PA Resources start production at new well at the Didon Field in Tunisia
Posted on June 9, 2008 – 2:20 pm | by vchris
PA Resources has completed the drilling of the production well Didon-7 on the Didon oil field offshore Tunisia. The initial pilot hole encountered the top reservoir five meters higher than prognosis which will increase the reserves of the field. The drilling of a 500 meter horizontal drain has also been completed and production has now started from the well.
The oil and gas group PA Resources has completed the drilling of the production well Didon-7 as part of the development program on the Didon oil field in Tunisia. A pilot hole and a horizontal producer have been drilled by the jack-up rig Ensco 85 and production tests were performed. Following well testing, the Didon-7 has been put on regular production at a level of 12,500 barrels of oil per day.
The pilot hole encountered the top reservoir five metres higher than prognosis. Wire line logs and pressure data confirmed good reservoir properties and a 30 meter oil column. The horizontal section was successfully drilled high in the reservoir to maximize oil recovery. A 500 meter long drain was completed within the two upper layers of the reservoir at a horizontal level of 2,714 metres. The total length of the well is 4,015 meters. The drain showed that the structure is about six to eight meters higher than prognosis in this area if the field.
The Didon-5 well, which was shut in prior to start-up of the well Didon-7, is currently being hooked up for production and it will be back in production in the End of June.
- We are very happy with the successful drillings and the fact that we now will be able to increase the total production from the Didon-field, says Ulrik Jansson, President and CEO at PA Resources AB.
PA Resources has a 100 percent working interest in the Didon field.
Stockholm, June 9, 2008
PA Resources AB (publ)
For more information, please contact:
Ulrik Jansson
President and CEO, PA Resources AB
Telephone: +46 70 751 41 84
E-mail: info@paresources.se
or
Trond Bjerkan
Executive Vice President, PA Resources AB and
President, PA Resources Norway AS
Telephone: +47 21 097110
E-mail: info@paresources.no
PA Resources AB (publ) is a fast growing oil and gas group with the business strategy to acquire, develop and exploit oil and gas reserves, as well as explore new findings. The Group operates in Tunisia, Norway, Greenland, Great Britain, Denmark, Netherlands, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). PA Resources is today one of the largest oil producers in Tunisia. The parent company is located in Stockholm, Sweden.
PA Resources AB’s net sales amounted to approximately SEK 2,794 Million during 2007. The company is primary listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway (segment OB Match) and secondary listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Sweden (segment MidCap). For additional information, please visit www.paresources.se.
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Tags: Didon Field, new well, PA Resources, Production, Tunisia
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