Paris, 21 May 2013
N° 11-13
Consequences of the drilling of HRT Participações/GALP ENERGIA in Namibia
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The drilling of the WINGAT-1 well, drilled by HRT and GALP ENERGIA on the PEL 23, encountered carbonate reservoirs, which constituted its main aim, with much less developed quality than expected. The well highlighted the presence of light oil in sandy reservoirs as well as two types of source rock located in the oil-generating window, which is a very encouraging indicator for this zone.
The next drilling of Murombe-1, which HRT will start on this block, aims at sandy turbidites for which the entrapment of hydrocarbons presents a lower risk than in the case of carbonates encountered during the drilling of the Wingat-1 well.
This second prospect is next to the block 2212B for which Maurel & Prom are the operators with 37% interest. The topics of this exploration also extend to the other blocks held at 37% by Maurel & Prom, namely blocks 2413A, 2313B and 2313A. The result of the Marombe-1 well will thus have great importance in consolidating the Group's exploration potential in this country.
Maurel & Prom and its partners await the results of the interpretation of the seismic 2D as well as the results of this drilling in order to outline a 3D seismic campaign, and then possible exploration drillings.
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