Crown Point Announces Award of Chañares Herrados Concession
12 Março 2021 - 9:00AM
(TSX-V:CWV)
: Crown Point Energy Inc. ("Crown
Point" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company,
together with partner Petrolera Aconcagua Energía ("Aconcagua"),
has been awarded a 25 year exploitation license for the Chañares
Herrados producing oil block, located in the Cuyo Basin
approximately 50 kilometers south of Mendoza City, Province of
Mendoza.
As previously reported, Crown Point (50% WI),
and Aconcagua (50% WI) (collectively, the "Joint Venture"),
participated in an auction conducted by the Province of Mendoza in
2020 to award a 25 year exploitation license covering the 40.6
square kilometer Chañares Herrados concession, On March 11, 2021
the Province issued a decree confirming that the Joint Venture had
submitted the only qualifying bid, and awarding the 25 year
exploitation license to the Joint Venture.
Under the terms of the license agreement, the
Joint Venture will make a cash payment of US$8.3 million (US$4.15
million net to Crown Point) to the Province, pay a 13% royalty on
oil production and commit to a US$85.7 million (US$42.85 million
net to Crown Point) ten year work program which includes well work
overs, infrastructure optimization and a multi- well drilling
program.
In January 2021, Chañares Herrados produced an
average of approximately 84 m3 per day (528 barrels per day) of
sweet medium gravity (32-34° API) crude oil from
sandstone and conglomerate reservoirs of the Barrancas (Jurassic)
and underlying Río Blanco (Triassic) formations, at subsurface
depths ranging between 2,900 to 3,900 metres. Producing wells
exhibit low declines and an average water cut of 75%. Water is
handled on site and disposed of in three field injection wells. An
additional 20 oil wells are shut-in waiting on maintenance. Most of
these can be quickly restarted with minimal investment, which is
expected to significantly increase production from the
concession.
The concession is covered by 3D seismic, is
easily accessible, and is close to pipeline infrastructure which
delivers oil to the YPF refinery located on the southern outskirts
of Mendoza City.
Chañares Herrados will be operated by Aconcagua,
a private Argentine oil and gas company with an extensive and
successful record in mature oil field operations. Crown Point is
providing geological and geophysical support to the work program
implementation.
About Crown
Point
Crown Point Energy Inc. is an international oil
and gas exploration and development company headquartered in
Calgary, Canada, incorporated in Canada, trading on the TSX Venture
Exchange and with operations in Argentina. Crown Point has a
strategy that focuses on establishing a portfolio of producing
properties, plus production enhancement and exploration
opportunities to provide a basis for future growth.
Abbreviations:
"WI" means working interest; "m3" means cubic meters; "3D" means
three dimensional; "YPF" means YPF S.A.; "US$" means United States
dollars.
Production
Rates: Any references herein to
production rates are useful in confirming the presence of
hydrocarbons, however, such rates are not determinative of the
rates at which such wells will continue production and decline
thereafter. While encouraging, readers are cautioned not to place
reliance on such rates in calculating the aggregate production for
the Company. Production rates may be estimated based on third party
estimates or limited data available at this time. In all cases
herein, production rates are not necessarily indicative of
long-term performance of the relevant well or fields or of ultimate
recovery of hydrocarbons.
Forward-looking
Information: This document
contains forward-looking information. This information relates to
future events and the Company’s future performance. All information
and statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in
nature may constitute forward-looking information. Such
information represents the Company’s internal projections,
estimates, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions,
intentions or statements about future events or performance. This
information involves known or unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
information. Crown Point believes that the expectations reflected
in this forward-looking information are reasonable; however, undue
reliance should not be placed on this forward-looking information,
as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or
expectations upon which they are based will occur. This press
release contains forward-looking information concerning, among
other things, the following: the key terms of the license agreement
for the Chañares Herrados concession and the elements of the work
program contained therein; our view that most of the 20 oil wells
on the concession that are shut-in can be quickly restarted with
minimal investment, which is expected to significantly increase
production from the concession; and the Company's business
strategies. The reader is cautioned that such information, although
considered reasonable by the Company, may prove to be incorrect.
Actual results achieved during the forecast period will vary from
the information provided in this document as a result of numerous
known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors. A
number of risks and other factors could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
information contained in this document including, but not limited
to, the following: the risk that the key terms of the license
agreement and the work program contained therein are amended in a
manner that is less advantageous to the Company; the risk that some
or all of the shut-in wells cannot be quickly restarted or require
a more significant investment to restart than anticipated, or that
some or all of such wells cannot be restarted at all or, if
restarted, produce at lower rates than anticipated; the risk that
the Company changes its business strategies; and the risks and
other factors described under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most
recently filed Annual Information Form, which is available for
viewing on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. With respect to forward-looking
information contained in this document, the Company has made
assumptions regarding, among other things: the ability of the
Company to obtain the financing required on acceptable terms to pay
its share of the initial cash payment noted herein and to fund its
share of future work commitments on the concession; and the ability
of the Company to restart the shut-in wells on the concession with
minimal investment and thereby increase production from the
concession. Management of Crown Point has included the above
summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking
information in order to provide investors with a more complete
perspective on the Company’s future operations. Readers are
cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for other
purposes. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists of factors
are not exhaustive. The forward-looking information contained in
this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the
date of this document and the Company disclaims any intent or
obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or results or
otherwise, other than as required by applicable Canadian securities
laws.
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For inquiries please contact:
Brian Moss
President & CEO
Ph: (403) 232-1150
Crown Point Energy Inc.
bmoss@crownpointenergy.com
Marisa Tormakh
Vice-President, Finance & CFO
Ph: (403) 232-1150
Crown Point Energy Inc.
mtormakh@crownpointenergy.com
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