Total and Apache Corporation have discovered a new oil well offshore Suriname in South America, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
鈥淲e are excited, as new operator of the block, to start the appraisal operations designed to characterize the 2020 discoveries, while in parallel start a second exploration campaign on this prolific block in 2021,鈥� Kevin McLachlan, Total's senior vice president, was quoted as saying in the statement.
The new find at the Keskesi East-1 well, in Block 58 follows previous discoveries at Maka Central, Sapakara West and Kwaskwas, the company said.
鈥淭he well was drilled by a water depth of about 725 meters and encountered a total of 63 meters net pay of hydrocarbons, comprised of 58 meters net black oil, volatile oil, and gas pay in good quality Campano-Maastrichtian reservoirs, along with 5 meters of net volatile oil pay in Santonian reservoirs, where wireline logging has just been performed,鈥� Total said, adding that the drilling is still ongoing.
Total assumed operatorship of Block 58 on Jan. 1 with a 50% working interest.
The company said upon completion of the operations on Keskesi East-1, the Noble Sam Croft drillship would be released from its operations.
By Sibel Morrow
Anadolu Agency