Mr. Wolf Regener reports
BNK PETROLEUM INC. ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR CREDIT FACILITY AND OPERATIONS UPDATE
BNK Petroleum Inc.'s indirect wholly owned
subsidiary BNK Petroleum (U.S.) Inc. has obtained a new
$100-million (U.S.) credit facility from Morgan Stanley
Capital Group Inc. The initial commitment amount of the new
reserve-based facility is $15.9-million (U.S.).
The proceeds from the new facility are intended to finance drilling of
Caney shale oil wells in the Tishomingo field in Oklahoma. The new
facility will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to then three-month London interbank offered rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 2 per cent to 7 per cent based on
the ratio of outstanding borrowings to present value of proved
developed producing reserves discounted at 9 per cent. The facility
provides for interest-only payments until the July, 2018, maturity date.
Additional commitment amounts will be subject to new reserve
evaluations.
Commenting on the new facility, Wolf Regener, president and chief executive officer, said: "We
are pleased to once again be working with MSCGI and appreciate their
shared belief in the potential of our assets. This facility has been
structured to grow with our future cash flow needs and to expand our
planned drilling program beyond the three Caney wells previously
announced. Our intention is to continue our Caney drilling program
throughout 2014 and 2015."
Oklahoma -- Tishomingo field
The company has completed drilling the Wiggins 11-2H well (93.4-per-cent working
interest) with a 5,050-foot treatable lateral section. The Wiggins
11-2H, the first of three planned Caney formation wells previously
announced, was drilled vertically, had an extensive suite of log run,
and was subsequently plugged back and horizontally directionally drilled.
This lateral was placed in what the company believes is the most
productive stratigraphic portion of the Caney, based on the analysis of
previous well results and the pilot hole. The fracture stimulation of
the well is expected to begin within the next two weeks. The drilling
rig is moving to the Hartgraves 1-5H location and is expected to begin
drilling within the week. The Hartgraves 1-5H well (100-per-cent working
interest) is expected to be drilled in fewer than 30 days as it will not
have a pilot hole.
After drilling the Hartgraves 1-5H well, the company's net Caney acreage
will have increased to about 15,500 acres.
Poland
As previously announced, the company placed proppant in nine
of the 20 stages attempted in its Gapowo B-1 horizontal well, and is
continuing its recovery of the fracture stimulation fluid.
Mechanical issues with the artificial lift equipment resulted in a
fluid recovery rate that was slower than anticipated. The mechanical
issues were corrected late last week, and fluid recovery recommenced
at higher rates. As of this date, 21 per cent of the fluid has been recovered,
with continuous natural gas being produced from the well.
The well has had gas rates spiking to over one million cubic feet per
day for short periods of time, and is currently averaging between
200,000 to 400,000 cubic feet per day. These gas rates may continue to
increase as the well continues to unload fluid. The preliminary
flowback and gas production results obtained so far indicate that the
fracture stimulation may have achieved a lower than desired effective
permeability. The company believes that only a few of the nine stages may
have been successful in creating the desired conductivity. Downhole
pressure recorders were installed, which will provide further
information during the continued flowback. These data will also help in
understanding the stronger than expected buildup that occurred during
the period when the well was shut in for mechanical repairs.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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