By early April 2020, Eni was understood to have suspended drilling operations in the Baraka Profond Central (BRKPC 1) exploration well, located on the Baraka Field. The interruption is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BRKPC 1 was spudded on 29 February 2020 in ~66m WD from the âBarakaâ Platform, utilising the Shelf Drilling âKey Singaporeâ jack-up. It had reached 1,659m before being suspended. The well is understood to be exploring horizons below the main Miocene Saouaf reservoir, with the Cretaceous Abiod Formation a likely target.The Baraka Field is located on the Baraka production licence in the Gulf of Hammamet. The field was discovered in the Saouaf sandstones by Eniâs (Agip) Baraka 1 NFW (2,670m TD) in 1998. Production did not commence until 2010, with oil being exported via the companyâs Maamoura Field located ~30km to the north. The field has an estimated 8.5 MMbo OIIP. Production has been dropping over the past 18 months, with a higher water cut being the main reason. Output from Baraka had ceased altogether between 26 February 2019-15 May 2019, before an intervention restored production. In February 2020, the Baraka 2 Dir appraisal/development well was successfully completed by the âKey Singaporeâ jack-up, with provisional tests indicating production rates of ~4,000 bo/d & 2.8 MMcfg/d from the Miocene Saouaf â7â sandstone interval. Production from Baraka in early May 2020 was around 2,300 bo/d & 3 MMcfg/d. Equity in the licence is split: Eni (49% +Op) and ETAP (51%).
Eni was understood to have suspended drilling operations in the Baraka Profond Central (BRKPC 1) exploration well, located on the Baraka Field, no results.