Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
4 Sept 2018flow test result▲ Good
Two new STACK wells came online: Dr. No. (3.7% interest) at 1,769 BOE/d IP24 and Ladybug (2.2%) at 3,200 BOE/d IP30. Brookside is in sixteen wells, fourteen producing at ~2,400 BOE/d average IP24, with ~30 month average payout. A maiden reserve report is planned.
June 2018 quarter: well count stays at twenty-eight; Drilling JV cash flow is estimated at ~US$1.9m for calendar 2018, with ~US$1.0m redeployed. Recaps the two acreage sales and record well. Leasing in SWISH continues toward ~8,000 acres.
31 July 2018asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor
Brookside sold ~96.5 acres of royalty acreage (RA Minerals) for US$1,475,000, about US$15,300 per acre, versus ~US$878,000 paid in March 2016. This is its second STACK acreage sale; proceeds will fund SWISH leasing.
Noosa Mining Conference presentation by the managing director repeats known points on the business model, funding facilities and recent results. It shows ~990m shares and ~675m listed options. Market cap ~A$14m, cash available ~US$4.75m.
AGM presentation repeats the May 2018 material: 987.5m shares, ~US$4.75m cash available, the acreage sale and the record 5,400 BOE/day well. No new information is stated in the text provided. Listed options of 250m remain subject to the approval being sought at the AGM.
A new STACK well, in which Brookside holds a ~2.0% interest, set a company-record IP24 of ~5,400 BOE/day (IP30 ~4,200). It produced ~154,000 BOE (~15% oil) in 38 days and is forecast to pay out in under 18 months.
May 2018 presentation repeats known points: the US$28,600 per acre sale, SWISH strategy and funding facilities. Shows 987.5m shares, 685m listed options (250m subject to AGM approval) and ~US$4.75m cash available including undrawn facilities. Market cap ~A$14m.
15 May 2018asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor
Brookside sold eleven acres in a STACK development unit for US$28,600 per acre, over 10 times the ~US$2,500 average cost paid in late 2016. Proceeds go to SWISH leasing and STACK drilling. First sale under its acreage-revaluation model; the total raised is not stated.
March 2018 quarter: well count rose to twenty-eight, ~US$875,000 net cash flow received, and holdings stayed ~2,100 acres. Repeats the ~US$2.0m 12-month cash flow forecast and 8,000-acre SWISH target. Largely restates earlier announcements.
At ASX's request Brookside retracted its 19 April release and told investors not to rely on it. ASX objected to the potential reserve value claim and the in-place and recovery estimates. The reissued version drops the US$135m figure and the type-well tables.
Brookside announced the SWISH SCOOP project, with up to 8,000 acres identified in a ~35,000-acre area and about 10% leased so far. It gave type-well estimates and claimed potential PUD value of more than US$135m.
Brookside raised A$3.16m through a placement of 197.5m shares at A$0.016, each with a free listed option (A$0.02, expiring 31 Dec 2018). Money will fund leasing in a new ~8,000 acre southern SCOOP area, 'SWISH'. Options need approval at the AGM.
What it means for a shareholder
198m new shares at A$0.016 to raise about A$3.2m. That's 20% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 20% smaller. If you held A$1,000 of shares (62,500 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.00791% to 0.00633% of the company. To keep it you'd need 15,625 more shares - about A$250 at the issue price.
Annual report for 2017: after-tax loss of $1,095,551 (2016: $409,994). Restates twenty-seven wells, ~1,700 working interest acres, and drilling costs funded from the US$3.5m joint venture. No dividends.
Brookside's interest in the Herring 1-33 well rose to ~18.2% from 13.6% via pooling; the well has produced ~230,000 BOE in about four months. Flowback is starting on the Kevin FIU well (~2.1% interest), with results expected late April.
March 2018 investor presentation largely repeats known points: ~2,100 acres, ~300 BOE/d net production, target ~1,000 BOE/d, and US$4.0m leasing facility. Lists 790m shares, 435m options and ~US$3.5m cash available including undrawn facilities. Market cap shown as ~A$15m.
The Anadarko Leasing Facility with OEC was raised from US$3.0m to US$4.0m, with maturity extended to 31 December 2019. Other terms are unchanged from the 21 June 2017 release. It funds more leasing, continuing the step-ups from US$2.0m.
Tenth producing well came online at ~1,400 BOE/d IP24 (76% oil), with ~34,000 BOE in 27 days and payout forecast in under two years. Brookside's interest doubled to ~8.0% from 3.9% via pooling. Total well count remains twenty-seven.
Replying to an ASX aware query after the share price rose from $0.017 to $0.023 before the 7 March release, Brookside said ~304 acres were leased between 1 Feb and 6 Mar and it updates the market after 200-400 acre increases. It confirmed Listing Rule compliance.
Working interest leasehold passed 2,000 acres, up from 1,700 at end of January 2018 (a 17% rise in under two months); total holdings are ~2,100 acres including royalty acreage. Funded from the US$3.0m OEC leasing facility; talks have begun to expand it.
Net production is ~300 BOE/d from the first nine wells, with first sales since May 2017, and is expected to give ~US$2.0m net cash flow over 12 months. Company targets ~1,000 BOE/d from 14 further wells and says it can book PUD reserves. These are forecasts.
December 2017 quarter report: twenty-seven wells, ~1,800 total acres, and the leasing facility lifted to US$3.0m. Cash was ~A$1.0m, with ~US$1.1m left under the drilling joint venture. Largely restates earlier announcements.
Three newest wells all exceeded 2,000 Boe/d IP24, one a company record ~3,500 Boe/d, at ~5.7% average interest. Fourteen wells spud; total count twenty-seven. Company says they are on track for EURs above its 1,039 Mboe estimate, subject to continued performance.
Anadarko Leasing and Oklahoma Energy Consultants agreed to raise the leasing facility limit from US$2.0m to US$3.0m, with other terms unchanged. It follows November talks and funds further leasing; repayment terms remain those of the 21 June release, not given here.
20 Nov 2017asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor
Working interest leasehold rose to ~1,680 acres, 30% above the 1,280 acre target, with total holdings ~1,780 acres including royalty. Funded from the US$2.0m Anadarko Leasing Facility; talks have begun with OEC to expand it.
Brookside announces a Red Leaf Securities research report rating it 'Speculative Buy', saying it trades at a discount to other acreage deals. The announcement itself carries no new company information; the report is on the website.
Landreth BIA (IP30 2,420 BOE/d) and HR Potter (IP30 1,700 BOE/d) beat Marathon's type curve. Two more wells are flowing back above 2,100 BOE/d, with 13.6% and 3.1% interests. Twelve wells now spud; total count is twenty-five.
September 2017 quarter report: nine wells drilled, twenty participating (eighteen working interest, two royalty), first five averaging ~1,700 Boe/d IP24, and the 1,280 acre target reached. Company says holdings are valued at ~US$5,000 per acre on its market cap. Largely restates earlier announcements.
Brookside reached its initial 1,280 working interest acre target, with total Anadarko holdings of about 1,380 acres including royalty acreage. Average working interest per development unit rose to ~5.4%. This completes the ~1,000 acre position reported on 31 July.
Half-year report to 30 June 2017 restates operations: thirteen wells, over 700 acres, ~27 development units and ~US$1.6m of Merchant funding used. Financial statements are not in the extract, so cash and loss are unknown.