CUT BANK, MT,
June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -
Mountainview Energy Ltd. (TSXV: MVW) ("Mountainview" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that its board of
directors has approved a three-well summer drilling program which
will result in increased capital expenditures in the aggregate
amount of $14 million. The
three-well program will be comprised of three additional
Three Forks wells in the Company's
12 Gage Project located in Divide County,
North Dakota. Mountainview has contracted with Nabors
Rig 272 for the three-well summer drilling program and projects
well costs, including drilling, completion and tie-in to be
approximately $7-7.5 million (gross)
per well. The following table illustrates the projected
location and working interests in the three-well program:
Well Name |
|
Location |
|
Working Interest |
Heckman 6-7-1H |
|
Sec. 6 & 7, T162N-R101W, Divide County, ND |
|
90.26% |
Olson 2-11-1H |
|
Sec. 2 & 11, T162N-R101W, Divide County,
ND |
|
70.26% |
Wigness 1-12-1H |
|
Sec. 1 & 12, T162N-R101W, Divide County,
ND |
|
30.23% |
The Company plans to move in the drilling rig to
the Heckman location within the next week. Upon completion of
the summer drilling program, the Company will have held
approximately 35% of its acreage in its 12 Gage Project.
To fund this increased capital program,
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 million on its
$75 million dollar senior secured
credit facility (the "Facility"). Including this draw,
the total amount drawn under this facility to date will be
$33 million. Pursuant to
the Facility, the lender has been assigned a 39% after pay-out net
profits interest (the "NPI") in all of Borrower's oil and
gas properties within Divide
County, Montana. The
NPI is defined as all revenues received by Borrower, less all
operating costs, production taxes, and capital costs incurred by
the Borrower. 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 three-well summer drilling
program, 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, 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.
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.