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Friday, March 7, 2014
Statoil and ExxonMobil, partners on Block 2 offshore Tanzania, saw success with the first DST of one of the discoveries made on the block, the Zafarani-2. The partners tested two separate intervals and flowed at a maximum of 66 Mmcf/d of gas, constrained by equipment. The test also confirmed good reservoir quality and connectivity.
“The ongoing appraisal program is crucial to firm up the design and development basis for bringing gas to shore and a first phase onshore LNG project in Tanzania,” said Øystein Michelsen, Statoil’s Tanzania country manager. “We are now working constructively with our co-venturer ExxonMobil, Blocks 1, 3 & 4 and the Tanzanian authorities to progress the plans for a joint LNG plant development.”
The production well rate potentials are estimated to be higher than the equipment constrained rates obtained during the test. The Zafarani-2 operation will be followed by the appraisal well Zafarani-3, which concludes the planned appraisal in the Zafarani reservoir, the cornerstone for a field development in Tanzania Block 2.
Statoil operates the license on Block 2 on behalf of TPDC and has a 65% working interest, with ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Tanzania Ltd. holding the remaining 35%.
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