ADI - Adelphi Energy

[mfunksta]

Just a feeling.... Here 'tis.

Kennedy #1H Well
Adelphi Energy Limited advises that at 6am Texas time on 30 October the Kennedy-1
exploration well had reached a measured depth of 14,664 feet (4,469 metres). The
planned measured depth of this well is 17,570 feet.
Drilling progress during the week was affected by the need to replace parts of the
bottom hole assembly and to re-log the well for correlation and steering purposes. Drilling
is expected to re-commence shortly.
Background gas levels whilst drilling in the Austin Chalk upper target zone have
increased from our last report and are mostly in the range of 40 to 300 units. The
commercial significance of the gas background readings whilst encouraging will not be
known until testing operations are completed.
Sugarloaf-1 Well
Since our last report flow test operations of the lower most Austin Chalk interval were
completed and current operations are to prepare the well bore for the acquisition of
post frac logs. The forward program and timing in relation to testing the other remaining
Austin Chalk zones in this well will be made pending a full assessment of the logs and flow
test results.
Adelphi, through its wholly owned US subsidiary Adelphi Energy Texas, Inc., has a 20%
interest in the Sugarloaf Project which includes the Sugarloaf-1 and Kennedy #1H wells.

 

[Agentm]

Kennedy #1H Well
Adelphi Energy Limited advises that at 6am Texas time on 30 October the Kennedy-1 exploration well had reached a measured depth of 14,664 feet (4,469 metres). The planned measured depth of this well is 17,570 feet.
Drilling progress during the week was affected by the need to replace parts of the bottom hole assembly and to re-log the well for correlation and steering purposes. Drilling is expected to re-commence shortly.
Background gas levels whilst drilling in the Austin Chalk upper target zone have increased from our last report and are mostly in the range of 40 to 300 units.[/COLOR] The commercial significance of the gas background readings whilst encouraging will not be known until testing operations are completed.
Sugarloaf-1 Well
Since our last report flow test operations of the lower most Austin Chalk interval were completed and current operations are to prepare the well bore for the acquisition of post frac logs. The forward program and timing in relation to testing the other remaining Austin Chalk zones in this well will be made pending a full assessment of the logs and flow test results.
Adelphi, through its wholly owned US subsidiary Adelphi Energy Texas, Inc., has a 20% interest in the Sugarloaf Project which includes the Sugarloaf-1 and Kennedy #1H wells.


usual sanitised report.. as conocphillips and tcei requie it. just say enough to get away it..

looking good imho, very good.. this well is completely different to the kunde well, and the overpressurused chalks are well under control with the oil based mud.. but i imagine the usual punters wont get it and sell out..

all imho and dyor

 

[Evangeline]

Well, wrong as usual...lol...but at least the progress is regarded as encouraging...I think it is more positive than last week. Increasing gas levels and now we are 40% of the way in. Another 3 weeks to go at this rate and then testing ....

 

[fflintoff]

Mmmm .............. ADI thread is turning into a poetry thread (where's 2020 Hindsight when you need him)

I don't know Mr tRol at all, but I guess he showed "some" decency by dressing up an insult as poetry ................

I assume you wouldn't give much creedence to this gentleman Agent?

Thanks for your reply. The latest that we have from EME is as follows:-

"The TCEI JV A-1 well is being prepared for testing NOW and eme will announce when they get conformation from the operator of a test start - but it appears not long away.

EME currently has enough funds in place for all committed wells and operations right now.

Hope this answers a couple of points !!!."

So we could get a RNS from EME shortly on the start of testing at Kunde 3?

 

[Agentm]

TCEi got another 25 leases which have come through my datbase in the last week

the map i am posting is the locations where all the TCEI leases are, i dont have atascosia, and each pink dot has many many leases attached

it relects the maps that ADI and AUT gave out recently on sugarkane

i gather the recent announcements by ADI reflect the ongoing need to keep a very bearish sentiment on the progress of the well as they did throughout.

IMHO the word "encouraging" has a significant reason to be used in the announcement.

i am equally encouraged by:

Conocophillips drilling 2 horizontals

Conocophillips drilling afurther directional/horizontal,

TCEI drilling a horizontal in the austin chalks sugarkane.

its beyond reasoning to believe all these wells are being drilled without knowing or understanding anything about the probable outcomes! No one drills that many horizontals on a guess..

 

[tarzanhey]

morning all

Empyrean Energy Drilling Report




RNS Number:7989G
Empyrean Energy PLC
01 November 2007


1st November 2007

Empyrean Energy PLC
("Empyrean" or the "Company"; Ticker: (EME))
Sugarloaf Block A, Texas USA

* TCEI JV Block A # 1 well being prepared for testing to commence
* TCEI JV Block A # 2 well reaches total depth
* Gas shows (# 2) correlate with the shows seen in the Sugarloaf-1
well on Block B
Empyrean, the AIM listed oil and gas company with exploration and production
assets in Germany and USA today announces the following regarding Sugarloaf
Block A in Texas:


TCEI JV Block A-1 Well
----------------------
The operator of Block A is preparing the TCEI JV Block A-1 well for fracture
stimulation and testing.

As previously reported, this well encountered gas shows and gas flares during
drilling - including a 600 foot zone with a constant gas flare.

A further update will be provided when the exact timing for this testing becomes
clear.

TCEI JV Block A-2 Well
----------------------
Empyrean has been advised by Texas Crude Energy Inc that the TCEI JV Block A #2
well has reached a total depth of 12,032 feet and production casing has been
run.

The vertical well encountered gas shows that correlate with the gas shows seen
in the Sugarloaf-1 well on Block B.

It is understood that this well will be used to monitor the testing of the TCEI
JV Block A-1 horizontal well and then subsequently tested.

Further updates will be provided as the timing for testing operations is
confirmed.

Proposed TCEI JV Block A-3 Well
-------------------------------
Empyrean has agreed to participate in the drilling of a further well on Block A,
the TCEI JV Block A-3 well. This well will be part of the recently announced 16
well program and as with the previous two wells on this Block, Empyrean will
have a 7.5% working interest in this well. The well will be a horizontal well
targeting the shallow zone that correlates to the production from the discovery
well nearby.

Empyrean director, Tom Kelly commented "This third well following the Block A
operator's discovery well earlier this year is a clear indication that the
operator has a high degree of confidence in the shallow zone that they have
production from. We look forward to the results from this well and eagerly await
testing to commence on the previous two wells".

The information contained in this announcement was completed and reviewed by the
Technical Director of Empyrean Energy Plc, Mr Frank Brophy BSc (Hons) who has
over 40 years experience as a petroleum geologist.


For further information:

Jonathan Charles / Ed Portman
Conduit PR
Tel: +44 (0) 207 429 6611 / +44 (0) 7791 892 509

Rod Venables / Cecil Jordaan
HB Corporate
Tel: +44(0) 207 510 8600

Empyrean Energy plc
Tel : +44(0) 207 182 1746




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

 

[Agentm]

"This third well following the Block A operator's discovery well earlier this year is a clear indication that the operator has a high degree of confidence in the shallow zone that they have production from. We look forward to the results from this well and eagerly await testing to commence on the previous two wells".


i totally agree, Conocophillips TCEI have done a brilliant job so far, and they have an extremely high degree of confidence..

imho eme will have two very nice wells producing from the sugarkane in a matter of weeks.. and by end dec will have baker and kennedy 1h as well.. thats 4!!

That kennedy 1H well is looking very encouraging

Kennedy 1H is getting nearer to its completion, forward well program must be just around the corner..

looking good imho

 

[chance fate]

re. the gas shows i'm encouraged.. a fact is a fact... if it was just gas liberated whilst drilling the shows would have died away.... the fact that they are conitnuing to remain at good levels is good news - it shows there is connectivity into the reservoir (are they underbalanced drilling?)... i'm now happy to hold to the end and wait for a good well test.

 

[Agentm]

underbalanced?? i think they want to keep the BOP in good shape!

IMHO they will be overbalanced big time. the well needs to make it in reasonable time, kunde 3 would have been drilled underbalanced imho, but not this one..

EME made a fine point, that conocphillips appears to be very confident to drill all these horizontals, in a matter of weeks we will know what the chalks can produce from a horizontal. its what i was saying yesterday..

the excitement builds and we remain encouraged

 

[Evangeline]

Which well is Tom referring to here?

""This third well following the Block A
operator's discovery well earlier this year is a clear indication that the
operator has a high degree of confidence in the shallow zone that they have
production from. We look forward to the results from this well and eagerly await
testing to commence on the previous two wells".


1) The discovery well is S1, currently just finished testing zone 3, I gather

2) 'This third well' is Kunde ? How far is it from Kennedy?


Much thanks
Eva

 

[tarzanhey]

Which well is Tom referring to here?

""This third well following the Block A
operator's discovery well earlier this year is a clear indication that the
operator has a high degree of confidence in the shallow zone that they have
production from. We look forward to the results from this well and eagerly await
testing to commence on the previous two wells".


1) The discovery well is S1, currently just finished testing zone 3, I gather

2) 'This third well' is Kunde ? How far is it from Kennedy?


Much thanks
Eva

Eva - I think it is the BAKER well. or perhaps mumbo jumbo3?

All bodes very well for Kennedy.

Tarz

 

[Agentm]

if you ask me it means the Kunde 1 well. its producing on the vertical from the sugarkane (zone 1).

SL1 has confirmed the Sugarkane (zone 1) on the wirelines, but only tested the bottom zone so far (zone 3).

i think whats confusing is that the discovery well, kunde 1, was drilled 2 years ago, and last year in feb after many months of testing, they permitted it to be a production well.. eme is not contractually able to name wells, you fall into a trap of making things very clouded if you slip up..

Block A really only has one discovery well so far, as the kunde 2 vertical was shut in.. but in reality they have kunde 3 and kunde 2 ready to produce, just waiting for a permit approval i guess on kunde 2..


this baker well is going ahead really well, if i look at the data i have and comparing it to the other wells IMHO its at about the 6100 feet region (guessing). by the end of next week it should be turning.


come the end of this month 2 horizontals and the original vertical well will be producing from the suagrkane,, by the end of next month we could have kennedy 1h and baker also..

i remain encouraged!!

 

[Evangeline]

Noticed over on hc someone reckons we won't get any real news till next year....I hope not....any thoughts guys?

Btw thanks for the explanations re the eme well...it is very confusing.

 

[Agentm]

ADELPHI MANAGEMENT CHANGES​

1. Appointment of Exploration Manager​

ADELPHI MANAGEMENT CHANGES​

1. Appointment of Exploration Manager Adelphi Energy Limited (Adelphi) is pleased to advise that Mr William (“Bill”) Ashby has joined the Company as Exploration Manager. Bill is a geophysicist with over 23 years of professional experience in the oil and gas industry in Australia, SE Asia as well as North and South America. During his career he has held senior exploration and management positions in a number of ompanies including Ampolex/Mobil, Conoco-Phillips and of late with Sun Resources NL where he held the position of Managing Director.
In his position as Director Exploration – Australia Business Unit with Conoco-Phillips, his team was responsible for the significant Caldita gas discovery in the Bonaparte Basin. More recently, he was responsible for managing and growing Sun Resources’ international exploration and production portfolio, with a major emphasis on the USA and SE Asia.
Bill’s experience and well developed contacts in these regions will provide invaluable and immediate synergies with respect to Adelphi’s existing asset portfolio and new venture activities.​

2. Managing Director/Chairman Positions​

Concurrent with the above appointment of Bill Ashby, the Board has restructured Adelphi’s existing management team as follows:​

• Mr Chris Hodge has been appointed as Managing Director of Adelphi. Chris has been an Executive Director of Adelphi since April 2005 and has been responsible for building and managing the Company’s exploration portfolio.​

• Mr Alex Forcke who has undertaken the combined roles of Chairman and Managing Director since the inception of Adelphi in January 2005, will remain as Adelphi’s Chairman but will relinquish his full time executive role with the Company to pursue personal business interests. He will continue to provide ongoing support to the management team to ensure an efficient and smooth transition.
Following these changes, Adelphi’s Board positions will now consist of:
Chris Hodge, Managing Director Eric Streitberg, Non-Executive Director​

Alex Forcke, Chairman Graham Riley, Non-Executive Director

 

[nioka]

Noticed over on hc someone reckons we won't get any real news till next year....I hope not....any thoughts guys?

Btw thanks for the explanations re the eme well...it is very confusing.

Maybe they are right. We haven't had much in the way of news for the past year so another month or two is not a big deal. Remember it is the groundhog day stock. By January though I'll be making a decision as to whether or not I continue with ADI and AUT. Together they are 25% of my portfolio and this year has not been good.

 

[fflintoff]

Seems to be Baker?

RNS Number:0012H
Empyrean Energy PLC
05 November 2007


05 November 2007

Empyrean Energy PLC
("Empyrean" or the "Company"; Ticker: (EME))
Sugarloaf Block A, Texas USA

• TCEI JV Block A # 3 well spuds

Empyrean, the AIM listed oil and gas company with exploration and production
assets in Germany and USA today announces the following regarding Sugarloaf
Block A in Texas:

TCEI JV Block A-3 Well

Empyrean has been advised that the TCEI JV Block A-3 well has commenced
drilling. The latest report from the operator advised that drilling had reached
a depth of 6236 feet and the operator was preparing to run 9 5/8' casing before
drilling ahead towards the target zone. The TCEI JV Block A-3 well is planned to
be drilled to a total measured depth of 14,000 feet. The well is targeting a
zone that correlates to a producing zone in a nearby well operated by the Block
A operator and is planned to have a horizontal completion.

The information contained in this announcement was completed and reviewed by the
Technical Director of Empyrean Energy Plc, Mr Frank Brophy BSc (Hons) who has
over 40 years experience as a petroleum geologist.


For further information:

Jonathan Charles / Ed Portman
Conduit PR
Tel: +44 (0) 207 429 6611 / +44 (0) 7791 892 509

Rod Venables / Cecil Jordaan
HB Corporate
Tel: +44(0) 207 510 8600

Empyrean Energy plc
Tel : +44(0) 207 182 1746

 

[fflintoff]

Oil and Gas Division
Oil and Gas Proration Schedule Listed by Purchaser
Purchasers names beginning with the letter C (continued)
November 2007


02 SUGARKANE (CRETACEOUS) FLD NO. 86950500 NO
BURLINGTON RESOURCES 225297 KUNDE 6540 6540 6540 0
FIELD TOTAL MONTHLY DELIVERABILITY 6540


http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/divisions/og/purchasers/c-1.html

 

[Agentm]

SUGARLOAF PROJECT UPDATE​

Kennedy #1H
Eureka advises that at 6am Texas time on 6 November the Kennedy-1 exploration well was pulling out of hole at a depth of 15,940 feet (4,860 metres) to replace the measure while drilling tool. The planned measured depth of this well is 17,570 feet.
Background gas levels whilst drilling in the Austin Chalk upper target zone remain in the range of 40 to 300 units; the commercial significance of which will not be known until testing operations are completed.
Sugarloaf-1 Well
The well bore continues to be prepared for the acquisition of post frac logs. The forward program and timing in relation to testing the other remaining Austin Chalk zones in this well will be made pending a full assessment of the logs and flow test results.


i cant seem to master this cut and paste, i hope it goes on this time,, i find i try 3 times or more sometimes to edit these things, particularily when it goes bold... cant seem to negate it..


back to the topic..

the announcement doesnt give anything away..

 

[Lucky_Country]

This is really dragging on now being drip feed !
Zone 2 fracing surely they had a plan in place before they even fraced Z3 just always seems too be some kind of spin so we dont get the full story very frustrating !

 

[gdaf]

regarding the K1H well, there's a little over 1000 ft to go. Would you say that with levels of 300 units, this isn't likely to be commerical?