Sidetrack of Samurai-2 in SE part of Green Canyon block 432, deviated into 476, confirms high-quality Miocene sands + resources found in original hole in 432 + in communication. Reserves have been upped from 75 MMboe pre-drill to 90 MMboe. Samurai-2 TDâd at 9,778m with 46m total oil pay. Deepwater Asgard DS. Murphy (op), partner BHP Billiton.
GC 432 002S1B0 (Samurai-2) (Murphy 50% op. BHP 50%) in G32504, had âconfirmed the presence of high quality sands and resourcesâ, âthe sands encountered in the sidetrack are equivalent and hydrostatically connectedâ to the pay zone in the Samurai-2 well in contiguous Green Canyon block 432. Due to the positive outcome of the sidetrack, Murphy has increased the discovered resource at Samurai to 90 MMbbl of oil equivalent (MMboe) from its pre-drill estimate of 75 MMboe.