Mission Resources to Sell East Texas Properties for $21.5 Million
Wednesday October 1, 7:36 pm ET
Updates Drilling Progress
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2003--Mission Resources Corporation
(Nasdaq:MSSN - News) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to
sell all of its East Texas assets to Danmark Energy for $21.5 million. All of the
properties in this region are in the East Texas Field, a mature oil field with
relatively high unit operating costs. Net production associated with these
properties is approximately 1,150 barrels of oil equivalent per day from 180
wells with current estimated reserves of 4.0 million barrels of oil equivalent. The
Company intends to use the proceeds to acquire Gulf Coast or South Texas
natural gas properties. The sale is expected to close in late October.
"This asset sale helps move Mission closer to meeting its corporate goals of
lowering overall lifting costs and changing our asset mix to primarily natural gas
from primarily oil," said Robert L. Cavnar, Mission's chairman, president and
chief executive officer. "In addition, re-deploying the sales proceeds will enable
Mission to focus on regions where we have unique expertise."
The Company believes that new production volumes coming on from the 2003
drilling program will more than offset production lost from the sale properties
and thus overall production guidance for 2003 remains unchanged. Additionally,
this sale, combined with new production, will improve the Company's production
mix from approximately 39% gas in the second quarter of 2003 to approximately
50% gas by the end of the year.
Mission also announced further details regarding its 2003 13 well drilling
program. Seven of nine wells drilled so far have been successful, four are in
various stages of drilling/completion, and one is scheduled to spud in late
October. Information on two recently completed wells and updates on five other
wells is set forth below:
Phillip LeBlanc #1, Vermilion Parish, La. Status: Completing. This well has
been completed in the Camerina 2 sand and is currently being completed
in the Marg howei sand. The Camerina 2 zone flowed at a gross rate of
2.0 million cubic feet of gas per day ("MMcf/d"). After perforating, the Marg
howei zone flowed at a restricted rate of nearly 5.0 MMcf/d and 120
barrels of oil per day ("BO/d") at approximately 8,000 PSI flowing tubing
pressure. The well is designed as a dual completion allowing for
simultaneous production from both zones depending on ultimate
deliverability estimates for the Marg howei sand. First production to sales
is expected during October at an anticipated initial gross rate of 10 - 20
MMcf/d. Mission holds a 77% working interest in the Marg howei zone and
a 68% working interest in the Camerina 2 zone.
The Bluntzer #1, Goliad County, Texas. Status: Completing. This well was
drilled to a total depth of 15,900 feet and production casing has been set
to total depth for completion testing of the Lower and Middle Wilcox
indicated gas zones. Testing will begin late this month. Mission holds a
20% working interest in this discovery.
Black Stone No.1, Hidalgo County, Texas. Status: Completing. Mission
participated for its 30% working interest and has drilled to a total depth of
18,500 feet to test Vicksburg objectives. The well has been perforated
and fracture stimulated, and is being prepared to flow back.
Davis #26-3 well, Cameron Parish, La. Status: Drilling. The Company is
drilling ahead at 11,900 feet. This 15,000 foot well will test targets in the
Abbeville 2 sand as the primary objective with secondary potential in the
Abbeville 1a sand. Mission operates this well and holds a 50% working
interest to casing point and a 57% working interest thereafter.
JL&S Well No. 146, St. Martin Parish, La. Status: Drilling. Currently at
approximately 4,000 feet, this West Lake Verret development well will be
drilled to a total depth of 7,900 feet where it will test the Miocene age "N",
"O" and "Q" sands. Mission is operator and holds a 100% working
interest.
A-11/C-5 Wells - South Marsh Island Block 142 Field. Status: Rig Onsite.
Mission is participating in two wells in this offshore Gulf of Mexico block.
The A-11 well is scheduled to spud later this month and will be drilled to a
depth of 9,340 feet to test multiple gas objectives. The C-5 well will be
drilled in late October to a depth of 9,300 feet to test multiple gas zones.
Mission holds a 31% working interest in these wells.
Mission also announced that it recently added personnel to its exploration team
to expand the Company's capabilities in its core exploration areas of South
Texas and the Gulf Coast. The team, lead by Jack Eells, senior vice president,
Exploration and Geoscience, is now made up of three geophysicists, two
geologists and support staff. All of the geoscience staff members have
extensive exploration and development experience in the Gulf Coast with
emphasis in South Texas using the latest in seismic interpretation technology.
Mission Resources Corporation is a Houston-based independent exploration
and production company that drills for, acquires, develops, and produces natural
gas and crude oil in the Permian Basin of West Texas, along the Texas and
Louisiana Gulf Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico
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