Rialto Energy Limited, Rialto Energy Limited, the exploration, appraisal and development company with operated assets offshore Cote D’Ivoire, has provided the weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 Well as at 06:00hrs, 20 March 2012 (EDT).
The Gazelle-P3 well, located offshore Cote D’Ivoire, was spudded on 12 March 2012 using the Transocean GSF Monitor jack-up drilling rig. The well is planned to be drilled to a total depth (TD) of approximately 3685 mMDRT((measured depth below the rotary table), (-2981 mTVDSS) and is expected to take around 60-70 days to drill and test. The well is the first of an overall three well drilling programme on CI-202 that is anticipated to take six months to complete, together with testing.
Since spudding, the well has been drilled to a depth of 550 mMDRT with no hydrocabon indications . Currently the 20” casing is being set in preparation to drill ahead in 17 ½” hole.
In accordance with its policy of releasing weekly drilling progress reports, the company will issue a further drilling report on 27 March 2012, subject to any material events occurring in the meantime.
[mappress] Offshore Energy Today Staff, March 21, 2012; Image: Rialto