Offshore Senegal Discovery Hits Gross 120-M Hydrocarbon Column, 45 M Net Pay Zone
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An offshore Senegal gas discovery was announced by Kosmos Energy Ltd. at the first of a four-well program. The #1-Yakaar was designed to test the basin floor fan fairways. It is in the Cayar Offshore Profond Block, and the area water depth is 2,550 m. The well was drilled 4,700 m and intersected a gross hydrocarbon column of 120 m in Lower Cenomanian and 45 m of net pay. According to Dallas-based Kosmos, well results confirmed the presence of thick, stacked, reservoir sands over a very large area with very good porosity and permeability with a gross Pmean gas resource of approximately 15 Tcf. Preliminary gas sample analysis indicated that the well has a condensate-to-gas ratio of approximately 15-30 bbl per MMcf. An appraisal program is being planned to delineate the discovery. Kosmos and BP Plc hold a 30% participating interest in the license along with Timis Corp., 30%, and Petrosen with 10%.
An offshore Senegal gas discovery was announced by Kosmos Energy Ltd. at the first of a four-well program. The #1-Yakaar was designed to test the basin floor fan fairways. It is in the Cayar Offshore Profond Block, and the area water depth is 2,550 m. The well was drilled 4,700 m and intersected a gross hydrocarbon column of 120 m in Lower Cenomanian and 45 m of net pay. According to Dallas-based Kosmos, well results confirmed the presence of thick, stacked, reservoir sands over a very large area with very good porosity and permeability with a gross Pmean gas resource of approximately 15 Tcf. Preliminary gas sample analysis indicated that the well has a condensate-to-gas ratio of approximately 15-30 bbl per MMcf. An appraisal program is being planned to delineate the discovery. Kosmos and BP Plc hold a 30% participating interest in the license along with Timis Corp., 30%, and Petrosen with 10%.