Total Under Way in Paddavissie Fairway on Offshore Block 11B/12B, South Africa
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Total has spud an exploration well #1X-Luiperd on offshore South Africa’s Block 11B/12B following the Brulpadda discovery. The exploratory will test the eastern area of the Paddavissie Fairway on Block 11B/12B to follow-up on the Brulpadda discovery of gas, condensate and light oil. A drillstem test is also planned. Block 11B/12B is located in the Outeniqua Basin and covers an area of approximately 19,000 sq km. The Paddavissie Fairway is in the southwest area of the block and includes the Brulpadda discovery, which confirmed the petroleum system. The Luiperd prospect is the second to be drilled in a series of five large submarine fan prospects with direct hydrocarbon indicators defined utilizing both 2D and 3D seismic data. The #1X-Luiperd is being drilled in 1,795 m of water and has a panned depth of 3,550 m subsea. According to Paris-based Total, the well will test the oil and gas potential in a mid-Cretaceous aged deep marine sequence where fan sandstone systems are developed within combined stratigraphic/structural closure. Total is the operator of the prospect and partners include Africa Energy and Qatar Petroleum.
Total has spud an exploration well #1X-Luiperd on offshore South Africa’s Block 11B/12B following the Brulpadda discovery. The exploratory will test the eastern area of the Paddavissie Fairway on Block 11B/12B to follow-up on the Brulpadda discovery of gas, condensate and light oil. A drillstem test is also planned. Block 11B/12B is located in the Outeniqua Basin and covers an area of approximately 19,000 sq km. The Paddavissie Fairway is in the southwest area of the block and includes the Brulpadda discovery, which confirmed the petroleum system. The Luiperd prospect is the second to be drilled in a series of five large submarine fan prospects with direct hydrocarbon indicators defined utilizing both 2D and 3D seismic data. The #1X-Luiperd is being drilled in 1,795 m of water and has a panned depth of 3,550 m subsea. According to Paris-based Total, the well will test the oil and gas potential in a mid-Cretaceous aged deep marine sequence where fan sandstone systems are developed within combined stratigraphic/structural closure. Total is the operator of the prospect and partners include Africa Energy and Qatar Petroleum.