Strata-X Executes Drilling Contract for the First Horizontal Well at the Vail Oil Project
DENVER, COLORADO and BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA and VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - 04/07/13 - The directors and management of Strata-X Energy Ltd. ("Strata-X" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SXE) (ASX:SXA) are pleased to announce that the Company has executed a Drilling Contract to drill the first horizontal well at the Vail Oil Project where Strata-X currently has a 100% interest in 46,300 net acres.
The Company executed a Drilling Contract with Les Wilson Inc. for the drilling of the horizontal appraisal well in the Vail Oil Project. The Company will utilize Les Wilson Inc.'s rig #25 which is expected to be available to commence drilling Strata-X's well in mid-May 2013.
Strata-X has submitted an application to drill the horizontal well to the proper regulatory agencies in the State of Illinois with the following expected parameters: a true vertical depth of 4,500ft, a true measured depth of 9,300ft and a horizontal leg length of 4,300ft. The permit to drill the well is expected to be approved by the State of Illinois in the coming weeks and will be followed by further press releases detailing the Company's plans in this project.
Strata-X has purchased 22.23 miles of 2D seismic data covering the area around the Company's first horizontal test well for the Vail Project. This seismic data, which is currently being reprocessed, will assist in the geo-steering of the horizontal leg of the well and further the Company's geologic review of the area.
More information about the Vail Oil Project and Strata-X's portfolio of projects can be found on the Company's website at www.strata-x.com.
About Strata-X
Strata-X is a Denver, Colorado (USA) based company and is engaged in the business of oil and gas exploration and development with a variety of exploration opportunities in North Dakota, California, Colorado, Texas, Illinois and Western Australia and production and development opportunities in California. Strata-X has 123,752,453 common shares outstanding and trades under the symbol "SXE" on the TSX.V and "SXA" on the ASX.
About Les Wilson Inc
Les Wilson Inc. is based in Carmi, Illinois (USA) and specializes in vertical and horizontal oil and gas well drilling services. They use modern rigs and equipment, and have been servicing the oil drilling industry for over 70 years.
This announcement was made in Canada for the TSX.V and in Australia for the ASX.
Public documents for Strata-X Energy Ltd. can be found at SEDAR (Canada) (www.sedar.com) and ASX.com.au (Australia).
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Contacts:
Strata-X Energy Ltd.
Tim Hoops (USA)
President
+1 720-515-8793
info@strata-x.com
Strata-X Energy Ltd.
Colin Christensen (Canada)
Investor Relations
+1 403-483-8363
colin@strata-x.com
Strata-X Energy Ltd.
Duncan Cornish (Australia)
Corporate Secretary
+61 7 3212-6299
dcornish@strata-x.com
www.strata-x.com