NEWS: DENVER, CO (ACCESSWIRE) 8/22/2013 8:30:00
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DENVER, CO (ACCESSWIRE) 8/22/2013 8:30:00 AM - - Grid Petroleum Corp. (GRPR), (GRPR):: The Board of Directors are pleased to announcing that Grid Petroleum has entered into negotiations with the leaseholders of approximately two thousand acres of land in Duval County, Texas for the purpose of exploration and Oil and Gas development.
The company anticipates it will have the lease acreage under contract with the next thirty days with plans to immediately begin the mapping, planning, and drill site selection process for the development of the leasehold. The company will be the Operator of this acreage.
Primary target production zones in Duval County are the Frio, Hockley, Wilcox and Yegua Sands with deeper production from the Eagle Ford and Jackson Shale formations.
The Eagle Ford formation is the most prolific with a record setting well recently drilled by EOG , which has published details of the well with the Texas RRC. The well completion report indicates the EOG Burrow Unit 5h well initially came online at more than 9,200 boe/d and was reported still producing over 4,200 boe/d after 30 days. The EOG Burrows 5h well was drilled to a total depth of 17,364 ft. with a single horizontal lateral of 5300 ft.
California Update:
The Company's recent acquisition of the Jacalitos Prospect is in the initial planning stages of development. Discussions are currently in process with the Joint Venture partner for the Company to take on the position of Operator for both the Jacalitos Prospect and the Kreyenhagen Trend acreage. The Company had previously reported that it was in the process of applying for an Operators permit for the State of California, upon achieving the Operators permit and the successful negotiations for operator status with the Joint Venture partner, the company will then provide a timeline for its planned drilling and developmental activities.
The Jacalitos Prospect is located in the San Joaquin Basin, South of Coalinga, East and South East of the 22,000,000 bbl Jacalitos Nose oil field.
The Kreyenhagen Trend acreage also located in the San Joaquin Basin in Southern California having the target zones of the Kreyenhagen and Monterey Shale formations .
Grid Petroleum Corp. is a development stage company focused on the acquisition and development of low cost high reward oil and gas prospects with infield drilling for proven potential reserves in the United States and Canada.
Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are based on current facts and analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determined, and assumptions of management. Forward looking statements are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "aims", "potential", "goal", "objective", "prospective", and similar expressions or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "can", "could" or "should" occur. Information concerning oil or natural gas reserve estimates may also be deemed to be forward looking statements, as it constitutes a prediction of what might be found to be present when and if a project is actually developed.
Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors beyond the reasonable control of the Company. It is important to note that actual outcomes and the Company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include misinterpretation of data, inaccurate estimates of oil and natural gas reserves, the uncertainty of the requirements demanded by environmental agencies, the Company's ability to raise financing for operations, breach by parties with whom we have contracted, inability to maintain qualified employees or consultants because of compensation or other issues, competition for equipment, inability to obtain drilling permits, potential delays or obstacles in drilling operations and interpreting data, the likelihood that no commercial quantities of oil or gas are found or recoverable, and our ability to participate in the exploration of, and successful completion of development programs on all aforementioned prospects and leases. Additional information on risks for the Company can be found in the Company's periodic filings filed from time to time with US Securities and Exchange Commission at