Lukoil is believed to have concluded the drilling operations on the Trinity 1X exploration well in late December 2019. The âScarabeo 9â S/S, which was used for the operations, was mobilized on the well location on 13 November 2019 and left on 25 December 2019. No information on the outcome of the drilling was disclosed by the operator as of mid-April 2020. The well was drilled on the Trinity prospect in the southern portion of the E X-30 Trident permit in 1,076 m of water. It had a planned TD of 3,250 m (TVD) with the objective to find gas in Tortonian-Messinian sand intervals at depths between 2,500 m and 3,100 m (four main intervals are targeted). Operations were expected to last 90 days (including mobilization and demobilization of the rig). Depending on the results of Trinity 1X, Lukoil was planning to drill two additional exploration wells in the Trident permit in 2020 and 2021.  The block is situated in the eastern part of the Romanian waters of the Black Sea. The permit includes the Lira 1X gas discovery made in October 2015. The well was drilled in the south-western part of the permit in a water depth of about 700 m. According to Lukoil the reserves could exceed 1 Tcf of gas. Preliminary results of the analysis of drilling data and geophysical exploration showed that the well reached a productive interval with an effective gas-saturated thickness of 46 m in the Miocene to Pliocene.   Interest in the E X-30 Trident permit is divided between Lukoil Overseas Holding Ltd (87.8% + operator) and Romgaz SA (12.2%).
Lukoil - E X-30 Trident - Trinity 1X exploration - operations concluded / results undisclosed