Hurricane Energy announced on 12 July 2019 that it had spudded its exploration well (205/26b-14) known as Lincoln Crestal in licence P1368. The 1 km horizontal well is being drilled to appraise the Lincoln discovery. The company is using the Transocean Leader (S/S) for the well. The horizontal well has been spudded in block 205/26b and it will be deviated to the north-west. The well is planned to determine whether large scale faults act a pressure barriers within the fractured basement play. If successful the well will be tied-back to the âAoka Mizuâ FPSO for long term testing. Operations are likely to last for 80 days. On 2 September 2019 Hurricane reported that the well had reached a TD of 1,780 m, including a 720 m horizontal section within the fractured basement reservoir. On 13 September 2019 Hurricane announced that the well will now be suspended as a future producer and tied back to the Aoka Mizu FPSO in 2020. Drill stem testing yielded natural flow rates of 4,682 b/d whilst flow rates with electronic submersible pumps came in at 9,800 b/d. Oil is light at 43Â° API and no formation water was produced. The well will be suspended with long term gauges installed to test interference for future wells in the Greater Warwick Area.   Hurricane is fully carried for the appraisal well. In 2018 the company signed an agreement with Spirit Energy in which the latter would farm-in, taking a 50% interest in the Greater Warwick Area to appraise Lincoln and also drill two exploration wells on the Warwick prospect, another fractured basement target. Hurricane drilled 205/26b-12 on Lincoln in 2016. The well encountered hydrocarbons with gas chromatography and LWD data indicating significant hydrocarbon column of at least 660 m TVD. An RPS Energy Consultant report attributed 2C contingent resources of 604 MMboe for Lincoln.   Following completion of a deal, interest in P1385 will be held by Hurricane Energy (50% + operator) and Spirit Energy (50%).
Hurricane Energy plc P1368 - 205/26b-14 (Lincoln Crestal) - appraisal well - Suspending as future producer, oil