Rally Energy Corp. issued new operational updates concerning its activities in Egypt and Pakistan. Rally plans to increase the number of rigs operating in the Issaran Field,
A two-year contract for a second drilling rig has been awarded to the Egyptian Drilling Company (rig number EDC-94), starting in October, 2007. The rig will be dedicated to drilling thermal CSS wells; we anticipate drilling 12 additional wells for a total of 16 CSS wells in 2007. Proposals for the third rig, to be available in February 2008, have been received from two drilling companies and we expect to award the contract in the next few days.
Four new thermal CSS wells have been drilled and completed as oil wells in the second quarter. The wells started with cold production at an average rate of 30 bopd each. These are encouraging results since we can expect a significant increase in production rates after completion of the first steam injection cycle in the four wells commencing in July.
The contract for six steam generators has been awarded to a US manufacturer. We expect delivery of the first two generators in December 2007 and January 2008 and one additional generator thereafter in each quarter of 2008. Construction has commenced for a second 2,500 bopd Central Processing Facility ("CPF") in the southern portion of the Issaran field to accommodate production from CSS wells. We expect the CPF and expanded production facilities to be operational in December 2007.
In 2008, the thermal drilling program will be accelerated further when the third drilling rig will be deployed in the Issaran field. Acceleration of the thermal drilling and facilities program in 2008, by utilizing the two new rigs and delivery of six new steam generators, will have a positive impact on the Corporation’s production target for 2008.
Even though no additional conventional development locations were drilled in the last two months, the Corporation has maintained its average production from the Issaran field at 6,000 bopd and current production is 6,500 bopd. The existing rig is currently drilling a Nukhul development location to increase conventional production and will then move to the West Issaran discovery area to drill three delineation wells by mid-July. The rig will then resume drilling the remainder of its conventional drilling program for the second half of 2007. We currently anticipate drilling 16 more wells for a total of 31 conventional wells in 2007.
A new 60 square kilometer, 3-D seismic program for the Issaran Concession area was approved by the Operating Committee in Cairo last week to complete geophysical interpretation of leads at West Rahmi and the remainder of the Concession area. The program is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2007 when the first seismic crew becomes available. The Corporation is expecting to commence exploitation of the Rahmi area before the end of 2007.
Rally has also planned to increase its rigs operating in Pakistan. On May 15, the Operating Committee met in Islamabad with partners of the Safed Koh Concession and approved deploying a second larger rig for drilling the offset Dewan 5-A location at the Salsabil field. The well has been re-designed to mitigate surface-hole problems and is expected to commence drilling in August as soon as the rig is mobilized to the new location.
The current rig will be moved to the Zindapir prospect area following completion of the access road and securing all necessary equipment required for drilling the well. The 2,100-meter exploration well is expected to commence drilling in September.
Management of Rally Energy and the operator had several meetings with the Minister of Petroleum of Pakistan, Secretary of Petroleum and the Director General of Petroleum Concessions regarding the gas price issue. The Corporation has been informed that a final decision will be made during the first week of June. We have been advised by the operator that once confirmation of the gas price is received, Salsabil field production can commence within 30 days.
With sustained conventional production from the Issaran field, excellent initial productivity from several conventional wells drilled earlier this year, additional conventional drilling, new thermal production from CSS wells and development of the new discovery at West Issaran, we anticipate that the 2007 Issaran average production targets of approximately 7,400 bopd will be met. Average gas production for 2007 from Pakistan is now expected to be approximately 1,000 boepd due to the delay in production commencement, with an exit rate at full plant capacity of 2,900 boepd.
Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Rally Energy is an oil and gas exploration, development and production company. The Corporation’s primary area of operations is in Egypt, where it has a 100% operating interest in the Issaran Oilfield, a significant heavy oil development opportunity with strong growth potential. In Pakistan, the Corporation holds a 30% interest in the Safed Koh Block, where it is participating in the development of a large natural gas/condensate discovery.

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