently holds an acreage position of approximately 53,000 net acres. The Almond Prospect is prospective for both the Sanish and Bakken Formations. The Company expects to drill and complete five-to-six Bakken and Sanish wells in the third quarter of 2008, as well as re-frac several current Bakken producers.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Haynesville Shale - Cubic Energy Update QBIK
Cubic Energy has reached total depth of 11,950 feet on its Estes 7 No. 1. 7 5/8” casing was set at 10,208 feet and 4 ½” liner was set at 11,950 feet. The Estes 7 No. 1 is Cubic’s fourth Haynesville Shale well in its northwest Louisiana acreage. With the 7 5/8” casing, the Company will be able to drill horizontally in the Haynesville Shale at a later date, after being vertically completed in the Haynesville Shale. The Estes 7 No. 1 is Cubic’s first Haynesville Shale well to be drilled in the Company’s southern acreage position of Bethany Longstreet.
Log analysis identified Pettit, Cotton Valley and Hosston zones in addition to two Shale zones in the Estes 7 No. 1 The lower Shale zone is located between 11,420 feet and 11,890 feet in depth and calculates an estimated 186 BCF of Total Shale Gas and 173 BCF of Free Shale Gas per square mile of reservoir. The upper Shale zone is located between 10,730 feet and 11,150 feet in depth and calculates an estimated 100 BCF of Total Shale Gas and 93 BCF of Free Shale Gas per square mile of reservoir. This is comparable to the Free Shale Gas in the Company’s Johnson Branch acreage.
Immediately following the drilling of the Estes 7 No. 1, the Company will rig down and move to the Red Oak Timber 5 No. 1 also located in Cubic’s southern acreage of Bethany Longstreet. The Company will vertically drill to the Haynesville Shale at approximately 11,950 feet and will use the same casing program as used on the Estes 7 No. 1. Cubic has a 35% working interest in the Estes 7 No. 1 and the Red Oak Timber 5 No. 1.
The Company also announced the last of its pipeline construction in Cubic’s northern acreage of Johnson Branch should be finished in the next few weeks. Additionally, the Company has scheduled completions for the last of the wells in this area. Cubic has a 49% working interest in the Johnson Branch acreage.
Cubic Energy, Inc. is an independent company engaged in the development and production of, and exploration for, crude oil and natural gas. The Company’s oil and gas assets and activity are concentrated primarily in Texas and Louisiana.
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Log analysis identified Pettit, Cotton Valley and Hosston zones in addition to two Shale zones in the Estes 7 No. 1 The lower Shale zone is located between 11,420 feet and 11,890 feet in depth and calculates an estimated 186 BCF of Total Shale Gas and 173 BCF of Free Shale Gas per square mile of reservoir. The upper Shale zone is located between 10,730 feet and 11,150 feet in depth and calculates an estimated 100 BCF of Total Shale Gas and 93 BCF of Free Shale Gas per square mile of reservoir. This is comparable to the Free Shale Gas in the Company’s Johnson Branch acreage.
Immediately following the drilling of the Estes 7 No. 1, the Company will rig down and move to the Red Oak Timber 5 No. 1 also located in Cubic’s southern acreage of Bethany Longstreet. The Company will vertically drill to the Haynesville Shale at approximately 11,950 feet and will use the same casing program as used on the Estes 7 No. 1. Cubic has a 35% working interest in the Estes 7 No. 1 and the Red Oak Timber 5 No. 1.
The Company also announced the last of its pipeline construction in Cubic’s northern acreage of Johnson Branch should be finished in the next few weeks. Additionally, the Company has scheduled completions for the last of the wells in this area. Cubic has a 49% working interest in the Johnson Branch acreage.
Cubic Energy, Inc. is an independent company engaged in the development and production of, and exploration for, crude oil and natural gas. The Company’s oil and gas assets and activity are concentrated primarily in Texas and Louisiana.
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