16 May 2012
The Manager
Company Announcements
Australian Securities Exchange Limited
Level 6, 20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
By e-lodgement
TEXAS AND TRINIDAD UPDATE
Range Resources Limited ("Range" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the
following updates with respect to its Texas and Trinidad assets.
Texas
Following the successful drilling of the Smith #2 and Albrecht #1
wells, the Company engaged Forest Garb to prepare an update to the Company's
reserves and valuation report with respect to Range's interests in the North
Chapman Ranch field. As expected, the report confirms a significant increase
to the Company's Proved Reserves (1P), by as much as 50% with the final report
released once the Albrecht #1 well is producing steady state.
The Smith #2 was recently placed into production while the Albrecht
#1 is currently unloading frac fluid following a successful multi-stage
fracture stimulation. With more than 3,000 bbl of frac fluid left to recover,
the Albrecht well has already produced at approximately 1 mmcf of gas and 150
bbl of oil per day with 4500 psi Flowing Tubing Pressure on an 8/64" choke
while unloading 125 bbl of water per day. The well is performing in line with
expectations with regards to previous completed wells and flow rates at North
Chapman. With the Smith #2 and Albrecht #1 wells completed and online,
approximately 60% of the Company's North Chapman Ranch reserves can now be
classified as Proved (1P), with approximately 80% in the Proved + Probable
(2P) categories.
The Company is extremely pleased with the results and will now
commence its various initiatives to monetize its North Chapman Ranch
interests.
In the Company's East Texas Cotton Valley interest, the joint
venture has successfully commenced the long awaited fracture stimulation
operations on the Ross 3H well, which the Company believes will add valuable
oil reserves and production within its Texas portfolio of assets. The Company
will provide ongoing updates on the progress of the Ross 3H well.
Set out below is Range's current attributable interest in the net recoverable
reserves split between the Company's Texas and Trinidad assets which is net of
government and overriding royalties and represents Range's economic interests
in its development and production assets as classified in the report from
Forest Garb which will be updated shortly.
Category Oil Natural Gas Natural Gas
(MMbbls) (Bcf) Liquids
(MMBbls)
Trinidad Texas Trinidad Texas Trinidad Texas
Proved (P1) 15.4 0.7 3.2 7.6 - 0.7
Probable (P2) 2.2 0.6 - 5.5 - 0.5
Possible (P3) 2.0 1.7 - 14.6 - 1.3
Total Reserves 19.6 3.0 3.2 27.7 - 2.5
Set out below is the total estimate Gross Reserves and Resources
across split between Trinidad and Texas.
Category Oil Natural Gas Natural Gas
(MMbbls) (Bcf) Liquids
(MMBbls)
Trinidad Texas Trinidad Texas Trinidad Texas
Proved (P1) 16.2 6.0 3.2 64.3 - 5.0
Probable (P2) 3.0 4.4 - 48.6 - 3.8
Possible (P3) 2.9 11.6 - 129.6 - 10.1
Total Reserves 22.1 22.0 3.2 242.5 - 18.9
Trinidad
The Company is also pleased to report that progress continues to
gain pace with respect to the Company's development program of the shallow
Lower Forest Horizons within the Morne Diablo field. The three drilling rigs
are now progressing on schedule with the fourth rig due to be added in June.
Drill site preparation continues on pace, with a total of 8 future well sites
having been prepared in anticipation of the three shallow rigs extending the
producing trend to the east of the existing field.
Also in Trinidad, work continues to prepare the Company's rig #8
for June spudding of the Middle and Lower Cruse formations (6,500 ft) within
established producing areas. As historically prolific producing horizons, the
Middle and Lower Cruse targets are expected to add significant production and
reserves to Range's growing operations. Based on drilling results to date as
well as planned development drilling throughout the Company's Trinidad
acreage, Range expects to certify additional reserves in 2012, while steady
progress is made towards growth in production and cash flow.
Added Peter Landau, Executive Director "Range is fully funded with
respect to all its operations which are progressing extremely well. Clearly
there will be short term frustration with our current share price and world
markets but nothing has changed with regards to our development program for
2012 with the added bonus of the landmark results to date of the Shabeel-1
well in Puntland and the spudding of the second Shabeel North well shortly."
Yours faithfully
Peter Landau
The Manager
Company Announcements
Australian Securities Exchange Limited
Level 6, 20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
By e-lodgement
TEXAS AND TRINIDAD UPDATE
Range Resources Limited ("Range" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the
following updates with respect to its Texas and Trinidad assets.
Texas
Following the successful drilling of the Smith #2 and Albrecht #1
wells, the Company engaged Forest Garb to prepare an update to the Company's
reserves and valuation report with respect to Range's interests in the North
Chapman Ranch field. As expected, the report confirms a significant increase
to the Company's Proved Reserves (1P), by as much as 50% with the final report
released once the Albrecht #1 well is producing steady state.
The Smith #2 was recently placed into production while the Albrecht
#1 is currently unloading frac fluid following a successful multi-stage
fracture stimulation. With more than 3,000 bbl of frac fluid left to recover,
the Albrecht well has already produced at approximately 1 mmcf of gas and 150
bbl of oil per day with 4500 psi Flowing Tubing Pressure on an 8/64" choke
while unloading 125 bbl of water per day. The well is performing in line with
expectations with regards to previous completed wells and flow rates at North
Chapman. With the Smith #2 and Albrecht #1 wells completed and online,
approximately 60% of the Company's North Chapman Ranch reserves can now be
classified as Proved (1P), with approximately 80% in the Proved + Probable
(2P) categories.
The Company is extremely pleased with the results and will now
commence its various initiatives to monetize its North Chapman Ranch
interests.
In the Company's East Texas Cotton Valley interest, the joint
venture has successfully commenced the long awaited fracture stimulation
operations on the Ross 3H well, which the Company believes will add valuable
oil reserves and production within its Texas portfolio of assets. The Company
will provide ongoing updates on the progress of the Ross 3H well.
Set out below is Range's current attributable interest in the net recoverable
reserves split between the Company's Texas and Trinidad assets which is net of
government and overriding royalties and represents Range's economic interests
in its development and production assets as classified in the report from
Forest Garb which will be updated shortly.
Category Oil Natural Gas Natural Gas
(MMbbls) (Bcf) Liquids
(MMBbls)
Trinidad Texas Trinidad Texas Trinidad Texas
Proved (P1) 15.4 0.7 3.2 7.6 - 0.7
Probable (P2) 2.2 0.6 - 5.5 - 0.5
Possible (P3) 2.0 1.7 - 14.6 - 1.3
Total Reserves 19.6 3.0 3.2 27.7 - 2.5
Set out below is the total estimate Gross Reserves and Resources
across split between Trinidad and Texas.
Category Oil Natural Gas Natural Gas
(MMbbls) (Bcf) Liquids
(MMBbls)
Trinidad Texas Trinidad Texas Trinidad Texas
Proved (P1) 16.2 6.0 3.2 64.3 - 5.0
Probable (P2) 3.0 4.4 - 48.6 - 3.8
Possible (P3) 2.9 11.6 - 129.6 - 10.1
Total Reserves 22.1 22.0 3.2 242.5 - 18.9
Trinidad
The Company is also pleased to report that progress continues to
gain pace with respect to the Company's development program of the shallow
Lower Forest Horizons within the Morne Diablo field. The three drilling rigs
are now progressing on schedule with the fourth rig due to be added in June.
Drill site preparation continues on pace, with a total of 8 future well sites
having been prepared in anticipation of the three shallow rigs extending the
producing trend to the east of the existing field.
Also in Trinidad, work continues to prepare the Company's rig #8
for June spudding of the Middle and Lower Cruse formations (6,500 ft) within
established producing areas. As historically prolific producing horizons, the
Middle and Lower Cruse targets are expected to add significant production and
reserves to Range's growing operations. Based on drilling results to date as
well as planned development drilling throughout the Company's Trinidad
acreage, Range expects to certify additional reserves in 2012, while steady
progress is made towards growth in production and cash flow.
Added Peter Landau, Executive Director "Range is fully funded with
respect to all its operations which are progressing extremely well. Clearly
there will be short term frustration with our current share price and world
markets but nothing has changed with regards to our development program for
2012 with the added bonus of the landmark results to date of the Shabeel-1
well in Puntland and the spudding of the second Shabeel North well shortly."
Yours faithfully
Peter Landau