RNS Number:2980T
Irvine Energy PLC
29 April 2008
Irvine Energy plc / Index: AIM / Epic: IVE / Sector: Exploration & Production
29th April 2008
Irvine Energy plc ("Irvine" or "the Company")
Production Commences at Niobrara
Irvine Energy plc, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production
company, commenced production at the Niobrara oil and gas project in Kansas, USA
on April 28th. Ten wells are now pumping with a total of 16 wells expected to
be producing by early May. Gas sales contracts are in place and sales began at
11:00 am Mountain Time on April 28th. The Company is pleased to announce all
wells are producing at or above expected rates.
The Niobrara project, in which Irvine acquired a 50% working interest in
September 2007, comprises 4,490 acres of oil and gas licences in north-west
Kansas. An initial 20 wells were selected for development, 16 of which are
expected online by May, whilst the remaining wells wait to be perforated and
stimulated ahead of sales. Development of a further 40 undrilled well locations
at Niobrara will commence following the stabilisation of production from the
initial 20 wells.
Irvine Energy Managing Director Aaron Close said, "We now have two of our three
projects producing and generating cashflow. The work programme which followed
the Niobrara acquisition was intensive and I am delighted that this has paid
off, as we successfully moved into the production phase at Niobrara, with ten of
our wells now producing. We now aim to aggressively expand our activities as we
look to bring the remaining wells on line in the next few weeks and commence
development drilling once we have established a stabilised production rate. We
are also rapidly advancing our portfolio in Oklahoma and Kansas which will
contribute to further production going forward."
The information contained in this announcement was completed and reviewed by the
Managing Director of Irvine Energy plc, Mr Aaron Close, who has over ten years
experience as a geoscientist in the North American oil and gas sector, and is a
graduate from the Colorado School of Mines Golden with a Bachelor of Science,
Mathematics and Computer Science Engineering and Geophysics. Mr Close is a
member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
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For further information please visit http://www.irvineenergy.com or contact:
Michael Frayne Irvine Energy plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7766 7500
Aaron Close Irvine Energy plc Tel: +1 214 908 6384
Tim Redfern Evolution Securities Tel: +44 (0) 20 7071 4300
Hugo de Salis St Brides Media & Finance Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
Victoria Thomas St Brides Media & Finance Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
Notes:
Irvine Energy plc is an AIM listed company focussed on the development of
onshore conventional and unconventional oil and gas projects in the USA. The
Company currently has exploration and production projects in Kansas and
Oklahoma, which it is operating and developing in conjunction with its joint
venture partner Metro Energy Group ("Metro").
It is the Company's objective to become a significant player in both the
conventional and unconventional USA oil and gas markets, by building a solid
portfolio of assets within the highly prospective Kansas/Oklahoma region. Irvine
has an aggressive growth strategy in place with a work programme to advance its
production projects and upgrade its C3 resources to P1 status. The Board
believes that by assembling a combination of conventional and unconventional
plays, it provides the Company with a balanced low risk, high capital efficient
development programme.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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