Mainland Resources Names New Director, Extension to Merger Agreement

- Mainland Resources Names New Director, Extension to Merger Agreement

Monday, May 23, 2011
Mainland Resources Inc.

Mainland Resources has accepted the appointment of Gerry Jardine as a director of the Company effective May 18, 2011.

Mr. Jardine has worked in corporate finance and administration for public companies for the past 30 years and has considerable experience in fund raising for public companies. Since 1989, he has been President and principal shareholder of Amcan Fiscal Consultants, a private management consulting company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Jardine founded and has served as Director and Officer of TSX Venture Exchange, NASDAQ and OTC Bulletin Board companies primarily within the research and development, mineral resource and oil and gas sectors. His responsibilities have included acquisitions, funding, and corporate governance and investor relations functions. Mr. Jardine has also served as a director of Mercer Gold Corporation since May 2011.

The Board has also accepted the resignation of Rahim Jivraj as a director of the Company effective May 18, 2011.

The Company also announced that it and American Exploration Corporation ("American Exploration") have entered into an amending agreement to extend the termination date of the Merger Agreement between the companies to August 31, 2011.

The previously announced Merger Agreement between Mainland and American Exploration contemplates a stock-for-stock merger between the companies, subject to approval of the shareholders of both companies. The companies have entered into the amending agreement to extend the termination date of the Merger Agreement from May 31, 2011 to August 31, 2011, in order to allow for additional time to complete required administrative and regulatory matters related to the merger process.

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Mainland Locates Multiple Pay Zones at Burkley-Phillips Well

Mainland Locates Multiple Pay Zones at Burkley-Phillips Well

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Mainland Resources Inc.

Mainland reported that further review and analysis of the Core results and Log data for the Burkley-Phillips #1 well indicates that the well hosts multiple potential pay zones including the Bossier Shale, Knowles Lime, Cotton Valley and Haynesville shale intercepts, and in addition has the potential for oil within the Tuscaloosa sandstones.

Mike Newport, President of Mainland Resources stated, "This new data is vitally important to Mainland as we design the production plan at Buena Vista. For instance, this new data revealing what we know as the Deep Bossier Shale is very important as it demonstrates the Burkley-Phillips has a strong potential to be an economically viable project for us."

"Deep Bossier Shales generally have high production rates, so that we can expect greater longevity in the wells that have strong potential for production from other zones, such as the Knowles and Cotton Valley," Newport added.

The analysis of the data has indicated that the primary pay zone is a Deep Bossier Shale, which is within a greater than 2000 foot Bossier Formation interval that was encountered at approximately 19,960 feet. Special Core analysis performed on core cut within the Bossier in the well, suggests that the rock properties of the shales are similar to high productivity Bossier wells in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas. These observations, combined with natural fracturing and very high pressures in excess of 20,000 psi, suggest that the well could have very strong production rates in the Bossier Zone.

The Bossier Section consists of interbedded sandstones, siltstones and shales within a naturally fractured, high-pressure environment. Petrophysical analysis suggests that some of the sandstones have very good conventional porosity. Typical, in these types of formations, production rates are high.

Good porosity is also observed within approximately 70 feet of the overlying Knowles Lime in the Burkley-Phillips #1 well. Petrophysical analysis, as well as exceptional mud gas shows observed while drilling this unit, indicate the potential for excellent gas production within this interval.

Mainland and its working interest partners control in excess of 17,800 net acres or 28 sections on the Buena Vista prospect area where the Burkley-Phillips #1 well was drilled to 22,000 feet, cored and logged. Upon successful completion of its proposed merger with American Exploration, Mainland would own 92% of the 28 sections in the Buena Vista prospect. As recently announced, core analysis has determined that gas in place in the Buena Vista prospect could be up to 500 BCF/section based on the cored interval.

Mainland Notes Program Costs for Burkley-Phillips Well

Mainland Notes Program Costs for Burkley-Phillips Well

Thursday, April 07, 2011

Mainland Resources Inc.

Mainland has finalized the Authorization For Expenditure cost estimate (the "AFE") for the completion program for the Burkley-Phillips #1 well drilled in Jefferson County, Mississippi.

The forecasted costs for the completion program are approximately $8 million to be shared on a 90/10 percent basis between Mainland and joint venture partner, Guggenheim Energy Opportunities LLC. The completion will allow the Company to flow test the well and further determine its resource potential.

The Company is in the process of obtaining and evaluating bids from several industry leading companies to execute the frac stimulation and will select a provider from bids received. Additionally, Mainland is selecting other service providers for the completion program along with ordering longer lead equipment as previously announced.

Mainland expects to commence completion operations during the third quarter of 2011 and anticipates a timeline of approximately three to five weeks.

Mainland and its working interest partners control in excess of 17,800 net acres or 28 sections on the Buena Vista prospect area where the Burkley-Phillips #1 well was drilled to 22,000 feet, cored and logged. Upon successful completion of its proposed merger with American Exploration, Mainland would own 92% of the 28 sections in the Buena Vista prospect. As recently announced, core analysis has determined that gas in place in the Buena Vista prospect could be up to 500 BCF/section based on the cored interval.