Etinde appraisal well spudded off Cameroon

New Age Cameroon Offshore Petroleum SA has spudded the first of two appraisal wells planned this year on the Etinde license area offshore Cameroon.

The Vantage Drilling International Topaz Driller jack up is drilling the IM-6 well to delineate size and extent of Miocene Intra Isongo sand traps as the primary target and the Upper Isongo sand as a secondary target. Schlumberger is handling most drilling services.

Etinde wells have tested natural gas and condensate (OGJ Online, Feb. 1, 2013).

Bowleven Oil & Gas, London, which has a 25% working interest in the Etinde license, said drilling and logging will take about 100 days.

New Age, the operator, and Lukoil hold 37.5% working interests each.