Maersk Oil has finalised the appraisal well Chissonga-2 which was drilled down dip of the Chissonga-1 discovery well in Block 16 in 1,355 meters water depth. The well was drilled to a total depth of 6,052 meters.
p>Maersk Oil has finalised the appraisal well Chissonga-2 which was drilled down dip of the Chissonga-1 discovery well in Block 16 in 1,355 meters water depth. The well was drilled to a total depth of 6,052 meters.
One production test was conducted in turbidites of Oligocene age, flowing 6,650 barrels of 36 degrees API oil per day on a 36/64 inch choke.
"We are encouraged by the results we have made in the Chissonga-1 and -2 wells. We will now evaluate and analyze the results to determine if a development is commercially feasible. We expect to come to a conclusion early 2011," said Lars Nydahl Jørgensen, Head of Exploration, Maersk Oil.
He added that all the data gathered in the Chissonga area are currently being studied and that different development options are being screened.
"Further appraisal wells will, most likely, also be required to reduce the remaining uncertainties before commerciality can be determined," explained Nydahl Jørgensen.
