Petrolympic Ltd: Independent Report by "Sproule Associates Limited" Confirms the Presence of Conventional Natural Gas in the ...
April 14 2014 - 4:39PM
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Petrolympic Ltd: Independent Report by "Sproule Associates Limited"
Confirms the Presence of Conventional Natural Gas in the Masse
Structure
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Apr 14, 2014) - Petrolympic
Ltd. ("Petrolympic" or the "Company") (TSX-VENTURE:PCQ) is pleased
to announce the results of an independent resource evaluation
carried out by Sproule Associates Limited ("Sproule") on a
structure drilled on its joint venture property in the Lower St.
Lawrence area (the "Property") located in the Appalachian Basin of
Quebec. Sproule conducted its evaluation according to the Canadian
Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook reserve and resource definitions.
The Company holds an interest in 431,339 hectares (1,065,839 acres)
of the Property through a joint-venture with Squatex Energy and
Resources Inc. ("Squatex"), the operator on the Property.
The results of this independent evaluation (as shown in Table 1
below) are based on the data gathered when drilling the Massé No.1
core hole. The results of the evaluation builds on the data
released by Petrolympic in it's press release dated November 15,
2013 (filed on www.sedar.com). Paul Laroche, a geologist with
Petrolympic provides the following comments: "The well revealed a
reservoir hosted in the Silurian Sayabec Formation and consisting
of a 10 meter-thick interval of hydrothermally dolomitized
limestone with high porosity and permeability values up to 20.8%
and 1624 mD, respectively (as shown in Table 2 below). Contrary to
shale gas, these types of reservoirs do not require hydraulic
fracturation. The analysis of the gas charge of the reservoir
indicated it is composed of 89% methane and devoid from hydrogen
sulfide."
Jean-Claude Caron, President of Squatex draws a comparison
between the Property and St. Flavien reservoir in the St. Lawrence
Lowlands - one of the only two reservoirs that have produced
natural gas in economic quantities in Quebec: "The parameters
reported from Massé No.1 core hole are similar to St. Flavien
reservoir, which is also hosted in hydrothermally dolomitized
limestone with thickness varying between 1 and 8 meters, porosity
values ranging from 2.5-10% (average between 3-5%). St. Flavien
reservoir has produced 5.7BCFG prior to being converted into an
underground gas storage facility that is still in operation since
1998."
The results obtained by Petrolympic and Squatex in the Lower St.
Lawrence are encouraging and present additional opportunities since
the evaluation is focused on only one of the three
hydrocarbon-bearing zones identified in the well. Furthermore,
several seismic anomalies with characteristics similar to Massé
No.1 core hole have also been highlighted by the proprietary
seismic data within the limits of the Property. This is not
included in the Sproule resource evaluation and presents
significant upside to the potential of the Property, further
validating the pioneering efforts of Petrolympic and Squatex in
exploring the potential of the area.
Petrolympic and their partner Squatex are now designing a
drilling program to validate the potential of the Massé Structure,
and are preparing an exploration program to further document and
test other prospective structures identified within the
Property."The timing is right for demonstrating the
producibility of a natural gas conventional reservoir in the Lower
St. Lawrence, since economic growth in the area will be likely
stimulated by the recent election of a majority government in the
province, and clean energy sources will be in high demand on close
local markets", says Mendel Ekstein, President and CEO of
Petrolympic.
Petrolympic also owns a 100% interest in two exploration permits
in the same area, referred to as the Matapedia and the Mitis
properties. Several conventional plays and exploration leads have
been identified in these permits where oil and gas have been
encountered in mining wells in the 90's. Based on proprietary
seismic data, the prospective Sayabec Formation is also believed to
be present at depth in these two permits. Table 1: Results of the
resource evaluation as presented in Sproule's report.
Table S-2 Summary of Project Gross Unrisked
Undiscovered Unrecoverable Gas Initially-in-Place (GIIP) Sayabec
Formation of the Massé Structure, Lower St. Lawrence Area, Québec,
Canada1,2 Estimated by Sproule Associates Limited, As of February
28, 2014 |
Structure |
Formation |
Gas (BCF)2,3 |
Low4 |
Best5 |
High6 |
Mean7 |
(P90) |
(P50) |
(P10) |
Massé |
Sayabec |
3 |
8 |
26 |
12 |
1. |
Undiscovered Petroleum Initially-in-place (equivalent to
undiscovered resources) is the quantity of petroleum that is
estimated, on a given date, to be contained in accumulations yet to
be discovered. The recoverable portion of undiscovered petroleum
initially in place is referred to as "prospective resources", the
remainder as "unrecoverable". Only the in-place volumes are
presented here as a development project to recover any hydrocarbons
discovered has not been defined. There is no certainty that any
portion of these unrisked undiscovered GIIP will be discovered and,
if discovered, there is no certainty that it will be developed or,
if it is developed, there is no certainty as to either the timing
of such development or whether it will be commercially viable to
produce any portion of these resources. |
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2. |
These
are the project gross unrisked undiscovered petroleum initially in
place volumes (i.e. 100% project gross) estimated for the Sayabec
Formation of the Massé Structure without any adjustments for
working interest and before deduction of any royalties. |
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3. |
"BCF"
is billions of cubic feet, "MMboe" is millions of barrels of oil
equivalent. |
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4. |
Low
Estimate is considered to be a conservative estimate of the
quantity that will actually be in-place. It is likely that the
actual remaining quantities in-place will exceed the low estimate.
If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 90
percent probability (P90) that the quantities actually in-place
will equal or exceed the low estimate. |
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5. |
Best
Estimate is considered to be the best estimate of the quantity that
will actually be in-place. It is equally likely that the actual
remaining quantities in-place will be greater or less than the best
estimate. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at
least a 50 percent probability (P50) that the quantities actually
in-place will equal or exceed the best estimate. |
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6. |
High
Estimate is considered to be an optimistic estimate of the quantity
that will actually be in-place. It is unlikely that the actual
remaining quantities in-place will exceed the high estimate. If
probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 10
percent probability (P10) that the quantities actually in-place
will equal or exceed the high estimate. |
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7. |
Statistical aggregation is the process of probabilistically
aggregating distributions that represent estimates of resource
quantities at the reservoir, prospect, or portfolio level.
Arithmetic summation and statistical aggregation of the means yield
similar results. Arithmetic summation of the Low Estimate, Best
Estimate and High Estimate are not statistically appropriate. Both
the statistical and arithmetic summation of the unrisked prospects
may be misleading because it assumes success for each of the
prospect entities. The chance of this occurring is extremely
unlikely. Actual recovery is likely to be less and may be
zero. |
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Table 2: Core laboratory analyses from the Massé No.1 core hole,
as reviewed by Sproule and used as input parameters in the resource
evaluation.
SQUATEX RESSOURCE ET ENERGIE SQUATEX MASSE #1 |
File No. : 52131-13-0145 |
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Field : |
Formation : |
Date : 2013-07-26 |
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Province : QUEBEC |
Coring equip : |
Analysts : DJB |
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License : |
Coring fluid : WATER BASE MUD |
Core Dia : 48 mm |
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CORE ANALYSIS RESULTS |
SAMPLE NUMBER |
DEPTH m |
SAMPLE LENGTH m |
PERMEABILITY (MAXIMUM) Kair mD |
PERMEABILITY (90 DEG) Kair mD |
PERMEABILITY (VERTICAL) Kair mD |
POROSITY (HELIUM) fraction |
BULK DENSITY (kg/m3) |
GRAIN DENSITY (kg/m3) |
DESCRIPTION |
FD 1 |
1845.20 |
0.11 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
<0.01 |
0.037 |
2710 |
2810 |
dol i ppv sv mv |
FD 2 |
1847.10 |
0.07 |
1624 |
1584 |
<0.01 |
0.208 |
2220 |
2800 |
dol i ppv sv |
FD 3 |
1848.00 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
<0.01 |
0.013 |
2780 |
2810 |
dol i sv |
FD 4 |
1856.00 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.007 |
2640 |
2660 |
ss vf f vfrac |
FD 5 |
1873.50 |
0.04 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
0.002 |
2640 |
2640 |
ss vf f |
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Results of five core sample analyses for the Massé # 1
well. The Company determined an average porosity estimate of 4,1%
for the dolomitized zone of interest using results from Samples
FD-1 (1,845.2 m; 3,7%), FD-2 (1,847.1 m; 20,8%), and FD-3 (1,848.0
m;1,3%). A porosity of 4,1% over a net pay thickness of 5 m (4,7m =
~3%; 0,3 m = 20,8%) is a mathematical average that assumes the
Massé # 1 well is representative of the average petrophysical
characteristics for the entire Massé Structure - which in reality
is likely not the case (Estimation du Gaz en Place - Structure
Massé, September 2013). |
About Petrolympic Ltd.
Petrolympic Ltd. is a Canadian junior oil and gas company
actively exploring for premium light crude oil and natural gas in
North America. The Company is presently focused on its near-term
oil production asset in the prolific Maverick Basin of Texas, USA.
The Company also holds an interest in a total of 754,216 hectares
(1,863,668 acres) of oil and gas exploration permits in the
Appalachian Basin of Quebec that include holdings in the St.
Lawrence Lowlands and Gaspe Peninsula. The Company's holdings in
the St. Lawrence Lowlands consist of a 30% interest in 217,370
hectares (536,941 acres) through a joint venture with Squatex
Energy and Resources Inc. ("Squatex"), a 12% interest in 8,000
hectares (19,768 acres) through the Farmout Agreement with Canbriam
Energy Inc., and a 100% interest in 56,622 hectares (139,913 acres)
located over the Lowlands shallow carbonates platform on the south
shore of the St. Lawrence River, less than 30 kilometers southwest
of Montreal. These properties represent a major position in the
Utica Lorraine and Trenton-Black River Plays. Petrolympic also
maintains holdings in the Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence regions,
including a 30% interest in 431,339 hectares (1,065,839 acres)
through a joint venture with Squatex and a 100% interest in a block
of exploration permits totalling 40,885 hectares (101,029 acres)
located between Rimouski and Matane prospective for hydrothermal
dolomite hosted light oil.
About Squatex Energy and Resources Inc.
Squatex Energy and Resources Inc. ("Squatex") is an oil and gas
exploration company created in on April 12, 2002 under the
Canada Business Corporation Act having its main office
located at 7055, Boul. Taschereau, suite 500, Brossard (Québec) J4Z
1A7. Squatex is a reporting issuer only in the province of Québec.
Its shares are not traded in any formally organized stock exchange
market. The main objective of Squatex is, as the operator, to carry
out exploration work in order to evaluate the oil and gas potential
of a territory under leases covering 656,093 hectares. Squatex owns
in the St. Lawrence Lowlands a 70% interest over 217,370 hectares
under a joint venture agreement with Petrolympic Ltd.
(TSX-VENTURE:PCQ) and a 28% interest over 8,000 hectares that were
farmed out to Canbriam Energy Inc. Squatex also owns a 70% interest
over 431,339 hectares in the Lower St. Lawrence under its joint
operation agreement with Petrolympic Ltd.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario),
including, but not limited to, statements as to timing and extent
of exploration programs and the availability of exploration
results. As such, forward-looking information addresses future
events and conditions and so involves inherent risks and
uncertainties, as disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and
elsewhere in Petrolympic documents filed from time to time with the
Ontario Securities Commission and other regulatory authorities.
Actual results could differ significantly from those currently
projected as a result of, among those factors, adverse weather,
regulatory changes, delays in receiving permits, accidents and
delays in completing exploration activities not all of which are in
the control of Petrolympic. The forward-looking information
contained herein is Petrolympic's reasonable estimate today of
future events and conditions, but no assurance can be given that
such events or conditions will occur. The reader is cautioned not
to rely on these forward-looking statements. Petrolympic disclaims
any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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.
Petrolympic Ltd.Mendel EksteinPresident and CEO(845)
656-0184exis@petrolympic.comSquatex Energy and Resources
Inc.Jean-Claude CaronPresident and CEO(819)
929-3758jeanclaudec@globetrotter.net
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