3 Small Oil and Gas Companies With Bullish Moves Last Week
Last week was tough on oil and gas. The majority of the names in this space were down. There were a few bright spots, as some names were bucking the trend. If these names continue to push higher in the face of a market heading lower, it could be for one very important reason. This reason is more resource, and it rings true with these three stocks.
The first name is Samson Oil and Gas (SSN). It started the week at $2.79/share. It hit a low of $2.70 on May 31st and has been heading upward ever since. By the end of the trading week, Samson was trading at $3.30/share. This closing price was four cents above the 50 day moving average. This change in momentum would not have been so strange if not for the large pullback from its 52-week high of $4.75. Since this high, there has been very little if any information about its Niobrara leasehold. Its Bakken acreage has been progressing as planned, although there had been some difficulties in time frames with respect to well completion. These difficulties had been seen by other companies in the area, and are not exclusive to Samson.
On May 31st Samson reported it had fully paid off its debt facility. This was $21 million. Samson is now debt free and has a cash balance of $61.2 million. This information was not spectacular, but it seemed investors were looking for any reason to buy Samson. There was another reason for the Samson move. On June 1st, an article titled Samson Oil and Gas: Primed for Future Growth highlighted a valuation of $3.83/share for the company based on Chesapeake's (CHK) well estimates of the DJ Basin. On June 2nd, Samson advised on its Hawks Springs project. It received notification from Chesapeake of two wells to be drilled by the southern boundary of Hawk Springs. This proposal must be responded to by July 12th for Samson to participate. The wells will be drilled in September and October, with Samson's interest being 12.5% on one and 25% on the other. This creates a good scenario for Samson. It sold this acreage to Chesapeake for cash and a royalty payment. With right to first refusal, Samson will use the cash paid to the company by Chesapeake to use as a buy in on an acreage it already knows through 3-D seismic. For more information on the possible value of this acreage read this article. There are several reasons to like Samson. Its participation in Chesapeake's acreage will create significant revenues. More importantly is a comment made by Samson after the sale to Chesapeake. This comment stated Samson kept the best acreage in this area. Given the high price paid by Chesapeake, and later by Marathon (MRO) (acreage adjacent to Samson's) would lead me to believe that Chesapeake's estimate is correct, and Samson's is even better.
Gastar Exploration (GST) has a market cap of $223.74 million. Its shares hit a low of $3.08 on June 2nd. By the close of June 3rd Gastar was at $3.55. This is a discount to its 52-week high of $5.77. Gastar is a play on liquids production in the Marcellus shale. It has 73000 net acres here. Gastar has net resource potential of 1.9 Tcfe to 2.0 Tcfe. It also has 19200 net acres in the Deep Bossier play. There is the possibility of oil in Glen Rose and Eaglebine formations. Both locations have low break even levels with respect to production costs. It plans to drill 28 operated gross Marcellus horizontal wells in 2011. Gastar will also participate in seven additional Marcellus horizontals with Rex Energy (REXX) this year. Gastar is currently operating a $141 million gross drilling program. Its Marcellus ultra-rich window should produce very good results. Gastar estimates this location could produce a net PV-10 value with carry of approximately $8.7 million. Without carry this number decreases to $6.5 million. These numbers assume a 4200 foot lateral at a cost of $5.63 million. NYMEX pricing of 5-5-11 is used. Gastar also has a possible 124 locations in the oil window of the Eagle Ford.
Investors will have to wait until August for its operated Marcellus production. Its JV with Rex Energy will provide production numbers sometime in the fourth quarter. In summary, Gastar is a value play. Its Marcellus holdings could be worth more than its current share price. Be patient as it could take months for this price realization to occur. I would pay close attention this week to Gastar's share price with respect to its 20-day moving average. At the close last Friday, it was still trading below this indicator.
Lucas Energy (LEI) has done well in the short term because of Marathon. The reasons for this are two-fold. The first was its JV with Marathon (which was signed in April), that covered its Eagle Ford and Buda formations in Wilson County, Texas. Lucas has held back some information for strategic reasons, but Marathon's participation legitimizes this leasehold. Marathon will hold 50% ownership at a lower depth, while Lucas will maintain 100% at shallower depths. The second is Marathon's $3.5 billion purchase in the Eagle Ford. Estimates place cost per acre between $20,000 and $25,000. Lucas has 14,200 net acres in the Eagle Ford oil window. Lucas paid between $300 and $400/acre with its initial investment.
There was a large jump in Lucus' stock price on Wednesday. At the beginning of trading last Monday, it opened for trading at $2.98/share. At the close on Tuesday, Lucas was trading for $2.84. On Wednesday, it traded as high as $3.44/share. Lucas closed at $3.08 on Friday. The most important factor to observe is its May 17th bounce off of the 200 day moving average. It recently broke through its 20 day moving average, but failed to break the 50 day. Due to Lucas' small market cap, it has significant leverage to the Eagle Ford oil window (99% oil). If it is determined that its acreage is in the high end of estimated ultimate recovery, it could be a home run.
All three stocks did well last week and look to be heading higher. I believe these companies represent a value at these levels.
Additional disclosure: Sources: Chesapeake, Samson, Marathon, Lucas. Gastar. This is a list of small-cap companies that have recently seen an up trend with regards to share price. It is only a list and not a buy recommendation.
SSN亏大了.....我的平均价是3.85..................
blue_angel_007 发表于 11-6-2011 01:10 AM
.... 最好有心理准备。。。inflation, manufacturing, consumer data release next week......... concern if inflation shot high , manufacturing slow down, consumer not happy.... more down for industrial.......... because all money will flow into consumer staples.... more down for dow
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June 13, 2011, 8:00 a.m. EDT Midway Drills Best Gold Intercept To-Date at Pan Project, NevadaDENVER, Jun 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Midway Gold Corp. ("Midway" or the "Company") (mdw:TSX-V)(mdw:NYSE-AMEX) announces drill hole PN11-09 contained the longest and highest grade gold intercept yet encountered at its 100 percent controlled Pan Project, White Pine County, Nevada. This 30 meter intercept of 3.15 grams per tonne (gpt) gold includes a zone of 13.7 meters of 5.79 gpt gold which also includes a 1.5 meter interval of 10.1 gpt gold.
Drill hole PN11-09 is part of a reverse circulation (RC) drill program designed to expand the South Pan resource. Due to the unusually high grade assays and to confirm the initial results, sample rejects for the entire interval were re-assayed along with a new set of standard and blank samples. Results gave excellent reproducibility with the average grade of the interval proving to be identical for both sets of assays. This new intercept is located about 115 meters from drill hole PN10-03c which bottomed in 6.4 meters averaging 1.5 gpt gold (see Midway press release dated November 8, 2010).
Midway currently has one RC rig operating at Pan and to date in 2011, has completed approximately 7,200 meters in 28 RC holes. Gold assays received to date are summarized in the table below. Additional intercepts east of South Pan include 126.5 meters of 0.55 gpt gold in PN11-07 and 100 meters of 0.38 gpt gold in PN11-05. North of South Pan, intercepts include 71 meters of 0.45 gpt gold in PN11-12, 19.8 meters of 0.93 gpt gold in PN11-14, and 59 meters of 0.72 gpt gold in PN11-30. Drill holes PN11-17 to PN11-21 were condemnation holes drilled to test for mineralization beneath proposed mine facilities to depths of 250-450 meters. As expected, these condemnation holes did not find significant gold mineralization, therefore the area is confirmed suitable for locating the leach pad and associated production facilities. Drilling is also scheduled at North Pan this year where the current gold resource appears to remain open in all directions.
"The expansion of mineralization at South Pan from step out drilling to the east and north may have a positive impact on our mine design at Pan," said Ken Brunk, President and COO of Midway. "Further data evaluation and additional drilling will be needed to quantify the impact. Meanwhile, our team of engineers continue to advance the Feasibility Study currently underway to aggressively move the project toward our planned 2013 production target."
In addition to on-going geologic activities, several engineering programs are underway to support the Pan Feasibility Study. This includes detailed engineering of the leach pad facilities, final geo-technical design, metallurgical optimization, equipment selection, detailed mine design, design of utilities and ancillary support facilities, detailed man-power planning, and project execution scheduling, including construction methodologies and attendant schedules. The environmental team is completing the final phases of the Plan of Operations which will be submitted to the Bureau of Land Management, the project's lead agency, in the coming weeks.
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