TotalEnergies and APA Corp. are advancing work to drill two appraisal wells at the Krabdagu discovery following a successful flow test at nearby Sapakara South in Block 58, offshore Suriname, APA said in a release Feb. 8.
Sapakara South-2 (SPS-2) appraisal well, the second appraisal well to test the previously reported discovery, encountered about 36 m (118 ft) of net oil pay in high-quality Campano-Maastrichtian reservoir, APA said. Data collected from the flow test and subsequent pressure build-up indicated incremental connected resource of more than 200 million bbl of oil in place.
SPS-2 lies about 4.6 km (3 miles) south of the Sapakara South-1 (SPS-1) appraisal well.
“Results from the SPS-2 drilling and flow tests are consistent with our pre-drill expectations, confirm our geologic, geophysical, and reservoir models, and, importantly, add substantial resources towards a potential development,” said John J. Christmann IV, APA chief executive officer and president.
Tests on the Krabdagu discovery, which lies about 17 km (11 miles) east of Sapakara are ongoing. Krabdagu-2 is currently drilling, and APA anticipates Krabdagu-3 will spud in February with a second drilling rig.
TotalEnergies is operator of Block 58 with 50% interest. APA Suriname holds a 50% working interest.