HOUSTON, Oct. 11, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Index Oil and Gas, Inc. (OTCBB:IXOG) ("Index" or "the Company") today issued an update on its operations in Kansas.
Index has recently signed 14 well AFE's (Authorizations for Expenditure) for low-risk oil prospects in Stafford and Barton counties, Kansas. The first well, Fischer #2-3, has now spudded. A rate of two wells per month is anticipated.
The final number of wells to be drilled in the program is dependent upon oil price and results of the early wells to be drilled.
Lyndon West, CEO, commented, "The Kansas project was entered into between 2003 (Seward) and early 2006 (Barton) and makes up part of the Company's low-risk and low-cost section of the portfolio."
The Company's portfolio can be reviewed in the presentation posted on the Index Web site at www.indexoil.com.
About Index Oil and Gas
Index is a gas-biased oil and gas exploration and production company, with activities primarily in Texas, Louisiana, and Kansas. It has offices in Houston, Texas. Index is focused on efficiently building a broad portfolio of producing properties that it believes to have significant upside potential. The Company has an enviable drilling record and intends to grow its existing asset base and revenues through further investment in the U.S. Index seeks to develop its activities in areas containing prolific petroleum systems set in stable political and economic environments.
To find out more about Index Oil and Gas Inc. (OTCBB:IXOG), visit our website at www.indexoil.com.
The statements in the press release that relate to the Company's expectations with regard to the future impact on the Company's results from acquisitions or actions in development are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements in this document may also contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company, or any other person, that such forward-looking statements will be achieved. Since the information may contain statements that involve risk and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results may differ materially from expected results. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. In light of the foregoing, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
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