Highlights:
- The ‘Joe’ prospect has been selected as the second well location by Eco Atlantic (15%), Total E&P Activitiés Pétrolières (“Total”) (25%) and Tullow Guyana B.V. (“Tullow”) (60%), (Operator), (together, the “Partners”)
- The Partners have contracted the Stena Forth Drill Ship to drill the Jethro Lobe Well with a spud date scheduled for early June 2019. The rig will move directly after to Joe and begin drilling this second exploration well in mid July 2019
- The Joe Well is located in approximately 650 meters of water
- Joe is a 150 mmboe (P50 – Best Estimate) Upper Tertiary target which has a 43.2% Chance of Success, as estimated in the recently published independent (NI51-101 Compliant) report produced by Gustavson Associates
- Net Cost to Eco for its 15% Working Interest in the Joe Well is expected to be approximately USD $3 million
- This is significantly less than the expected cost of the first Jethro-Lobe Well, which is estimated at approximately USD $6.9 million, as the cost of mobilising and demobilising the drilling rig have all been incorporated into the cost of the first well. As announced on 27 February 2019, Eco is fully funded for the 2019 campaign and beyond having current cash of approximately USD $19 million. The second well is subject to customary Guyana Department of Energy review.
Colin Kinley, Chief Operating Officer of Eco Atlantic, commented:
“The approval, at this stage, of a second well is a clear indication of the Partners’ risking of Orinduik. All of the Partners support a two well drilling campaign targeting close to 370 million barrels of Gross Prospective Resources (P50 Best) at 43.2% risking, which is well above industry averages anywhere in the world. Both the Upper Tertiary age, Joe and Lower Tertiary age, Jethro are excellent targets and have been selected jointly between our Geoscientific Teams.
“Our recently updated CPR report included a billion barrel increase in Gross Unrisked Prospective Resources to 3,981.9 MMBOE. The evaluation of the Orinduik Block is ongoing and we are confident in our ability to prove up oil in the Tertiary aged section that has already been derisked by our neighbours on the Stabroek Block with the Hammerhead discovery. We have developed an excellent geological and geophysical model that we continue to build on together with our Partners.”
Gil Holzman, President and CEO of Eco Atlantic, added:
