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San Leon Energy PLC
16 September 2013
 

16 September 2013

San Leon Energy Plc

("San Leon" or "the Company")

Rogity-1 Preliminary results of hydraulic fracture treatment

San Leon is pleased to announce preliminary results for the hydraulic fracture treatment ("frac") performed on the Rogity-1 well on the Braniewo S Concession (the "Concession") in Poland's northern Baltic Basin.  This was the first frac of a three-stage programme at Rogity-1 as part of the recently signed farm-out agreement ("FOA") with Wisent Oil & Gas plc ("Wisent"), under which Wisent will fully design, perform, and fund the costs of the programme as well as any subsequent testing in the well.

As set out in the Company's announcement on 5th August 2013, the objective of this first fracture was to understand the frackability and production potential of the tight Cambrian sandstones. It is anticipated that any future development would be with multi-staged fracced long offset horizontals. San Leon has mapped a large Cambrian structure at the Rogity-1 well, which the Company is analysing as a sweet spot for oil production via fractures.

The frac was performed according to plan.  Following a period of frac fluid clean up, oil accumulated and has been sampled at surface.  This is seen as a highly encouraging result, and further clean up and testing of the Cambrian will be performed following  fraccing of the upper two zones, scheduled for late September 2013.

Oisin Fanning, San Leon Executive Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted to prove the presence of mobile oil in the Cambrian tight sand of Rogity-1.  We look forward both to the further clean-up and testing of this secondary target, as well as to the fraccing of the overlying primary shale oil targets."

Qualified person

Joel Price, who has reviewed this update, has 19 years' experience in the oil & gas industry and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He holds a BA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, an MEng from Heriot-Watt University, and an MBA from Durham University. Joel is currently the Head of Engineering for San Leon Energy and is based in San Leon's London office.

 

For further information contact:

San Leon Energy Plc

Tel: +353 1291 6292

Oisin Fanning, Executive Chairman



Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3037 2000

John Dwyer



Fox Davies Capital

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3463 5000

Daniel Fox-Davies

Susan Walker



FirstEnergy Capital LLP

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7448 0200

Hugh R. Sanderson

David van Erp



Westhouse Securities (Nominated Advisor)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100

Richard JohnsonAntonio Bossi



College Hill Associates

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7457 2020

David SimonsonAlexandra Roper



Plunkett Public Relations

Tel: +353 (0) 1 284 4414 / +353 (0) 87 826 0833

Sharon Plunkett

Jennie Cotter



 

www.sanleonenergy.com 

 

 


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