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Moroccan Geo Surveys Progressing

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Sound Energy recently initiated a regional geophysical program in Morocco. The company is progressing seismic and gradiometry surveys which will generate a robust prospect inventory with a view to determining the extent and volume potential of areas not previously surveyed to the North-East and updip of the Lakbir High and to the West on a series of structural highs. The entire program is funded by Schlumberger.

The gradiometry program will include FTG, Scalar Gravity, Magnetics and LiDAR surveys. The program is being initiated this month over an area of circa 24,000 sq km, with the aim of developing a basin scale model to evaluate the Paleozoic and Triassic petroleum systems and basin potential. These operations will be delivered by one twin-turbine light aircraft, carrying multiple sensors, flying at an altitude of 200 meters. These operations, as planned, are expected to take three months – with the full interpretation being available during November 2017. The data collected will also guide and enhance the forthcoming Eastern Moroccan 2D seismic program.

In parallel, a state of the art Schlumberger WesternGeco seismic crew equipped with single source/sensor (UniQ™) recording equipment is being mobilized to Eastern Morocco. The output from the newly acquired 2D seismic will be augmented with co-acquired Time Domain Electro Magnetic (TDEM), and Magneto-Telluric (MT) measurements. The seismic shooting is being parcelled into three areas, with the first starting late August and most likely targeting the Tendrara/Anoual border area to better define a series of structural leads. The second will follow in November attempting to define the north-east updip closure of the Te-5 Horst and Lakbir highs, while the third seismic parcel, to be shot in Q1 2018, will seek to better define the underlying Paleozoic structural trends across a broad regional grid to enhance the basin model.

As each of these seismic phases is completed and interpreted, a robust high graded prospect inventory will be built. The expectation is that the prospect inventory will be assured by a series of Competent Persons Reports at the end of Q1 and at the end of Q2 2018, in addition to the completion of a Competent Persons Report on the Tendrara discovered resources to be completed at Final Investment Decision for the development project.


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