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REGINA, SK / ACCESSWIRE / April 19, 2022 / ROK Resources Inc. ("ROK" or the "Company") (TSXV:ROK) is pleased to announce the results of its April 1, 2022 independent reserves evaluation, which includes the reserve volumes from its recent acquisition (the "Acquisition"), as defined in the press release dated March 7, 2022. The evaluation for the Company as at April 1, 2022 was conducted by McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. ("McDaniel") of Calgary and was conducted in accordance with the definitions, standards and procedures contained in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluators Handbook ("COGEH") and National Instrument 51-101 - Standards for Disclosure of Oil and Gas Activities ("NI 51-101"). Please note that all amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated and BOPD refers to barrels of oil per day. Reserves volumes reported below are "Total Company Interest Reserves", a classification of reserves used in the evaluation which represents production and reserves before deduction of royalties.
Summary of Reserves
- Crude oil & natural gas Total Company Interest reserves and present values at April 1, 2022, as provided by McDaniel:
- Proved Developed Producing oil and gas reserves ("PDP") of 6,900 Mboe and Net Present Value of proved developed producing oil and gas reserves ("PDP") discounted at 10% ("NPV10%") and before tax of $113,637,700
- Total Proved oil and gas reserves ("1P") of 9,290 Mboe and Net Present Value of proved oil and gas reserves ("1P") discounted at 10% ("NPV10%") and before tax of $142,941,000
- Total Proved plus probable oil and gas reserves ("2P") of 15,448 Mboe and Net Present Value of proved plus probable oil and gas reserves ("2P") discounted at 10% ("NPV10%") and before tax of $225,471,000
1) | The tables shown have assessed reserves at forecast crude oil reference prices and costs |
2) | The inflation rate is 0% in 2022, 2.3% per year in 2023 and 2% per year starting in 2024 |
3) | Estimated future undiscounted capital costs, in dollars, at March 31, 2022 were CAD $83.6 million for proved reserves and CAD $124.5 million for proved plus probable reserves |
4) | Total current well & facility abandonment and reclamation costs of CAD $56.6 million were included in the report. Also included, are abandonment and reclamation costs for all future wells assigned reserves. |
5) | The net present values disclosed may not represent fair market value. |
6) | Totals may not add exactly due to rounding. |
Financial Hedge
As per NI 51-101, the evaluation does not account for the financial hedge that the Company entered into on March 8, 2022, details of which can be found in the press release dated March 17, 2022. As a result of the WTI hedge on 75% of the Company's declining Proved Developed Producing barrels, ROK will receive a premium to the price forecast employed by McDaniel from April 2022 through March 2024. The Company estimates the difference in revenue to be $7.0 million1 CAD to ROK's benefit.
1) | Assumes foreign exchange rate (CAD/USD) of 0.80. |
About ROK
ROK is primarily engaged in exploring for petroleum and natural gas development activities in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Its head office is located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and ROK's common shares are traded on the Exchange under the trading symbol "ROK".
For further information, please contact:
Cameron Taylor, Chairman and CEO
Bryden Wright, COO
Phone: (306) 522-0011
Email: [email protected]
Boe Disclosure
The term barrels of oil equivalent ("boe") may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet per barrel (6 Mcf/bbl) of natural gas to barrels of oil equivalence is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. All boe conversions in the report are derived from converting gas to oil in the ratio mix of six thousand cubic feet of gas to one barrel of oil.
Reserve Disclosure
All reserves information in this press release was prepared by McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. ("McDaniel"), effective March 31, 2022, using an average of three reserve evaluators April 1, 2022 forecast prices and costs in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 - Standards of Disclosure of Oil and Gas Activities ("NI 51-101") and the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook (the "COGE Handbook"). All reserve references in this press release are "Company gross reserves". Company gross reserves are the Company's total working interest reserves before the deduction of any royalties payable by the Company and before the consideration of the Company's royalty interests. It should not be assumed that the present worth of estimated future cash flow of net revenue presented herein represents the fair market value of the reserves. There is no assurance that the forecast prices and costs assumptions will be attained, and variances could be material. The recovery and reserve estimates of ROK's crude oil, NGLs and natural gas reserves provided herein are estimates only and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be recovered. Actual crude oil, natural gas and NGLs reserves may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein. The estimates of reserves and future net revenue for individual properties may not reflect the same confidence level as estimates of reserves and future net revenue for all properties, due to the effects of aggregation.
Abbreviations
bbls/d barrels per day
boe barrels of oil equivalent
boe/d barrels oil equivalent per day
NGLs Natural Gas Liquids
Mboe Thousands of barrels of oil equivalent
MMboe Millions of barrels of oil equivalent
PDP Proved Developed Producing
TP Total Proved Reserves
TPP Total Proved and Probable Reserves
IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
WTI West Texas Intermediate, the reference price paid in U.S. dollars at Cushing, Oklahoma for the crude oil standard grade
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities legislation that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company's objectives, goals, or future plans with respect to pursuing the objectives and the expectations regarding the expected results thereof. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on several estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include but are not limited to general business, economic and social uncertainties; litigation, legislative, environmental, and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; delay or failure to receive board, shareholder or regulatory approvals; those additional risks set out in ROK's public documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com; and other matters discussed in this news release. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Except where required by law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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SOURCE: ROK Resources Inc.