SDX Energy - Gas discovery ONZ-7

SDX Energy has announced the discovery of gas at the ONZ-7 development well on the Sebou permit in Morocco. The ONZ-7 well was drilled to a total depth of 1,167m, with 5m of net conventional gas pay in the Hoot formation. Reservoir quality exceeded initial expectations with porosity in the pay section at 35.3% – a further update on well flow rates is expected in early February. SDX has made four discoveries from five wells drilled in the current nine well campaign – an 80% E&A success rate with all prospects drilled on high resolution 3D seismic discovering gas. Our last published valuation stands at 65p/share (full NAV breakdown), with Sebou making up c 17% or 10.9p/share of our group risked valuation. We intend to revise our valuation for recent Moroccan exploration success on our return from the company’s analyst site visit to be held on 24 and 25 January 2018.