Ghana Operations: Accra Block, Starfish-1: Ophir has awarded a contract for the Stena DrillMAX, Dual Derrick Drillship (Stena) to drill the Starfish Prospect. Starfish-1 will be located in water depths of 1,360m with a target depth of 3,750m and is expected to spud in early June 2013. The well is designed as a play-opener to test a stratigraphic onlap trap to the east of the major Ghanaian discoveries made by Kosmos Energy and Tullow Oil. Ophir management estimates mean prospective resources of 292 MMBOE with a 20% chance of success.
Nick Cooper, CEO of Ophir Energy said:
In addition, Ophir has secured a rig for our operated drilling programme offshore Ghana. The Stena DrillMAX, Dual Derrick Drillship has recently completed a number of efficient and successful wells in Ghana. Drilling Starfish-1 will mark our first well offshore Ghana and Ophir’s tenth operated deepwater well in West Africa.”
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