Update on Drilling at Keele U

RNS Number : 9415Q

Igas Energy PLC

12 August 2010

 



IGas Energy plc

('IGas' 'the Company' or 'the Group')

Update on drilling at Keele University Science Park

The board of IGas Energy, a domestic gas producer and a leading developer of unconventional gas resources in the UK is pleased to announce the completion of drilling of the pilot production well at Keele Park. The expected sequence of coals were found to be well developed and the ensuing logs are encouraging. The well was drilled with laterals in two coal seams and the completion has been run.

The well head is in place and the rig has been demobilised. Pilot production testing equipment is on its way to site and dewatering is expected to commence in the next few days and is expected to take several months. Following completion of the de-watering a long term production test will be carried out using IGas' production testing equipment.

IGas' CEO Andrew Austin commented that:

"We continue to show progress in developing our resources and this pilot production site is an important step forward in demonstrating the potential of our Staffordshire acreage. We look forward to updating the market further once testing is underway. We remain on track to establish our first full UK gas production site in 2011."

For further information please contact:

IGas Energy Plc	Tel: [phone]
Andrew Austin
Chief Executive Officer
Kreab Gavin Anderson	Tel: [phone]
Ken Cronin Kate Hill
Anthony Hughes
Cenkos Securities	Tel: [phone]
Jon Fitzpatrick
Ken Fleming

Notes to Editors:

IGas Energy plc ("IGas")

IGas Energy was set up to produce and market domestic sourced gas, primarily from

unconventional reservoirs, particularly coal bed methane. IGas Energy is now

producing gas from its pilot production site at Doe Green in Warrington and selling

electricity through its on-site generation, a UK first from CBM. Initial production rates

indicate that the Company should exceed its threshold for commerciality.

IGas Energy has ownership interests of between 20 and 100 per cent in eleven

PEDLs in the UK, wholly owns two methane drainage licences and has a 75 per cent

interest in three offshore blocks under one Seaward Petroleum Production Licence.

These licenses cover a gross area of approximately 1,756 km2. The mid case GIIP is

up 328 per cent. from 893 Bcf at year end 2007 to 3,823 Bcf (source: Equipoise

Solutions Ltd).

The coal seam both generates and traps the gas, which can be extracted by drilling

into the seam and collected for use as fuel. CBM is exactly the same as other forms

of natural gas, and is used to provide both industrial and domestic power and has the

potential to be an important new source of energy for the UK.

 

END

 

 

DRLSFLFMFFSSESA