markymar
- 15 Aug 2005 15:14
http://www.falklands-oil.com/
http://www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk
http://www.argosresources.com/


Rockhopper was established in 2004 with a strategy to invest in and undertake an offshore oil exploration programme in the North Falkland Basin. It was floated on AIM in August 2005. Rockhopper was the first company to make a commercial oil discovery in the Falklands. Today Rockhopper is the largest acreage holder in the North Falkland Basin, with interests in the Greater Mediterranean region.
Proselenes
- 08 Sep 2010 14:33
- 2517 of 6294
Nice rises yesterday and today....... decent buying, good demand.
mad hatter
- 09 Sep 2010 09:48
- 2519 of 6294
"FIG's recent statement"
Who is FIG?
Can someone give a link?
Thanks
mad hatter
- 09 Sep 2010 10:48
- 2521 of 6294
Thanks Marky
Proselenes
- 13 Sep 2010 02:16
- 2522 of 6294
I think a lot of people are missing the point on RKH flow tests on various boards.
Before anything else you must consider ;
1/ The Sea Lion well was an exploration well, therefore it is not in the optimal place given all the new data they have since drilling and the interpretation of that data. Being in a non-optimal place any flow test will be limited in terms of rates.
2/ The Sea Lion well will be Plugged and Abandoned after the flow test, due to it being non-optimal placing in hindsight and also it costs far too much money to keep a well in "suspended" status when production is years away. This campaign is about proving oil.
3/ Appraisal well/s will be drilled, not only to map out the size and depth of the structure (given they have not found the oil/water contact and it may be much bigger than presently thought), but also to check the flow rates from more "optimal" locations for production wells.
4/ Appraisal wells, being located in "optimal" places (based on the new data) will likely flow at much higher rates.
All that is being done here is basic flow testing to allow the models to have some real data to work on, which will then allow them to know what future appraisal wells and production wells in optimal locations should flow at.
"Successful" flow tests here are simply " .......a flow rate that validates the models and allows the company to be sure than future optimal placed wells in other locations in the Sea Lion structure should produce at xxxx bopd flow rates..........".
Thats all, its very simple.
Balerboy
- 13 Sep 2010 08:20
- 2523 of 6294
Trying to convince himself of too much ramping....4.50 still on the cards.,.
Proselenes
- 14 Sep 2010 04:04
- 2524 of 6294

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cynic
- 14 Sep 2010 08:29
- 2525 of 6294
Mr P ..... as has been posted previously by myself and others, that's just a load of utter bollocks as none from J, F or S have even been spudded let alone anything found ..... what MAY be found, or not as the case may be, is pure conjecture
Balerboy
- 14 Sep 2010 08:33
- 2526 of 6294
i didn't like to mention it....
cynic
- 14 Sep 2010 08:39
- 2527 of 6294
wuss!
Balerboy
- 14 Sep 2010 08:54
- 2528 of 6294
lol
cynic
- 14 Sep 2010 09:34
- 2530 of 6294
come on Marky .... you should have learned by now (Ernest and Liz et al) that what a company may HOPE to find is a long long way from the actuality .... none of them intentionally drills a dud!
required field
- 14 Sep 2010 09:55
- 2531 of 6294
If it doesn't flow....we are doomed...doomed....in the words of "Fraser"..from Dad's army....and this will be titled Rockflopper II....
markymar
- 14 Sep 2010 10:01
- 2532 of 6294
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq1a-IBaBlU&feature=related
RF my fav Dads army clip!!
Early days Cynic.....a good day to get in them fields and get some logs...chop chop!!!
cynic
- 14 Sep 2010 10:14
- 2533 of 6294
am very happy with current position ..... banked adequate profit from shorting FOGL (arguably a bit early) and added some long DES (pure spec trade i reckon) to my existing o'weight position in RKH
HARRYCAT
- 14 Sep 2010 10:31
- 2534 of 6294
It's going to be tricky deciding what to do once the SL flow test comes in, assuming it is good. The sp should increase, but once the well is plugged I can see a lot of investors locking in profit on what has been a very good run. Expecting every well to be a gusher is crazy, imo, so each well has to be a new risk, with the appropriate losses & gains in the sp. I think my strategy will be to sell 75% of my holding & let the rest run, as much of the current sp, as I am sure certain individuals will point out, is derisked. At this point, I would rather not think about the downside of a disappointing flow test!
cynic
- 14 Sep 2010 10:33
- 2535 of 6294
my strategy will be to have a loaded revolver by my side with a phial of hemlock should my nerve fail re blowing out my brains!