Staatsolie Nearshore Drilling Project
Project Description
Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. wanted to explore the near shore area for oil and gas reserves. They have asked WEP to help them with the well engineering during the preparation phase and the drilling engineering during the exploration campaign. WEP has provided an in-house drilling manager and senior drilling engineer, as well as support from the main office in Hoogeveen. 6 wells were drilled all reaching their target depth and valuable information was gathered during the drilling. The first shallow and first deep well both had their share of unexpected issues, but with the lessons learned from these, the following four wells were drilled within budget.
Challenges
Short project planning period, Remote location operations, Shallow water depths, (total) Losses/fluid management.
Role of WEP
Initiate Well Delivery process. Well Delivery Management throughout project from start to completion. Provided: Resident Drilling Manager, Local and remote Well Engineering Support until completion of last well, Drilling Supervision.
Overview
Client
Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.Location
Nearshore Blocks A, B and C, SurinameWell
Marai-01, Electric Ray-01, Kankantrie-01, Powisi-01, Gonini-01, Tukunari-01Date
Start drilling: 22 May 2018
End execution: 31 January 2020Objective
Drilling exploration wells to explore hydrocarbons within the Nearshore area of Suriname. There were multiple specif targets: Eocene, Turonian and Albian reservoirs. All wells are abandoned as well.Depth
Depth (MD): 800 - 2900m (vertical wells). Total meters drilled: 8538 m
Depth (TVD):