By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 27 -- BP has made its seventh oil discovery on ultradeepwater Block 31, 165 km off Angola.
The Juno-1 well, drilled to 3,200 m TD in 1,601 m of water in the southwestern part of the block, tested 2,676 b/d of oil through a 28/64 in. choke. It is 60 km southeast of the planned Northeast Development Area encompassing the Plutao, Saturno, Marte, and Venus discoveries.
The GlobalSantaFe Corp. Jack Ryan drillship drilled Juno-1 10 km northwest of the Palas and 22 km south of the Ceres discoveries (OGJ, Apr. 11, 2005, Newsletter).
BP, operator of the block, is studying development concepts for discoveries in the southeastern part of the block.
BP has a 26.67% interest in the block. Partners are Esso Exploration & Production Angola (Block 31) 25%, Sonangol EP 20%, Statoil Angola AS 13.33%, Marathon Petroleum Angola Block 31 Ltd. 10%, and Total SA's TEPA (Block 31) Ltd. 5%.
