Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: SSN; NYSE MKT: SSN):
TOTAL COMPANY PRODUCTION
Samson’s net monthly production for the December 2014 quarter and for
January 2015 was as follows:
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October
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November
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December
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January
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OIL, BO
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6,591
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17,619
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18,906
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15,221
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GAS, MCF
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11,861
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9,363
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12,102
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15,384
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BOE
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8,567
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19,180
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20,923
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17,785
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BOEPD
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285
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618
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675
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574
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January production was lower than December 2014 due to wells not on
production (“ down days”). Drilling and completion operations are the
main causes for the ongoing down days: the month of January had 15 more
down days than December. However, since our last report Billabong
2-13-14HBK was fraced and a 24 hour I.P test produced an equivalent
1,249 barrels of oil per day and 3.05 MMscf of gas per day. A coil
tubing unit has moved onto the Blackdog well where sand cleanout
operations have started. The coil unit will remain at this location for
clean out operations on the Billabong and Sail & Anchor wells. Bootleg 4
is currently undergoing sand cleanout;, Ironbank 6 has been fracked and
is currently flowing back, and Ironbank 7 has been fracked, flowed back,
and is expected to be on production this week. Bootleg 8 and Ironbank 4
and 5 have been brought on line.
HEDGE BOOK
Samson has the following hedges in place:
Calendar year
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Volume bbls.
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Floor
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Ceiling
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2015
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16,623
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$85.00
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$89.85
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2016
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2,788
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$85.00
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$89.85
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Calendar year
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Volume bbls.
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Average per month
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Swap
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2015
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36,474
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3,316
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$92.46
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As at February 13th, 2015 the book value of the hedge was
$2.1 million as valued by Samson’s counterparty.
NORTH STOCKYARD PROJECT, WILLIAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA
The infill development plan for North Stockyard consists of 8 middle
Bakken wells that have been drilled and 22 Three Forks wells of which 9
have been drilled (8 in the First Bench and 1 in the Second Bench).
Given the curtailment of the infill development program, there will
remain an undrilled balance of 13 wells. For ease of reference, the
current status of each well is set out below with separate tables for
each drill pad:
TOFTE 1 PAD
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Lateral length
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Objective
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Status
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IP rate BOPD
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Avg. Rate BOPD#
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Cum to Date BO
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Billabong
2-13-14HBK
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6,147 ft.
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Bakken
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Frack completed
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1,249
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NA
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NA
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Sail and Anchor 4-13-14HBK
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6,375 ft.
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Bakken
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Shut in for frack program
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1,323
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SI
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56,233
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Blackdog
3-13-14 HBK
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8,383 ft.
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Bakken
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Shut in Rig on well
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1,995
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SI
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109,878
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Lateral length
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Objective
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Status
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IP rate BOPD
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Avg. Rate BOPD#
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Cum to Date BO
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Tooheys
4-15-14HBK
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6,740 ft.
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Bakken
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On production
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1,078
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284
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77,987
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Coopers
2-15-14HBK
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6,360 ft.
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Bakken
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On production
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556
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277
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61,142
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Little Creature
3-15-14HBK
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7,578 ft.
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Bakken
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WO Coiled tubing cleanout
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501
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SI
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72,284
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MATILDA BAY PAD
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Lateral length
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Objective
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Status
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IP rate BOPD
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Avg. Rate BOPD#
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Cum to Date BO
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Matilda Bay
2-15-HBK
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4,215 ft.
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Bakken
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Shut in
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1,117
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125
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34,560
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Matilda Bay
1-15-HBK
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4,215 ft.
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Bakken
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On Production
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318
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121
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16,562
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TF NORTH PAD
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Lateral length
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Objective
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Status
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IP rate BOPD
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Avg. Rate BOPD#
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Cum to Date BO
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Bootleg
4-14-15TFH
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7,211 ft.
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Three Forks 1
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On production
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471
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617
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67,428
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Bootleg
5-14-15TFH
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7,495 ft.
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Three Forks 1
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Shut in Rig on well
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NA
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261
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52,636
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Ironbank
4-14-13TFH
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7,466 ft.
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Three Forks 1
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On production
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715
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397
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3572
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Ironbank
5-14-13TFH
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7,495 ft.
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Three Forks 1
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On production
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528
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319
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18,096
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TF SOUTH PAD
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Lateral length
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Objective
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Status
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IP rate BOPD
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Avg. Rate BOPD#
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Cum to Date BO
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Bootleg
6-14-15TFH
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6,867 ft.
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Three Forks 1
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Frack completed, SI
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Bootleg
7-14-15TFH
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6,973 ft.
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Three Forks 1
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Frack completed, SI
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Bootleg
8-14-15TFH
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6,771 ft.
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Three Forks 2
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SI
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922
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NA
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922
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Ironbank
6-14-13TFH
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7,434 ft.
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Three Forks 1
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Frack completed, Flowing back
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Ironbank
7-14-13TFH
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7,458 ft.
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Three Forks 1
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Frack completed, SI
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NA
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NA
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NA
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COMMENTARY
All of the 17 drilled in fill wells in North Stockyard have now been
fracked and the field is being bought back on line following the
completion of tubing clean out and flowback operations. Currently one
workover rig, and one coiled tubing unit are active to bring the field
back on production as quickly as possible.
#The Avg. Daily rate is an average of the last week’s production or the
average after the well was put back into production.
BO: Barrels of
oil
BOE: Barrels of oil equivalent (gas converted at its heating
value)
BOPD: Barrels of oil per day
MCF: Thousand cubic feet
BOEPD:
Barrels of oil equivalent per day
NA: Not available
APD: Application for Permit to Drill
IP
Rate: Gross first 24 hour oil rate
Current rate BOPD: Barrels of
Oil per Day
Cum to Date: Cumulative gross BO
Samson’s working interest and its net revenue interest for the North
Stockyard Project is set out in the following table:
Well
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Working interest
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Net revenue Interest
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Billabong 2-13-14HBK
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28.77220%
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22.01073%
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Sail and Anchor 4-13-14HBK
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25.028509%
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19.146809%
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Blackdog 3-13-14H
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24.863526%
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19.020597%
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Tooheys 4-15-14HBK
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28.232033%
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21.597505%
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Coopers 2-15-14HBK
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28.232033%
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21.597505%
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Little Creature 3-15-14H
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27.759719%
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21.236185%
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Matilda Bay 2-15-H
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32.972255%
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25.223775%
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Matilda Bay 1-15-H
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32.972255%
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25.223775%
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Bootleg 4-14-15TFH
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28.386344%
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21.715553%
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Bootleg 5-14-15TFH
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28.386344%
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21.715553%
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Ironbank 4-14-13TFH
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26.746521%
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20.461089%
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Ironbank 7-14-13TFH
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26.746521%
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20.461089%
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Bootleg 6-14-15TFH
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28.386344%
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21.715553%
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Bootleg 7-14-15TFH
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28.386330%
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21.715553%
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Bootleg 8-14-15H
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28.386330%
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21.715553%
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Ironbank 6-14-13TFH
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26.746521%
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20.461089%
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Ironbank 7-14-13TFH
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26.746521%
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20.461089%
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RAINBOW PROJECT, WILLIAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA
Gladys 1-20H (SSN 23%)
The Gladys 1-20 H well has been drilled by Continental Resources to a
total depth of 19,994 feet. The well is a 1,280 acre lateral
(approximately 10,000 feet) in the middle member of the Bakken Formation.
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Lateral length
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Objective
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Status
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IP rate BOPD
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Avg. Rate BOPD#
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Cum to Date BO
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Gladys 1-20H
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9,558 ft.
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Middle Bakken
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On production
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717
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712
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51,017
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COMMENTARY
An electrical submersible pump has been installed in the Gladys well and
the production performance has been excellent. Since the pump was
installed the average daily rate has been 678 BOPD which compares to the
average rate during the prior week, before the well completed its free
flow period, of 186 BOPD.
Samson is presenting to delegates at Enercom’s “The Oil & Services
Conference” being held in San Francisco. Samson’s presentation is
scheduled for Wednesday February 18th at 1330 hours PST, USA
or Thursday February 19th at 0830 hours EST, Australia. The
presentation will be available on Samson’s website: http://www.samsonoilandgas.com/IRM/content/default.aspx
The presentation is being webcast and the link is as follows: http://www.oilandgas360.com/tosc-webcast/ssn/
Samson’s Ordinary Shares are traded on the Australian Securities
Exchange under the symbol "SSN". Samson's American Depository Shares
(ADSs) are traded on the New York Stock Exchange MKT under the symbol
"SSN". Each ADS represents 20 fully paid Ordinary Shares of Samson.
Samson has a total of 2,837 million ordinary shares issued and
outstanding (including 230 million options exercisable at AUD 3.8
cents), which would be the equivalent of 141.85 million DSs.
Accordingly, based on the NYSE MKT closing price of US$0.24 per ADS on
February 17th, 2014, the Company has a current market
capitalization of approximately US$34.4 million (the options have been
valued at an exchange rate of 0.7799). Correspondingly, based on the
ASXclosing price of A$0.015 for ordinary shares and a closing price of
A$0.002 for the 2017 options, on February 17th, 2014, the Company has a
current market capitalization of approximately A$43.0 million.
SAMSON OIL & GAS LIMITED
TERRY BARR
Managing Director
Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts may
be forward looking statements, including but not limited to statements
using words like “may”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “should” or
“will.” Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any
forward-looking statement. There are a number of important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated
or estimated by any forward looking information, including uncertainties
inherent in estimating the methods, timing and results of exploration
activities. A description of the risks and uncertainties that are
generally attendant to Samson and its industry, as well as other factors
that could affect Samson’s financial results, are included in the
prospectus and prospectus supplement for its recent Rights Offering as
well as the Company's report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on Form 10-K, which are available at www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm.
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