In September 2016, Canacol Energy (TO:CNE) added a second drilling rig in the Lower Magdalena Basin targeting the addition of c 100bcf of recoverable resource to its 2P 390bcf (end 2015) gas reserve base. More gas resource is expected to underpin new sales contracts and a planned increase in productive capacity from 100mmcfd to 190mmcfd. Recent successes at Oboe-1 (28bcf), Nispero-1 and Trombon-1 (Nispero/Trombon combined 40bcf pre-drill) and a five-year rolling 64% exploration success rate gives us confidence in Canacol’s ability to meet its resource expansion target. Management estimates a 2P gas value under long-term contract of US$1.17bn, relative to Canacol’s EV of US$823m (30 June net debt).
Exploration success and Q416 drilling activity
Four successful gas discoveries year-to-date have added material resource and net production; this momentum is expected to continue in Q416 with four more wells planned before year end: Nelson-6 gas exploration (31bcf prospective), Nelson-8 gas development (14bcf proved undeveloped), Clarinete-3 gas development (25bcf proved undeveloped) and Mono Capuchino-1 oil exploration (9mmbbls prospective). Gas prospects have been significantly de-risked through AVO analysis, driving up basin-wide exploration success rates, while well costs remain low at US$4.0-6.5m despite subsurface depths of up to 10,000ft. Well costs have benefitted from significant improvements in drilling efficiency over the last 12 months. Low well costs and high success rates enable Canacol to generate peer-leading risked returns on exploration spend.
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