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9-Oct-2008
Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
The Norio-Martkopi prospect is located in the eastern part of Georgia
approximately 9 miles (15 km) northeast of Tbilisi and 6 miles (10 km) to the
north of Georgia's largest oil fields discovered to date, the
Samgori-Patardzeuli-Ninotsminda complex of fields which collectively have
produced over 200 million barrels of oil and are still in production. The
structure lies wholly within the Norio PSA and is comprised of two stacked
potential reservoir intervals at the Middle Eocene and Oligocene levels with
mapped closures of approximately 28,000 acres and 16,000 acres respectively. At
the Middle Eocene level alone, the structure appears comparable in size to the
large Samgori Field.
Manavi:
Analysis of the data collected from the M12 well during the acid fracture
stimulation and subsequent flow testing and logging indicates a potential oil
water contact in the well some 551 feet (168 metres) below the top of the
carbonate reservoir interval encountered in the well. The water incursion into
the well bore, observed during the testing, appears to be coming from below the
level of this contact.
Once financing is available from the Rights Offering, plans are in place to
progress with the testing operation. This may include the acquisition of an
offset vertical seismic profile which would be correlated with surface seismic
data with the objective of improving the seismic imaging away from the wellbore.
This would then be used to determine the next step in the testing process which
does not preclude drilling a horizontal sidetrack through the reservoir above
the indicated oil water contact in order to maximise the chances of intersecting
any natural fracture network which may exist in these rocks such as that
observed in outcrop in the South Caucasus area. In any event, the first stage in
any testing operation would be to set a cement plug in the current test interval
to isolate the water zone.
Gas Market:
Government sources confirm that, as part of the ongoing deregulation process,
the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), a state-owned oil and
natural gas corporation, has acquired the shares of a number of local gas
distribution network companies in Georgia. These companies include Sagaredjo Gas
Company, the gas distribution company in eastern Georgia where the Ninotsminda
Field is located. SOCAR is expected to assume ownership of the network later
this year. In the meantime, Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited (NOC), a wholly
owned subsidiary company of CanArgo, together with Georgian Oil & Gas
Corporation (GOGC), the State partner in the Ninotsminda production sharing
contract, has executed a gas sales agreement with Sagaredjo Gas Company for a
contract term of one year with a price of $2.83 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf)
($110 per MCM) up to May 2009 when it would rise to $4.73 per Mcf ($167 per
MCM).
Since GOGC connected the Sagaredjo region in eastern Georgia to the general
domestic gas distribution network earlier this year, NOC has seen an improvement
in its receipts for gas sales. In September, NOC received approximately $130,000
in gas revenue.
The foregoing does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer
to purchase any securities by the Company which offer can only be made pursuant
to the registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act and declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission and in compliance with all
other applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules and regulations.
CanArgo is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with
its oil and gas operations currently located in Georgia.
A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1,
Section 9-Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release dated October 3, 2008 issued by CanArgo Energy Corporation.
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