Storm Cat Energy Corporation Announces 2007 Proved Reserve Estimates
March 03 2008 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
- Proved reserves increase 78% over 2006 DENVER and CALGARY,
Alberta, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Storm Cat Energy
Corporation (Amex: SCU; TSX: SME) today announced 2007 proved
reserve estimates and year-end production results. 2007 Year-end
Reserve Estimates At year-end 2007 Storm Cat had proved reserves of
44.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf), 78% higher than year-end 2006
reserves of 25.0 Bcf. Approximately 61% of the proved reserves, or
27.3 Bcf, were classified as proved developed, an increase of 104%
over proved developed reserves at year-end 2006. Storm Cat's
reserves are primarily located in Wyoming's Powder River Basin
(PRB), and secondarily in Arkansas' Arkoma basin (Fayetteville
Shale). The Company achieved a full year reserve replacement rate
of 718%. Storm Cat's estimated, pre-tax future net cashflow
discounted at 10% (commonly known as the SEC PV-10 value) for
proved reserves at year-end was $98.4 million. The 2007 PV-10
calculation employed a year-end Colorado Interstate Gas (CIG)
commodity price of $6.04 per million British thermal units (MMbtu)
and $6.215 per MMbtu for the Fayetteville Shale reserves. The PV-10
value does not include the effect of Storm Cat's financial hedges.
All reserve estimates were prepared by the Company's independent
reservoir engineering firm, Netherland, Sewell & Associates,
Inc. (NSAI). In addition to the SEC proved reserve report, NSAI
also estimated year end proved, possible and probable reserves
using year-end 2007 strip pricing. Proved reserves were 45.6 Bcf,
probable reserves were 10.9 Bcf and possible reserves were 25.2
Bcf. The PV-10 value using year-end strip pricing was $136.5
million for proved reserves and $204.8 for all categories. The
following tables summarize our year-end SEC proved reserves and
PV-10 Values: Storm Cat Energy Corporation Proved Reserves - SEC
Case December 31, 2007 Net Gas PV 10 Reserve Category (Bcf) (MM$)
PDP 17.3 50.6 PDNP 10.2 27.8 PUD 17.0 20.0 Total Proved 44.5 98.4
Prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. Storm Cat
Energy Corporation All Reserves - Strip Pricing December 31, 2007
Net Gas PV 10 Reserve Category (Bcf) (MM$) PDP 17.5 65.1 PDNP 10.3
36.5 PUD 17.8 34.9 Total Proved 45.6 136.5 Probable 10.9 21.5 2P
(PV. + PB.) 56.5 158.0 Possible 25.2 46.8 3P (PV. + PB. + PS.) 81.7
204.8 Prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. 2007
Year-end Production Rate Year-end 2007 PRB production was 21.5
million cubic feet of natural gas per day (MMcf/d) gross and 11.9
MMcf/d net. We were also producing an additional 0.3 MMcf/d net
from our non-operated Fayetteville Shale position. Storm Cat
produced 3.154 Bcf of natural gas during 2007. Average daily
production during 2007 was 8.6 MMcf/d net compared to 4.4 MMcf/d
net in 2006, a 96% increase. Joe Brooker, Storm Cat Energy Chief
Executive Officer commented, "We are extremely pleased with the
growth in reserves and rate we were able to achieve in 2007. We
substantially increased our proved reserves, almost doubled our net
production and have set a course for 2008. We expect continued
growth in 2008 as we begin to unlock the value in our Fayetteville
Shale position and continue development in our Powder River Basin
assets." About Storm Cat Energy Storm Cat Energy is an independent
oil and gas company focused on the exploration, production and
development of large unconventional gas reserves from fractured
shales, coal beds and tight sand formations and, secondarily, from
conventional formations. The Company has producing properties in
Wyoming's Powder River Basin and Arkansas' Arkoma Basin and
exploration and development acreage in Canada. The Company's shares
trade on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "SCU" and in
Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SME."
Forward-looking Statements This press release contains certain
"forward-looking statements", as defined in the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the
meaning of Canadian securities legislation, relating to proposed
new wells and infrastructure improvements affecting the Company's
operations. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by
the words "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "intends,"
"estimates," "projects," "aims," "potential," "goal," "objective,"
"prospective," and similar expressions, or that events or
conditions "will," "would," "may," "can," "could" or "should"
occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs,
estimates and opinions of Storm Cat's management on the date the
statements are made and they involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such
statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Storm Cat undertakes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or
opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause
future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the
volatility of natural gas prices, the possibility that exploration
efforts will not yield economically recoverable quantities of gas,
accidents and other risks associated with gas exploration and
development operations, the risk that the Company will encounter
unanticipated geological factors, the Company's need for and
ability to obtain additional financing, the possibility that the
Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental
clearances necessary to carry out the Company's exploration and
development plans, and the other risk factors discussed in greater
detail in the Company's various filings on SEDAR
(http://www.sedar.com/) with Canadian securities regulators and its
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including
the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006. NO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS REVIEWED OR ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS RELEASE. DATASOURCE: Storm
Cat Energy Corporation CONTACT: William Kent, Director, Investor
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