8-K
Royale Energy, Inc. (ROYL)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2022
Royale Energy, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-55912 | 81-4596368 |
|---|---|---|
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br> <br>of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1530 Hilton Head Rd., Suite 205<br> <br>El Cajon, California | 92021 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(619) 383-6600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 21, 2022, Royale Energy, Inc. issued a news release announcing that it had executed a Joint Development Agreement with Ares Energy LTD for up to 25,000 acres in Ector and Andrews counties, Texas in the Permian Basin. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| 99.1 | News Release dated November 21, 2022. |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: November 21, 2022 | ROYALE ENERGY, INC. | |
|---|---|---|
| By: | /s/ Johnny Jordan | |
| Johnny Jordan | ||
| Chief Executive Officer |
ex_449611.htm
Exhibit 99.1
(ROYL)
News for Immediate Release
ROYALE ANNOUNCES NEW JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEEMENT IN PERMIAN BASIN
November 21, 2022 -- San Diego, California – Royale Energy, Inc., (OTCQB : ROYL), is pleased to announce that it has executed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Ares Energy LTD for up to 25,000 acres in Ector and Andrews counties, Texas in the Permian Basin. This “Pradera Fuego Project” is a horizontal resource play in the Mississippian interval.
The JDA provides Royale Energy a 5% working interest in this project. Phase 1, initially covering 6900 net acres, is projected to have 12 to 15 drillable locations. This ownership began with the second well drilled in this project.
OPERATIONS
There have been three wells drilled to date on this acreage. The first well, “Sweet Melissa 1H”, was drilled before Royale agreed to participate in the JDA, demonstrated a 30-day peak average production rate of 730 BOPD & 1.1 MMcf/d with expected reserves exceeding 1,200,000 barrels of oil equivalent.
The next two wells, “Anna 1H” and “Abby Unit 1H”, are included in the JDA. These have been drilled efficiently, without complication, to their intended target depth. The lateral lengths of the three wells drilled in this project are 10,155’, 10,282’ and 11,625’ with the lateral length of the latter being the longest drilled by 358’ out of the 65 Mississippian wells already drilled in this play. The longer the laterals lengths drilled in each well in most cases equates to increased reserves in that well.
The completion operations for the second well are expected to start mid- December, and the third well in early 2023.
Royale anticipates both wells to demonstrate production and reserves in line with the initial well drilled in the project.
Improved efficiencies in drilling have significantly reduced the number of drill days by 59 %.
As used in this press release, “BOPD” means barrels of oil per day, “MMcf/d” means million cubic feet per day.
FORECAST
Royale anticipates participating in drilling six to eight additional wells in this project in 2023.
About Royale Energy. Inc.
Royale Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: ROYL) is an independent exploration and production company based in San Diego, California, focused on the acquisition, development, and marketing of oil and natural gas. The Company has its primary operations in California’s Los Angeles Basin and Texas’s Permian Basin.
Forward-Looking Statement
In addition to historical information contained herein, this news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those in the “forward-looking” statements. While the company believes its forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, there are factors that are difficult to predict and that are influenced by economic and other conditions beyond the company’s control. Investors are directed to consider such risks and other uncertainties discussed in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Royale Energy Inc.
Mark Larson
Public Relations & Media
619-383-6600
marklarsonmedia@gmail.com