Georgia Update – Site Construction Underway

23 January 2012 The Manager Company Announcements By e-lodgement GEORGIA UPDATE - SITE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY Range Resources Limited ("Range" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that site construction has commenced in readiness for the spudding of the Company's second exploration well in Georgia - the Namakhvani well which is the Kursebi 6 Prospect. Targeted spudding date is early to mid Feb with a target depth of circa 3,500m. Given the unexpected geological sequences encountered with the first well, Range engaged new independent technical consultants, NTD Energy, to perform a fresh review of all of the seismic and geological data across the top 3 Kursebi prospects previously identified. The Kursebi 6 prospect was identified as the most robust prospect with a more clearly defined structure and indications of a significantly thicker Jurassic section, increasing chances of encountering more reservoir and mature source rocks. Below are the estimates of undiscovered stock tank oil initially in place (STOIIP) for the prospect. STOIIP (Mmbbls) P90 P50 P10 Mean K-6 Prospect - 100% 32.2 84.8 185.8 99.2 Attributable to Range - 40% 12.9 33.9 74.3 39.7 NTD Energy will assist in the management of the Company's drilling program for the Namakhvani well along with the supervision of the proposed 2D seismic program on block VIb. NTD Energy will also assist the Company in promoting and developing the unconventional (shale) plays that may exist across the two licence areas through the introduction of farm-in partners. The Company will provide regular updates as to the progress of the drilling of the second well. Yours faithfully Peter Landau Executive Director Contacts Range Resources Limited Peter Landau Tel: +61 (8) 8 9488 5220 Em: plandau@rangeresources.com.au Australia London PPR Tavistock Communications David Tasker Ed Portman/Paul Youens Tel: +61 (8) 9388 0944 Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7920 3150 Em: david.tasker@ppr.com.au Em: eportman@tavistock.co.uk RFC Corporate Finance (Nominated Advisor) Old Park Lane Capital (Joint Broker) Stuart Laing Michael Parnes Tel: +61 (8) 9480 2500 Tel: +44 (0) 207 493 8188 Panmure Gordon (Joint Broker) Katherine Roe / Brett Jacobs Tel: +44 (0) 207 459 3600 Range Background Range Resources Limited is a dual listed (ASX: RRS; AIM: RRL) oil & gas exploration company with oil & gas interests in the frontier state of Puntland, Somalia, the Republic of Georgia, Texas, USA and Trinidad. * In Trinidad Range recently completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in holding companies with three onshore production licenses and fully operational drilling subsidiary. Independently assessed Proved (1P) reserves in place of 15.4 MMbls with 19.6 MMbls of proved, probable and possible (3P) reserves and an additional 20 MMbls (mean) of prospective resources. * In the Republic of Georgia, Range holds a 40% farm-in interest in onshore blocks VIa and VIb, covering approx. 7,000sq.km. Range completed a 410km 2D seismic program with independent consultants RPS Energy identifying 68 potential structures containing an estimated 2 billion barrels of undiscovered oil-in-place (on a mean 100% basis) with the first (Mukhiani-1) of two exploration wells having spudded in July in 2011. Re-interpreted seismic supported by the Mukhiani-1 vertical seismic profiling has identified new fault and stratigraphic trapping potential with the possibility of a side track well to be drilled post additional seismic in 2H 2012. * In Puntland, Range holds a 20% working interest in two licences encompassing the highly prospective Dharoor and Nugaal valleys. The operator and 60% interest holder, Horn Petroleum Corp. (TSXV: HRN) has spud the first well in a two well programme in early 2012 targeting 300mmbls and 375mmbbls of best estimate Prospective Resources (100% basis). Site construction has commenced on the second well with the setting of the 30 inch surface casing and the drilling of a 50 meter pilot hole in readiness for spudding following the completion of the first well. * Range holds a 25% interest in the initial Smith #1 well and a 20% interest in further wells on the North Chapman Ranch project, Texas. The project area encompasses approximately 1,680 acres in one of the most prolific oil and gas producing trends in the State of Texas. Drilling of the first well has resulted in a commercial discovery with independently assessed 3P reserves in place (on a 100% basis) of 242 Bcf of natural gas, 15 mmbbls of oil and 19 mmbbls of natural gas liquids. * Range holds a 21.75% interest in the East Texas Cotton Valley Prospect in Red River County, Texas, USA, where the prospect's project area encompasses approximately 1,570 acres encompassing a recent oil discovery. The prospect has independently assessed 3P reserves in place (on a 100% basis) of 3.3mmbbls of oil. The reserves estimates for the 3 Trinidad blocks and update reserves estimates for the North Chapman Ranch Project and East Texas Cotton Valley referred above have been formulated by Forrest A. Garb & Associates, Inc. (FGA). FGA is an international petroleum engineering and geologic consulting firm staffed by experienced engineers and geologists. Collectively FGA staff has more than a century of world–wide experience. FGA have consented in writing to the reference to them in this announcement and to the estimates of oil and natural gas liquids provided. The definitions for oil and gas reserves are in accordance with SEC Regulation S–X an in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Petroleum Engineers ("SPE"). The SPE Reserve definitions can be found on the SPE website at spe.org. RPS Group is an International Petroleum Consulting Firm with offices worldwide, who specialise in the evaluation of resources, and have consented to the information with regards to the Company's Georgian interests in the form and context that they appear. These estimates were formulated in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Petroleum Engineers ("SPE"). The prospective resource estimates for the two Dharoor Valley prospects are internal estimates reported by Africa Oil Corp, the operator of the joint venture, which are based on volumetric and related assessments by Gaffney, Cline & Associates. In granting its consent to the public disclosure of this press release with respect to the Company's Trinidad operations, Petrotrin makes no representation or warranty as to the adequacy or accuracy of its contents and disclaims any liability that may arise because of reliance on it. SPE Definitions for Proved, Probable, Possible Reserves and Prospective Resources Proved Reserves are those quantities of petroleum, which by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be commercially recoverable, from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under defined economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations. Probable Reserves are those additional Reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data indicate are less likely to be recovered than Proved Reserves but more certain to be recovered than Possible Reserves. Possible Reserves are those additional reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data indicate are less likely to be recoverable than Probable Reserves. Prospective Resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects. Prospective Resources have both an associated chance of discovery and a chance of development. Prospective Resources are further subdivided in accordance with the level of certainty associated with recoverable estimates assumingtheir discovery and development and may be sub-classified based on project maturity. London Suite 1A, Prince's House, 38 Jermyn Street, London SW1 6DN t: +44 (0)207 025 7040, f: +44 207 287 8028 Australia Ground Floor, 1 Havelock Street, West Perth WA 6005, Australia t: +61 8 9488 5220, f: +61 8 9324 2400 e: admin@rangeresources.com.au
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