Serinus Energy Inc.-Tunisia: Winstar-12bis Shows Strong Initial Production Rates

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Dec. 16, 2014) - Serinus Energy Inc. ("Serinus", "SEN" or the "Company") (TSX:SEN)(WARSAW:SEN), is pleased to report an update on its drilling program in Sabria Field in central Tunisia.

The Winstar-12bis well ("WIN-12bis") was tied into the flowline and commenced extended production on December 10, 2014. It is producing 41.5°API light oil and solution gas, consistent with the rest of the field. The initial and average-to-date test data are summarized in the table below:

These rates were all achieved with a choke size of 16/64 inches (6.35 mm). Prior to tie-in, intermittent production tests flowed total fluid rates of up to 1,200 bbl/d, with water cuts ranging between 80% and 95% as the well had yet to recover drilling and completion fluids that had been lost to the formation during those operations. As the data in the table above indicate, the well is unloading those fluids and as it does, production rates have continued to increase as the water cut falls. Testing will continue until the well has substantially cleaned up and reaches a stabilized flow rate and water cut.

The Winstar-13 well ("WIN-13") has also commenced drilling in the eastern portion of the Sabria Field approximately 2 km WSW of WIN-12bis, with the same Pergemine rig used for WIN-12bis. The planned total depth is 3,860 metres and the well is expected to take 63 days to drill. It is 30 metres structurally lower than WIN-12bis, although still high relative to the other producing wells in the field.

The Sabria Field covers approximately 11,250 acres and is 45% owned and operated by Winstar Tunisia B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Serinus. The other 55% is owned by the Tunisian state oil company, Entreprise Tunisienne D'Activites Pétrolières ("ETAP").

Jock Graham, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Serinus said, "We are extremely pleased with the performance of WIN-12bis as the well has exceeded our expectations to this point. We will continue to monitor the well's performance and look forward to seeing what its ultimate stabilized rate will be. In addition to a material increase to our Tunisian production, this well and WIN-13 will provide new data about the Sabria reservoir, and contribute to the Company's drilling performance. We look forward to the WIN-13 results once it reaches its target depth in February."

Cautionary Statements:

BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of 6 Mcf:1 bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.

Test results are not necessarily indicative of long-term performance or of ultimate recovery. The test data contained herein is considered preliminary until full pressure transient analysis is complete.

About Serinus

Serinus is an international upstream oil and gas exploration and production company that owns and operates projects in Ukraine, Tunisia, and Romania.

For further information, please refer to the Serinus website (www.serinusenergy.com)

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