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Earnings Call: Q2 2021
Aug 26, 2021
Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Petrotal Q2 2021 Results Call. Your speakers today will be Manolo Zuniga, President and CEO and Doug Arch, Executive Vice President and CFO of Petrotale. The webcast will start with the speakers going through a copy of the corporate presentation, which will be followed by a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please submit it via the platform and we will do our best to answer as many as possible during the time allocated. Please take it away, Manolo.
Thank you, Jimmy. Good day, everyone, and thank you for joining the PetroTal second quarter webcast, We will provide a brief summary of our Q2 2021 operational and financial results. If anyone wants further information on the company, please see our website for additional materials. As Jimmy mentioned, I am Manolo Tsunigam, the President and CEO of PetroTal. And next to me is my colleague, Doug Erge, Executive VP and CFO.
If you have clicked on the link in last evening's press release, you should hopefully have signed up on the webcast. So, you may see the slides on your screen. But if you are having issues seeing them, please contact PetroTal atselicourt.uk and they will be able to assist you. Before I begin, I need to mention that there are some disclaimers towards the end of the presentation, which I would urge you to read at your own leisure. For those that are new to the story, PetroTal is an onshore Peru focused oil company.
As shown in Slide 1 of the presentation, The company is listed on London's Aim Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange and has a market cap of approximately $166,000,000 U. S. Dollars and net debt of around $20,000,000 We have 100% working interest in the Britannia oil field, Which we have expanded from minimal production to over 10,000 in late 2019 and with current production averaging about 8,500 barrels of oil per day During the past 7 days to August 20, that means last week. Iberitania field has 2020 year end 2P reserve 51,000,000 barrels and now has 8 producing wells with the 9th to be completed in early September. All of our producing wells have paid out their initial investment as of mid July 2021, with the field potentially producing for 40 more years like many others surrounding analog heavy oil fields in Peru, there's going to be plenty of cash in the future from this company.
In short, we have a great asset that will deliver a beautiful combination of growth and yield, And that is resilient down to a Brent price of $27 per barrel as we experienced last year during the pandemic. We also have a proven technical team in place with a track record that delivers operational excellence. We're excited to communicate details of our record setting Q2 and walk through the adjustments to our second half twenty twenty one development plan on this call. On Slide 2, we're highlighting a number of things. First of all, recent field production is approximately 8,500, as I just mentioned before, And maintaining a steady rate as we complete installation of the upgraded water disposal system.
We were able to beat Q2 2021 guidance By a slight margin producing 800 barrels of oil per day under constrained production conditions caused by a required water booster pump upgrade And upsized water pipeline installation. As you can see in the graph, we have revised guidance for Q3 and Q4 down due to a rescheduling of our drilling operations, stemming mostly from COVID-nineteen impacts and a delay by drilling and pouring our last water disposal well, the 3 Gold Digi, This required a cycle. Currently, the field is in great shape having restored water disposal capacity, which is now at 80,000 barrels of water per day. When all installations are complete, the field will be able to dispose of 100,000 barrels of water per day. Our revised average 2021 production guidance range is now 10,000 to 11,000 barrels of oil per day.
That's the average for the year. We are now scheduled to bring it on 2 additional wells in the second half twenty twenty one instead of the Plan 3. This drilling schedule deferral essentially changed our production peaks in second half twenty twenty one and the overall production profile in the back half of the year. The third well that was estimated to be completed in late November 2021 will now be completed in early to mid January 2022. Exact production is still very attractive, estimated at between 17,018,000 barrels of oil per day, Down the slide, Uplaz Flash production now impacting November instead of December.
Slide 2 also highlights our estimated 2021 EBITDA range at $140,000,000 to $150,000,000 up materially from our original budget of $90,000,000 CapEx is still materially on budget Despite the shift of drilling and facilities capital in 2021, overall, the best quarters are yet to come and the 2 remaining horizontals in 2021, The 8H that we plan to complete early next month and the 9H will add significant and possibly record production sold into a strong forward Brent market. So currently, our drilling rig is finishing drilling our next horizontal well, The 8H budgeted at $12,300,000 The drill is looking fantastic with the well currently being completed right now, and it's estimated to be on production In September, after reaching a total depth of 4,200 meters. The well was originally estimated to be in production in late July, early August, Which is why there is a 2,000 tons of ore per day production variance to Q3 2021, as we will now only be receiving 3 weeks of new production From the BN-8H well. Once completed, rig will move to the next horizontal well, the BN-9H, which There'll be a similar drill to the BN8H in terms of cost and time.
The last completed horizontal well was the 6H in the spring of 2020 And reached almost 6,000 barrels of oil per day of flash production. Also, as announced in our recent press release, the CPS II commissioning was delayed 1 to 2 months due to the COVID-nineteen incidents in the field requiring evacuation of contractor personnel. Operations are will now be impacted By the commission delay, which is now estimated for late November to early December. But the operation would not be That's the important thing to highlight. To summarize, we expect to exit the year extremely strong and to achieve record production levels and cash flow.
The deferral of production into 2022 could possibly be sold into a stronger Brent market versus today's, and we have no problem deferring production A few months. So, the field received the proper facilities upgrade prior to our 2022 program. In slide 3, we again show an updated wellpack performance graph comparing cumulative oil versus days the well were online. As you can see, the Bretagne horizontal wells have produced over 1,000,000 barrels in its first 550 producing days, twice as much as the vertical or the gated wells and 2.5 times more than the original horizontal well drilled by the prior operator. The table on the right is side of the highlights that all wells have now achieved payout on their initial capital investment with 10,500,000 barrels remaining, not including the future PDP reserves that will be booked for the 7D, 8H and 9H in our next reserve report.
At current grain levels, this portfolio will pay out almost 6 times for shareholders and can fund the 3 print programs 2.5 times over. If current Brent prices are stable, our next well, the DN8H will likely pay out at 350,000 barrels of community production, Which, as you can see in the graph, would happen before the end of 2021. Payouts that quick add tremendous shareholder value and will ultimately lead still looking to a path for material free cash flow in 2022, again highlighting that PetroTal is capable of both material growth And large yield value at the same time. Slide 4 highlights that the Britannia field has a considerable reserve base with 2P and 3P reserves At 51,000,000 barrels and 106,000,000 barrels, respectively. You may remember that I have always highlighted that our goal is to be somewhere between the 2P and 3P case.
So, we've been always be optimistic of going beyond the 2P case. As we continue to execute our 2P development plan, We're starting to look to what the 3P plan can deliver in terms of shareholder value. The 3P plan has an additional 5 locations over and above the 15 book 2P locations, which should be upgraded to the 2P category with the ongoing drilling campaign, with additional potential for in field drilling yet to be recognized. We believe that the asset can generate over a decade of production north of 10,000 barrels of oil per day in a sustainable way With limited incremental 3P CapEx of approximately $155,000,000 above the 2P plan. We want to remind investors of how infant this field really is compared to the Other nearby Peruvian heavy oil fields that have been producing for about 40 years.
As you can see in the table, the 2P and 3P recovery factors of 15% 19% are very conservative compared to the fields we show in slide 5, with recovery factors in excess of 30% 40%. Our management team believes that investors will continue to benefit from year over year positive technical and performance remissions for our estimated recovery factors as our wells gain more production history. Before I turn over the call to Doug, I would like to take a brief moment to highlight a few important ESG points. As shown in Slide 6, the team has been working extremely hard To try and map out long term goals for ESG directives, this will take the form of 4 categories as follows: Environmental commitment covering emissions, use of technology, climate change and impact, waste management, biodiversity and accident prevention Share value and alignment, which includes community alignment and commitment, supplier chain process, talent and community training and development, We're announcing capacity in ethics and risk management, human rights, inclusion and macroeconomic values. Finally, last But not least, health and safety for our employees, communities, suppliers and contractors.
Long term objectives in these categories will be introduced For the years 2023, 2025 and 2,030 along with the specific measurement protocols, we look forward to communicating this information in the coming quarters and delivering on it in the coming months years once final approval from our Board of Directors is received. I would also like to take this time to congratulate President Pedro Castillo on his election win and we look forward to working in good faith with him and his officials With recent meetings, I mean, I have attended going very well. Important to this point, Slide 7 highlights my meeting with Minister of Energy and Mines, Ivan Merino Girre. We cover much ground with regards to applying social profits in a more direct way to the communities and working together to allow a faster transition of initiatives at pace. This will ultimately provide assurances that the communities will receive more direct action And service creating a more harmonizing environment between government, community and operator, which is PetroTal.
This is something that actually the new government has quickly realized, has heard about our commitment of empowering the local communities. So, the transition with the new government has been quite easy to be given our history on ESG excellency. Some pictures of recent in country, community and government meetings are also in Slide 7, offering continued community support, transparency and willingness to take an active role with the formal dialogue. And with that, I pass this to Doug.
Thank you, Manolo. I'm Doug Erch, Petrotao's CFO. And on Slide 8, I'd like to start off highlighting a few select financial items from our recent press release as referenced on that slide. From a balance sheet standpoint, PetroTal exited the quarter with over €79,000,000 of total cash, Up 5% from the end of Q1 2021, which is quite exciting given that Q2 2021 was a drilling heavy quarter liquidity was a major headwind just 1 year ago, with liquidity now being one of the company's greatest strengths. The company set a few internal records in Q2 2021.
The first being the net operating income of CAD30 1,000,000 with a corresponding record netback of $36.88 per barrel compared to Q1 2021 of $20,000,000 net operating income and a netback of just under $26 per barrel. For the first half of twenty twenty one, we've now generated 50,000,000 of net operating income as shown on Slide 8. This demonstrates PetroTal's favorable operating cost structure and the ability to scale with increasing production and Brent prices. A reminder that the Q2 net operating income was generated under constrained production conditions, selling into a strong rent backwardation curve and impacted by our contracted hedges. We are definitely excited to see potential new cash flow levels reached with unconstrained production and 2 new horizontal wells coming on in the second half of twenty twenty one.
Another cash flow metric worth mentioning is that PetroTal generated CAD2.4 million of free cash flow, representing before the impact of working capital, bringing the total for the first half of to $11,500,000 This was generated through a much heavier Q2 capital program versus Q1, And we anticipate continued deliverability and growth in this metric as we attempt to showcase our discretionary cash flow to investors and believe we can provide shareholders with material growth and free cash flow. Realized price is something that we want to enhance transparency on going forward. So we now include additional detail in our MD and A regarding Our realized oil price makeup with respect to the sales that go into the OMP pipeline, exports through Brazil and the Iquitos refinery. First of all, sales that go through the O and P are priced off of month plus 8 of the forward ice print strip. Given that the futures curve is backwardated, our realized price may seem unusually low versus the Brent price for pipeline sales.
In Q2 2021, our overall contract gross Brent price was $67 per barrel versus the average ice Brent of $69 per barrel. This delta represents the 8 month future curve impact for sales pricing of barrels into the pipeline. In addition, tariffs, fees and quality differentials The O and P, Aikido and the Brazil route to varying degrees. We report blended figures from all three routes for accounting purposes. However, shareholders should be aware of the realized price volatility from quarter to quarter depending on what route we use to sell oil.
In Q2 2021, our company realized sales price was $53 per barrel and included transportation, quality and marketing discounts and fees which we try and break out on Slide 9. Overall, the realized price as a percent of contracted Brent in Q2 2021 was approximately 80% of our invoice rent price, up 8% from the Q1 of 2021. When sales to Brazil are made, the payment is made FOB Britannia And all fees, discounts and transportation costs are netted with revenue netted from revenue upfront into one net payment from the marketer, usually within 2 weeks of the oil being shipped. In quarters where Brazilian shipments are made, the realized price percent of contracted Brent will be lower versus when they are made just to the pipeline. However, from a netback perspective, all of these routes to markets are materially the same.
Accounting guidelines will impact where certain fees and discounts show up, which explains the changes in realized price from Q1 2021 into Q2. As mentioned in our recent press release, We are executing 2 Brazilian shipments in the Q3 of 2021, so expect to see our discount to Brent a little higher and our transportation costs a little lower on a per barrel basis. Royalties for the quarter were $2,300,000 representing $2.87 per barrel versus $1,700,000 due to higher Brent prices in Q2. From an operating cost perspective, the company had operating costs of 5,500,000 representing $6.84 per barrel, which was flat from Q1 2021 of 5,500,000 at $7.17 per barrel. The majority of these costs are fixed and will scale with increased production at a rate of approximately C0.30 per 500 barrels of oil per day quarterly production increase.
Transportation expense, which includes diluent costs, was slightly up seeing quarter over quarter at £5,300,000 representing £6.61 per barrel versus £5,100,000 in Q1, reflecting that price of diluent increased substantially with Brent during the quarter. Our 2021 EBITDA guidance is now at $140,000,000 to $150,000,000 for the year, Including an additional expected second half twenty twenty one, dollars 20,000,000 of true up revenue related to the restructured barrels in the pipeline The journey through the pipeline is complete. In the Q2, there was one shipment that was sold Through the pipeline and we received as part of that we received the settlement payment there as part of that section of the true up revenue. This is materially up material from our initial guidance of $90,000,000 at the start of 2021, the $90,000,000 being the EBITDA guidance we provided Early on this year. Total CapEx amounted to CAD22,500,000 for the quarter, of which CAD17 million was drilling related and CAD4.5 million facilities with the remainder being spent on small projects.
As Manolo stated before, a number of facility projects were deferred Into the second half of twenty twenty one due to COVID impacts, included in the $17,000,000 of drilling costs was part of the $2,000,000 water disposal drilling water disposal well drilling overspent. However, when netted with the savings on the recent 7D well Only equates to a total over budget spend of $400,000 which the operations team is confident we made up on future drills. PetroTal booked CAD11,400,000 in net income for the quarter versus CAD30,800,000 in Q1 2021. When the derivative gain of CHF22.5 million is normalized out of the Q1 2021 net earnings, a more comparable net income figure for Q1 would be CHF8 point $2,000,000 Note that this is PetroTal's 5th consecutive quarter with positive net income bookings and the showcase of the company's low sunk capital base and favorable cost structure. Also of note is PetroTal's strong working capital and corresponding net debt positions.
We had a working capital surplus of $62,600,000 versus $68,200,000 in the prior quarter. Don calculated net debt of CHF 40,600,000 on the quarter underpinned a Q2 2021 leverage ratio of 0.41. From a valuation perspective and including derivative balance sheet from items Q2 2021, net debt was approximately $22,700,000 Which when dividend into our 2021 EBITDA guidance range generates an under 0.2 Excellent ratios for the size of our company and certainly meet all bond covenants nicely. PetroTal's Q2 2021 ended corporate hedge position stands at 677,000 barrels with strike prices ranging between $60 $70 per barrel using put and synthetic put structures. Subsequent to the quarter, We have recently layered on an additional 300,000 barrels using put structures with the strike price of $60 per barrel.
Corporate hedges now represent 45 percent of our expected sales for the rest of 2021. Additionally, From the pipeline hedging perspective, PetroTal has over 2,200,000 barrels hedged in the OMP, locking in a range of prices between $60 $70 per barrel. These hedges are arranged through the operator of the pipeline, Petropurrup. In summary, strong liquidity, negligible net debt, robust cash flow generation and production growth underpinned by a prudent risk management program highlight the financial considerations we think make us an attractive operator. On Slide 10, I want to update the highlight and company again recently demonstrated why having the 3rd route to market strategy is so important.
As social issues have recently shut down the O and P In late July, we were able to quickly pivot and secure 2 back to back cargoes of 240,000 barrels each over the coming months, resulting in no anticipated sales, disruptions or material inventory builds while Petro Peru works to restore service. As for the last two executed Brazil shipments, we anticipate competitive netbacks with our other sales options will be realized. This is an exciting time for PetroTal as we continue to drive home our unique value proposition of material production growth and free cash flow together at the same time. Thank you to all of the investors who called in, and I will turn it back to the call operator for questions.
Thank you, Manolo and Doug. I will now read out the questions that we've received. If you don't hear your should read out exactly as you sent it through. Some have been combined to avoid repetition. Question 1, what is the company's guidance on EBIT for full year 2021?
Our EBITDA guidance for the full year of 2021 is between $140,000,000 $150,000,000
Thank you for all your good work and for an uplifting quarterly report. I would like to know why there is a big difference between the contracted price of $66 a barrel and the realized price of $53 a barrel. What is included in the $13 figure? It seems like a heavy discount?
Yes. I believe that I have indicated that in my discussion about The realized price, but essentially what goes into that deduction represents the pipeline fees, marketing fees as well as It's the some barge costs that are built into that price as well. So it's a blend. And as I mentioned, it's different combinations of that for the 3 varying contracts.
Thank you. Will the company consider conducting a share buyback program if PetroTal stays undervalued and delivers the free cash flow according to plan?
As free cash flow builds, we'll certainly look for the best utilization of that. At this point in time, we'll continue to work on our drilling program utilizing growth there. As far as the share buyback program or even a dividend program, that those options are limited as long as we have our bonds outstanding. So it needs to be tied to when bond repayments are done.
Will you try to refinance sebond, using the payback option after 18 months?
We will certainly look at that. We always are entertaining Various options for financing. And if the economics indicate that's the case and there would be another form of debt out there that would be suitable and ideally Less costly considering any payout penalties, then we will certainly do so.
Thank you. PetroTal hit 11,000 barrels a day in production in 2019, but that goal hasn't been met since. Given the decline rates in well production, does management foresee that many more wells will be required beyond the 20 wells supposed to keep production flat over the next 10 years?
Actually, the typical Oilfield supported by a strong aquifer that we have in Britannia, eventually, The water cuts level off and that's what allows us then to maintain that long plateau. That's typical. And that's how we're modeling the behavior. And our models are matching what we see from the fields. So it's not you don't need to be drilling a lot of other wells.
We always envision that we would need about 20 for the 3P case, Knowing that in the future, based on our reservoir simulation models, if we do find some sweet spots, We may add some infield wells, that'd be much later.
Thank you. How much CapEx spend is remaining for the initial $100,000,000 program?
We've spent $30,000,000 up to the end of June on the program. So the remaining $70,000,000 is expected to be spent in the second half.
Thank you. Any news as to possible acquisitions coming through?
We always are looking at something that is synergistic with us, that Our position, as our investors know, we are now we still are a single producing asset company. So, diversifying some makes sense, but it has to be something that it will add a lot of value. And we always look, you know, we are always looking. We're looking at the moment, Which is why that we had that extra $25,000,000 cap in case we look at something that will make sense. But right now, We're just looking.
Thank you. When can the loans be repaid in full?
The loans can be repaid in full at any point in time. As is the case with any credit facility or bonds specifically, There are penalties or additional premiums that would need to be paid if one pays before the designated due dates of payments. So that's always something to take into consideration.
Will the company contract another rig for the drilling of the Constitucion prospect in 2022 so that the current rig can continue to drill at Bretana during the rest of 2022?
Indeed, that's the plan to bring another rig for Constitution. And we expect to have that filling permit in the last quarter of this year, and then we will start doing all the preparations to build that well. That well in Constitution, I just want to highlight, is similar in costs like our Britannia wells. So, it's nothing extraordinary. It's easy for us.
Of course, it's an exploration well that could add a lot of value to the company, plus the fact that if we do find a light oil, It could be a perfect blend. And as we you've seen in the financials, we spend about $2 per barrel on blending our oil With Petra, that's a good
one. Thank
you. Our primary focus will continue to be development of the Britannia field, the 2 key wells that we're currently drilling and then moving into looking at some of the 3 key wells.
There seems to be selling the shares in the market at the moment. Are you aware of a large shareholder liquidating their position?
[SPEAKER JEAN FRANCOIS VAN BOXMEER:] No, we're not aware of any large shareholder that's liquidating their position. Our largest shareholders are listed on our website, And none have communicated any transactions there. I would like to point out that during the last couple of months, There have been purchases of our shares by insiders of the company when we were outside of the blackout period.
Thank you. What is the maximum amount that can be exported by the Brazilian route in case of further issues with the OMP? Can exports be increased above 240,000 barrels a month?
Actually, yes. We are doing that at the moment. As we reported, we have we're doing 2 back to back. And eventually, we could even do say back to back. I spoke to The owner of the barging company a couple of days ago and that could be a possibility as well.
When do you expect to drill the NVIDIA prospect? Can NVIDIA be drilled from the current platform? And what is the expected cost for drilling the lead?
No, NVIDIA is too far south. It will require its own platform. So that The prospect requires some additional seismic for us to feel confident that we should go ahead and drill it. It is close to Britannia. So, enjoying additional production from the same block, Of course, it's extremely beneficial given that we have already a base at Britannia that it will require a new platform.
The cost of the well is going to be like the Britannia wells, but the platform will probably add another $20,000,000 or so. I need to revise that number. So that's my gut feeling.
Is the 17,000 to 18,000 barrel a day exit rate contingent on both the 9H well and the CPF-two facility being completed by the year end?
Yes. We anticipate that both projects will be completed in Q4 and the 9H2L will be on stream.
Thank you. Could you please come back on the situation of the booster pump? What still needs to be done so that 100,000 barrels of water a day is fully operational?
We are actually doing some changes in the system. What we ended up deciding to do was instead of having the water and The pressurized water going through a manifold into each one of the wells. We decided to have each injector well with its own booster pump to increase the capacity. That's what we're doing right now. It should be ready soon enough.
Thank you. Assuming the water system is fully operational, what is the current unencumbered production?
We could go back to the 9,000 plus production By opening up the wells some more. So that's what we have in mind. But of course, we are bringing in the 8H well that we expect it to be a strong well. So, we will look at that. Under the CPF-one facilities, We can produce up to 16,000 barrels of oil per day.
So that will be a good problem to have.
Could you please come back on the social unrest situation? What are the re vindications? And what makes you think It will be sorted shortly.
You mean by the situation in the current situation in the pipeline? We know that the government is finally taking action What it was requested, I understand the minister is supposed to be on location by tomorrow. And there is already a settlement in paper that needs to be officialized. That's give me comfort. What we are doing as PetroTal to avoid future things is to try to make the government understand We need to be much more proactive.
These are requests that these people made at the end of last year And they would and they had agreed to take care of those and they did not. And so, it's obvious that they protest. And so we're trying to make sure that whatever it is offered is owed. You commit, you need to do it And do it fast. And that's the way we work.
And that's why we don't have issues ourselves. It's always related to the government that they don't do. They procrastinate and they don't do it on time.
Thank you. On the new CapEx program of $105,000,000 what is the remaining cash CapEx for the second half of the year? It looks like $30,000,000 has been spent in the first half. Are we looking at cash CapEx of $75,000,000 in the second half?
Yes, that is the case. Our capital program is heavily loaded to the last half of the year versus the first half of the year as we were starting up.
Will you drill both prospects in Block 107 on your own if you cannot find a farm and partner? And what is the estimated time line for drilling given the commitment to drill both by Q4 2022?
First of all, the timing on the commitment, it moves, Given as we are obtaining the permit, the clock is stopped. So, that deadline is being pushed Into the future more. So we will have plenty of time to do the commitments. Our thinking Is that we drill a constitution that we expect to find light oil that could be ideal blending agent for the Britannia oil And it's at a cost similar to Abertania will. And if successful, Then it should be easy for us to bring a partner for the other one, which is the more expensive one.
What was the split of oil sales by route in Q2?
In Q2, 15% of our sales, 15% went to the Iquitos refinery. The Iquitos refinery typically takes about 1300 barrels per day. And in Q2, the balance of all oil sales went into the O and P pipeline. As I mentioned, in Q3, we're going to see a different balance now Because we have 2 shipments going into Brazil as well as some O and P sales in July and our ongoing 1300 barrels per day to the Acuitas refinery.
Thank you. Are there any plans to drill new wells after the current program is done roughly in Q1 2022 in order to keep the 15,000 to 20,000 barrel a day production sustainable?
The drilling plan, as we have indicated in our presentation, the 2P case is a total of 15 oil wells and the 3P is 20 oil wells. And so to fill the remaining 2P wells, we'd probably take plus another disposal well, It takes probably most of next year. And the idea then will be to continue with the 3P wells, Which by that time should be considered 2 peak wells.
When is the exploration farm out process expected to reach a conclusion? [SPEAKER JOSE RAFAEL
FERNANDEZ:] We have maintained the data room open for the Block 107, what we are doing is planning to drill the simple constitution Prospect ourselves, unless somebody, of course, knocks on the door and then bring a partner for the follow-up well. And so that's the plan. We keep it open.
Is there a reason the 6H well is not performing as well as 4H and 5H? Do you expect the 4 horizontal wells that will be drilled to form in line with the 4H and 5H wells?
The all wells are A little bit different from one from the other. So, the 6H is actually a very good well. And Yes, it probably is not as good as the 4H and 5H, but those are outstanding wells. And as always, we look at information To try to enhance our models into the future, which is what's allowing us to have The 7 d and what we see in the 8H, which look very good. But it's just you are in an environment With bars that if you move a little bit out, the quality of the sands are not as good.
That's probably what happened.
When is the forecast debt payback period at the current oil price strip?
The bond indenture has basically a 3 year term to it and there are payment requirements along the way. On Slide 22, we outline what those are. Essentially, it'll be 18, 24 And 36 months out will be the payments schemes that are built in and easily managed within our cash flow projections.
Manolo, Doug, thank you. Those are all the questions that have been submitted. I'll now hand back to you for any closing remarks that you'd like to make.
Well, as always, I would like to thank our shareholders for supporting the company. We are extremely excited about what we are we accomplished in the Q2. We internally, we call it we're sustaining the momentum. And now we gear up to open the 8H and then really 9H, but we go back Due to the northern section of the field for the 9H and the 10H, so we're very excited. And then the possibility of Brilliant, the constitution prospect next year also, which I'm emphasizing is a simple well And it could open a whole horizon for us.
So thank you so much everybody.
Thank you.