Operations Update - Spud on Schedule

RNS Number : 1915Q

88 Energy Limited

15 February 2019

 

15^th February 2019

88 Energy Limited

Operations Update - Spud on Schedule, Final Preparations Underway

88 Energy Limited ("88 Energy" or the "Company", ASX:88E, AIM 88E) is pleased to advise the following in relation to its oil and gas operations on the North Slope of Alaska.

Highlights: Winx-1

o  Spud on schedule for 15^th February (AK time) - final preparations underway

Western Leases - Winx-1 Exploration Well

The Nordic Rig#3 arrived on location, as planned, on the 7^th February (AK time). Rig up activities have proceeded smoothly and final preparations for spud are now underway. The call to "crew-up" was made at 0530 14^th February (AK time), which usually indicates spud will occur within 24 hours. Regular updates will be made during the drilling operations.

The Nordic Rig#3 on location, ready to spud, and a map of the Winx-1 Well Location and Regional Nanushuk/Torok Discovery Wells can be viewed at the link below:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1915Q_1-2019-2-15.pdf

Winx-1 is located ~4 miles east of the Horseshoe-1/1A well that significantly extended the highly successful Nanushuk play fairway to the south. Winx-1 will target gross best estimate prospective oil resource of 400 million barrels of oil (144 million barrels net to 88E) across multiple stacked objectives, including the Nanushuk Formation, which is the primary target of the well.

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

Media and Investor Relations:

88 Energy Ltd

Dave Wall, Managing Director                                                 Tel: [phone]

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Finlay Thomson, Investor Relations                                      Tel: [phone]

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Dale Bryan                                                                               Tel: + 61 8 9268 2829

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Neil McDonald/Derrick Lee                                                      Tel: [phone]

 

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