ASX Announcement 30 January 2015
32 Beulah Road, Norwood, South Australia 5067ACN112 202 883
Telephone: +61 8 8363 0388 Facsimile: +61 8 8132 0766 www.sundanceenergy.com.au
Sundance Energy Australia Limited ABN 76 112 202 883
ASX Code: SEA
General Manager
The Company Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange
Not for release in the United States.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIGHLIGHTS
Operations Update
• Achieved average daily production for the month of December 2014 of 9,434 boepd;
• Increased average daily production for the quarter to 8,932 boepd, net of royalties, a
1,897 boepd increase (27%) compared to the 3rd quarter of 2014.
EAGLE FORD
• During the quarter the Company brought 14 gross (10.4 net) wells into production;
• At quarter end there were 19 gross (10.6 net) Eagle Ford wells that were in progress including 11 gross (3.6 net) wells operated by Chesapeake. The Company expects to drill an additional 5-6 gross (2-4 net) wells to meet its remaining drilling obligations during 2015 and complete the wells throughout the year;
• Achieved 30-day initial production rates on the its first two Dimmit County Eagle
Ford wells:
• Shook 204H 30-day IP of 11,872 barrels of oil and 30,817 mcf of liquid rich natural gas, or ~567 boepd; and
• Tocquigny 401H 30-day IP of 10,881 barrels of oil and 30,429 mcf of liquid rich gas, or ~532 boepd.
• Increased Eagle Ford acreage position to approximately 21,000 net acres with 372 gross (291 net) drilling locations;
• Reduced expected capital expenditures for new Eagle Ford wells to approximately
$6.5MM, depending on lateral length.
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For more information, please contact:
Eric McCrady, Managing Director
Tel: +1 (303) 543 5703
Mike Hannell, Chairman
Tel: +61 8 8363 0388
About Sundance Energy Australia Limited
Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX: SEA) is an Adelaide-based, independent energy exploration company, with a wholly owned US subsidiary, Sundance Energy Inc., located in Denver, Colorado, USA.
The Company is focused on the acquisition and development of large, repeatable oil and natural gas resource plays in North America. Current activities are focused in the Eagle Ford, Williston, Denver-Julesburg and Anadarko Basins.
A comprehensive overview of the Company can be found on Sundance's website at www.sundanceenergy.net.
Summary Information
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Forward Looking Statements
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whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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