Lotta Coal Confirms Pipeline Route on Its Boyer Property
2007-09-25 09:00 ET - News Release
CALGARY, AB -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/25/07
Lotta Coal (PINKSHEETS: LCOL) today announced that it has finalized and submitted an application for the route of its estimated $2.5 million gas pipeline connecting its eight (8) gas wells drilled in September 2006 on its Boyer property. The application requests consent to the proposed route from the Municipal District, and will be followed by the typical routine approvals and permitting.
The Company's gas contains no H2S, which simplifies the engineering associated with the pipeline and tie in to infrastructure. The pipeline's proposed capacity is sufficient to transport gas from 60 to 80 wells, at production levels typical from the Boyer area, i.e. a total of approximately 5,200 mcf per day. Specific production expectations from the Company's wells will be confirmed when testing is completed in the next 30-45 days.
Pipeline work will be carried out by Black Arch Resources, and subject to the approval process the Company expects completion and production to commence before year end, a significant milestone in the Company's history.
About Lotta Coal
Lotta Coal, Inc. is a unique oil and gas company with three separate wholly owned operating subsidiaries, each with rights to explore and develop oil and gas resources in partnership with different First Nations commercial entities in Northern Alberta, Canada. The Company is publicly traded on the over-the-counter market under the Ticker symbol LCOL, and in Frankfurt LC5.
The Company has been able to assemble over 100,000 acres of land, all with a 100% interest. It successfully drilled seven out of seven wells and re-entered a further successful well in the Boyer field, and is preparing engineering for tie-in to infrastructure and further drilling in the Boyer and Lesser Slave areas. Over $4,800,000 has been invested since September 2006 on drilling and acquisition activities, with a further USD $8 million being secured in July 2007 to enable the Company to proceed with its plans to construct the pipeline and feeder pipeline for its existing 8 proven gas wells, and to drill and tie in an additional 8 "high probability" wells this fall. In addition the Company will acquire up to 12,000 hectares of additional lands this fall, drill two wells and undertake a 3D seismic program to select further drilling locations on its Peace Arch property by the winter. The Company is planning to drill up to 156 additional gas wells on its existing Boyer lands over the next 18 months, which are expected to generate significant cash-flows and profits for shareholders. The company plans to further develop its existing properties as well as continue to acquire probable and producing properties.
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Contact:
Alex Barta
Vice-President, Communications and Investor Relations
Tel (514) 991-2272
abarta@lottaenergy.com
URL: www.lottaenergy.com