HOUSTON, Jan. 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Lucas Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:LUCE), a U.S. based independent oil and gas company, announced today its seventh acquisition within the Austin Chalk region, west of Gonzales, Texas.
Lucas Energy acquired the 160 acre Henry E. Christian -A- lease from an independent oil and gas operator.
The Henry E. Christian lease includes an active producing well and to date the lease has produced almost 57,000 barrels of oil.
Chief Operating Officer, William Sawyer stated, "The property represents a good fit to our growing portfolio because it will immediately contribute revenue as well as earnings to our company's growing bottom-line. Based upon our assessment, we anticipate that with additional revitalization and reconditioning -- this well could increase its present production significantly."
James Cerna, CEO of Lucas Energy, stated, "The 160 acres of the Henry E. Christian lease is important for a number of reasons: first, because it is a revenue producer; second, because there is enough acreage to drill horizontally from the current well-bore location, further enhancing production capacity. Finally, based upon our due diligence, the average horizontal well in this area has average cumulative production of over 100,000 barrels of oil, with some wells actually producing in excess of over 200,000 barrels of oil per well. This lease acquisition holds tremendous upside potential."
The Henry E. Christian lease acquisition follows the previously announced 630-acre tract on January 10th, 2007, which included one open well bore and equipment, with additional capacity for three more wells or four lateral well bores.
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