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Touchstone Exploration Inc.
24 April 2023
RESULTS OF INITIAL ROYSTON-1X PRODUCTION TEST
CALGARY, ALBERTA (April 24, 2023) - Touchstone Exploration Inc.
( " Touchstone ", "we", "our" or the " Company " ) (TSX, LSE: TXP)
announces that the initial Royston-1X production test of the least
prospective section of the well confirmed the presence of light
crude oil at non-commercial rates. Touchstone has an 80 percent
operating working interest in the well, which is located on the
Ortoire block onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Heritage Petroleum Company Limited holds the remaining 20 percent
working interest.
The first of potentially five production tests of the Royston-1X
well evaluated the lowest and least prospective section in the
subthrust sheet of the Herrera Formation at depths between 11,102
and 11,168 feet. During testing, the well did not flow oil to
surface. Swabbed volumes were analyzed by a third party confirming
40 degrees API gravity formation crude oil, representing the
deepest oil encountered on the Ortoire block to date. This section
of the formation appears to be a low permeability reservoir, and
further testing will not be conducted.
Touchstone will continue testing operations with potentially
four additional tests targeting an aggregate 384 gross feet, with a
program to evaluate each identified sand interval independently.
The next well test will target a gross interval of 70 feet in the
middle portion of the subthrust sheet and will be performed with a
service rig. Testing operations at this interval will commence once
the drilling rig is moved to the Cascadura C location, which we
anticipate occurring in late May when civil operations at the
Cascadura C location are scheduled to complete.
Paul Baay, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"We are encouraged that the initial test of the Royston-1X well
successfully confirmed the presence of light oil in the subthrust
sheet, validating our internal wireline log analysis. The test
results and crude oil analysis have been crucial to establish the
extent of the hydrocarbon column penetrated by the wellbore,
providing valuable baseline information for evaluating the log data
and defining future testing intervals.
The future production tests target uphole zones with a focus on
productive capability and ultimate development potential. As each
test will be performed independently, we expect a number of months
of testing upon commencement of the second test. We will update the
market when results become available. "
Touchstone Exploration Inc.
Touchstone Exploration Inc. is a Calgary, Alberta based company
engaged in the business of acquiring interests in petroleum and
natural gas rights and the exploration, development, production and
sale of petroleum and natural gas. Touchstone is currently active
in onshore properties located in the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago. The Company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock
Exchange and the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the
symbol " TXP " .
For further information about Touchstone, please visit our
website at www.touchstoneexploration.com or contact:
Touchstone Exploration Inc.
Paul Baay, President and Chief Executive Officer Tel: +1 (403) 750-4487
James Shipka, Chief Operating Officer
Shore Capital (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)
Daniel Bush / Toby Gibbs / Iain Sexton Tel: +44 (0) 207 408
4090
Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker)
Adam James / Gordon Hamilton Tel: +44 (0) 207 523 8000
FTI Consulting (Financial PR) Tel: +44 (0) 203 727 1000
Nick Hennis / Ben Brewerton Email: touchstone@fticonsulting.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information provided in this announcement may constitute
forward-looking statements and information (collectively,
"forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable
securities laws. Such forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, forecasts, estimates, expectations and objectives for
future operations that are subject to assumptions, risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company.
Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words
"expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends",
"estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or
are events or conditions that "will", "would", "may", "could" or
"should" occur or be achieved. The forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement speak only as of the date thereof
and are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
Specifically, this announcement includes, but is not limited to,
forward-looking statements relating to the Company's Royston-1X
production testing results and interpretations therefrom, the
quality and quantity of prospective hydrocarbon accumulations and
target intervals based on internal interpretations of wireline
logs, and expected future production testing operations, including
future target intervals, ultimate production therefrom and the
timing thereof.
Although the Company believes that the expectations and
assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the
forward-looking statements because the Company can give no
assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking
statements address future events and conditions, by their very
nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual
results could differ materially from those currently anticipated
due to a number of factors and risks. Certain of these risks are
set out in more detail in the Company's 2022 Annual Information
Form dated March 23, 2023 which is available under the Company's
profile on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ) and on the Company's website (
www.touchstoneexploration.com ). The forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement are made as of the date hereof, and
except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the
Company assumes no obligation or intent to update publicly or
revise any forward-looking statements made herein or otherwise,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Competent Persons Statement
In accordance with the AIM Rules for Companies, the technical
information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and
approved by James Shipka, Chief Operating Officer of Touchstone
Exploration Inc. Mr. Shipka is a qualified person as defined in the
London Stock Exchange's Guidance Note for Mining and Oil and Gas
Companies and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London (BGS)
as well as a member of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
and the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Shipka has a
Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Calgary and
has over 30 years of oil and gas exploration and development
experience.
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