Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
23 Mar 2021drilling progress report● Neutral
Construction of the Jewell well pad and access road began 9 March 2021 and is well advanced. Service contracts for the well are being finalised. This is preparation work for the Jewell well funded by the February placement; no spud date was given.
16 Mar 2021asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor
Brookside agreed to buy the eleven STACK wells held in its Merchant Drilling JV, for 125m shares (~US$2.0m, ~US$8.30 per BOE). It lifts net production to ~110 BOE/d, nearly four-fold. Completion depends on shareholders refreshing share-issue capacity at the 1 April meeting.
ASX queried a rise in Brookside's share price from $0.011 to an intraday high of $0.0165 on heavy volume on 3 March 2021. The company said it knew of no unannounced information and had no explanation for the move.
Brookside farmed out part of the Jewell wellbore to Stonehorse, which will fund up to 50% of drilling and completion costs for the same share of the well. Brookside keeps 100% of the acreage outside the wellbore, and Flames and Rangers. Spud preparations are advanced.
10 Feb 2021capital raising announcement▲ GoodMajor
Brookside raised A$8.25m before costs in an oversubscribed CPS Capital placement, fully funding the Jewell well, the first of a potential 20-plus well program. Price and share count are not stated in the text. Far exceeds the roughly A$1.2m cash held at December.
Thelma 12-1 sold a second oil load of about 300 barrels on 20 Jan 2021. The team is reviewing other behind-pipe zones and the adjacent 40 acres for a possible vertical well. No new rates or results.
Brookside pooled a further 80 acres (about 9%) of the Jewell DSU at low cost. Management says nearby offset wells are outperforming its Jewell type curve, and drilling is picking up near Rangers. The 11,606 Mboe resource is unchanged; the uplift is management's view.
Thelma well came online at an initial rate of 130 barrels of oil a day from a behind-pipe zone, expected to settle near 30 a day. First 313-barrel load sold 30 Dec 2020. A further 40 HBP acres were bought, creating a new area of interest, the Bradbury Prospect. Resolves the Thelma workover thread.
All 295,140,625 BRKOA options ($0.03 exercise price) expired unexercised on 31 Dec 2020 and were cancelled, raising nothing. Capital structure is now 1.35bn shares and 700m BRKOB options ($0.011, June 2022). No unlisted securities.
Mitchell 12-1 sold its first oil load (169 barrels) on 2 Dec 2020; gas sales have run since 13 Nov. Oil has peaked above 10 barrels a day, averaging over 5. The well holds 80 acres in the Jewell DSU. Resolves the first-oil thread; rates are small.
Workover of Thelma 1-32, the Orion JV's third acquisition, finished on time and budget (transfer effective 21 Oct 2020). A 'behind pipe' Simpson Group zone was perforated and is being tested. A successful test would establish a new area of interest outside SWISH.
Orion JV's Mitchell 12-1 well has 'kicked off' and gas sales have started, with first oil sales expected later in November. The well is already cash flowing; peak rates are still awaited. This partly resolves the thread on the Mitchell production rate.
Orion JV's Mitchell 12-1 well has 'kicked off' and gas sales have started, with the first oil load expected later in November. The well is already cash flowing; peak rates are still awaited. Repeats the 25 Nov release.
First Prospective Resource estimate for the Jewell, Flames and Rangers DSUs: 11,606 Mboe net (best estimate, unrisked), prepared by Black Mesa. Jewell would be the first of a potential 21-well, 5-year program. Prospective resources are unrisked and not yet drilled.
Investor webinar slides repeating known facts: three business pillars, about 1.35bn shares, ~A$8.1m market cap, ~A$1.5m cash, ~3,000 acres, US$4.0m Leasing Facility maturing 31 July 2021. No new information.
Brookside launched a funding initiative with Hall Chadwick, the SABO Development Trust, to fund a working interest share of drilling the Jewell well. Stonehorse also registered interest. Spud is expected in the March quarter of 2021, first sales in the June quarter. This addresses the Jewell funding thread; trust subscription size is not stated.
Brookside says 75% of its paid-out non-operated STACK wells recovered costs within 12 months, averaging 16 months. It cites a twenty-location, 5-year drill-ready inventory in SWISH. Repeats the strategy rationale; no new result or reserve.
14 Oct 2020asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor
The Orion JV signed a purchase and sale agreement for its third producing well, Thelma 1-32 (40 HBP acres) in Murray County, about 20 miles from Jewell. Acquisition cost is US$20,000; workover is estimated at ~US$149,000, split 50/50. Rig expected early November.
Loren King, a founding director, resigned as Company Secretary; Katherine Garvey, a corporate lawyer, replaced her from 9 October 2020 and is now the ASX contact.
The A$300,000 option offer closed fully subscribed, taking total offer proceeds to A$1,687,493; issue needs shareholder approval. Brookside will also issue 68m shares and 68m options to OEC for facility interest due to 31 December 2020. A general meeting will follow.
Stonehorse's copy of the Mitchell 12-1 release: production equipment installed and operating, peak gas rate awaited, and new Orion acquisition candidates in negotiation. Same news as ref 10.
Surface equipment, including a refurbished pumping unit, is installed and operating at Mitchell 12-1. A peak gas rate is still awaited. The Orion JV says new acquisition candidates are in negotiation or due diligence.
Reviewed half-year report to 30 June 2020 differs materially from the unreviewed accounts released 11 September: audit adjustments added A$667,000 to the loss. On the earlier A$818,828 loss, this implies roughly A$1.49m (inference).
OEC agreed to extend the Anadarko Leasing Facility maturity from 31 December 2020 to 31 July 2021, other terms unchanged. This removes the near-term repayment date, resolving that open thread. The facility was about US$2.9m drawn.
The closing date of the 300m-option offer (A$0.011 options at A$0.001 each) is extended from August to 5pm WST on 2 October 2020. Terms are otherwise unchanged.
Unreviewed half-year accounts to 30 June 2020 show a loss of A$818,828 against a A$155,722 profit a year earlier. Cash was A$624,538. Reviewed accounts are delayed to 14 October under ASIC relief.