from the hess conference call a few weeks back27/04/2011With...

from the hess conference call a few weeks back

27/04/2011

With regard to exploration, we thought it appropriate to
provide an update on the Paradise prospect in Ghana. As we
have previously commented, we are drilling this prospect in
6,038 feet of water on the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points
Block. Hess is carrying 100 percent of the well cost and has a 90 percent working interest. The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation has the remaining 10 percent interest. While results are preliminary, intermediate wire line logs indicate that we have thus far encountered 370 feet of net hydrocarbon pay in two separate intervals. Our current plan is to drill an additional 1,100 feet to test a third stratigraphic interval, reaching a total depth of approximately 16,400 feet.


the operation would be completed pretty fast imho. these rigs are very expensive, so your do the well bore logging and get on with things and finish off

i am not so sure hess still has the maersk deliverer. i would be inclined to think that operationally the hess ghana well is finalised and a handover would be on the cards