Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2023

Royale Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	000-55912	81-4596368
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1530 Hilton Head Road, Suite 205 El Cajon, California		92019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(619) 383-6600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 4, 2023, Royale Energy, Inc. issued a news release announcing the initial production rates of the first two wells drilled along with a status update on the next two wells drilled on its Joint Development Agreement with Ares Energy LTD in Ector County, Texas in the Permian Basin. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 News Release dated October 4, 2023.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 4, 2023

	ROYALE ENERGY, INC.


	By:	/s/ Johnny Jordan
		Johnny Jordan
		Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 99.1

ROYALE ANNOUNCES OPERATIONS UPDATE ON THE PERMIAN BASIN JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

Royale Announces an initial rate of 1,347 BOPD and 1,649 MCFD

October 4, 2023 -- San Diego, California – Royale Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: ROYL) is pleased to announce new progress on its Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Ares Energy LTD, located in the Permian Basin, Texas. This project is a horizontal resource play in the Mississippian interval. Royale and its investors have a 5% Working Interest in the first 2 wells drilled and 7% Working Interest in the third and fourth wells drilled on the 6,900 net acres project located in Ector County, Texas.

OPERATIONS

To date there have been four wells drilled on this acreage. The first well that was completed in March 2023 demonstrated an initial production rate of 818 BOPD & 1,100 MCFD with expected reserves exceeding 1,400,000 barrels of oil equivalent.

The second well was completed in August 2023, and has demonstrated an initial rate of 1,347 BOPD & 1,649 MCFD with expected reserves exceeding 1,500,000 barrels of oil equivalent.

The third and fourth wells have been drilled and are currently being completed with production expected to begin in early October 2023.

As used in this press release, “BOPD” means barrels of oil per day, “MCFD” means thousand cubic feet per day.

FORECAST

We anticipate drilling one more well in 2023 and 3 to 6 more wells in 2024 on this project.

ABOUT ROYALE ENERGY, INC.

Royale Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: ROYL) is an independent exploration and production company based in San Diego, California, focused on the acquisition, development, and marketing of oil and natural gas. The Company has its primary operations in California’s Los Angeles Basin and Texas’s Permian Basin.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT

In addition to historical information contained herein, this news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those in the “forward-looking” statements. While the company believes its forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, there are factors that are difficult to predict and that are influenced by economic and other conditions beyond the company’s control. Investors are directed to consider such risks and other uncertainties discussed in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:

Royale Energy Inc

Mark Larson – Public Relations & Media

619-383-6600 marklarsonmedia@gmail.com

Document And Entity Information	Oct. 04, 2023
Document Information Line Items
Entity Registrant Name	Royale Energy, Inc.
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Document Period End Date	Oct. 04, 2023
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Entity File Number	000-55912
Entity Tax Identification Number	81-4596368
Entity Address, Address Line One	1530 Hilton Head Road, Suite 205
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Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	92019
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Local Phone Number	383-6600
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Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	None
No Trading Symbol Flag	true
Security Exchange Name	NONE