Austin Exploration will spud an Eagle Ford Shale well in Burleson County, TX during the week of October 25, 2011. The company has assembled a 5,000 acre position in the county at a cost of $400 per acre. The company plans three vertical wells and then a thorough evaluation of reservoir properties. Austin Exploration expects to intersect a 300 ft section of the shale in this area. The Eagle Ford is the primary target at 8,700 ft and the Austin Chalk is the secondary target at 8,300 ft. The Taylor Sands, Buda Lime, and Georgetown Lime are also potential hydrocarbon bearing zones.

Austin's Eagle Ford Shale project is located in the oil/wet gas window of the play, which has proven to be the most productive area of the play, with an interpreted thickness of ~300 feet. Austin acquired its Eagle Ford Shale interests for an average of only ~$400 per acre, well below industry peers, following a detailed due diligence including an independent technical report and analysis of 12 nearby wells, all with production. The independent technical report prepared for Austin as part of its due diligence suggested potential initial production rates of >800 bopd and NPV per well of up to $7 million, with potential for 31 wells.

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