Jubilant announces that the appraisal well DDE-A-2 was spudded on 9 February 2012. DDE-A-2 is being drilled in a water depth of 99 metres utilising the Deep Driller-1 jack-up rig from Aban Offshore Limited.
This is the third appraisal well in the Deen Dayal East (“DDE”) area of the KG-OSN- 2001/3 block. The target depth of the well is 5,300 metres true vertical depth with the objective of appraising the lower Cretaceous Early Rift fill sands that were shown to be hydrocarbon bearing by the KG-16 discovery well.
This is the eighteenth well to be drilled by the consortium in the block. The last 13 wells drilled all flowed gas and condensates.
Jubilant holds a 10% participating interest in this block. Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited (GSPL), with an 80% participating interest, is the Operator of the block.
[mappress] Offshore Energy Today Staff, February 13, 2012; Image: Sembcorp