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Caza Sees Strong Bone Spring IP at Copperline Property

Caza Oil & Gas Inc. has reported another strong result for the Company's Bone Spring program with the initial test well on its West Copperline Property in Lea County, New Mexico.
The West Copperline 29 Fed #1H horizontal Bone Spring test well reached its intended total measured depth of approximately 15,035 feet in the 2nd Bone Spring Sand interval on October 11, 2013, and was subsequently fracture stimulated beginning on November 1, 2013. Under controlled flowback the producing rates have remained steady, and the well produced at a peak 24 hour gross rate of 800 barrels (bbls) of oil and 1.21 million cubic feet of natural gas, which equates to 1,002 bbls of oil equivalent on November 15, 2013. The well continues to clean up and is producing on a 22/64ths adjustable choke at 1,835 pounds…
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