Current Activities
Operations Update: January 14, 2008
Sefton Resources Inc, the AIM listed oil and gas production
company with assets in California and Kansas announces that significant progress
was achieved during the final quarter of the year despite the fires that caused
havoc in California.
TEG Oil and Gas USA, Inc. ("TEG USA")
Production from Sefton's wholly owned subsidiary TEG
USA averaged 193 BOPD during the month of December, 2007, thus finishing
the year with a strong production increase at the Tapia Field in California.
This increase was due to the excellent results from the two-well drilling
programme completed in late November. The two wells, Hartje#16 and Hartje#17
had combined 30 day average initial production rates of 78 BOPD. This increase
in oil production, combined with record oil prices, has resulted in a significant
improvement in cash flow.
TEG USA plans to follow up these drillings with a three-to-four
well drilling programme beginning in February. These planned wells will be
similar in scope to the previous wells. TEG USA entered into a drilling contract
with Kenai Drilling on January 8, 2008 to perform this work.
As previously announced, TEG USA is moving forward with its
steam pilot testing of the Yule #7 and Yule #10 wells, also at the Tapia Field,
using propane gas as fuel. The change in source fuel was made after mechanical
issues were identified in one of TEG USA's gas source wells. Despite having
other gas wells available for use, TEG USA believes the decision to use propane
is sound because it can test the viability of steam stimulation without excess
well repair expenditures and utilize available monies on the drilling of new
oil wells; it can also expedite the programme without constructing a gas supply
line from the neighbouring lease where other gas wells are located.
Constructing gas supply lines and determining what wells
will provide gas for a steam programme can be designed once the steam pilot
results have been evaluated.
At TEG USA's Eureka Canyon oil field the reconnaissance survey
was completed and an infill exploratory geochemical survey is planned during
2008.
TEG MidContinent, Inc. ("TEG MidContinent")
TEG MidContinent moved cautiously during 2007,
responding to the varied results achieved by industry operators in the Forest
City Basin in Kansas. It has selectively focused on prime acreage in its lease
acquisition programme and undertaken geological and engineering studies.
During the year TEG MidContinent acquired an additional 5,000
acres and now its Anderson and Franklin County project is comprised of approximately
36,000 acres. The additional acreage has close proximity to pipelines and is
supported by
extensive geology, including detailed coal maps. The acreage is situated such
that TEG MidContinent has coverage on both conventional oil and gas possibilities
and on the thicker, potentially more productive, Bevier and Riverton coal deposits.
In addition TEG MidContinent's acreage position in Leavenworth County is now
7,000 acres, which also provides excellent potential for both conventional
and unconventional gas plays.
TEG MidContinent has contracted for design of a "pilot
drilling programme" that is expected be implemented during 2008. Discussions
continue with a number of potential joint venture partners which would allow
TEG MidContinent to expand the planned drilling programme.
Other Matters
Sefton also announces that a former director, Karl Arleth, has elected
to convert a loan note of $39,310 into 330,827 shares of the Company at an
exercise price of £0.06 per share. These shares will be admitted to trading
on AIM on 17 January, 2008.
Chairman, Jeremy Delmar-Morgan, commented: 'We finished the
year in good form, despite the late arrival of the drill rig and the Californian
fires which meant that it was not until December that we could see the rewards
from the start of our drilling programme. The pilot steaming programme continues
with the use of propane gas. We decided to follow this route so that we can
quickly attain the data we need to determine the most effective way of increasing
production from existing and future wells. In addition this should improve
reserves, as well as cash flow. With the $10m line of credit available for
our development programmes, we start 2008 in an excellent position to exploit
all the ground work that has been put in place during the last two years.