Recompletion Ops Begin at Empyrean's Cartwright Well

Empyrean Energy Plc, the condensate and gas producer, provides the following update on operations at the Riverbend Project in Texas.

Empyrean advised that it has been advised by Krescent Energy Partners II LP (KEP II), the operator, that recompletion operations have commenced at the Cartwright-1H well.

The re-completion is expected to take a number of weeks.

Background

As previously announced on 19 March 2013, Empyrean has received, and elected to proceed with a proposal to re-complete the Cartwright-1H well in the Wilcox interval between 9584 feet to 9590 feet in vertical depth. The Wilcox interval is shallower than the original Austin Chalk target and KEP II interprets from petro-physical analysis that it may be productive. KEP II has also interpreted from seismic that the Wilcox zone of interest appears to be stratigraphic in nature as no structural closure has been mapped.

The existing well has a downhole obstruction that is currently limiting production to sub-economic flow rates from the Austin Chalk zone. The operator will re-enter the existing well bore and set a plug above the downhole obstruction and then proceed with operations to perforate and test the shallower Wilcox zone. The anticipated cost of the operation is approximately $125,000 - $200,000 and therefore Empyrean's share of these costs is expected to be in the range of $12,500 - $20,000.

KEP II believes that a successful re-completion in the Wilcox zone of interest would deliver flow rates in the range of 30 - 40 barrels of oil per day and 200,000 - 250,000 cubic feet of gas per day. KEP II has advised that future operational plans will depend on well response to the re-completion operations.