Houston-based offshore geosciences company Benthic received a contract to conduct an geotechnical investigation in the Sea Lion Field in the Bass Strait offshore southeastern Australia, the company said March 24. The contract was given by Carnarvon Hibiscus Pty Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad, Benthic added.
Benthic will begin operations in 2015’s first quarter.
Benthic’s portable remotely operated drill (PROD1) will do rotary drilling, piston coring and in situ testing using a piezo-cone penetrometer to identify seabed ground conditions for a Sea Lion well. The well will be drilled by a jackup rig. PROD1 will drill 30 m below meters below the mudline in about 24 m of water.
Benthic will coordinate the core transportation logistics and lab testing. Factual geotechnical data reports will be given to Carnarvon Hibiscus after the lab testing.
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