By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Jan. 7 -- Total SA's Nigerian operating subsidiary Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. (EPNL), which operates deepwater oil prospecting license (OPL) 222 off southeastern Nigeria, has extended Usan oil field to the west.
It drilled the Usan 6 appraisal well 110 km offshore, 4 km south of the Usan 5 well in water 850 m deep. It is the fifth successful appraisal well in Usan field, discovered in 2002.
Usan 6 on test flowed oil at a restricted rate of 5,800 b/d.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) is concessionaire for OPL 222 under a production-sharing contract that EPNL, with a 20% interest, operates in partnership with Chevron Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. 30%, Esso Exploration & Production Nigeria (Offshore East) Ltd. 30%, and Nexen Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. 20%.
