Rather than be totally dependent on Questar for compression, during the summer of 2008 Marion rented and installed its own main compressor, and housed the compressors in winterized huts. This was finalized by the middle of December of 2008. A second compressor was also set to provide redundancy/backup. Up to the time of these installations being completed, the wells produced into temporary compressors with uninterrupted run time often no longer than approximately 48 hours. The compressors now installed give the Company greater confidence in achieving uninterrupted run time in the future.
Conclusion: Fluid levels at all wells are coming down and the wells are getting ¡°gassier.¡± With 10 Clear Creek wells currently coming on production pretty much at the same time, we remain confident that the 20 million cubic feet of gas production target as disclosed in previous ASX Announcements and at this year¡¯s AGM will be achieved. Throughout this two year plus period, Marion has been able to work effectively with the various Regulatory agencies, receiving all the permits necessary for operations in Clear Creek, including building gathering lines, compression facilities and additional drilling permits where necessary. The current infrastructure is capable of easily handling daily production of our target of 20 million plus cubic feet of gas per day and the Company has well permits for future drilling. These two factors position the Company well for its future operations.
The report prepared by Cobb & Associates estimates the resource potential as follows: Blackhawk Coal in place: 1.0 Tcf of gas Blackhawk Coal recoverable resource: 603 Bcf of gas These resource estimates are in addition to the 2P Ferron sandstone reserves at Clear Creek and other reserves at Helper. Potential resources are not certifiable reserves and have more risk associated with their size and commerciality than reserves.