Dejour to drill Kokopelli property in 3Q 2012 - Analyst Blog
09 April 2012 - 8:33PM
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Dejour to drill Kokopelli property in 3Q
2012
Steven Ralston, CFA
Dejour (DEJ) reported results for
the fourth quarter and full year of 2011 ending December 31, 2011.
Quarterly earnings were a loss of CAD $0.07 per diluted share.
Reported earnings were below our estimate, primarily due to a
non-cash impairment charge and lower-than-expected production from
the new third well at Woodrush. Gross oil and gas revenues for the
quarter increased 62.1% year-over-year to $2.48 million as
operating & transportation expenses increased 53.4% and G&A
expenses increased 37.8%.
For the year, earnings were a loss of CAD $0.09 per diluted share.
Gross oil and gas revenues increased 9.1% to $8.82 million,
primarily due to the increase of realized oil prices from $69 to
$89 per barrel, which was offset by a 13.0% decline in realized
natural gas prices and a 4.9% decline in oil production. Though
operating & transportation expenses declined 4.0%, G&A
expenses increased 18.1% and amortization and depletion allowances
increased 64.8%. However, a one-time $5.2 million non-cash
impairment charge on non-core leases was included the amortization
and depletion allowances total. Operating netbacks increased 9.1%
to $4.70 million from $4.16 million in 2010 due to higher revenues
and lower operating and transportation expenses (-4.2%), partly
offset by increased royalties (+24.1). As mentioned above, Dejour
recorded a $5.2 impairment of oil and gas properties in 2011;
however, it was reported above rather than below the operating
income line as in previous years.
During the first quarter of 2011, Dejour implemented a waterflood
on the Woodrush property. There was an early and strong response to
the waterflood with the wells producing over 600 BOE/D; however,
production peaked in the third quarter. Dejour drilled a third
production well during the fourth quarter, but gross production was
less than expectations at only 45 BOE/D. Currently, a workover of
the third well is being performed with six of the eight planned
horizontal laterals having been completed.
In 2011, the company also completed an evaluation well into the
Mancos B sand at South Rangely. Having been drilled, fractured and
stimulated, the well flowed commercial quantities of rich gas with
a high natural gas liquid (NGL) yield. Dejour also received permits
for the construction of its first drilling pad in the Kokopelli
property, from which production is now expected to begin in the
second half of 2012. The delay in drilling the initial four wells
at Kokopelli is due to a confluence of several factors, including
low gas prices and the economic benefits of waiting for the
Williams pipeline to be completed in the area and the terms of the
financing, which would require interest accrual upon closing.
Importantly, Dejour began operating with positive cash flow during
the latter half of 2011.
In 2012, management is focused on increasing oil production from
the Halfway oil pool at Woodrush in British Columbia and initiating
the drilling program at the Kokopelli project in Colorado, for
which the company will utilize debt financing. Management does not
expect to require equity financing to further its exploration and
production activities in 2012. Generally, this financing stage for
a small-cap company is a major milestone towards the realization
asset value in the company’s stock.
We reiterate our Outperform rating based upon the attractive
valuation level of the stock relative to its reserve valuation,
along with the company’s improving production profile from Woodrush
in northeast British Columbia and expected production in 2012 from
Kokopelli in Colorado.
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