Top manager at SNGN ROMGAZ SA, partner in the operation, disclosed to the press in early May 2020 that the new-field wildcat Trinity 1X in the E X-30 Trident permit came out short on the pre-drill expectations. The well, operated by Lukoil Overseas Holding Ltd in late 2019 and aiming at confirming interpreted resource potential of the Trinity prospect, in excess of 1 Tcf of gas, is said to be a geological success. Preliminary analysis of the drilling and geophysical data shows that the well encountered a gas-saturated interval with an effective thickness of 46 m in the Miocene-Pliocene series. The operator is assessing the data in early 2020, updating the geological model and financial estimates of the find and the final results if the operation expected mid-year (the well may turn non-commercial in the price scenario prevailing on the markets in 2020). Reliant on the results of Trinity 1X well, Lukoil was planning to drill two additional exploration wells in the Trident block in 2020 and 2021.  The Trinity 1X well, drilled by the âScarabeo 9â S/S (mobilized to the well location on 13 November 2019, departed on 25 December 2019), is located in the southeastern sector of the tract, close to the border with Ukraine, in water depth of approximately 700 m. The well 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 intervals were targeted).  The E X-30 Trident 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. Lukoil estimated that the gas reserves of the Trident prospect could exceed 1 Tcf. The well operations were expected to last 90 days (including mobilization and demobilization of the rig).  Interest in the E X-30 Trident permit is divided between Lukoil Overseas Holding Ltd (87.8% + operator) and Romgaz SA (12.2%).  It is understood, the group active in the block intends to acquire further seismic in the area - contracts with CGG and Schlumberger are said to be arranged - to better determine the exploration potential of the series straddling the area between the Lira and Trinity locations.
Romania (Black Sea B.) Trinity 1X op. by LUKOIL (88%), ROMGAZ (12%) in E X-30 Trident block, water depth 1076 m geologically successful however less so commercially, although a 46m gas-saturated intv was encountered in Miocene-Pliocene series. PTD was 3,250m, target gas in Tortonian-Messinian sands.