Hurricane Flows Oil At Lancaster Field Offshore UK

The 205/21a-7Z horizontal sidetrack well on the Lancaster Field offshore the U.K. has achieved a sustainable flow rate using an electrical submersible pump, according to Hurricane.

The company reported a flow rate of 14,500 bbl/d of oil, constrained by test equipment, with no produced formation water.

Well 205/21a-7Z will be suspended for use as a future producer, providing a second production well ahead of the early production system phase of development, Hurricane said.

“We are highly encouraged by this flow rate, which reinforces our reservoir model and further demonstrates the production potential of the Lancaster Field,” Hurricane CEO Robert Trice said in a statement.

Total Adds To Martin Linge Resources With Gas Discovery

Total E&P Norge hit gas and condensate in the Tarbert, Ness and Etive formations in the Brent group while drilling in the northeastern part of the Martin Linge Field, a Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) news release stated.

Preliminary estimations of the size of the North Sea discovery are between 2 million standard cubic meters (MMscm) and 11 MMscm of recoverable oil equivalents, NPD said.

Wildcat well 30/4-3 S, drilled with the Maersk Intrepid rig, was drilled to a vertical and measured depth of 4,134 m and 4,581 m (13,563 ft and 15,029.5 ft) below the sea surface, respectively, at a water depth of 115 m (377 ft). The well is located in production license 043.

CGG Lines Up Multiclient Program Offshore Mozambique

CGG has been awarded an extensive multiclient program by the Instituto Nacional de Petroleo to acquire seismic data offshore Mozambique, according to a news release.

The multisurvey program is designed to improve industry insight into the region’s geology and provide oil and gas companies with a greater level of understanding of the country’s prospectivity, the release said.

The program includes a 2-D survey of more than 6,550 km (4,070 miles) in the offshore Rovuma Basin, including blocks R5-A, R5-B and R5-C, and a large 3-D survey over the Beira High in the Zambezi Delta. The 3-D survey is expected to be up to 40,000 sq km (15,444 sq miles), subject to precommitment, the release said. It will cover blocks Z5-C and Z5-D and surrounding open acreage in this deltaic area, which is believed to be prospective.

In addition, CGG was awarded an onshore airborne gravity and magnetic survey in the southern Mozambique Basin, the release said.

The proposed multiclient seismic program in the Mozambique Zambezi region will form part of a geoscience package. Marine gravity and magnetic data will be acquired simultaneously with the seismic to aid regional interpretation.

—Staff Reports

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