Pilgrim has acquired more than 100 wells in Archer, Wichita County, Northwest Texas, most of which had been shut-in in 2001 when the Railroad Commission of Texas changed the requirements for bonding operators in Texas. This has resulted in an exceptional program.

Currently, Pilgrim Petroleum is concentrating its efforts in acquiring more prospects around the area and providing Well Services to Small and Medium E&P Companies.

Overview

The Barnett Shale growth, one of the hottest domestic natural gas reserves, has been very impressive, from around 275 mmcfd in late 1999 to around 900 mmcfd today, it mostly comes from the areas of Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties.

The Barnett Shale formation in the Fort Worth Basin stretches over 5,000 square miles, and across 10 counties. At a depth of between 7,000 and 9,000 feet, the layered rock formation, which is unusually rich in raw materials, demonstrates strength of 400 to 900 feet and is the most productive gas field in all of the U.S.

Oil Resources Estimation

Our (early-stage)estimations to calculate the Potential Oil Reserves underlining our properties in the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin Province are based on volumetric calculations. Based on approximately 12,000 acres of proven and unproven undeveloped fields, assuming 500 feet thickness of this play is oil pay and an average potential production of those fields, the potential volume of recoverable reserves were calculated. It is worth mentioning that the thickness chosen is required to accurately count net effective reservoir quality rock (e.g. sand) and it is also used to construct net pay isochore maps for volumetric reserve calculations.

Please refer to: Geologic Documentation by SCA to expand on thickness determination for volumetric calculations.
and the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin Province (045) study by the USGS to obtain further explanation on the characteristics of the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin Province and the thickness of oil pay in this area.

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