International Frontier Resources Corporation (“IFR” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V: IFR) (OTCQB: IFRTF) today provided an
operations update on its joint venture (JV), Tonalli Energia
("Tonalli") and its Mexican onshore oil and gas block Tecolutla.
Tecolutla Block Earn-In
Tonalli has been informed by Mexico’s Comision
Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) that it has completed its minimum
work commitment required to earn-in on the Tecolutla Block in its
35-year license agreement. To date US$1,534,000 of Tonalli’s
total Account Performance Security Guarantee (APSG) that was posted
with CNH to ensure completion of the minimum work commitment has
already been returned. Tonalli is now in the process of applying
for the return of its remaining US$1,764,000 APSG.
“Completing our minimum work commitment is an
important milestone for Tonalli and IFR and demonstrates our team’s
abilities to execute and perform to the Mexican government, our
partners and industry,” stated President and CEO Steve
Hanson. “ The completed work units required were performed
thru core studies, seismic reprocessing, well workovers and
drilling activities.”
TEC-11 Horizontal Well
Tonalli is finalizing preparations to commence
the perforation and stimulation of the TEC-11 horizontal
well. Tonalli experienced delays in this operation due to
problems with availability of certain services and tools, which
have now been rectified. Tonalli expects to finalize this
operation in late June and will then commence production
testing.
TEC-2 Workover
In May 2019 Tonalli re-entered the TEC-2 well
and performed further downhole operations. As a result, a new
production test is currently ongoing. The first 12 days of
this test has yielded a result of 62 barrels of oil per day (BPD)
of oil on average at a 43% oil cut.
TEC-7 Workover
Tonalli is also preparing to move a service rig
onto the recently upgraded TEC-7 well pad to conduct a workover,
which will be followed by a production test. The TEC-7 well has not
produced since 2006 and a workover has not been performed since
1971.
TEC -10
Tonalli is continuing to produce TEC-10 through
rental equipment as a single well battery. Production from TEC-10
averaged 89 barrels of oil per day (BPD) during Q1 of 2019.
IFR will advise on the results of production of
TEC-11, TEC-7 and TEC-2 after the tests are finalized.
Tonalli is expecting to construct pipelines to connect the
Tecolutla wells to centralized production equipment. This work is
expected to occur during the summer and fall of 2019. The use
of centralized production facilities as opposed to single well
batteries is intended to result in lower operating costs for the
field.
The Tecolutla field is located within the
Tampico-Misantla basin, which has multiple reservoirs with diverse
play types and access to existing infrastructure, market, service
sector providers and an established supply chain. In
2017, IHS Markit identified the Tampico-Misantla Basin as a
potential “Super Basin”.
Through its JV with Grupo Idesa, IFR was one of
the first foreign companies to participate in Mexico’s historic
reform of the oil and gas sector. The Tecolutla block was
awarded to Tonalli as part of the first round and third call of
Mexico’s oil and natural gas “mature fields” bid round (“Round
1.3”).
About International Frontier
Resources
International Frontier Resources Corporation
(IFR) is a Canadian publicly traded company with a demonstrated
track record of advancing oil and gas projects. Through its Mexican
subsidiary, Petro Frontera S.A.P.I de CV (Frontera) and strategic
joint ventures, it is advancing the development of petroleum and
natural gas assets in Mexico. The Company also has projects
in Canada and the United States, including the Northwest
Territories and Montana.
The Company’s shares are listed on the TSX
Venture, trading under the symbol IFR and on the OTCQB under the
symbol IFRTF. For additional information please visit
www.internationalfrontier.com.
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Steve Hanson – President and CEO |
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Tony Kinnon –
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