Total Spuds Well Offshore South Africa

Total has begun drilling the Brulpadda-1AX re-entry well offshore South Africa, partner Africa Energy Corporation announced on the 27^th December.

The well is located on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, for which Africa Energy holds a 4.9 percent interest.

Block 11B/12B is located in the Outeniqua Basin about 175 kilometres (109 miles) off the southern coast of South Africa. The Brulpadda Prospect has prospective resources of more than 500 million barrels.

“The Brulpadda-1AX exploration well is a world-class, basin-opening opportunity in one of the last under-explored regions offshore Africa,” Garrett Soden, Africa Energy’s CEO.

The Brulpadda-1AX exploration well is being drilled in 1,432 metres of water by the Odfjell Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible rig to a total depth of 3,420 metres subsea.

Drilling and evaluation of the well is expected to take approximately 85 days with a gross budget of approximately US$154 million.

Mr Soden said he is looking forward to the drilling results in the first quarter of 2019.

Total is the operator and has a 45 percent interest in Block 11B/12B, while Qatar Petroleum and Canadian Natural Resources Limited have 25 percent and 20 percent interests, respectively.

Source: Rigzone