Total spuds Luiperd-1 offshore South Africa
Total SA and partners have spudded Luiperd-1X, the second exploration well on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, following the Brulpadda discovery in February 2019.
The well is being drilled by the Odfjell Deepsea Stavanger semisubmersible rig in 1,795 m of water to a total depth of 3,550 m subsea, partner Africa Energy Corp. said Aug. 28. The well will test the oil and gas potential in a mid-Cretaceous aged deep marine sequence where fan sandstone systems are developed within combined stratigraphic-structural closure. Drilling and evaluation of the well is expected to be completed in fourth-quarter 2020.
The block, in Outeniqua basin 175 km off the southern coast, covers an area of some 19,000 sq km in water depths of 200-1,800 m. The Paddavissie Fairway is in the southwest area of the block and includes the Brulpadda discovery, which confirmed the petroleum system. The Luiperd prospect is the second to be drilled in a series of five large submarine fan prospects with direct hydrocarbon indicators defined utilizing 2D and 3D seismic data. (OGJ Online, Jul 7, 2020).
Total E&P South Africa BV is operator (45%) with partners Qatar Petroleum International Upstream LLC (25%), CNR International (South Africa) Ltd. (20%), and Main Street 1549 Proprietary Ltd. (10%, of which Africa Energy has a 49% stake).
