Triceratops Prospect
Type: Oil / Gas exploration well
Location: PPL 237, Eastern Papuan Basin 144 degrees 48'
52" E; 006 degrees 57' 29" S
Current Status: Following the test results, the well was
plugged and abandoned on December 31, 2005.
The condition of the well is such that it can
be re-entered and sidetracked to penetrate the
Puri Limestone (primary target) in an up dip
position, as the well encountered the Puri on
the flank of the structure instead of at the
crest.
Well site service contractors (BJ Services,
Schlumberger and Baker Hughes Inteq) are
demobilizing from the Triceratops rigsite to
the Elk prospect in preparation to spud the
Elk -1 exploration well.
A detailed exploration update will be provided
to the market later this week.
Activities since last Set 5 inch liner to 6,644 feet (2,025 meters).
report: Liner top is at 5,118 feet (1,560 meters).
Following setting the liner, a series of cased
hole Drill Stem Tests (DST's) were performed.
The DST's above the equivalent gas water
contact in the offset Bwata #1 well which
flowed 29 million SCF per day were tight while
those below flowed water and non-commercial
quantities of oil and gas.
Past Data: Set 20 inch conductor at 10 feet (3 meters).
Set 13 3/8 inch surface casing at 381 feet
(116 meters). Set 9 5/8 inch intermediate
casing at 2,539 feet (774 meters). Set 7 inch
casing at 5,437 feet (1,657 meters). Set 5
inch liner to 6,642 feet (2,025 meters). Top
of liner is at 5,145 feet (1,560 meters).
Total Depth: Target depth reached at 6,647 feet (2,026
meters).
Operator: InterOil subsidiary, SPI (210) Limited.
Prospect Description: This well targeted the Puri fractured
limestone reservoir in an adjacent fault block
offsetting the Bwata - 1 discovery well.
