Beacon Energy plc said that mobilisation of the drilling rig has been delayed by approximately two weeks for the SCHB2 sidetrack in the Erfelden field. TIMELINE The rig, originally scheduled for mid-April, is currently contracted to a third-party operator for well operations some 50km from the company’s site. Beacon plans to begin side track operations […]
Equipment & Logistics
Predator rigless testing shows damaged formation
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings plc reported damaged formation from phase I rigless testing on the Guercif licence, onshore Morocco. DRILLING MUDS Beginning on 10 February, the company perforated all four zones in wells MOU-1 and MOU-3 to complete on 19 February, with the crews and equipment now demobilised. Predator used conventional 111/16″ perforating guns, […]
Power Metal begins diamond drilling at Molopo
Power Metal Resources plc has started diamond drilling, targeting a district-scale nickel and platinum group element discovery, at its Molopo Farms Complex in southwestern Botswana. LOCATIONS The company’s drill hole, estimated to reach a depth of 700-800m, is focused on the multi-kilometre, steeply-dipping conductor at target area T1-14. A ground audio-frequency magnetotelluric and magnetics over target […]
Deltic JV signs rig contract to drill Selene and Pensacola
Deltic Energy plc said that a rig contract has been confirmed for the Selene exploration and the Pensacola appraisal wells in the southern North Sea. SCHEDULE Joint venture partner and operator Shell UK Ltd will drill on licences P2437 and P2252 using the Valaris 123, a heavy duty jack-up rig. The contract and mobilisation beginning […]
Predator to evaluate Jurassic structural closure
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings plc has extended its rig contract for drilling the MOU-5 well to evaluate the 177km² Jurassic structural closure at Guercif onshore Morocco. COSTS The Jurassic structural closure in a crestal location was penetrated in MOU-4 in 2023. Drilling will target a “potentially thick development of porous and permeable, early Jurassic […]
Beacon begins sand jetting Schwarzbach-2(2)
Beacon Energy plc continues clean-up on Schwarzbach-2(2) while beginning sand jetting operations to stimulate the well in the Erfelden field, Germany. PERFORATIONS The rod pump was installed in late 2023 but production remains at approximately 40 barrels of oil per day, indicating that the reservoir near the wellbore is invaded by drilling fluids restricting flow rates. Sand […]