Press Release Source: Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Falcon Oil & Gas Provides Operations Update for Hungarian Gas Project
Thursday March 23, 7:33 am ET
BUDAPEST, Hungary, March 23 /CNW/ -- Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXV: FO) provided an operations update from the first three wells in its drilling program in southeast Hungary.
Pusztaszer-1 Well
The Pusztaszer-1 well (P-1) was drilled on the Tisza License with the Crosco 403 rig on the flanks of the Mako Trough. The primary objective of the well was to test the northwestern extent of the potential basin-centered gas accumulation (BCGA).
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The P-1 well was drilled on a structure identified from 3D seismic about 45 kilometers north of the historic Hod-1 well. This well reached total depth of 3900 meters on February 16, 2006 and subsequent study of the logs indicates that the prospective sections in the Szolnok and Endrod formations are over 100 meters in thickness with moderate to good porosity. Further, the prospective sections appear to be overpressured, saturated with gas and showed no signs of moveable water.
Mako-6 Well
At the Mako-6 well location on the Mako License, the Crosco 801 rig has reached a measured depth of 4310 meters. This depth corresponds to a pre-determined, intermediate logging and casing point in the Mako-6 well program. Based on a preliminary interpretation of the geological, engineering and petrophysical data available to this point in the drilling program, Falcon believes that the top of the Szolnok formation was encountered at a depth of 3425 meters and that the Szolnok formation extends over a gross interval of at least 900 meters. Further, mudlogging equipment recorded significant gas shows from numerous intervals with gas compositions ranging from methane (C1) through pentane (C5).
Gustavson Associates personnel conducted a preliminary interpretation of the logs and reported to Falcon management that a significant section of gas appears to have been encountered already in the Szolnok tight sands, which display an average porosity of 9% with peaks up to 12%. The net sand content is about 60% and the logs show no indications of moveable water. Further evaluation, fracturing and testing will be required to assess the economic viability of this sand section.
Accordingly, Falcon's President, CEO and Chairman, Marc A. Bruner announced today that a decision has been made to run the intermediate casing in the Mako-6 well, and proceed with drilling to the planned depth of 6000 meters.
Mr. Bruner stated, "We are very pleased with the logs, gas shows and other data from this thick section of the Szolnok formation. But these are only intermediate results and the program at Mako-6 is now to run and cement an intermediate string of casing to this depth and then to continue on drilling through the rest of the Szolnok formation and into the deeper Endrod formation. We were fortunate to encounter both the Szolnok and Endrod formations in our first well at Pusztaszer-1 and we now look forward to testing this concept at the Mako-6 well."
Szekkutas-1 Well
The Crosco 403 rig has now been moved onto the Szekkutas-1 (S-1) location, and this well was spudded on March 18, 2006. After five days of drilling, the well has reached a measured depth of 991 meters.
The S-1 is the third well in Falcon's Hungarian drilling program. It is located on the eastern margin of the basin on the Mako License, approximately 40 kilometers east of the first well at Pusztaszer-1 and about 25 kilometers north of the second well at Mako-6.
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. is a Canadian corporation, which is in the business of oil and gas exploration and production. It has operations in Hungary through its wholly-owned subsidiary TXM Oil and Gas Exploration Kft., and in Romania through its wholly-owned subsidiary JVX Energy Corporation. Additional information about Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. is available on the company's Web site at www.falconoilandgas.com.
Contacts: Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Marc A. Bruner President, CEO and Chairman
Allan D. Laird Director
(303) 803-3646
United States CTA Public Relations
Bevo Beaven Vice President/General Manager
(303) 665-4200
United Kingdom 4C Burvale
Carina Corbett, John Carrick Smith Directors
020-7907 4760 / 4761
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For further information
Marc A. Bruner, President, CEO and Chairman, or Allan D. Laird, Director, both of Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd., +1-303-803-3646
or United States, Bevo Beaven, Vice President/General Manager of CTA Public Relations, +1-303-665-4200, for Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
or United Kingdom, Carina Corbett, +44-20-7907-4760, or John Carrick Smith, +44-20-7907-4761, both Directors of 4C Burvale, for Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
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