Erin Energy Corp., Houston, expects a 60-day drilling and logging window at its Oyo North West (Oyo-NW) well, which the company spudded on Dec. 6 on its oil mining lease (OML) 120 block offshore Nigeria.
Oyo-NW is one several drill-ready Miocene prospects on blocks OML 120 and 121, which are near to many of Niger Delta’s giant fields. Pacific Drilling’s Pacific Bora, a sixth generation double-hulled drillship, is drilling the Oyo-NW. In June, Erin Energy reported its intent to extend the rig’s contract for 1-2 wells on Block 120 (OGJ Online, June 12, 2017).
Citing third-party estimates and managerial input, Erin Energy reports 1.1 billion bbl of mean resource for the region’s Miocene prospects.
In the event of a discovery, Oyo-NW will be tied back to Erin Energy’s 40,000-b/d Armada Perdana floating production, storage, and offloading vessel in the company’s Oyo field.
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