By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Nov. 17 -- Murphy Oil Corp's extended drill stem test on the deepwater Kikeh #4 well off Malaysia flowed on test for 15 days to an equipment-limited maximum rate of 10,200 b/d of oil. The well, in 4,460 ft of water, is 2.5 miles north of Kikeh field on a separate structural feature, both on Block K off Sabah (OGJ Online, Aug. 28, 2003).
Murphy Pres. and CEO Claiborne P. Deming said the well test was focused on just one of the multiple oil pay zones in the well and that it would be incorporated into development plans for Kikeh. "The data from this test confirms our reservoir assessment and is an important step as we move this field towards development sanction early next year," he said.
Murphy, with 80%working interest, is operator of Block K, which covers more than 4 million acres. Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd., the exploration and production arm of Malaysia state oil firm Petronas, 20%.
