Sidetrack In Gabon’s Dussafu Marin Block Hits 33-m Oil Column

Drilling Activity Details

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Gabon

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Well Name
#1STS1 DHIBM
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

BW Energy announced results from an oil discovery in the offshore Gabon’s Dussafu Marin Block and a sidetrack appraisal well, #1STS1 DHIBM. The discovery well, #1-DHIBM was drilled in 116 m of water to 3,538 m into the pre-salt Gamba reservoir. Both the original discovery well and sidetrack have encountered oil columns with excellent reservoir properties, and the current estimate of gross recoverable oil at Hibiscus updip is 40-50 MMbbl of oil. The sidetrack was drilled to 3,500 m and encountered a 33-m oil column with 26 m of oil pay in the Gamba reservoir with better reservoir characteristics and a similar fluid level to that encountered at #1-DHIBM. BW Energy, based in Libreville, is the operator of the Dussafu Marin Concession and #1-DHIBM with 66.6% interest in partnership with Panoro holding the remaining 33.3%.