Abraxas Announces South Texas Drilling Results.SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. -- Abraxas Petroleum Corporation ("Abraxas") (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :ABP 1. (networking) ABP - Alternating bit protocol. 2. ABP - Microsoft Address Book Provider. ) today announced results from two Edwards horizontal wells drilled in South Texas this year. The two wells were each drilled to a total depth of 15,500', including horizontal laterals of approximately 1,700'. The wells were completed and placed on-line within the past 2 weeks at a combined initial gross production rate of over 6 MMcfepd and are currently producing approximately 5 MMcfepd. Abraxas' total current net production is approximately 18 MMcfepd, a 27% increase over 1st quarter average. The third horizontal well drilled in South Texas is awaiting stimulation and results are anticipated prior to the end of the 2nd quarter. "We are quite pleased with the results from the two Edwards horizontal wells recently placed on-line and hope to have definitive results from the third well before long. A 27% production increase is very significant to achieving our overall production guidance for the year, and provides a good foundation for optimism for the remainder of our 2005 drilling program," commented Bob Watson
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation is a San Antonio-based crude oil and natural gas exploitation and production company with operations in Texas and Wyoming. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. for forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. : Statements in this release looking forward in time involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Abraxas' actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance suggested in this release. Such factors may include, but may not be necessarily limited to, changes in the prices received by Abraxas for crude oil and natural gas. In addition, Abraxas' future crude oil and natural gas production is highly dependent upon Abraxas' level of success in acquiring or finding additional reserves. Further, Abraxas operates in an industry sector where the value of securities is highly volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond Abraxas' control. In the context of forward-looking information provided for in this release, reference is made to the discussion of risk factors detailed in Abraxas' filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the past 12 months. |
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