HOUSTON, TEXAS — (Marketwire) — 06/27/12 — CUB Energy Inc. (“CUB”, or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: KUB), announces KUB-Gas LLC (“KUB-Gas”), a subsidiary in which CUB has a 30% ownership interest, has entered into a contract with Burova Kompaniya Ukrburservice LLC (“Ukrburservice”) under which Ukrburservice will provide their Rig #1 to drill the Makeevskoye-16 (“M-16”) well.
The Ukrburservice Rig#1 is a 2,000 horsepower National Oilwell Varco (“NOV”) drilling rig manufactured in Canada in 2010. It has a lifting capacity of 450 metric tonnes and a depth rating of 7,000 metres. The projected total depth (“TD”) of the M-16 well is 3,850 metres and will be the deepest well drilled KUB-Gas to date. This deep test well will evaluate stacked potential reservoir targets in Moscovian, Bashkirian and Serpukhovian aged rocks. Rig moving operations will commence immediately. The M-16 well is expected to spud in mid-August 2012 and take 60 days to reach planned TD.
The contracting of the Ukrburservice Rig#1 will allow for an acceleration of the 2012 drilling program. The KUB-Gas owned NOV rig, which was manufactured in Canada in 2007 with a lifting capacity of 200 metric tonnes and a depth rating of 3,050 metres, is currently being moved from the North Makeevskoye-1 (“NM-1”) location to the Makeevskoye-20 (“M-20”) location. NM-1 reached a TD of 2,500 metres in mid-June and was cased to TD after log and drilling information indicated 4 potential hydrocarbon-bearing zones. Drilling of the M-20 well is expected to commence mid-July with a projected TD of 2,000 metres. The well will target an amplitude anomaly defined by seismic and is a follow-up delineation well to the successful M-19 and M-21 wells.
“With the success the Company has had on the M field, we are excited about the potential of the M-16 and M-20 wells. The M-20 development well, located approximately 900 metres southeast of the currently producing M-19 well and within the same seismic anomaly, is indicative of the Company–s strategy of accelerating the drilling of low risk development wells. At the same time, the Company maintains its commitment to growth by allocating a portion of its capital to moderate risk exploratory wells that can add significant value and provide multiple offset drilling locations for the future. With a target depth of 3850 metres, M-16 will not only target formations that currently produce within the M field, but will also target deeper formations that have only been sparsely tested within M license.” Said Mr Cliff M. West, Executive Vice President and COO.
The Company also reports completion of the previously announced workover of the Rusko-Komarovske-6 (“RK-6”) well. The latest reported production (June 24, 2012) was 211Mcf/d from the Miocene Lukivska Formation through a 7mm choke, with Flowing Wellhead Pressure of 15.5 atm and Casing Pressure of 26.2 atm. This compares to production of 150Mcf/d through Open Flow, with a Wellhead Pressure of 14.6 atm and Casing pressure of 22.3 atm prior to the workover. Additionally, the Company is considering upgrading the RK field gas plant to accommodate the increase of production anticipated from the multi-well development program planned to commence in the 4th Quarter 2012.
About CUB Energy Inc.
CUB Energy Inc. is a TSX Venture Exchange company focused on the exploration and development of oil and gas in Ukraine. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with offices in Kyiv, Ukraine. Cub has 110,000 net acres, in nine fields, in the two major producing basins within Ukraine. The Company–s strategy is to use western technology and capital, combined with local expertise to create value in its undeveloped land base, building a portfolio of high margin producing oil and gas assets. Cub shares are traded under the stock symbol KUB.
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