Petronas subsidiary Petronas Suriname Exploration & Production BV (PSEPBV) and Block 52 partner ExxonMobil discovered hydrocarbons at the Sloanea-1 well offshore Suriname. The discovery is being evaluated to determine its resource potential.
The well, drilled to 15,682 ft total depth by the Maersk Developer rig, encountered several hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone packages with good reservoir qualities in the Campanian section. The well data proves excellent calibration of the hydrocarbon potential of the block, the operator said.
Block 52, north of the coast of Paramaribo, lies in the prospective Suriname-Guyana basin covering an area of 4,749 sq km with water depths from 50-1,100 m.
PSEPBV is operator of the block with 50% interest. The company completed a deal to farm out the other 50% interest to ExxonMobil subsidiary ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Suriname BV in May (OGJ Online, May 19, 2020).
