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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Testing results for the TE-8 well onshore Morocco on the Tendrara license are in. According to Sound Energy the well, its third, established the Westward extension of the primary hydrocarbon system proven in Algeria into Morocco, as well as confirmed the potential of the TAGI play in-country.
Sound said that the TE-8 well has successfully identified and penetrated the full sequence of Westphalian sands in the Paleozoic (between 2,762 meters through to 3,120 meters) beneath an intraformational seal with gas shows observed during drilling. The Saturn MDT was unable to test these sands (the tool being unable to provide a reading given the rugosity of the hole and relative low permeability) however they are believed to be permeable and likely able to be produced across the Tendrara and Meridja licenses with mechanical stimulation.
The existence of the Westphalian sands (a proven producing Paleozoic sequence in neighboring Algeria) in a separate petroleum system establishes the Westward extension of the primary hydrocarbon system proven in Algeria into Morocco. The company therefore confirms a material derisking of the 3 Tcf low case to 10 Tcf upside case original gas in place (gross) Paleozoic potential captured in the company’s preliminary volume estimates.
Sound also confirmed the identification of the full sequence of thick TAGI reservoir sands extending some 12 km to the north-east of its previous two wells at Tendrara. Gas shows in the TE-8 well, confirm the presence of the four-way dip closed trap mapped on seismic. The Saturn MDT has confirmed the TAGI sands at the TE-8 location are likely tight and the extent of the gas column in TE-8 is therefore still under evaluation. The TE8 logging results are still consistent with a very significant single gas column across Tendrara and Meridija with a continuous extended structure, which can be validated with the TE1 re-entry.
Sidewall core samples will be taken and the well will be suspended in preparation for future operations, which may include mechanical stimulation of this well or a sidetrack.
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