Tullow hails excellent result off coast of Ghana

3rd Mar 2011 07:16

Oil and gas firm Tullow Oil hailed an "exceptional result" on its drilling of the Enyenra-2A appraisal well, in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana.Drilling successfully encountered oil in excellent quality sandstone reservoirs, with solid evidence of communication with the Owo-1 well, which confirms that the Owo oil discovery, now renamed Enyenra, is a major light oil field."The discovery of oil this far down-dip in Enyenra-2A, and the confirmation of its communication with the Owo-1 oil discovery, is an exceptional result. This represents a major step forward in the appraisal of the Enyenra-Tweneboa area and is highly encouraging for our target to declare commerciality later this year," said Tullow's exploration director, Angus McCoss. Oil pressure in the lower channel hinted that the newly drilled well might also be connected to the deeper pools seen in Owo-1 and its sidetrack well.The drillship will remain in the Deepwater Tano block to complete the drilling of the Tweneboa-4 well. The next appraisal well will be Enyenra-3A located up-dip to the north of the Owo-1 discovery. "We are now looking forward to leveraging our expertise in the Jubilee play across the Atlantic through drilling the high-risk, high-impact, Zaedyus prospect in French Guiana in March," McCoss added.Tullow is the operator of the Deepwater Tano licence, in which it has a 49.95% stake.