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Gold/Mining/Energy : Westfort Energy Ltd. (WT-T) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: dennis naughler who wrote (439)	4/23/1998 3:57:00 PM
From: bill	Respond to of 1288

Drilling begins at Pelahatchie deep well Westfort Energy Ltd WT Shares issued 12,230,583 Apr 22 close $3.35 Thu 23 Apr 98 News Release Mr Whitney Pansano reports The company has begun drilling its first 17,000 ft Norphlet test. The well was spudded at 8:00 am this date and will be drilled to a depth sufficient to set 80 ft of 16 inch conductor pipe. Nabors Drilling Company is scheduled to move its rig No. 544 to the prepared drill site location starting April 27. It is estimated moving in and rigging up will take three to five days, with the next phase of drilling expected to start by May 1 1998. Plans are to drill a 12-1/4 inch hole to 5,100 ft in order to set the next string of 9-5/8 inch casing. Following that procedure, a 8-3/4 inch hole will be drilled to the next casing point which has been picked at 15,700-15,800 ft. It is anticipated that the complete drilling process to 17,000 ft will take an estimated 90 days. Progress reports will be forthcoming. (c) Copyright 1998 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com