Samson Advises on Its North Stockyard Oil Field Operations (Gene #1-22H, Gary #1-24H, Rodney #1-14H and Earl #1-13H Wells) DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: SSN)(NYSE AMEX: SSN):
Gene #1-22H (30.6% working interest)
The Gene #1-22 well (located in Township 154N, Range 99W, Section 22 in Williams County, North Dakota) has just been put on pump after flowing naturally for three months and producing a cumulative 41,932 bbls of oil and 52,282 Mscf of gas to date. The well is now producing at a daily rate of 510 Bopd and 343 Mscfgd, which is in line with expectations.
Gary #1-24H (37% working interest)
Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: SSN)(NYSE AMEX: SSN) advises that the frac date for the Gary #1-24H well (located in Township 154N, Range 99W, Section 24 in Williams County, North Dakota) is tentatively scheduled for the week of August 16th or the week of August 23rd. The Gary #1-24H well construction is such that it allows 20 frac stages compared to the 15 used for the Gene #1-22 well, therefore is expected to have an improved production performance compared to the Gene #1-22 well. The Gary #1-24H well was drilled in the prolific middle member of the Mississippian Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin using the same design that was successfully implemented on the Gene #1-22H well. The Gary #1-24H was Samsons third Bakken well in the North Stockyard Field.
Rodney #1-14H (27% working interest) & Earl #1-13H (32% working interest)
The spud date for the Rodney #1-14H well is currently expected to occur around the 20th of August. The Earl #1-13H well is then scheduled to follow the Rodney #1-14H well roughly two months later (mid-October spud). These will be Samsons fourth and fifth Bakken wells in the North Stockyard Field.
Samsons Ordinary Shares are traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the symbol "SSN". Samson's American Depository Shares (ADSs) are traded on the New York Stock Exchange AMEX under the symbol "SSN". Each ADS represents 20 fully paid Ordinary Shares of Samson. Samson has a total of 1,654 million ordinary shares issued and outstanding, which would be the equivalent of 82.7 million ADSs. Accordingly, based on the NYSE AMEX closing price of US$0.99 per ADS on 13 July 2010 the company has a market capitalization of approximately US$81.8 million. Correspondingly, based on the ASX closing price of A$0.058 on 13 July 2010, the company has a market capitalization of A$95.9 million.
For and on behalf of the board of SAMSON OIL & GAS LIMITED
TERRY BARR Managing Director
SSN Price at posting:
5.8¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held