Serica Energy plc said the new completion equipment had been installed and a flow test performed at Rhum R3 well in the North Sea.
CONSTRAINT
The company added that a stabilised flow rate of 58.4mmscf/d of gas and 135bbls/d of condensate had been achieved.
The rate was constrained by the surface well test equipment on board the WilPhoenix semi-submersible drilling rig.
Serica expects the well to produce at higher rates when in production.
A diving support vessel (DSV) has also been contracted to install the subsea control equipment so the well can start producing during the third quarter of 2021.
RHUM
Chief executive Mitch Flegg added that the volumes flowed during the test were equivalent to over 10,000 boe/d which demonstrated the quality of the Rhum asset.
“It was always expected that the flow test results would be constrained by the surface test equipment, but initial analysis of the data recovered indicates that the flow potential of the well is at the upper end of our range of expectations.
“The third Rhum well will enable enhanced production rates from the field and will provide redundancy to support production from the other two Rhum wells.”
ESGs
Serica said that the recompletion of R3 would increase Rhum’s production capacity by utilising the existing facilities on the Bruce platform.
This would not lead to significant additional CO2 emissions and be in line with the company’s environment, social and governance objectives of reducing the carbon intensity of production.
Serica owns and operates the Bruce (98%), Keith (100%) and Rhum (50%) assets comprising more than 25 wells, three bridge-linked platforms and extensive subsea pipelines and infrastructure that tie-in Rhum, Keith and the Western Area of Bruce to the Bruce facilities.