By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 13 -- Husky Energy Inc., Calgary, has completed a 200-km 2D seismic program on Block EL 397, which contains the Summit Creek B-44 discovery, in the Central Mackenzie Valley area of Northwest Territories, Canada.
Husky Energy, which on May 1 assumed operatorship of Block EL 397 from Unocal Corp. subsidiary Northrock Resources Ltd., plans in January 2006 to drill two wells in the Summit Creek area. Husky and its partners own acreage in the area totaling 2,400 sq km.
One of the planned wells will assess the size of the pool discovered by Summit Creek B-44. The other exploration well will test a separate undrilled prospect.
The Summit Creek B-44 well, the first discovery in the Central Mackenzie Valley since Norman Wells in 1920, was drilled to 3,063 m, cased to TD, and suspended.
The B-44 well tests confirmed several productive intervals in a gross hydrocarbon column of more than 600 ft. Each of two perforated intervals flowed on test at the rate of 10 MMcfd of natural gas and more than 3,000 b/d of light oil or condensate with flowing wellhead pressures of 900-1,100 psi. One zone also produced 1,000 b/d of water (OGJ Online, Mar. 31, 2005).
Husky holds a 29.4775% interest in EL 397. Other interest holders include Northrock 32.5%, EOG Resources Canada Inc. 26.3975%, Pacific Rodera Energy Inc. 6.625%, and International Frontier Resources Corp. 5%.
