Total E&P PNG Ltd. advised InterOil Corp. that drilling of the Antelope-7 appraisal well in the Gulf province of Papua New Guinea has begun.
Total E&P PNG operates Petroleum Retention License 15 in the province, according to a Nov. 2 press release.
The well will provide structural control and reservoir definition on the field's western flank. It has a proposed total depth of about 2,300 m (7,545 feet) true vertical depth, and is located about 1.45 kilometers west-southwest of the Antelope-5 well.
InterOil holds a 36.5375% interest in the well. Total E&P PNG has a 40.1275% interest; Oil Search has 22.8350%; and the remaining 0.5000% is held by minority parties.
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