Sefton Resources is a USA focused Oil & Gas producer that is entering an exciting period in its expansion, with a pending full field steam flood at its flagship Tapia oilfield in California and first revenues from its gas pipelines in Kansas. Elsewhere in California the company are also intending to move its 100% owned Eureka oil field up the value chain with some potentially lucrative joint venture agreements and expansion of existing operations.
At Tapia an uplift in production after the implementation of Dr Ali’s steam flood design (engineers have suggested 800 to 1800 bopd ), along with improved recovery rates of up to 70 % , and the current heavy oil premium above Nymex, will make Tapia a very profitable operation capable of not only underpinning the company,s nearterm future, but also provide a platform to move the group to its stated aim of becoming a solid midcap producer.
With so much near-term cash flow potential, 2012 is shaping up as a landmark year for Sefton.
Company Assets Overview #
In California, Sefton has 100% working interests in two fields in the Ventura Basin. The first of these is Tapia. This is a heavy oil (17-19°API) field extending over 262 acres and including four lease areas – Hartje, Lackie, Snow and Yule. The second field is Eureka Canyon – containing medium oil (28°API) and extending over an area of 1,510 acres.
In Kansas, Sefton’s assets include three gas-gathering pipelines – LAGGS, Vanguard and Waverly. The LAGGS and Vanguard pipelines extend over 20 and 26 miles, respectively in Leavenworth county and both have an 8-10 mmcfd capacity. They give Sefton the ability to capture gas over a 200 mile area. It is envisaged that the two pipelines will eventually be linked. The Waverly pipeline is located in Anderson county. It covers 22 miles and also has the capacity to move 10 mmcfd.
Sefton also has 100% working interests in over 45,000 acres in the Forest City Basin, which contains the Leavenworth and Anderson county pipelines and holds reserves of both conventional oil and gas and CBM gas.
Reserves #
The Group’s latest reported estimate for proven reserves in California, is 3.74 mmbbls. The report classifies 0.44 mmbbls (12%) as PDP, 1.22 mmbbls (33%) as PDNP and 2.08 mmbbls (55%) as PUD – giving an indication of upside. Sefton’s reserve report includes nothing for either probable or possible reserves. Suspension of the cyclic steam flood programme meant that reserves associated with it were, temporarily, classed as PDNP. With the resumption of the programme in early 2012, these will have been moved back into the PDP category.The latest estimate for OOIP in the Tapia Field is 11.6 mmbbls. The big question for Sefton,though, is that of recoverability given that Tapia holds heavy oil. The current 2.728 mmbbl EUR estimate recognises the benefit of improved production technology and the contribution from the various steam flood pilots and assumes that the current producing wells are augmented by the drilling of further producers.The recoverable reserve estimate assumes the use only of primary production, and would equate to the recovery of just 23.5% of OOIP. Production to 31 December 2011, of 1.84 mmbbls, represents 67% of the EUR figure.
Kansas Cpr #
ANDERSON COUNTY AREA
Anderson County Squirrel oil resources Prospective Oil : 1.97 MMBO : $105.98m * $68.79m **
Anderson County Warner Sand gas resources Prospective Gas :17.23 BCF : $31.89m * $18.73m **
Anderson & Franklin CountiesCBM gas resources Contingent Gas : 35.51BCF : $110.23m * $25.98m **
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY AREA
Leavenworth County CBM gas resources Contingent Gas : 2.51 BCF : $6.25m * $1.55m **
Leavenworth County CBM gas resources Possible Gas : 0.53 BCF : $1.93m * $1.02m **
PIPELINES
Anticipated pipeline revenue Gas : Net Vol > 10 MMcfd - $60.37m * $23.89m **
Total $316.7m * - $140.0m ** Revenue Key > > Cumulative Cash Flow * NPV 10 **
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