JHI associates on Tuesday said that drilling operations at the Jabillo-1 well site in the Canje Block offshore Guyana will be discontinued in a few days to facilitate maintenance of the Stena Carron drillship and the drilling of the Koebi-1 well in the Stabroek Block.
“The Stena Carron initiated drilling operations at the Jabillo-1 well site on March 14. These operations will take approximately one week, after which the Stena Carron will undergo maintenance. Jabillo-1 will resume drilling in approximately mid-late May, following the drilling of the Koebi-1 well in the neighboring Stabroek Block,” a statement by JHI revealed.
JHI owns a 17.5% interest in the Canje Block, alongside block Operator ExxonMobil (35%), Total (35%), and Mid-Atlantic Oil & Gas, Inc. (12.5%).
The company also stated that the first well that was drilled in the Canje Block, Bulletwood-1 was safely drilled in 2,846 meters or 9, 337 feet of water by the Stena Carron to its planned target depth of 6,690 meters or 21, 949 feet, adding that their seismic interpretation of the geology was confirmed and has shown evidence of non-commercial hydrocarbon. It was stated that JHI’s technical team will conduct a detailed analysis integrating the data from the Bulletwood-1 results into its ongoing evaluation of the Canje Block.
John Cullen, CEO of JHI, was quoted as saying “We are encouraged by the impact the data collected so far will have on our interpretation of the block’s prospectivity. And look forward to further evaluation of the significant exploration potential on the Canje Block through the drilling of the Jabillo and Sapote prospects.”
The Stena DrillMax should commence drilling of the Sapote-1 well in the eastern portion of the Canje Block later this year.
