Red Emperor Resources NL ALASKA OPERATIONS UPDATE: TOTAL DEPTH REACHED (9963R)

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RNS Number : 9963R

Red Emperor Resources NL

06 March 2019

6 March 2019

Red Emperor Resources NL

ALASKA OPERATIONS UPDATE:

TOTAL DEPTH REACHED

The Board of Red Emperor Resources NL (ASX/AIM: RMP) ("RMP", "Red Emperor" or the "Company"), is pleased to provide an operational update with respect to the drilling of the Winx-1 exploration well ("Winx-1"), located on the Western Blocks, North Slope of Alaska.

Highlights

-- Total Depth of 6,800ft reached on 3 March 2019 and all pre-drill targets successfully intersected

-- Multiple potential pay zones identified, including in the primary target zone (Nanushuk topsets)

-- Wireline logging program is scheduled to commence imminently to confirm prospectivity ahead of possible production testing

Red Emperor is pleased to announce that 88 Energy Limited (ASX/AIM: 88E), in its capacity as consortium operator, has advised that Winx-1 intersected all of the pre-drill targets safely and efficiently. Total Depth of 6,800ft was reached on 3 March 2019, with multiple potential pay zones identified in the Nanushuk Formation Topset Play (primary targets) and Torok Formation (secondary targets).

A comprehensive wireline logging program is due to commence on 6 March 2019 (AK time) to verify the prospectivity of the zones of interest. This program, including first pass interpretation, is expected to take approximately 10 days to complete. Based on the results of the interpretation, a decision will then be made on whether to proceed with production testing of the most prospective zone within the Nanushuk Formation.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9963R_1-2019-3-6.pdf

Figure 1 | Winx-1 base case drilling and testing schedule

(Abbreviations: MDKB - Measured Depth (below Kelly Brushing), TD - Target depth, CBL - Cement Bond Log, CSG - Casing, DST - Drill stem test and P&A - plugged and abandoned)

The Winx prospect is a 3D seismic defined conventional oil prospect in the successful Nanushuk play fairway with a gross mean unrisked prospective resource of 400 million barrels ("MMbbls") (126MMbbls net to Red Emperor) and is adjacent to the Horseshoe 1/1A discovery well drilled by the Armstrong/Repsol JV in 2017. Refer to the Company's announcement of 25 June 2018 for further details.

Cautionary Statement: The estimated quantities of petroleum that may potentially be recovered by the application of a future development project(s) relate to undiscovered accumulations. These estimates have both an associated risk of discovery and a risk of development. Further exploration, appraisal and evaluation is required to determine the existence of a significant quantity of potentially moveable hydrocarbons.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9963R_2-2019-3-6.pdf

Figure 2 | Winx-1 exploration well, Western Blocks, Pikka B well, Alaska North Slope and Nanushuk Fairway

The primary objective of Winx-1 is the Nanushuk Topset play, targeting the Nanushuk 4 and 5 sands. As can be seen in Figure 3, the Winx prospect has been identified using the Nanuq South 3D which covers the third party 2017 Horseshoe discovery plus a large swathe of the "Western Blocks". Similar amplitude response is observed at the Winx prospect to that seen at the successful Horseshoe well location, which is situated approximately 4 miles (6 kilometres) to the west.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9963R_3-2019-3-6.pdf

Figure 3 | Winx-1 targeting multiple stacked prospects with strong amplitude support

Competant Person's Statement:

The technical information in this announcement was compiled by technical employees of 88 Energy Limited, the consortium operator, and subsequently reviewed by Mr Gracjan Lambert BSc (First Class Honours) (Geophysics), PhD (Exploration Geophysics), who has consented to the inclusion of such information in this announcement in the form and context in which it appears. Mr Gracjan Lambert is an employee and Chief Executive Officer of RMP and member of the Petroleum Club of Western Australia and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) and therefore a qualified person under the AIM Guidance Note for Mining and Oil & Gas Companies.

For further information, please visit www.redemperorresources.com or contact:

 
 Red Emperor Resources NL                     [phone] 
 Greg Bandy 
 
 Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)    [phone] 
 James Harris 
 
 Brandon Hill Capital (UK Broker)             [phone] 
 
 708 Capital Pty Ltd (Australian Broker)      [phone] 
 
 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014.

About Red Emperor Resources NL

Red Emperor Resources NL is an Australian natural resource exploration company listed on both the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: RMP) and the AIM Market (AIM: RMP). Red Emperor has oil and gas interests on the Alaska North Slope and in South East Asia.

Alaska

Red Emperor has entered into Definitive Agreements with its consortium partners 88 Energy Limited and Otto Energy Limited that will see the Company participate in the drilling of a highly prospective Nanushuk oil trend exploration well on the Alaska North Slope in early 2019. The drill target is immediately adjacent to and a direct analogue of the third party Horseshoe-1/1A oil well drilled in 2017. Horseshoe is part of the billion-barrel plus Nanushuk oil play-fairway, one of the largest conventional oil fields discovered in the US in more than 30 years.

Technical work on the Western Blocks has identified a gross best estimate prospective resource volume of 400 MMbbls (126 MMbbls net to RMP), and a geological chance of success of 25%-35%. The estimated quantities of petroleum that may potentially be recovered by the application of a future development project(s) relate to undiscovered accumulations. These estimates have both an associated risk of discovery and a risk of development. Further exploration, appraisal and evaluation is required to determine the existence of a significant quantity of potentially moveable hydrocarbons.

Philippines

Red Emperor also holds an equity interest of 37.5% of Block SC55, which is located in the southwest Palawan Basin. SC55 covers an area of 9,880km(2) and was awarded to Otto Energy Investments Ltd (formerly NorAsian Energy Ltd) in 2005. It is a deep-water block in the middle of a proven regional oil and gas fairway that extends from the productive offshore Borneo region in the southwest to the offshore Philippine production assets northwest of Palawan.

Red Emperor participated in a USD25m exploration well (Hawkeye-1) within the block in 2015 and contributed in excess of AUD5m towards drilling costs. Over USD50m has been spent exploring SC55 to date and a number of drill-ready targets remain, including the "Cinco" gas prospect which has a best estimate prospective resource of 1.6 trillion cubic feet ("tcf") recoverable gas.

Prospective Resources Reporting Notes

The Company announced the prospective resources estimate for the Western Blocks in its announcement titled "Red Emperor to acquire interest in large oil prospect in prolific Alaska North Slope" made on 25 June 2018. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in that announcement, and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in that announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.

(i) The prospective resources information in this announcement is effective as at 30 April 2018. (ii) The prospective resources information in this announcement has been estimated and is classified in accordance with SPE PRMS (Society of Petroleum Engineers Petroleum Resources Management System). (iii) The prospective resources information in this announcement is reported according to the Company's economic interest in each of the resources and net of royalties. (iv) The prospective resources information in this announcement has been estimated and prepared using the deterministic method. (v) The prospective resources information in this announcement has been estimated using a 6:1 BOE conversion ratio for gas to oil; 6:1 conversion ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method and does not represent value equivalency. (vi) The prospective resources information in this announcement has been estimated on the basis that products are sold on the spot market with delivery at the sales point on the production facilities. (vii) Prospective resources are reported on a best estimate basis. (viii) For prospective resources, the estimated quantities of petroleum that may potentially be recovered by the application of a future development project(s) relate to undiscovered accumulations. These estimates have both an associated risk of discovery and a risk of development. Further exploration, appraisal and evaluation is required to determine the existence of a significant quantity of potentially moveable hydrocarbons. (ix) In respect to the prospective resources referred to in this announcement, Red Emperor's working interest in the four leases (ADL#s 391718, 391719, 319720 and 391721), totalling 22,711 acres all of which are located on the North Slope, Alaska, USA will be 31.5% upon completion of the transaction. (x) The prospective resources have been estimated on the following basis: the best estimate prospective recoverable resource calculation was based on a consideration of offset well information and seismic expression; a combination of volumetric assessment and field analogues have been used to estimate the prospective resources; exploration drilling will be required to assess these resources. (xi) The chance of discovery is considered moderate as the prospective resources are near developed and undeveloped reserves and in a proven oil and gas producing province. There is a risk that exploration will not result in sufficient volumes of oil and/or gas for a commercial development. (xii) Prospective

resources are un-risked and have not been adjusted for an associated chance of discovery and a chance of development.

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