Dark Horse has undertaken complete operations for the drilling of more than 30 Barnett wells, from costing to preparation of AFEs and permitting through to drilling, completion and operating thereof.

Dark Horse is the operator for Topaz’s activities in both the oil and gas legs of the Barnett shale.

Dark Horse also is the operator of, and is handling the work over program and the drilling of three wells, both recently announced by Topaz for its North Texas shallow oil project, which comprises 543.69 acres with a history of proved producing oil wells, located in Wichita County in North Texas.

The effective date of the acquisition has been set as 31 December 2001.