APA Corp. completed operations on the Rasper well in the northwestern area of Suriname Block 53.
The well encountered water bearing reservoirs in the Campanian and Santonian intervals. Evaluation of open hole well logs, formation fluid samples, and reservoir fluid samples is ongoing.
The Noble Gerry de Souza drillship will be mobilizing to the next exploration prospect, Baja, in the southwestern corner of the block. Baja lies about 11 km northeast of the Block 58 discovery at Krabdagu and will test Maastrichtian and Campanian targets.
APA Suriname is operator of Block 53 (45%) with partners Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd (30%) and CEPSA (25%).