Avalon Acquires Leasehold in Prolific Lamar County Mississippi Field
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc., ("Avalon") (OTC Bulletin Board: AOGN) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Bayside Petroleum Company, Inc., ("Bayside") (Pink Sheets: BYSD) to purchase an 18.75% working interest in Bayside's Baxterville Field Prospect in Lamar County, Mississippi. The two hundred (200) acre leasehold contains three wellbores; two are equipped for production.
The Baxterville Field spans over 13,000 acres, with more than 300 producing wells. The field has produced 262 million barrels of oil and 450 billion cubic feet of gas, primarily from the Tuscaloosa formation. The wellbores on the Baxterville Field Prospect have produced from the Lower Tuscaloosa Sand at a depth of 8,800 feet. The three wells have produced more than 500,000 barrels of oil and were producing 200 barrels of fluid, with a 5% oil cut when they were shut-in, in 2006.
"We are very excited about this prospect and look forward to a successful workover program on the Baxterville Leasehold wellbores in the next 60 days," said Avalon's CEO, Kent A. Rodriguez. "We are going to install a hydraulic lift system, increase the volume of fluid recovery from the two equipped wellbores in excess of 2,000 barrels of fluid per day, and hope to maintain an oil cut of at least 6%," added Rodriguez.
About Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. Avalon Oil & Gas is an oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition and development of producing oil and gas properties. In addition, Avalon's technology group acquires and develops energy production enhancing technologies. Through Oiltek, Inc., Avalon's majority-owned subsidiary, Avalon is building an asset portfolio of innovative technologies in the energy industry to maximize enhancement opportunities. To learn more about AOGN, please visit: www.avalonoil.com.
About Bayside Petroleum Company, Inc. is an aggressively managed energy exploration, development and production company in the process of building oil & gas reserves and production in some of the most prolific hydrocarbon bearing regions of the United States. Specializing in the reworking of wells in oil and gas fields with proven reserves to enhance production, Bayside is well positioned to substantially increase its proven reserves, cash flow and shareholder value over the next 12 to 18 months. To learn more about BYSD, please visit: www.baysidepetroleum.com
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SOURCE Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc.
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