Canacol Energy Ltd. Provides Gas Sales and Drilling Update
CALGARY, Alberta, July 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canacol Energy Ltd. ("Canacol" or the "Corporation") (TSX:CNE; OTCQX:CNNEF; BVC:CNEC) is pleased to provide the following gas sales and drilling update.
Gas Sales
Realized contractual natural gas sales for June 2020 averaged approximately 165 million standard cubic feet per day (“MMscfpd”). In addition to the realized contractual gas sales (which are essentially gas produced, delivered, and paid for) the Corporation saw an additional 12 to 14 MMscfpd of gas sales nominations throughout the second quarter, which must be paid for during the remainder of 2020 for which delivery timing is at the discretion of the off taker, as outlined in the May 13, 2020 press release.
| April | May | June | |
| Realized Contractual Gas Sales (MMscfpd) | 136 | 158 | 165 |
| Additional Nominations for Deferred Delivery (MMscfpd) | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Total | 150 | 170 | 178 |
Pandereta 8 development well encounters 168 feet of gas pay
Using the Pioneer 53 drilling rig the Pandereta 8 development well spud on June 27, 2020 and reached 9,524 feet measured depth on July 9, 2020. The well encountered 168 feet true vertical depth of net gas pay within the producing Cienega de Oro (“CDO”) sandstone reservoir. The well is currently being completed and tied into the manifold to be placed on production. The rig will then be mobilized to spud the Pandereta 4 appraisal well during the first week of August 2020. The well will test a potential western extension of the Pandereta field and will take approximately 5 weeks to drill and complete.
Second rig contracted and mobilized to spud Porro Norte 1 exploration well
In June 2020 the Corporation contracted a second drilling rig, the Pioneer 302, which is currently being mobilized to spud the Porro Norte 1 exploration well located on its 100% operated VIM5 Exploration and Production contract. The well is anticipated to spud the third week of July 2020 and will take approximately 7 weeks to drill and test. Porro Norte 1 is probing a 4 way anticlinal structural closure defined on 2D seismic, and will target potential gas within the Porquero, CDO, and Cicucco sandstone and limestone reservoirs. The Porro Norte prospect is located approximately 25 kilometers to the north of the Pandereta field which produces from the CDO sandstone reservoir.
Canacol is a gas exploration and production company with operations focused in Colombia. The Corporation's common stock trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the OTCQX in the United States of America, and the Colombia Stock Exchange under ticker symbol CNE, CNNEF, and CNE.C, respectively.
Contact Investor Relations: Ph: +57 (1) 621 1747 Ph: +(1) 403-561-1648 Website: canacolenergy.com
