RNS Number : 1011Y
Aminex PLC
02 July 2008
2 JULY 2008
AMINEX PLC
NEW WELL SPUDDED AT ALTA LOMA, TEXAS
Aminex PLC ("Aminex" or the "Company") announces the spudding of the Sunny Ernst-2 well
("SE-2") on its Alta Loma permit in Galveston
County, Texas.
The Nabors-2 rig, owned by the Nabors Drilling USA Inc., has been mobilised and has now
commenced drilling a deep exploration well at
Alta-Loma.
This well will test deep gas prospects with key objectives in the proven "S" sand, the
Upper and Lower Andrau sands and the Tacquard
sand with a target depth of 15,200 feet (approximately 4,630 metres). Drilling is anticipated
to take 60 days.
Aminex already produces gas from a different prospect in the adjoining Sunny-Ernst-1 well.The Company has a 37.5% working interest in
SE-2 and partners are: El Paso Corporation, Activa Resources (25%) and McFuel Corporation
(12.5%). The well is operated by Coronado Energy
E & P, a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation.
Further updates will be provided when significant information becomes available.
Commenting on the announcement Aminex chairman Brian Hall said: "This is the first major
new exploration well we have drilled in the USA
for some time and is part of the busy exploration programme for which Aminex raised new funds
in 2007".
Further information -
Brian Hall Aminex London 020 7291 3100
Archie Berens Pelham PR London 020 7743 6679
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