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Trinity Exploration & ProductionAnnouncement

18/12/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 1129X  Trinity Exploration & Production  18 December 2023

 

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18 December 2023

Trinity Exploration & Production plc

("Trinity" or "the Group" or "the Company")

Jacobin Update

Trinity Exploration & Production plc (AIM: TRIN), the independent E&P
company focused on Trinidad and Tobago, today provides an update on operations
at its Jacobin oil discovery.

Trinity safely perforated the two Lower Cruse 1 zones on 28 November 2023.
Initially the well flowed clean black oil with a very high Tubing Head
Pressure (THP) of around 2,500psi on a very small 12/64(th) inch choke. The
well was also flowing considerable volumes of gas, which, when mixed with oil
and water, produced a viscous emulsion at surface.

The well flowrate was initially unstable, flowing at a rate of between 80 to
160bpd of fluids including varying volumes of water and an unquantified rate
of gas. The emulsion issue was managed by injection of speciality chemicals at
the wellhead and on 10 December 2023 the well was diverted into a separator to
allow the flow rates, including the gas rate, to be more accurately measured.
The oil is of good quality with API density measured at 31.7 degrees at
60°F.

In recent days the flow rate from the well has begun to decline and given that
the presence of gas and water was not anticipated from the original well log
interpretation and so Trinity is embarking on a series of data gathering
exercises, starting with a pressure gradient survey in the next week,
potentially followed by a Production Logging Tool ("PLT") run that will help
determine how best to optimise the oil production rate.

The initial results confirm the presence of oil in the Lower Cruse 1
formations and given the presence of confirmed oil in the Lower Cruse 3
horizon as previously announced provides further proof of concept that these
deep horizons contain producible hydrocarbons.

The various data gathering exercises outlined above will be completed in
January 2024 and decisions will be taken on how best to optimise production
from the well. The results of these activities  will also help the Company's
decision-making process for the adjacent Buenos Ayres licence where Trinity
intends to drill a further exploration well next
year.

Now that the completion of the Lower Cruse 1 zones has occurred, the majority
of the key activities have been completed, and we estimate that the undisputed
costs incurred to date thus far to be USD 8.3 million, of which USD 6.2
million has already been paid.  There is an amount of USD 2.3 million which
falls outside of the drilling contract provisions, and pertains to costs
incurred while drilling the well. As previously reported, Trinity expects to
settle the total cost of this well, without recourse to any external finance.

The Company will continue to keep the market informed of progress on Jacobin
operations.

Jeremy Bridglalsingh, Chief Executive Officer of Trinity, commented:

"The well has reinforced our confidence in the potential of the deeper play
despite the operational challenges encountered with the Jacobin well.  We
have flowed volumes of good quality oil and demonstrated the potential for
producible  oil in the deeper horizons. Our work now will be to gather
further data that will inform next steps in terms of establishing the full
production potential of the well."

Investor Presentation

Trinity will provide a live presentation relating via Investor Meet Company on
Tuesday, 19th December 2023 at 12:00pm GMT.

The presentation is open to all existing and potential shareholders. Questions
can be submitted pre-event via your Investor Meet Company dashboard or by
contacting Support@investormeetcompany.com
(mailto:Support@investormeetcompany.com) . Questions can also be submitted at
any time during the live presentation.

Investors can sign up to Investor Meet Company for free and add to meet
TRINITY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION PLC via:

https://www.investormeetcompany.com/trinity-exploration-production-plc/register-investor
(https://www.investormeetcompany.com/trinity-exploration-production-plc/register-investor)
 

Investors who already follow TRINITY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION PLC on the
Investor Meet Company platform will automatically be invited.

 

Enquiries:

 Trinity Exploration & Production plc            Via Vigo Consulting

 Jeremy Bridglalsingh, Chief Executive Officer

 Julian Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer

 Nick Clayton, Non- Executive Chairman

 SPARK Advisory Partners Limited                 +44 (0)20 3368 3550

 (Nominated Adviser and Financial Adviser)

 Mark Brady

 James Keeshan

 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Broker)      +44 (0)20 7397 8900

 Leif Powis                                      +44 (0)131 220 6939

 Derrick Lee

 Neil McDonald

 Vigo Consulting Limited                         trinity@vigoconsulting.com

 Finlay Thomson                                  +44 (0)20 7390 0230

 Patrick d'Ancona

 

 

About Trinity (www.trinityexploration.com (http://www.trinityexploration.com)
)

Trinity is an independent oil production company focused solely on Trinidad
and Tobago.  Trinity operates producing and development assets both onshore
and offshore, in the shallow water West and East Coasts of Trinidad.
Trinity's portfolio includes current production, significant near-term
production growth opportunities from low-risk developments and multiple
exploration prospects with the potential to deliver meaningful
reserves/resources growth.  The Company operates all of its ten licences and,
across all of the Group's assets, management's estimate of the Group's 2P
reserves as at the end of 2022 was 17.96 mmbbls.  Group 2C contingent
resources are estimated to be 48.88 mmbbls.  The Group's overall 2P plus 2C
volumes are therefore 66.84 mmbbls.

Trinity is quoted on AIM, a market operated and regulated by the London Stock
Exchange Plc, under the ticker TRIN.

Qualified Person's Statement

The technical information contained in the announcement has been reviewed and
approved by Mark Kingsley, Trinity's Chief Operating Officer.  Mark Kingsley
(BSc (Hons) Chemical Engineering, Birmingham University) has over 35 years of
experience in international oil and gas exploration, development and
production and is a Chartered Engineer.

Disclaimer

This document contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to
the usual risk factors and uncertainties associated with the oil exploration
and production business.  Whilst the Group believes the expectation reflected
herein to be reasonable in light of the information available to it at this
time, the actual outcome may be materially different owing to macroeconomic
factors either beyond the Group's control or otherwise within the Group's
control.

 

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