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Monday, August 29, 2016
A second well has been spud on Morocco’s Tendrara Permit by Sound Energy, the TE-7, following the success of the TE-6 well. The well objectives of TE-7 include proving sufficient gas volumes and well deliverability to enable finalization of the field development plan and a concession application and demonstrating the benefits of sub-horizontal drilling, which is expected to be implemented as the production well concept for Tendrara.
The TE-7 site is approximately 830 meters to the Northeast of TE-5 and hence some 1.6 km from the TE-6 site.
Drilling is planned to reach a total measured depth of 3,440 meters with specific tools being used to geo-steer the well at close to an 88 degree angle inside the TAGI reservoir to ensure a horizontal drain of between 600 and 900 meters. The sub-horizontal section will run to the north, parallel to the minimum horizontal stress observed in TE-6.
Drilling and logging of the well is expected to take approximately 54 days according to Sound, with completion and stimulation taking an additional 30 days. Following these two phases clean-up and initial well testing will begin.
An extended well test will follow for approximately 70 days thereafter to confirm production sustainability and to aid comprehensive field development planning.
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