CUT BANK, MT,
Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -
Mountainview Energy Ltd. (TSXV: MVW) ("Mountainview" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that its board of
directors has approved a two-well winter program which drilling
will be comprised of two additional Three
Forks wells in the Company's 12 Gage Project located in
Divide County, North Dakota.
Mountainview has contracted with Ensign Rig #118 for the drilling
program and projects well costs, including drilling, completion and
tie-in to be approximately $6.5-7.0
million (gross) per well. The Company plans to drill
these two wells from one pad which will result in significant cost
savings. The following table illustrates the expected
location and working interests in the two-well program:
Well Name
Reistad 23-14-1H
Reistad 26-35s-1H |
Location
Sec. 14 & 23, T162N-R101W, Divide County, ND
Sec. 26 & 35, T162N-R101W, Divide County, ND |
Working Interest
67.11%
78.00% |
The Company plans to move the drilling rig to
the Reistad location within the next week. Upon completion of
the winter drilling program, the Company will hold approximately
46% of its acreage in its 12 Gage Project based on production.
To fund this increased capital program, which
also includes the payment of certain additional fees and expenses
and the acquisition of additional acreage in the 12 Gage Project,
Mountainview's wholly-owned subsidiary Mountain Divide, LLC
("Mountain Divide"), which
holds Mountainview's interest in the 12 Gage project, will draw an
additional $14.75 million on its
$75 million dollar senior secured
credit facility (the "Facility"). Including this draw,
the total amount drawn to date under the Facility will be
$48.5 million. Pursuant
to the Facility, the lender has been assigned a 39% after pay-out
net profits interest (the "NPI") in all of Mountain Divide's
oil and gas properties within Divide
County, Montana. The
NPI is defined as all revenues received by Mountain Divide, less
all operating costs, production taxes, and capital costs incurred
by Mountain Divide. Payments on the NPI shall commence upon
repayment in full of the outstanding Facility but will
automatically reduce to 20% once the lender achieves a 1.65 x
return on investment as stated in the definitive agreements
underlying the Facility.
About Mountainview
Mountainview Energy Ltd. is a public oil and gas
company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, with a primary focus on
the exploration, production and development of the Bakken and Three
Forks Shale in the Williston Basin
and the South Alberta Bakken.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this press
release constitutes forward-looking statements, including, without
limitation, information related to the use of proceeds from the
Facility, the intention to complete the two-well winter drilling
program, Mountainview's working interest in certain wells, the
percentage of acreage held by production, the contents of certain
documents related to the Facility, potential drilling locations,
Mountainview's operational plans and the timing of operations on
certain wells. By their nature, forward-looking statements
are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are
beyond the Company's control including the impact of general
economic conditions, the ability of working interest partners to
elect to go "non-consent" with respect to the wells in the two-well
winter drilling program or choosing to not participate in such
wells which would result in Mountainview being required to fund
additional amounts, industry conditions, volatility of commodity
prices, currency fluctuations, environmental risks, competition
from other industry participants, the lack of availability of
qualified service providers, personnel or management, stock market
volatility and ability to access sufficient capital from internal
and external sources, inability to meet or continue to meet listing
requirements, the inability to obtain required consents, permits or
approvals and the risk that actual results will vary from the
results forecasted and such variations may be material.
Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation
of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of
preparation may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance
should not be placed on forward-looking statements. The Company's
actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially
from those expressed in or implied by these forward-looking
statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of
the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will
transpire or occur or if any of them do so, what benefits the
Company will derive therefrom.
The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are made as of the date of this press
release. Mountainview disclaims any intention and assumes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by applicable securities laws. Additionally,
Mountainview undertakes no obligation to comment on the
expectations of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of
the matters discussed above.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Mountainview Energy Ltd.