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Roc hits second Wei duster



By Upstream staff 

Australia’s Roc Oil said it would plug and abandon the Wei 6-12E-1A exploration well on Block 22/12 in the Beibu Gulf off China after finding only minor residual oil shows.

Roc said the well had been drilled to total depth of 2510 metres and a full evaluation of sediments was carried out.

The well is the second in Roc’s shallow-water exploration programme in the Beibu Gulf to come up dry. Wei 6-12W-1 was plugged and abandoned at the end of January this year.

Both wells were drilled by the jack-up rig Murmanskaya.

Roc said the result of the well would not affect plans by its partners on Block 22/12 to develop the nearby Wei 6-12 and Wei 6-12 South oilfield.

However, it said the partners were rethinking plans to drill the Wei 12-2N-1 well “for a variety of operations reasons”.

Roc operates Block 22/12 with a 40% stake on behalf of fellow Australian partners Horizon Oil (30%), Petsec Petroleum (25%) and Oil Australia (5%).


Tuesday, 11 March, 2008, 04:53 GMT  | last updated: Tuesday, 11 March, 2008, 08:34 GMT

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