Osage Exploration & Development Inc.
Osage Exploration & Development Inc.

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Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. . ("Osage") is a publicly traded E&P company that has historically been focused in Colombia, South America. While we still see tremendous potential in Colombia, we are currently focused on participating in the oil extraction revolution that is occurring in the US with the optimization of horizontal drilling and completion techniques.

Horizontal drilling is not new in the US. Early examples date back to the 20's and 30's in a rudimentary form called deviated drilling. The most important advance however was in the 1970's when downhole drilling motors were first used. The science of directional or horizontal drilling has reached a peak in that we can now successfully drill long-reach laterals in excess of 25,000 feet horizontally, when appropriate.

This highly developed science of drilling horizontally coupled with the recent advances in multi stage hydraulic fracturing has created tremendous amounts of recoverable reserves both in areas where reserves were not known to exist, as well as in areas thought to have depleted utilizing older completion techniques. One of the best examples of this is the Austin Chalk, which was drilled horizontally in the 80's and 90's. The Austin chalk in Texas lies right on top of a formation called the Eagle Ford, which in the 80's was believed not to be productive because it was primarily a shale formation. With the advances in hydraulic fracturing, the Eagle Ford Shale has become one of the hottest onshore plays of the past couple of years because of its productivity utilizing these techniques

These technologies, while well-known and highly developed have not been utilized universally. Osage will participate in the global expansion of these extraction techniques and the increased rates of return that they engender by applying them in either overlooked or underestimated areas and by being an early mover in those areas.

Experienced Management Team

The three members of the Company's senior management team bring together a combination of capital markets and oil and natural gas exploration, development and production experience which will be highly leverageable to the future development of its existing operations domestically and internationally.

Focused Strategy

Osage's mission is to consistently grow shareholder value by capturing unrecognized value associated with certain oil and gas assets through the efforts of its multi-disciplined team. Osage's business plan is to acquire exploration properties and focus on projects that can have significant economic impact for the Company and our shareholders. It also seeks to expand the scope of its operations by diversifying its development and exploratory efforts, both inside and outside its current areas of operation, focusing on newly established geological trends in which it can use the engineering, operations, financial and technical expertise of its entire team.

Balanced International and Domestic Project Portfolio

Osage has a diversified portfolio of domestic and international projects. The Company's strategy is to capture continued revenue and cash flow while acquiring and developing new exploration properties in both the US and Colombia with proven joint venture partners.  

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