OEDV sells assets in Columbia to shore up Balance Sheet

[dan_s]

OEDV is one of our Small-Cap Growth Portfolio companies. They are now ramping up production in Logan County, OK. Read our profile, which you can find under the Watch List Tab. - Dan

Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. (OTCBB:OEDV), an independent exploration and production company focused on the Horizontal Mississippian and Woodford plays in Oklahoma, announced today the sale of a wholly-owned subsidiary, effective as of September 30, 2013, for $6.8 million in cash less settlement of debt of approximately $254,000. The sale of Cimarrona, LLC to Bogota, Colombia-based Raven Pipeline Company, LLC includes Osage’s 9.4% working interest in oil and gas assets in the Guaduas field in the Middle Magdalena Valley in Colombia and the Company’s 9.4% working interest in the Guaduas pipeline. An additional $1 million cash will be paid to Osage so long as the per barrel transportation rate charged with respect to the pipeline is not adjusted prior to March 31, 2014. The sale of Cimarrona, LLC satisfies the amendment to the Apollo Note Purchase Agreement dated August 12, 2013.

Management Comments

“Three years ago, Osage consisted solely of our Colombian assets, a small amount of cash, and a strong geological thesis about Logan County. That small amount of capital and the cash flows from our Colombian assets enabled Osage to build an acreage position in Logan County that has positively transformed the Company. We now have a Horizontal Mississippian project in Oklahoma that is second to none, and the potential for a highly economic Woodford Shale project on the same acreage,” stated Mr. Kim Bradford, Chairman and CEO of Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. (OTCBB:OEDV).

“With cash flows and asset values from our Nemaha Ridge project growing, the time is right to sell the Colombian assets. This $6.8 million sale of non-core assets fortifies Osage’s balance sheet and hones our focus as a domestic exploration and production company.”

About Osage Exploration and Development, Inc.

Based in San Diego, California, with production offices in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and executive offices in Bogotá, Colombia, Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. is an independent exploration and production company with interests in oil and gas wells and prospects in the U.S. and Colombia. http://www.osageexploration.com

[dan_s]

I have updated my Net Income & Cash Flow Forecast model for Osage. It is posted under the Watch List Tab.

I think First Call's Price Target of $2.25 is about right for this puppy. We need to see strong production growth into year-end and the year-end reserve report before I can increase my valuation.

I do like the sale of the Columbian subsidiary. It cleans this up and makes it a pure play on what they have in Oklahoma, which by all indications is very good.