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EmperorEnergy(ASX:EMP)
EnergyMinesandMoneyConferenceBrisbane
June2019
Disclaimer
This presentation is for the sole purpose of preliminary background information to enable recipients to review the business activities of Emperor Energy Limited ABN 56 006 024 764 (ASX: EMP). The material provided to you does not constitute an invitation, solicitation, recommendation or an offer to purchase or subscribe for securities. Copies of Company announcements including this presentation may be downloaded from www.emperorenergy.com.au or general enquires may be made by telephone to the Company on (612) 9275 8878. Emperor Energy Limited, formerly Oil Basins Limited (ABN 56 006 024 764) and its subsidiaries are not the legal entity / corporation of the same name registered in Bermuda ("the Bermuda Corporation") and does not dispense the BHP Billiton Petroleum-ExxonMobil Weeks Royalty pertaining to oil & gas production from Bass Strait. None of the Company or its Directors or officers are associated with the Bermuda Corporation and the Company has no interest in any such royalty. The information in this document will be subject to completion, verification and amendment, and should not be relied upon as a complete and accurate representation of any matters that a potential investor should consider in evaluating Emperor Energy Limited. Assumed in-the ground values of unrisked prospective potential resources assets as stated in text (ignoring finding and development costs). No assumption of either commercial success or development is either implied with their adoption by either the Company and its directors and representatives in the application of these indicative values to its assets. Information on the Reserves and Resources on the Company’s operated assets in this release are based on an independent evaluations conducted by 3D-Geo Pty Ltd (3D-Geo). 3D-Geo is a independent geoscience consultancy specialising in petroleum. The technical work was undertaken by a team of geoscientists and petrophysicists and is based on open-file seismic and well data and data supplied by EMP. The technical assessment was performed primarily by, or under the supervision of Keven Asquith, Director 3D-Geo. The technical information quoted has been complied and / or assessed by Mr. Geoff Geary who is a professional geologist (Bachelor Science – Geology) with over 35 years standing and who is a Member of Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia. Mr. Geary has consented to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which they originally appear – investors should at all times refer to appropriate ASX Releases. Investment in Emperor Energy Limited is regarded as speculative and this presentation includes certain forward looking statements that have been based on current expectations about future acts, events and circumstances. These forward-looking statements are, however, subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause those acts, events and circumstances to differ materially from the expectations described in such forward looking statements. These factors include, among other things, commercial and other risks associated with estimation of potential hydrocarbon resources, the meeting of objectives and other investment considerations, as well as other matters not yet known to the Company or not currently considered material by the Company. Emperor Energy Limited and its directors and representatives accepts no responsibility to update any person regarding any error or omission or change in the information in this presentation or any other information made available to a person or any obligation to furnish the person with further information and Emperor Energy Limited and its directors and representatives do not endorse or take any responsibility for investments made.
Disclaimer
• NewmanagementteamappointedApril2019• BassStraitGasExplorationFocus
• 100%ownershipofExplorationPermitVic/P47(JudithStructure)
• IndependentResourceStatementcompletedbyRISCNovember2018• 2CContingentResource(GasSales)of122Bcf• P50UnriskedProspectiveResource(GasSales)of844Bcf
• GasProductionDynamicModellingcompletedby3D-GeoNovember2018• SimulatedJudithproductionwellsestimatedtoeachdeliver;
• 20to30MillionStandardCubicFeetPerDay(MMcf/d)• 5WellProgramsimulatedtodeliver29Bcf/yearacross20yearperiod
• OceanReachAdvisoryrecentlyappointedtofindmajorprojectpartner• Discussions underwaywith potential partners for Infrastructure and gasOff-Take
agreements
KeyPoints
• ASXListedEnergyCompany• 1.017BillionOrdinaryShares (ASX:EMP)• 518MillionOptions (ASX:EMPOC)
• MarketCapitalisation$3Million
• Strongmanagementteamwithextensiveexplorationandfinancialexperience
• Strongshareholderalignment• Managementholding10%ownership• Top20holding65%ownership
Auditors Deloitte,Melbourne Office: Level32,1MarketStLawyers HopgoodGamin,Perth SydneyNSWAustralia2000 Shareregistry Automic,Sydney Phone: +61292758878Website: www.emperorenergy.com.au email:
Companyoverview
CarlDumbrell,Director• AppointedJuly2015• EMPCompanySecretary• CharteredAccountant,Australia,England&Wales
• CEO/ExecutiveDirectorHerenciaResourcesPlc(AIM:HER)
MalcolmKing,Director• AppointedApril2019• Over30yearsexperiencein
upstreamoil&gas• FormerheadofCommercial
andBusinessDevelopforSennexEnergyASX:SXY
• WellsitegeologistforShellduringthedrillingoftheJudith-1GasDiscovery
PhilMcNamara,Director• AppointedApril2019• 37yearsintheresourceindustry
• FormerCEOandManagingDirector,AmourEnergyASX:AJQ
• FormerManagingDirectorWaratahCoal
• QualifiedMiningEngineer
GeoffGeary,GeologicalConsultant
• Over35yearsexperienceasageologistinthePetroleumindustry
• MemberofthePetroleumExplorationSocietyofAustralia.
• ExtensiveexperienceintheBassStraitwithShell
ManagementTeam
NigelHarvey,Director
• AppointedApril2019,waspreviouslyadirectorofEMP
• Chairmanofmidsizenotforprofitorganisation
• AFSLlicenceholder• FormerinvestmentbankerwithJPMorganandMacquarie
PermitType LocationOwnershipVic/P47 ExplorationPermit OffshoreGippslandBasin 100%Backreef ExplorationArea OnshoreCanningBasin 100%R1/R3 RetentionLease OffshoreCarnarvonBasin100%
ScheduleofTenements
• Australia’spremierhydrocarbonprovince• Located200kmeastofMelbourne• Explorationcommencedin1924• Over400explorationwells• Some90,000linekmof2Dseismic• Morethanforty3Dseismicsurveys• Petroleuminfrastructurewelldeveloped
withanetworkofpipelinestoonshorepetroleumprocessingfacilitiesatLongfordandOrbost.
• GasdeliveredacrosssoutheasternAustraliatoSydney,Adelaide,TasmaniaandQueensland
• OperatorsincludeEsso/BHPP,SevenGroup,3D-OilandCooperEnergy
• Esso/BHPhavedevelopedtheKippergasfieldadjacenttoVic/P47investingover$5.5billioninthebasinaspartofitsKipper–Tuna–Turrumgasproject
• RecentdevelopmentofSoleGasFieldbyCooper
GippslandBasin
Vic/P47-BassStraitVictoria• EMPholds100%of202km2Vic/P47Permit• EMPisOperatorofthePermit• Shallowwaterdepths:20–85m• Two-gasdiscoverywellsdrilledwithinthepermit:
• Judith-1drilledbyShellin1989• Moby-1drilledbyBassStraitOilin2004
• 3Dseismicreprocessing,mappingandinterpretationcompletedinAugust2017
• PetrophysicsstudycompletedMarch2018• ResourceStatementcompletedbyIndependent
ResourceCertifier,RISCNovember2018• GasProductionDynamicModellingcompleted
November2018by3D-Geo• Judithislocated2kmnorthoftheKipperGas
FieldbroughtrecentlyintoproductionbyEsso/BHPPetroleum
• Permitrenewedfor5yearsinFebruary2018
GippslandBasinCurrentandPotentialFutureDevelopments-FieldSize
Field ProductionLicence/Permit Operator Reserve/Resource
Category EstimatedInitialResource(Bcf)
SourceReference
Judith VicP47 Emperor 2CContingent 122 1,2
Judith VicP47 Emperor P50Prospective 844 1,2
Sole Vic/L32 Cooper 2CContingent 236 6
Manta Vic/RL13 Cooper 2CContingent 101 6
Manta Vic/RL13 Cooper P50Prospective 499 6
Kipper Vic/L09&Vic/L25 Esso Uncategorized 588 5
Turrum Esso Uncategorized 1000 5
SouthEastRemora Vic/RL4 Esso Uncategorized 265 3,7
LongtomWells3&4 Vic/L29 SGHEnergy Uncategorized 20 3,4,8
LongtomProposedWell5 Vic/L29 SGHEnergy Uncategorized 60 3,4,8
TopJudithGasSand1DepthMap
ContourInterval:25m
ProximityofotherGasFields
RegionalMapofTopEmperorGasSandsshowingOilandGasFieldsadjacenttoVIC/P47
TopEmperorGasSandsRegional
DepthMapContourInterval:25m
Tuna
Patricia/Baleen
Longtom
Kipper
Strzelecki
Moby
SELongtom
GasField
OilFieldGreaterJudith
GreaterJudith Judith-1
NorthernTerrace
Vic/P47
TopJudithGasSand1DepthMap
ContourInterval:25m
JudithStructure
TopEmperorGasSandsinterpretedandmappedfromreprocessed3DseismicdatawithinVic/P47showinglocationofJudith-1drilledclosetogas
watercontactsandsignificantlydown-dipfromstructuralcrest.
TopJudithGasSand1DepthMap
ContourInterval:25m
StaticModel
GreaterJudithProspect3DStructuralModelshowingthestructuralframework(horizonsandfaults)3D-Geo
Vic/P47VolumetricsSummary
SummaryofContingentandProspectiveResourcesfortheJudithGasFieldinVIC/P47(RISC,November2018)
JudithGasDiscovery ContingentResources Low1C Best2C High3C
GIIP Bcf 85 229 302
Salesgas Bcf 34 122 202
Condensate MMbbl 0.6 1.3 3.8
JudithGasDiscovery UnriskedProspectiveResources(SalesGas) P90 P50 P10
Judith Deep Bcf 46 63 82
West Bcf 54 65 77
Central Bcf 120 183 268 North Bcf 98 137 180
North East Bcf 169 239 321
North West Bcf 63 89 120
South Bcf 30 68 181
Total Bcf 580 844 1229
DynamicModelling
• StaticgeologicalmodeldevelopedusingSchlumberger’sPetrelsoftwareforJudith1andgreaterJudithStructure
• Toconfirmwellproductivityandgasproductionforecasts,3D-GEOthendevelopedaDynamicReservoirModelusingSchlumberger’sEclipsesoftware.
• TheDynamicModelsimulatedhydrocarbonflowforthesevenseparatereservoirs(fourJudithGasSandsandthreeunderlyingLongtomGasSands)
• Themodelemployeda350mmaximumgascolumnineachblock,exceptintheJudithGasblockwherethecontactwasdefinedas25mbelowtheLowestKnownGasintheJudith-1well.
• Dailyproductionwaslimitedtoanominal80MMscf/dwiththepurposeofreflectingthecapacityofthenearbyOrbostGasProcessingPlant.
• Fiveverticalwellsweremodelled,withonewelleachintheJudithGasBlock,JudithCentral,JudithNortheast,JudithNorth,andJudithNorthwest.
• Thesetimingofthewellswasstaggered.ThesimulationassumesWell1,Well2andWell3beingdrilledinthefirstyear.ThesimulationthenallowsforWell4tobedrilledinYear4andWell5tobedrilledinYear8.
• Wellsimulationresultsindicatedwellproductionratesrangedbetween20and30MMcf/dwhiletotaldailyproductionwaslimitedto80MMscfd.DeclinerateswerecontrolledbyBottomHolePressuresinthewells.
5WellSimulation
DynamicModelofEmperorGasSandsillustratingthefivewelldevelopmentplan
DynamicModellingOutput
DynamicModelGasProductionForecastforfivewelldevelopmentplan(3D-GEO)
Petro-physicsStudyCompleted
• NetReservoirThicknessof234m• Four(4)reservoirs• Netgaspay(ingassands)of162m
• AveragePorosityingaspayreservoirsof13-14.9%• AveragePermeabilitiesingaspayreservoirsof0.7-1.9millidarcies(md)• AverageGasSaturationsforgassandsvaryfrom39.9-45.4%• Lowest-Known-Gas(LKG)pickedinfourreservoirs
• suggeststhatGas-Water-Contactsarenearbydown-dipfromJudith-1
• Judith-1drilledthroughamajorfault50mabovetheuppergassand• Fluidflowfromthefaultzonehaslikelycausedlocalreductioninporosityandpermeability
• EvaluationsuggeststhatDepth-of-Burialisthemajorfactorcontrollingreservoirdegradation• Improvedgasreservoircharacteristicsasgoodas,ifnotbetterthantheLongtomwellsare
expectedtobedevelopedup-dipofJudith
• LongtomAnaloguesuggeststhatJudith-1gasreservoirsarelikelytobesufficientlydevelopedovertheJudithstructuretobecommerciallyproductiveparticularlywherehorizontaldrillingisemployedindevelopmentwellsasattheLongtomGasField
AnaloguewithLongtomProductionField
JudithStructureinVic/P47islocated15kmalongstriketotheEastofLongtomProductionField
LongtomAnalogue
WellcorrelationbetweenLongtomWellsandJudith-1suggestspotentialforadditionalreservoirdevelopmentbelowTotalDepth(TD)ofJudith-1Thisincludestheintervalthatflowedat13.6MMscf/dfromDST-1atLongtom-2
2019BusinessSchedule-Vic/P47
PartnershipDevelopment• OceanReachAdvisoryrecentlyappointedtoassistinglobal
searchforexplorationanddevelopmentpartner.• EmperorEnergytoprogresswithscopingstudycostingsfor
• FieldDevelopment• GasProduction• GasDelivery
• EstablishConditionalGasSupplyContracts• EstablishPartnershipforInfrastructureandGasDeliveryWellDesignEngineering• CommencementofengineeringworkfordesignofwellEnvironmentalandDrillingApprovals• Commencementofenvironmental&drillingapprovalprocess
CommenceGlobalSearchforExplorationPartner,May2019
CommenceExplorationWellDrillingApproval
ProcessQtr3/4,2019
WellDesignEngineeringand
Costing.Qtr3/4,2019
ProgressPartnershipDevelopmentforgasdeliveryandofftake
2ndHalf2019
CanningBasin,WesternAustraliaBackreefBlock
CanningBasin,WesternAustraliaBackreefBlock
• EMPowns100%oftheBackreefBlockandisOperator• Backreef-1wasdrilledinOctober2010toadepthof1800m• OilwasdiscoveredinporousandpermeableLaureldolomites• Productiontestsconfirmedthediscoveryasnon-commercial• Thewelliscurrentlycasedandsuspendedat1155m• EnvironmentalplanlodgedinSeptember2017• EnvironmentalworkwascompletedinQ4,2018• Followingtheimprovementinglobaloilprices,thecompanyismonitoring
explorationactivityinthebasinwithconsiderationofpotentiallyundertakingfurtherworkatBackreef
CarnarvonBasin,WesternAustraliaRetentionLeaseR3/R1(Cyrano)
• CyranohasContingentResource(2C)of3.01MMbblofoil• AdditionalProspectiveResources(P50)estimatedat0.928MMbbl
CarnarvonBasin,WesternAustraliaRetentionLeaseR3/R1(Cyrano)
• EMPisOperatorandholds100%ofR3/R1• PermitArea–81km2
• TheCyranoOilFieldwasdiscoveredin2003• Thefieldisdefinedby4vintagewellsand3Dseismic• Thefieldinlocatedin17mofwater.• Productivereservoirscommenceat600mdepth.• Permitrenewedfor5yearsinearly2017• EMPislookingtofarmoutR1/R3
EmperorEnergy
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