04/01-2011 08:39:03: (TSU.OAX) DRILLING BEGINS IN UKRAINE
DRILLING BEGINS IN UKRAINE ON LARGE GAS/ CONDENSATE FIELD4th January 2011 TSX-V/Oslo Axess: TSUVancouver, Canada: - Transeuro Energy Corp. ("Transeuro" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling operations began on Karl-101 on Friday Dec 31st. Drilling of the sidetrack will take place through January with first results from logging expected at the end of January. Testing operations will follow in February.Project Summary· The Karlavskoye field is proven by 9 wells that all produced gas and condensate. Third party estimates from Fekete Associates Inc. suggest nearly 0.5 Tcf (Trillion cubic feet) of gas in place with additional condensate. · The Karl-101 well was initially drilled in 2007/08 by Transeuro and data to 3500m was collected on the target reservoirs but a well control incident lead to the reservoir section being abandoned and the well was suspended in November 2008 at a depth of 2750m. Over 100 meters of net gas bearing reservoir was identified from logs and gas samples from 2800 - 3500m. · The Company is expecting to test 5 separate intervals with each targeting 5 mmcf/d (million cubic feet per day) per interval and a combined result over 20 mmcf/d and 1000 barrels per day of condensate, a total of 4500 boepd (barrels of oil equivalent per day). The Karlavskoye FieldThe Karlavskoye field is the principal Ukraine asset and is located in Western Crimea. The main reservoirs were discovered in 1966 and proven with 9 wells that all produced gas and condensate to surface from multiple horizons in the Upper Cretaceous reservoirs from 2700m - 3500m. Wells have produced at good rates from all individual horizons, with the best results already indicating a commercial field: 5.3 mmcf/d (900 boepd) from the C12 reservoir in well 8. 3.5 mmcf/d (600 boepd) from the C14 reservoir in well 12, 4.2 mmcf/d (720 boepd) from the C15 reservoir in well 14 The seismic and well data suggest the field is 10 km by 3km in size. Independent third party 'Gas In Place' has been estimated by Fekete Associates Inc. to be in the range of 160 - 854 Bcf (27-145 million boe) with a mean of 472 Bcf (80 million boe). The full reserves report is available at www.transeuroenegy.com. Test ObjectivesGiven the evidence of commercial rates in the range of 3-5 mmcf/d from the old wells, Transeuro is targeting an overall cumulative test production rate of over 20 mmcf/d from the well. However, in the event that a network of open fractures is encountered in the reservoir rock either by the wellbore, or through the acid stimulation, then the well potential could be many times higher, in the range of 50-100 mmcf/d, with condensate production in the range of 2000-4000 barrels per day.Commencement of OperationsThe Company has begun operations to re-enter the well and to sidetrack from 2750m to 3500m and to test up to 5 intervals, depending on results. Drilling operations are expected to take 30 days followed by two weeks for testing of each interval. Transeuro has retained Dafora Drilling as the rig contractor and Integra Group as the IPM provider, both internationally recognized service companies. Transeuro is involved in the acquisition of petroleum and natural gas rights, the exploration for, and development and production of crude oil, condensate and natural gas. The Company's properties are located in Canada, Armenia, and Ukraine. In addition, the Company owns shares in Eaglewood and holds a back-in option to their exploration licenses in Papua New Guinea.On behalf of the Board of DirectorsAage Thoen, Chairman For further information contact: Chris McGillivray, IR, +1 604 728 0040David Parry, SVP, +1 604 681 3939Karen Jenssen, IR, +47 91 729787 https://www.transeuroenergy.comNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) nor the Oslo Bors accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the targeted results. The Company relies upon litigation protection for forward looking statements. Ekstern link: https://www.newsweb.no/index.jsp?messageId=273821
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