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East Mississippi (Non-CO2
Properties)
As of 12/31/07 -
We have been active in East Mississippi since Denbury was founded in
1990 and are by far the largest producer in the basin. Historically,
this has been our area with the highest production and most proved
reserves, and while still significant, it is no longer the largest.
Production during the fourth quarter of 2007 averaged approximately
12,530 BOE/d (25% of our Company total) and we had proved reserves
of 50.6 MMBOE as of December 31, 2007 (26% of our Company total).
Since we have generally owned these East Mississippi properties
longer than properties in our other regions, they tend to be more
fully developed, and although most are targeted for tertiary
operations in the future, only three fields currently have tertiary
operations (Soso, Martinville and Eucutta Fields). Production from
our East Mississippi fields has been relatively consistent over the
last three years, averaging 12,072 BOE/d in 2005, 12,743 BOE/d in
2006, and 12,479 BOE/d in 2007. For 2008, we expect our budget in
this region for conventional operations to be around $60 million,
about the same as in 2007, representing approximately 7% of our
current 2008 exploration and development budget of $900 million.
Heidelberg Field
The largest field
in the region and one of our largest fields corporately is
Heidelberg Field, which for the fourth quarter of 2007, produced an
average of 7,770 BOE/d, 4% more than the 2006 fourth quarter average
of 7,444 BOE/d. Heidelberg Field was acquired from Chevron in
December 1997 and was producing approximately 2,800 BOE/d at that
time.
The majority of the
oil production at Heidelberg is from six waterflood units that
produce from the Eutaw formation (at approximately 4,400 feet). Most
of our recent activity at Heidelberg has been the development of the
Selma Chalk, a natural gas reservoir at a depth of around 3,700
feet. We have steadily developed the Selma Chalk since 2001,
drilling from 13 to 20 wells per year, increasing the natural gas
production at Heidelberg to a peak quarterly average of 17.3 MMcf/d
in the fourth quarter of 2007, with average natural gas production
of 16.3 MMcf/d during 2007. |