CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Jan. 20, 2016) – Touchstone Exploration Inc. (“Touchstone” or the “Company”) (TSX:TXP) announces that it has entered into an agreement to dispose of its Kerrobert, Saskatchewan facility, infrastructure and the associated PNG rights to Quattro Exploration and Production Ltd. (“Quattro”) (TSX VENTURE:QXP) for total consideration of $4,150,000. The consideration includes $650,000 in cash and $3,500,000 in securities through the issuance of 35,000 non-voting Quattro Class “C”, Series 3 preferred shares. The preferred shares have a face value of $100 per share and pay an annual preferred dividend of $3.50 per share. The cash consideration consists of $100,000 to be paid upon signing of the Purchase and Sale Agreement with the balance payable no later than February 15, 2016. Non-payment of the final cash installment will result in Quattro forfeiting the initial cash deposit. The disposition is effective December 31, 2015 and is expected to close on or before February 15, 2016, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions customary in transactions of this nature.
James Shipka, Chief Operating Officer, said, “The Kerrobert property was our final producing asset in Canada. The disposition of the property will eliminate operating losses and allow our team to focus on our core onshore Trinidad producing assets.”
The property contributed an average of 100 barrels of heavy oil per day during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and was a legacy Petrobank combustion project. With no intent to pursue combustion projects now or in the future, the Company had no development plans for the property. As of December 31, 2014, the property was assigned net Total Proved reserves of 399,400 barrels and net Total Proved plus Probable reserves of 606,100 barrels of heavy oil. Associated future capital costs were $1,020,000 under both the Proved and Proved plus Probable cases. The property incurred unaudited operating losses of approximately $1.35 million during the eleven months ended November 30, 2015. Through this disposition, the Company will eliminate an internally estimated $3.33 million in future abandonment liabilities associated with the assets. Following the disposition, Touchstone has an interest in 32,723 acres of undeveloped land in Saskatchewan focusing mainly on the Viking formation.