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Roc corks Frankland-2 well



By Upstream staff 

Roc Oil has plugged and abandoned the Frankland-2 appraisal off Western Australian after the well was drilled to a total depth of 2330 metres by the Premium jack-up rig WilCraft.

The well struck poor quality gas in the target sands, confirming hydrocarbons in the eastern region of the Frankland field.

“The top of the reservoir encountered deep to prognosis and the gas column was thicker than prognosed but the reservoir is of poorer quality than that encountered in Frankland-1,” said Roc.

The joint venture will evaluate the data from the well in conjunction with a new 3D seismic survey before the field is re-evaluated for possible further appraisal work.

Frankland-2 is about one kilometre north-east of last year’s Frankland-1 well gas discovery.

Following the drilling of the Frankland-2, the joint venture plan to drill the Dunsborough-2 well which will appraise last year’s Dunsborough oil discovery.

Roc Oil holds a 37.5% stake in the WA-286-P joint venture and acts as the operator for AWE Oil (27.5%), ARC Energy (30%) and CIECO Exploration & Production (5%).


Tuesday, 04 March, 2008, 04:57 GMT  | last updated: Tuesday, 04 March, 2008, 07:33 GMT

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