HOUSTON, Oct. 24, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Index Oil and Gas, Inc. (OTCBB:IXOG) ("Index" or "the Company") today announced that drilling has begun on the Ducroz 1 well in the Cow Trap Prospect located in Brazoria Country, Texas. The spud took place on October 15, 2007.
Ducroz 1 targets gas in stacked Miocene objectives at depths ranging from 4,900 feet to 6,400 feet. The well has a planned total depth of approximately 6,800 feet.
Ducroz 1 is to be drilled into a gas-bearing four-way dip structure defined by 2D seismic and offset well data. Two down-dip wells drilled into the same structure have produced 24.4 billion cubic feet ("BCF") of gas from stacked Miocene reservoirs (13.1 BCF and 11.3 BCF, respectively). This equates to approximately 4.1 million barrels of oil equivalent.
The Cow Trap structure has Proved Undeveloped Reserves ("PUDs") estimated by a third party at 4.1 BCF gross, equating to 0.213 BCF at Index's net revenue interest of 5.25%.
Lyndon West, CEO of Index, stated, "Ducroz 1 typifies the category of relatively low risk well that Index uses to balance risk elsewhere in our expanding portfolio of wells."
About Index Oil and Gas
Index Oil and Gas, Inc. is a dynamic gas-biased oil and gas exploration and production company, with onshore activities primarily in Texas, Louisiana, and Kansas and offices in Houston. The Company's goal is to generate increasing reserves and cash flow from a portfolio of moderate and higher risk potential prospects. After successfully focusing on lower risk prospects to build reserves and near term cashflow in Fiscal Year 2007 (ended March 31, 2007), Index has embarked upon a drilling program in Fiscal Year 2008 of a balanced, risk-managed portfolio of prospects designed to generate significantly higher reserves and production. The Company has an enviable drilling record and intends to grow its existing asset base and revenues through further investment in the U.S.
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