TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dover Petroleum Corp. (Pink Sheets:DVPC) today announced that the Company and it's exploration partners set production casing in the 3rd well of its successful three well drill program. Completion of these wells will commence next week and we anticipate all of the wells will be producing in approximately thirty days. Although it is premature to predict commerciality, or initial rates of production from these wells, we are pleased with the preliminary drilling results.
Dover's wholly owned subsidiary, Slaterdome, Inc., and Slaterdome's partners, Cedar Ridge, LLC and New Frontier Energy, Inc., together own the working and operating rights interest in certain oil and gas leases covering approximately 32,631 gross acres in northwest Colorado and southwest Wyoming (the "Slater Dome Area"). Overall, Slaterdome's ownership amounts to a net working and operating rights interest of approximately 33.3% in the Slater Dome Area. The Company and its exploration partners have nine gas wells at the Slater Dome Prospect. All of the wells have provided indications of the presence of economic quantities of natural gas. However, no estimate can be made at this time as to proven oil and natural gas reserves nor can the preliminary results of the development efforts be considered commercial, or proven conclusively, until gas has been produced into a pipeline for at least six months.
The statements contained in this press release which are not historical fact are forward looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, decreases in prices for natural gas and crude oil, unexpected decreases in gas and oil production, the timeliness, costs and success of development activities, unanticipated delays and costs resulting from regulatory compliance, and other risk factors described from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. No assurances can be given that these statements will prove to be accurate. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
For further information contact Robert Salna or Heather Blaine, Investor Relations, at (905) 884-6958, via fax at (905) 884-5178 or at doverpetroleum@hotmail.com. Please visit our website at: www.doverpetroleum.com.