2012-12-04 16:38 ET - News Release
Mr. Patrick Montalban reports
MOUNTAINVIEW ENERGY LTD. PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE ON ITS 12 GAGE PROJECT IN THE WILLISTON BASIN
Mountainview Energy Ltd. is providing an operational update.
Operational update -- 12 Gage project, Wigness 5-8-1H, sections 5 and 8, T162N-101 west, Divide county, North Dakota
On Nov. 14, 2012, Mountainview spudded the Wigness 5-8-1H well, the first Bakken/Three Forks well of Mountainview's planned three-well winter drilling program on its 12 Gage project. The seven-inch intermediate casing for the Wigness well was successfully set to a landing point of 8,530 feet, and the well subsequently reached total depth of 18,280 feet. The company successfully ran the 4.5-inch liner to the total depth and is preparing the Wigness well for a 26-stage fracture stimulation. Total operational days from spudding the well to setting the 4.5-inch liner were 19 days. Mountainview plans to complete the Wigness well by the end of December, 2012.
Through its wholly owned subsidiary Mountain Divide LLC, the company holds a 93.75-per-cent working interest in the Wigness well, 25 per cent of which is subject to reversion to another working interest owner following payout of 100 per cent of the cost of its proportionate working interest costs in the well plus a 200-per-cent penalty. Pursuant to Mountain Divide's previously announced credit facility, all of Mountain Divide's oil and gas properties located in Divide county, North Dakota (including the lands in the 12 Gage project), are subject to a 39-per-cent after-payout net profits interest (NPI) held by Mountain Divide's lender under the facility. The NPI is defined as all revenues received by Mountain Divide, less all operating costs, production taxes and capital costs incurred by Mountain Divide. Payments on the NPI shall commence upon repayment in full of the outstanding facility. Pursuant to the agreements underlying the facility, the NPI will automatically reduce to 20 per cent once the lender achieves a 1.65 times return on investment.
Leininger 3-10-1H, sections 3 and 10, T162N-R101 west, Divide county, North Dakota
Mountainview is currently rigging the Nabors 460 rig down and is preparing to move the rig to the Leininger 3-10-1H well location. The Leininger well is the second Bakken/Three Forks well planned for the three-well winter drilling program on Mountainview's 12 Gage project. This well has been permitted and the location is built. The Leininger well is located approximately two miles east of the Wigness well, and Mountainview expects to spud the Leininger well on or about Dec. 9, 2012. Through Mountain Divide, the company holds an 88.28-per-cent working interest in the Leininger well, 3 per cent to 4 per cent of which is subject to reversion to another working-interest owner following payout of 100 per cent of the cost of its proportionate working interest costs in the well plus a 200-per-cent penalty. The Leininger well is also subject to the NPI.
Olson 35-26-1H, sections 35 and 26, T163N-R101W, Divide county, North Dakota
The company has received approval from the North Dakota Industrial Commission to drill the Olson 35-26-1H well, which will be the final well planned for the three-well winter drilling program on Mountainview's 12 Gage project. The Olson well is located approximately two miles to three miles northeast of the Leininger well. Through Mountain Divide, the company holds a 52.23-per-cent working interest in the Olson well, which is also subject to the NPI.
12 Gage regional activity update
As previously stated, there are currently at least five operators developing the Middle Bakken and Three Forks formations near the 12 Gage project: American Eagle Energy Corp., SM Energy Co., Samson Resources, Crescent Point Energy Corp. and Baytex Energy Corp. All of the following operators are continuing their development of the Bakken/Three Forks play near the 12 Gage project. Along with these operators, Divide county, North Dakota, has also seen recent merger-and-acquisitions activity, with Continental Resources and Magnum Hunter Resources each making acquisitions in the area. The table illustrates the recent drilling activity that has been made public by the relevant company or regulatory authorities:
Company Well Status
SM Energy Legaard 4-25H Completed October, 2011; 20-stage frac
SM Energy August 4-26H Confidential -- producing
SM Energy Leininger 3-10H Confidential -- producing
SM Energy Carter 9-8HW Initial production -- 401 bopd
Christianson
American Eagle 15-12-163-101 Complete
American Eagle Cody 15-11-163-101 Complete
American Eagle Anton 3-4-163-101 Complete
Notes:
(1) Information in this table was obtained from public sources.
(2) The information provided did not provide a breakdown of oil, gas and
water amounts that make up these production numbers, nor was any further
information about the tests made available.
Non-operational update -- Williston basin
To date the company has participated in 10 (gross) Bakken/Three Forks wells in the Williston basin. The table lists the wells and their current status, which is the last available month's average daily production.
Working Well status
Operator Well name interest bopd
G3 Operating Olson 1-21-16H 12.5% 92
SM Energy Wolter 13-23H 3.25% 273
Hess Strahan 15-22H .625% 120
Petro-Hunt Miller 157-101-12C-1-1H .787% 112
Samson Zuma 15-22-35-58H 9.75% 31
Samson Riva Ridge 6-7-33-56H Approximately 3.24% 81
American Eagle Anton 3-4-163-101 3.38% Confidential list
Zavanna Panther 16-21-1H 2.200533% 432
Zavanna Jaguar 1-22-1H 1.01% 358
Zavanna Leopard 20-17-1H 1.01% 520
We seek Safe Harbor.