Amerisur Resources PLC Commencement of Drilling on Platanillo Field (1190C)
June 23 2016 - 9:35AM
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RNS Number : 1190C
Amerisur Resources PLC
23 June 2016
23 June 2016
Amerisur Resources plc ("Amerisur" or the "Company")
Commencement of Drilling on Platanillo Field
Amerisur, the oil and gas producer and explorer focused on South
America is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling
operations on well Platanillo 8 on Pad 5 in the Platanillo field in
the Putumayo basin of Colombia. Platanillo 8 is being drilled using
the Serinco D-10 rig and is the first of a minimum of two infill
wells to be drilled this year and will take approximately 30 days
to drill and test.
The well is planned to penetrate the N, U and T sands and if
successful, production can be brought on stream swiftly into
existing treatment facilities and will also be able to use the OBA
pipeline which is currently under construction. As a reminder, opex
and transport costs per barrel are expected to reduce from $27 to
$15 using the OBA pipeline. The drilling and testing of each infill
well is expected to cost approximately $4m.
John Wardle, CEO of Amerisur said:
"I am delighted we have been able to mobilise the rig to drill
this well so quickly and that the additional funds raised in March
are already being deployed through the drill bit. Platanillo 8 is
the first well to be drilled on the field for over a year. I look
forward to updating shareholders as to progress in the weeks
ahead."
In accordance with the AIM Rules - Note for Mining and Oil &
Gas Companies - June 2009, the technical information in this
announcement has been reviewed by John Wardle Ph.D., the Company's
Chief Executive. John Wardle has 31 years' experience in the
industry, having worked for BP, Britoil, Emerald Energy and
Pebercan, and is a trained drilling engineer.
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Notes to editors
Amerisur Resources is an independent full-cycle oil and gas
company focused on South America, with assets in Colombia and
Paraguay and production from the Platanillo field in southern
Colombia. Amerisur's strategy is to acquire, explore and develop
large acreage positions in major under explored basins located in
South America. The Company's distinctive approach has been to own
100% of its assets at early stages in order to have full control
over the fields' development. That requirement is now being relaxed
as a sound production baseline has been established and in response
to the widening opportunity set to which the Company has
access.
In Colombia, the Company is operator and has a 100% working
interest in the Platanillo block which includes the Platanillo
field, which produced an average of 4,437 BOPD during 2015. The
11,341 hectare block is located in the Putumayo Basin. The Company
has a 60% working interest and operatorship in block Put-12, a
55,000 hectare block which is adjacent to Platanillo and shares its
geology and a 50% working interest in Put-30 a 38,514 hectare
block, approximately 55 kilometres to the north of the Company's
100% owned Platanillo field. In addition, the Company has a 30%
working interest in the CPO-5 contract, located in the Llanos basin
and a 49.5% working interest in the Tacacho contract, located in
the Caguan-Putumayo basin. The Company has recently acquired 50%
working interest in the PUT-8 Block adjacent to the west of
Platanillo, a 100% working interest and operatorship in the Coati
Evaluation Area (Temblon Field) within the Coati Block (Amerisur
60% and operator) located in the South West of the Putumayo basin
and a 100% working interest and operatorship in the Andaquies Block
located in the north east of the Putumayo basin.
In Paraguay, Amerisur is the largest acreage holder in the
country, with approximately 4.8 million hectares covering four 100%
owned oil and gas permits in the Paraguayan part of the Chaco and
Parana Basins.
John Wardle is CEO of Amerisur, having worked in Colombia since
1994, first for BP Exploration and subsequently for Emerald Energy.
The Company is chaired by Giles Clarke and is listed on the AIM
Market of the London Stock Exchange.
www.amerisurresources.com
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