ptholden
- 04 Aug 2006 19:53


Sefton Resources is an independent AIM quoted Oil and Gas company operating in the US. The companys principal current assets are two producing oilfields in California (Tapia Canyon Field and Eureka Canyon Field); it is also in the process of buying up prospective coal bed methane acreage (CBM) in Kansas.
Update from July 2007 AGM
Finance
I revealed in my annual statement that discussions were well advanced with
Banking institutions. The final phase of the agreement with a suitable bank
without complex and restrictive terms is now very near. This is weeks away
rather than months.
Oil
Oil production at Tapia has averaged 4,100 BO during the last five months. Which
is in line with last years levels. Once this finance is in place we will be able
to move ahead with drilling.
Drilling
We have stayed close to drilling contractors and we are ready to move forward
quickly when this finance is available.
Steam generation
The equipment is now in place at Tapia. Preparation time is needed to connect
the equipment and carry out the necessary trials required to get the main work
started. We anticipate this steaming will start in the next couple of months. If
successful a significant amount of oil resources will move into the Proven
Producing Reserves category.
Joint Ventures
Discussions continue with a number of interested parties to develop our Anderson
counties gas assets.
New finance team
A new CFO has been appointed with good knowledge and experience of the oil
industry. A new assistant to undertake all the daily needs has also been
appointed.
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS:
Sefton has two oil fields, both producing. One is already profitable, and the other is breaking even. This should generate good cashflow for the company over the medium term.
Sefton owns 100% of both its major oil interests and is now demerging its non-controlled oil interests in order to concentrate on those where it has full control (Sefton has recently disposed of its Canadian assets for CDN450k cash).
Sefton is establishing a track record of using modern extraction technologies to improve the efficiency of its fields.
WEAKNESSES:
Sefton has suffered from a number of one-off factors. While these were out of the companys control the problems it has faced since 2002 have held back development and taken up management time. Investor disenchantment may account for the current low rating.
OPPORTUNITIES:
Sefton has acquired acreage for CBM (coal bed methane) in Kansas. CBM gas production is a thriving market and Sefton believes it has acquired the acreage at advantageous prices. While this is a longer term prospect it is an exciting one and could eventually eclipse the oil interests.
There are a number of other fields in the Ventura Basin and more generally in California as a whole that Sefton may look to target now its cash flows are stronger.
Eureka is a semi-exploration play which may contain further upside. This cannot yet be evaluated.
At this valuation the company may prove an attractive target for a larger player.
THREATS
Owing to its geographical location the company continues to be exposed to the threat of bush fires, canyon floods and geological interruption (earthquake risk). Sefton is taking steps to mitigate this risk by investing in Kansas and although Forest Basin area is susceptible to tornados - gas facilities have a minimal surface footprint.
LINKS:
Sefton Resources Web Site
Quarterly Update (Mar 08)
Operations Update Dated 14 January 2008
Hardman Report
Final Results - Year Ended 31 Dec 2006
2007 AGM & Update
In The News - Oil Barrel Dated 31 January 2007
Daily California Crude Oil Prices (MIDWAY SUNSET 13)


rhino213
- 25 Jan 2007 08:27
- 232 of 2350
Latest release from sefton courtesy of AFX & RNS:
RNS:
Sefton Resources Inc
25 January 2007
Sefton Resource Inc
Trading Update
Sefton Resources Inc. (the "Company") today provides a trading update for the
first half of the financial year to 31 December 2006.
The Board anticipates that trading for the Group will be in line with its
expectations, and that it thus continues to trade profitably, during the second
half of 2006. During this period the Group has utilised its cash flow to
refurbish and renew all its surface equipment at Tapia, provide capital to
evaluate Eureka and continue development opportunities in Kansas.
TEG OIL & GAS USA, INC.
Tapia
Oil production at Tapia remained steady averaging over 4,000 BO/mo with the
exception of November when a key well was down for repair for part of the month.
Early decline rates from initial production of the newer wells have flattened
considerably and the current rates are being sustained. Facilities upgrades and
repairs continue at Tapia. Once the work has been completed later this year, it
will be capable of handling an additional 500 barrels of oil a day.
The Company has now received preliminary approval for the drilling of three
additional wells on its Snow USL lease. Permits for 5 wells (Hartje and Yule
Leases) had previously been received and these can be drilled at any time.
Several rigs are now available once the Company has its financing (See Below)
and permits in place.
In December, the Company commissioned the building of a steam generator that
will initially be used to stimulate production at the Tapia field. Construction
is expected to be completed and the steam unit operational about mid-year.
Eureka
The reconnaissance geochemical mapping of the Eureka Canyon field is completed.
Preliminary data is encouraging and supports the Board's plans to develop
further this field. Current production at Eureka is approximated 435 BO/Month.
TEG MIDCONTINENT, INC.
The Board believes that opportunities in Kansas continue to be extensive.
Anderson/Franklin Counties
A recent project developed to the West of the Company's acreage holding has
encouraged TEG MidContinent to consider a number of options. Sure Engineering
was contracted to consolidate and expand the available data, and one of its
conclusions was that:
"Net coal thickness of the Company's leases is 11 to 22 ft in Anderson County,
and 13 to 19 ft in Franklin County, exceeding the averages of the Bourbon Arch.
Thicknesses for the Riverton and Bevier coals on TEG acreage are near the
maximum for the region. TEG owns over 30,000 leasehold acres."
Additional work is now being carried out by Sure Engineering as a result of
successful drilling in the vicinity by other companies.
Leavenworth County
At Leavenworth County, TEG MidContinent has continued to acquire leases in an
area which the Board believes to be very viable. Its total acreage holding is
now over 7500 acres, acquired at competitive prices. In addition TEG is
currently in contract negotiations with several pipeline operators that provide
gas gathering system infrastructure or market access.
FINANCING
Based on the investment to date and the capital requirement needed to develop
these projects, Sefton Resources, Inc. is continuing to evaluate options with a
number of entities regarding the possibility of using debt and/or joint venture
arrangements with an industry partner to maximise the potential and minimise
risks.
CAZA LITIGATION
As indicated in the interim results reported September 22, 2006, Caza Drilling
Inc., and TEG Oil & Gas U.S.A. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sefton
Resources, Inc., were parties to two law suits following the 2002 "blowout" in
Tapia Field. The wrongful death lawsuit relating to the blowout was settled
for $4,200,000 with no liability or costs to Sefton Resources, Inc. or its
subsidiaries. In the lawsuit to claim damages against Caza, an initial
ruling on the litigation went against the Company. Following analysis of the
Ruling and available options, the Parties have agreed to settle the case and
have executed a Settlement Agreement that was agreed to and entered into the
Court records on January 3, 2007. The Settlement Agreement calls for Sefton to
pay $250,000 in exchange for resolution of all matters between the Parties.
The Company's balance sheet includes the contingent liability ($178,000) from
the litigation and as such, there will be no major impact to the Company's
financials.
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT CHANGES
The Board has unanimously agreed that the position of Chairman and Chief
Executive should be divided. As a result Jeremy Delmar-Morgan will become
Non-executive Chairman with Jim Ellerton continuing as Chief Executive. In
addition Cynthia Campbell, who joined the Group from Accountants, Gordon Hughes
& Banks LLP, has been appointed Group Financial Controller.
31/12/06 AUDIT
The Company is pleased to announce that Chantrey Vellacott DFK has been engaged
as the Company's auditors and we expect results to be released in April/May of
this year with an annual meeting expected in May/June.
For more information please contact
Jeremy Delmar-Morgan, Chairman
Telephone: 077 8900 4874
Jim Ellerton, CEO
303 759-2700
AFX:
LONDON (AFX) - Sefton Resources Inc said it anticipates first-half trading to be in line with its expectations with said trading continued to be profitable in the second half.
The company also said it will split the position of chairman and chief executive. It named Jeremy Delmar-Morgan as non-executive chairman and announced that Jim Ellerton will continue as CEO.
The oil company said it will pay 250,000 usd relating to two law suits that followed a 2002 'blowout' in Tapia Field. However, the company expects 'no major impact' on its profit because its balance sheet includes a contingent liability of 178,000 usd from the litigation.
Prices are up slightly already!
NabCom
- 30 Jan 2007 19:50
- 234 of 2350
Sefton on Oilbarrel
30.01.2007
Sefton Resources Weighing Up Its Options To Progress US Field Developments
http://www.oilbarrel.com/news/article.html?body=1&key=oilbarrel_en:1170122429&feed=oilbarrel_en
rhino213
- 01 Feb 2007 11:36
- 235 of 2350
That all looks good to me. They need to be careful not to overstretch themselves though.
There's some buying action going on today. Hopefully we'll see a nice rise in the SP soon. Unless those bloody MM's are playing games again that is!
driver
- 03 Feb 2007 12:31
- 236 of 2350
From the other side courtesy of graylyn
Bull points:.........
1/ Caza case finnaly settled, with only a tiny scratch on finance $72,000 U.S. extra needed to be found on top of the $178,000 already put aside......closure.
2/ Tapia being continuously upgraded to accept up to 500 bopd all should be completed later in the year, this was started last year (If you have no storage where do you put the oil) " Oil production at Tapia remained steady averaging over 4,000 BO/mo with the exception of November when a key well was down for repair for part of the month. Early decline rates from initial production of the newer wells have flattened
considerably and the current rates are being sustained."
3/ The Company has now received preliminary approval for the drilling of three additional wells on its Snow USL lease. Permits for 5 wells (Hartje and Yule Leases) had previously been received and these can be drilled at any time.
4/ Rig availability was a problem......"Several rigs are now available once the Company has its financing and permits in place."
5/ Preparations for steam Injection, to ramp up production..........." In December, the Company commissioned the building of a steam generator that will initially be used to stimulate production at the Tapi field.Construction
is expected to be completed and the steam unit operational about mid-year."
6/ Eureka, survey completed.........." The reconnaissance geochemical mapping of the Eureka Canyon field is completed. Preliminary data is encouraging and supports the Board's plans to develop further this field. Current production at Eureka is approximated 435 BO/Month." Eureka produces a lighter oil than Tapia and commands a higher price per barrel.
7/ CBM leases are growing, massive potential............" The Board believes that opportunities in Kansas continue to be extensive."
Anderson/Franklin Counties
A recent project developed to the West of the Company's acreage holding has encouraged TEG MidContinent to consider a number of options. Sure Engineering was contracted to consolidate and expand the available data, and one of its conclusions was that: "Net coal thickness of the Company's leases is 11 to 22 ft in Anderson County, and 13 to 19 ft in Franklin County, exceeding the averages of the Bourbon Arch.
Whilst at At Leavenworth County, TEG MidContinent has continued to acquire leases in an area which the Board believes to be very viable. Its total acreage holding is now over 7500 acres, acquired at competitive prices. In addition TEG is currently in contract negotiations with several pipeline operators that provide
gas gathering system infrastructure or market access.
8/ Financing.......
"Based on the investment to date and the capital requirement needed to develop these projects, Sefton Resources, Inc. is continuing to evaluate options with a number of entities regarding the possibility of using debt and/or joint venture arrangements with an industry partner to maximise the potential and minimise
risks.
9/ Board changes, this should improve the relationship with pi`s as well as moving the company forward........
"The Board has unanimously agreed that the position of Chairman and Chief Executive should be divided. As a result Jeremy Delmar-Morgan will become Non-executive Chairman with Jim Ellerton continuing as Chief Executive. In addition Cynthia Campbell, who joined the Group from Accountants, Gordon Hughes
& Banks LLP, has been appointed Group Financial Controller."
10/ After last years painfully drawn out realise of the Annual results, a change of auditor...............
"The Company is pleased to announce that Chantrey Vellacott DFK has been engaged as the Company's auditors and we expect results to be released in April/May of this year with an annual meeting expected in May/June."
11/ with around 115 million shares in issue SEFTON IS VALUED at just over 5million @ 4.74p per share they have been profitable for 18 months, they are in a friendly country, analysts have stated that the CMB assets could "Eclipse the oil assets" they own 100% of BOTH oilfields, there is NO debt, they are cash positive they make a profit "WHAT DO WE WANT THE MOON ON A STICK" LOL.
Bear points:.......
1/ Finance needs to be announced (this will be soon I feel)
2/ Investors need to regain confidence in the company (board changes recently made should help)
3/ oil is a risky game
4/ oil price could fall
All just my take on events so far this year, 2007 Seftons recovery year! DYOR
capetown
- 07 Feb 2007 09:43
- 237 of 2350
Driver good morning,looks like this is coming to life again,i hope this time its on an upward trend,have been very tempted to sell in the past but glad i held on.
Greyhound
- 07 Feb 2007 09:58
- 238 of 2350
I think before too long we should see some form of financing package/loan facilities being announced. At that point we should see a sharp move higher.
capetown
- 07 Feb 2007 10:01
- 239 of 2350
Hope so Greyhound,i was up on these but topped up at a much higher SP,my average now is 6.25,
Greyhound
- 07 Feb 2007 10:14
- 240 of 2350
Your avg is not so far away. We're profitable and I'm of the opinion this is very undervalued. Hold tight!
capetown
- 07 Feb 2007 13:39
- 241 of 2350
Nearly 500 thousand buys,and no tick up?,for a small cap thats not good is it?,unless there is a sell order looming,even the early two sells this morning were buys
rhino213
- 07 Feb 2007 15:39
- 242 of 2350
It's probably just the MM's playing silly buggers again. Hopefully we'll see another move before the market closes today and then a decent move before the end of the week.
capetown
- 07 Feb 2007 15:43
- 243 of 2350
Rhino its those mms,just marked it up a FULL .25p and increased the spread to 18%,i wonder if they want pi,s to invest in these,it beggars belief.
explosive
- 07 Feb 2007 22:00
- 245 of 2350
Been in this stock since bush fires wrecked everything and the sp plumpted, some think it'll be record year for temperatures again this year!!
moonshine
- 08 Feb 2007 10:54
- 246 of 2350
The production figures for December were published recently at http://tinyurl.com/2cc7zl. Select TEG from the list of operators and you can see their production at Eureka & Tapia stretching back years.
What is interesting is December's production figures. Sefton have increased production at several of their wells in December. For instance at Hartje 1, production was 109 bbls in December, as opposed to 43 in November, and at Hartje 3, 4, 5, 7, 11 and 12 production more than doubled in December over November production.
This was countered by the fact that Hartje 15 was down. It normally produces 1400 bopm, but only produced 148 bbls for the month. However, it produced those 148 bbls in 1 day!
January's figures will be very interesting, imo. They should be published in early March.
Well |
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
2006 |
2005 |
Hartje 1 |
44 |
40 |
49 |
53 |
43 |
44 |
31 |
39 |
38 |
31 |
43 |
109 |
564 |
633 |
Hartje 3 |
19 |
17 |
22 |
23 |
19 |
19 |
14 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
19 |
47 |
245 |
253 |
Hartje 4 |
58 |
52 |
65 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
51 |
49 |
31 |
43 |
142 |
570 |
569 |
Hartje 5 |
46 |
41 |
52 |
56 |
45 |
46 |
38 |
40 |
39 |
32 |
44 |
113 |
592 |
565 |
Hartje 7 |
212 |
122 |
139 |
255 |
112 |
0 |
167 |
105 |
181 |
146 |
204 |
520 |
2163 |
2318 |
Hartje 11 |
79 |
71 |
90 |
95 |
76 |
78 |
69 |
69 |
67 |
55 |
76 |
194 |
1019 |
1093 |
Hartje 12 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
145 |
165 |
161 |
131 |
182 |
464 |
1318 |
133 |
Yule 2 |
16 |
22 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
188 |
381 |
Yule 5 |
47 |
67 |
25 |
37 |
36 |
17 |
54 |
59 |
51 |
49 |
51 |
46 |
539 |
609 |
Yule 7 |
515 |
380 |
555 |
577 |
453 |
252 |
385 |
446 |
461 |
393 |
495 |
410 |
5322 |
2537 |
Yule 10 |
420 |
678 |
370 |
414 |
534 |
417 |
542 |
606 |
470 |
493 |
478 |
418 |
5840 |
3070 |
Hartje 13 |
883 |
1062 |
721 |
575 |
263 |
137 |
525 |
629 |
562 |
523 |
393 |
604 |
6877 |
7339 |
Hartje 14 |
712 |
639 |
554 |
124 |
0 |
183 |
337 |
705 |
663 |
237 |
1218 |
840 |
6212 |
6230 |
Hartje 15 |
1827 |
1368 |
1688 |
1674 |
1854 |
1730 |
1573 |
1279 |
1270 |
948 |
1059 |
148 |
16418 |
8334 |
Total Wells Listed |
4890 |
4569 |
4349 |
3951 |
3461 |
2947 |
3935 |
4230 |
3884 |
3098 |
4322 |
4070 |
47867 |
34064 |
Total SER production |
5129 |
4789 |
4624 |
4171 |
3674 |
3213 |
4130 |
4474 |
4481 |
3537 |
4325 |
4495 |
51042 |
39320 |
Greyhound
- 08 Feb 2007 11:07
- 247 of 2350
Informative post, thanks Moonshine.
moonshine
- 13 Feb 2007 11:04
- 248 of 2350
It would appear that the table of oil production at each well is not correct, although the total production level is. Apologies for posting wrong info. A couple of posters of advfn queried the number of days Hartje 15 was in production, and posted this response from Gary Dillabaugh:
The DOGGR website figures for Tapia Dec. 2006 are correct for total bbls produced 4070 bbls. of oil.
- The error noted was in how the total production of the field was allocated to the individual wells, particularly Hartje #15. Somehow, (either in the TEG report or by the DOGGR clerk) Harje #15 was input as pumping only one day in the month of December. But please understand that having lower allocated oil production in one well is made up in the allocations for the other wells - the total remains the same.
- There is no "substantial increase" in production reported as alluded to. In fact, the December Tapia numbers were lower by 252 bbls total over the field. The production for Tapia has been relatively flat for Q3 and Q4 2006.The secretary will return to the office tomorrow and she will track down the source of the allocation errors. Please understand that we do not input the data to the DOGGR website ourselves. The only access we have to the DOGGR website is the same as you. We submit a paper report on a monthly basis. DOGGR staff then inputs data in their format. If we see errors on the website(and we will monitor this more regularly), then we can submit a request for change. It may take the DOGGR 2 to 3 months to implement these requests and change their website. There is no way to change data input errors on the DOGGR website in a day or so as suggested.
- If you check other Oil ans Gas Producers data on the website, you will see that many are 3 or so months behind in submitting data to be posted. TEG is prompt in getting the data in as soon as final shipping numbers are available.
-It should be noted that production numbers for individual wells in a field can fluctuate wildly on a daily and monthly basis for a variety of reasons (mechanical/ electrical conditions, changes in subsurface reservoirs, timing of well tests, adjacent well production characteristics, etc., etc) and therefore not a reliable criterion as a basis for any investment decision.
Thank you for your interest in Sefton,
RAS
- 14 Feb 2007 17:33
- 249 of 2350
Interesting little o&g stock. Am watching closely for a good opportunity to add to the portfolio.
Appears to have an exciting and substantial programme of growth ahead, but clearly lacks any means to carry it out.
If and when they acquire the funds required (which will be substantial), or enter joint venture agreements to enable them to carry their plans through, then that will completely transform the company and I can see a very substantial upside here.
But I can't get a feel for the timescales involved, before this happens. Can anyone help me out here? ie does anyone expect this to happen next week/month and what are the causes of the delay?
In the meantime I may just buy a few because at this price it appears very good value anyway, but I hate buying on large spreads, and I also hate sitting on my hands for months with nothing happening.
Will continue to watch closely.
Greyhound
- 15 Feb 2007 10:34
- 250 of 2350
RAS, my interpretation is that they are in the process of negotiating facilities in order to exploit the CBM opportunites. They are probably also looking at a joint venture, so I would imagine that we're looking at some sort of announcement by early summer I would hope at the latest.
Just a longshot, by your initials are you ex GSK?
RAS
- 15 Feb 2007 11:07
- 251 of 2350
No, not ex GSK..
The CBM opportunities look promising, but it appears they are in a very early stage regarding development, in that they have just bought the leases. This will probably take years to get to the same stage as their oil operations. It is a longer term game, whereas their oil operations are at a much more developed stage and look ready to milk for a big increase in production.
So they really should be looking to get funds to expand their oil operations as a top priority. Do you think they may do a JV on that? I would be quite surprised if they went down that route.