Drilling progress; broker app

Green Dragon Gas Ltd 06 May 2008 6 May 2008 GREEN DRAGON GAS LTD. ('Green Dragon' or the 'Company') GDG PROGRESSES FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION Green Dragon Gas Ltd (AIM: GDG), the Chinese coal bed methane ('CBM') business, today announces an update on its continued success in developing its large coal bed methane resource across its five blocks in conjunction with its joint-venture partner. In accordance with Company strategy, wells drilled in 2007 are being systematically put on production. Wells on production have met, and in some cases exceeded, Company expectations. BLOCK WELLS WELLS TOTAL WELLS ON TARGET WELLS DRILLED DRILLED WELLS PRODUCTION/ ONLINE 2Q08 2007 SO FAR 08 TO DATE DE-WATERING SHIZHUANG S 79 4 126 30 46 SHIZHUANG N 2 2 8 5 7 QINYUAN 1 3 10 5 10 FENGCHENG 5 3 18 10 16 PANXIE EAST 1 0 6 5 5 TOTAL WELLS 88 12 168 55 84 In the Shizhuang South block, GSS008 became the first successful Dymaxion Coal Inseam well drilled in China and was put on production just over a month ago. The results have been very positive and the well continues to produce increasing gas volumes as the de-watering continues. While Mitchell Drilling's Dymaxion horizontal wells have been very successful fueling the CBM development in Australia, GSS008 is the first such well in China validating its application in Chinese low permeable coal seams. Greka employees actively participated with directional drillers from Mitchell to achieve the successful drilling. Additionally in Shizhuang South, fracced wells have demonstrated gas production earlier than anticipated demonstrating the success of the regional dewatering by other open hole completed producing wells. All the Shizhuang South block wells will be produced into the existing Zaoyuan compressor station ensuring imminent potential for gas sales. In the Shizhuang North and Qinyuan blocks the wells continue to de-water the coal seam and fracc programmes are being designed into the 2008 work programme. Additionally in Qinyuan, a new pilot programme has been successfully drilled with coal seams identified within the same profiles as the successful Shizhuang South block. The depth and thickness of this new pilot location will substantially expedite the drilling programme at Qinyuan. Fengcheng block wells were successfully fracced and all will be online this quarter as planned. The wells that have been put online so far have demonstrated gas and water production that are in line with expectations. Finally, Panxie East pilot wells were put online last week as planned. These wells are expected to start de-watering as open hole completions and will be evaluated for fracture stimulations over the course of this year. Furthermore, the Company announces the appointment of Evolution Securities Ltd as its joint broker in addition to Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited. Further to the announcement made in March 2008, regarding the potential acquisition of Pacific Asia China Energy Inc. ('Pace'), the Company is continuing its due diligence on Pace and will notify any further progress in due course. The Company's Chairman and CEO, Mr. Randeep S. Grewal, commented, 'Drilling, completion and production successes being demonstrated by the wells being put on line are extremely rewarding for our hard working employees in the field and this progress validates the Company's business model. We currently have wells online in each of our five blocks and can already report active casing head pressures in four of the blocks and gas production in two. I am very pleased to report such success in relatively short time frame'. 'Following over a decade of effort to develop a vertically integrated gas company built on our vast CBM resource, this quarter is particularly exciting as it represents a turning point in the Company's history as we move from being an exploration to a production company. With gas production in hand, the rest of the integrated plan will be implemented expeditiously as the management has worked on the other segments concurrently,' concluded Mr. Grewal. For further information on the Company and its activities, please refer to the website at www.greendragongas.com or contact: Randeep S. Grewal/Betty Cheung, Green Dragon Gas, +85237100168 Tim Thompson/Nick Melson, Investor Relations, Buchanan, +442074665000 Dr Azhic Basirov/David Jones, Nomad & Broker, Smith & Williamson, +442071314000 Tim Redfern, Broker, Evolution Securities, +447876030764 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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