Sidi Moussa Well Requires Further Evaluation

Friday, November 14, 2014

Serica Energy, a JV partner on Morocco’s Sidi Moussa license, reported that testing operations on the Genel Energy-operated SM-1 well have been completed. The well was drilled to a total depth of 2,825 meters sub-sea and encountered oil in fractured and brecciated cavernous Upper Jurassic carbonates.

During the course of drilling and well control operations, 26˚API oil was produced to surface with the drilling fluids. A subsequent testing program confirmed the presence of oil but it was not possible to achieve all of the objectives of the testing program, most likely as a consequence of the significant reservoir damage suffered during the earlier well control operations.

Further evaluation of the drilling and testing results is required before any definitive conclusions can be drawn. The well will now be plugged and abandoned and the Noble Paul Romano semi-submersible rig will be released.

Tony Craven Walker, Serica’s chairman and CEO said: “The SM-1 well has provided some valuable information regarding the future prospectivity of the Sidi Moussa License. The presence of good quality oil encountered by the well is encouraging for the remaining prospects on the license and further tests on the oil samples taken will help determine the provenance of the oil which in turn will aid the identification of optimal locations for potential oil accumulations.”

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