Permex Petroleum Receives Drilling Permit Approval for its Texas Property
Company to Drill in the Spraberry (Trend Area) Targeting Multiple Zones
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Permex Petroleum Corporation (CSE: OIL) (OTCQB: OILCF) (FSE: 75P) ("Permex" or the "Company"), a junior oil and gas company, received approval on its permit application for drilling on its property in Martin County, Texas.
“The approval of our permit to drill within the highly sought-after Spraberry Trend Area is very well received, and we are thrilled to get our well operational in short order,” said Mehran Ehsan, CEO of Permex Petroleum. “Major oil and gas operators have had prolific success with developing and exploiting reserves that are directly adjacent our Martin County assets. We are now moving forward with drilling program while remaining focused on evaluating other potentially lucrative drilling opportunities to support revenue growth and ultimately generate value for our shareholders.”
Permex Petroleum submitted the request for multiple assignment of acreage in the Spraberry zone under Statewide Rule 40 in July 2022. The Railroad Commission of Texas reviewed and approved the request for well development rights between depths of 0 ft. and 11,100 ft., allowing Permex to commence operations with a possibility of producing from multiple zones.
About Permex Petroleum Corporation
Permex Petroleum (CSE: OIL) (OTCQB: OILCF) (FSE: 75P) is a uniquely positioned junior oil & gas company with assets and operations across the Permian Basin of West Texas and the Delaware Sub-Basin of New Mexico. The Company focuses on combining its low-cost development of Held by Production assets for sustainable growth with its current and future Blue-Sky projects for scale growth. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Permex Petroleum US Corporation, is a licensed operator in both states, and owns and operates on private, state and federal land. For more information, please visit .
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In addition, forward-looking statements or information are based on a number of material factors, expectations or assumptions of Permex which have been used to develop such statements and information but which may prove to be incorrect. Although Permex believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because Permex can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified herein, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: that Permex will continue to conduct its operations in a manner consistent with past operations; continued performance from existing wells; the continued and timely development of infrastructure in areas of new production; the accuracy of the estimates of Permex’s reserve volumes; certain commodity price and other cost assumptions; continued availability of debt and equity financing and cash flow to fund Permex’s current and future plans and expenditures; the impact of increasing competition; the general stability of the economic and political environment in which Permex operates; the general continuance of current industry conditions; the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals; the ability of Permex to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; the ability of Permex to obtain financing on acceptable terms; field production rates and decline rates; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development and exploration; future commodity prices; currency, exchange and interest rates; regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which Permex operates; and the ability of Permex to successfully market its oil and natural gas products.
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