Drilling Update: Banda East Appraisal Well, Offshore Mauritania
12 NOV 08
Roc Oil (Mauritania) Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ROC, advises that as at midnight (local time) on 10 November 2008, the Banda East-1B appraisal well, has reached a total depth of 2,716 mBRT, and acquisition of wireline data has been completed.
The preliminary results of the wireline logging, Modular Dynamic Tester (MDT) pressure testing and sampling indicate that Banda East-1B intersected an 86 metre gross gas column, with 22 metres (26%) net gas pay and a 19 metres gross oil column, with 7 metres net oil pay (37%).
The fluid contacts were in line with the pre-drill expectations.
The Banda Oil and Gas Field is in approximately 300 metres of water depth and spans PSC Area A and PSC Area B.
The forward plan is to run the final casing and prepare for gas deliverability testing. There is no plan to test the oil leg at this time.
Participating Interests in the PSC Area A Joint Venture are:
ROC Group Companies...................................................... 4.155%
PC Mauritania I Pty Ltd (Operator)................................... 35.000%
PC Mauritania II B.V............................................................ 18.846%
Tullow Oil plc....................................................................... 24.300%
Mauritania Holdings B.V.................................................... 13.084%
Fusion Mauritania A B.V....................................................... 3.000%
FP Mauritania A B.V.............................................................. 1.615%
For further information see: Stock Exchange Release 12.11.08