The company has selected two of its nineteen existing Medina wells for testing of the Marcellus Shale. The two wells selected are approximately three miles apart. The testing process began in December 2009 with an initial round of location maintenance, logging and evaluation and the two wells will be re-completed once the required permits have been approved.
The data obtained in December 2009 will be combined with additional data to design a frac program for both wells with these operations expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2010.
The company believes that there are multiple stacked pay zones present in the field, including the Medina and Marcellus Shale zones and, possibly, the Utica Shale zone, and that there is also significant potential to enhance the production and lifespan of the existing Medina wells using modern technology.
The company recently provided the results of an independent engineering review of its material assets in the Java Field. Based on this review, as modified by the company to better reflect the actual acreage acquired, the potential gas in place in the Marcellus and associated shales is believed to be in a range from 106 billion cubic feet (BCF) at 50ft of shale thickness to 425BCF at 200ft of shale thickness.
Based on these numbers, potential recoverable gas reserves using a 25% recovery factor and 200ft of shale thickness would be approximately 106BCF. The company projects total potential net revenue over the life of the project to be as much as $405m gross before expenses, or $332m net of expenses ($151m at PV 10). These projections are based on a price of $5 per thousand cubic feet (MCF) of gas.
Randy Griffin, CEO of Mesa Energy, said: “The test results from the first two wells will be an integral part of our evaluation to determine the potential production capability of additional existing wells in the Marcellus Shale. We have already submitted permit applications and expect to receive approval shortly. We will update our shareholders on our progress.”
The company believes that, in addition to enhancing its existing 19 wells, it can potentially drill and complete up to 80 new vertical Marcellus Shale wells on the project acreage and that the shales in the Java Field and surrounding area could provide an excellent opportunity to achieve significant daily production rates.
