Roc swerves at Banda NW
Australia’s Roc Oil said today that the Banda NW appraisal well, off
Mauritania, has been plugged back to 1078 metres, with work on a sidetrack
well that will extend to 2284 metres now under way.
Wireline pressure data in the Banda NW-1 had indicated penetration of a gas
column, but as uncertainty existed concerning the site of fluid contacts,
Roc decided to drill a sidetrack borehole.
The forward programme is to drill the sidetrack to further evaluate the
hydrocarbon column in a more favourable structural position, Roc said in a
statement today.
Roc holds a 3.693% interest in the production sharing contract area B joint
venture, along with the operator PC Mauritania on 53.846%, Tullow Oil on
21.6%, Mauritania Holdings with 11.63% and Premier Oil on 9.231%.
23 April 2008 03:05 GMT
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23 April 2008 07:26 GMT
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