Stonehorse Makes Further Oil and Gas Investment in Canada
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STONEHORSE MAKES FURTHER OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT IN
A NEW LIGHT OIL PLAY LOCATED IN NORTHERN ALBERTA,
CANADA.
Perth, Western Australia – 29th August 2023 – Stonehorse Energy Limited (ASX: SHE) is pleased to
announce that the company has recently entered a Farmout, Option and Participation Agreement with Canadian
based Gryphon Oil Corp (Gryphon) to earn a 18.75% Working Interest in the proposed Wapiti 16-02-6508W6M light oil well located in Northern Alberta, Canada.
HIGHLIGHTS
➢ Commodity with strong price index – Light oil investment improves commodity exposure risk.
➢ Legacy oil productive reservoir – Good analog producing fields north and south of prospective
area.
➢ Well target control - Strong offset analog vertical wells with major E&P operations in the area.
➢ 1 Mile lateral well with multi-stage stimulation completion.
➢ Available infrastructure and access to take-away capacity for gas processing and oil sales.
➢ Low entry cost ~$1.4 MM CAD net initial investment.
➢ Significant running room - earning the option to participate in drilling well on 6 prospective high
graded sections.
Stonehorse Energy has agreed to an initial participation in the proposed drilling, completion, and tie-in of the
Wapiti 16-02-65-08 light oil well for an agreed investment of $1.38 MM CAD. The arrangement with Gryphon
includes a negotiated one well commitment to earn 3 sections. With success on the well, Stonehorse has the
option to participate in a second well drilled off the same pad on the same terms with the option to select a further
3 sections. The planned spud date is late September 2023.
Commenting on the new investment, Stonehorse’s Executive Director David Deloub said;
“We are very pleased to announce this additional oil well investment in Alberta in line with our stated
Canadian oil and gas strategy. This second major investment commitment in the region in the space of two months
is expected to make a significant contribution to our total oil and gas production. Importantly, the
establishment of a new partnership with Gryphon Petroleum Corp. is a critical step to building a series of
strong relationships with local established E&P companies in the region”.
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Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin – Province of Alberta
Figure 1: The planned Wapiti Development Area
The proposed Wapiti horizontal well opportunity is analogous to Wapiti Cardium reservoir pool ~20 km North
with 22.5 mmbbl cumulative production to date. Gryphon currently owns six highly prospective sections of
crown land at 100% Working Interest. The proposed Wapiti well directly offsets a thick (10.5 m), porous (9.5%)
Cardium upper shoreface sand. Proximal vertical well control with type curve recovery of 240 mboe/well, 1.4 1.5 mmboe/section.
Figure 2. South Wapiti Cardium reservoir light oil opportunity.
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Technical analysis has identified a 10.5m pay zone with 9.5% average porosity. Upper shoreface (USF) sand is
key to strong production and is present in the targeted well path. The USF sand serves as a permeability conduit
for oil stored in mid-lower sand beneath. The well is planned to be drilled adjacent to three vertical
penetrations, with oil-staining present in the Cardium reservoir.
Options for gas tie-in and processing capacity:
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Large E&P Gas Processing Facility
- Immediate tie in
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Intermediate E&P Gas Processing Facility
- Future tie-in option
Crude oil terminal capacity:
Proposed well location.
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Oil Terminal
- near location for trucked oil
Figure 3. Egress and Transportation Infrastructure.
Gryphon Petroleum Corp. – All Season Wapiti Operations
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Figures 4&5. Offset Existing Gryphon Production Operations
TRANSACTION SUMMARY
EARNING WELL
On or before October 15, 2023, subject to surface access and rig availability, the Parties shall commence the
drilling of the Earning Well and proceed to drill to the Contract Depth. The Earning Well shall be tested,
completed, and equipped for production.
OPTION WELL
Provided that the Parties have Completed and tied in the Earning Well, Stonehorse shall have the option to
participate in an Option Well upon agreement of a mutually acceptable drilling location. Following an election
to participate from the Stonehorse, Gryphon shall commence drilling of the Option Well subject to surface
access and rig availability. The Option Well shall be drilled, tested, completed and equipped for production.
Should Stonehorse elect to participate in the Option Well, Stonehorse shall earn the option to select 3 additional
sections of land.
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SELECTED LANDS
Figure 6. Six sections of Selected lands in area of earning.
- ENDS –
For further information, contact:
David Deloub
Executive Director
Stonehorse Energy Limited
Tel: (+61 8) 6489 1600
Forward-Looking Statements and Other Disclaimers
This announcement may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are only predictions
and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, which are outside the control of Stonehorse Energy
Limited (“Stonehorse Energy” or “the Company”). These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include
commodity prices, currency fluctuations, economic and financial market conditions in various countries and
regions, environmental risks and legislative, fiscal or regulatory developments, political risks, project delay or
advancement, approvals and cost estimates. Actual values, results or events may be materially different to
those expressed or implied in this announcement. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place
reliance on forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this announcement speak only at
the date of issue of this announcement. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law and the
ASX Listing Rules, Stonehorse Energy does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any information
or any of the forward-looking statements in this announcement or any changes in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such forward looking statement is based. This announcement does not constitute
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investment advice. Neither this announcement nor the information contained in it constitutes an offer,
invitation, solicitation or recommendation in relation to the purchase or sale of shares in any jurisdiction.
Shareholders should not rely on this announcement. This announcement does not take into account any
person's particular investment objectives, financial resources or other relevant circumstances and the opinions
and recommendations in this announcement are not intended to represent recommendations of particular
investments to particular persons. All securities transactions involve risks, which include (among others) the
risk of adverse or unanticipated market, financial or political developments. The information set out in this
announcement does not purport to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information, which its recipients may
require in order to make an informed assessment of Stonehorse Energy. You should conduct your own
investigations and perform your own analysis in order to satisfy yourself as to the accuracy and completeness
of the information, statements and opinions contained in this announcement. To the fullest extent permitted by
law, the Company does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or
completeness of any information, statements, opinions, estimates, forecasts or other representations contained
in this announcement. No responsibility for any errors or omissions from this announcement arising out of
negligence or otherwise is accepted.
About Stonehorse Energy
Stonehorse Energy Limited (ASX:SHE) is an Australian based E&P company. The overall objective of the
Company is to implement its strategy of building a portfolio of geographically and geophysically diverse, high
quality well bore assets with Working Interest (WI) percentages reflecting risk appetite and capital availability.
GLOSSARY
BCF
Billion cubic feet.
BOE
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
Development
Unit(DSU)
Development unit or Drilling Spacing Unit (DSU) is the geographical area in which an initial oil and or
gas well is drilled and produced from the geological formation listed in the spacing order. The spacing
unit combines all interest owners for the purpose of sharing in production from oil and or gas wells in
the unit. A spacing order establishes the size of the unit, divides the ownership of the unit into the
“royalty interest” and “working interest”.
E&P
Exploration and Production
NWI
Net Working Interest – Working interest net of the agreed override with the vendor.
NGL
Natural Gas Liquids
Mcfd
1,000 cubic feet (of gas) per day
MMcfd
1,000,000 cubic feet (of gas) per day
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Mboe
1,000 barrels of oil equivalent
MMboe
1,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent
O&G
Oil and Gas
WI
Working Interest - Percentage of ownership in a lease granting its owner the right to explore, drill and
produce oil and gas from a tract of property. Working interest owners are obligated to pay a
corresponding percentage of the cost of leasing, drilling, producing, and operating a well or unit
Spud
Commencement of drilling the well.
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