RNS22 Oct 2012 11:18
22 October 2012
Bridge Energy ASA
("Bridge", "Group" or "the Company")
Oil Discovery at the Contender exploration well
Bridge, the Oslo Axess and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company (OAX: BRIDGE/ AIM: BRDG.L), is pleased to announce the discovery of a new oil accumulation by well 211/21-N94, known as the Contender Well, situated in the UK Northern North Sea Block, 211/22a Contender Area.
The Contender Well has been drilled to a total drilling depth of 16,903 feet (11,550 feet true vertical depth) by Operator TAQA Bratani Limited ("TAQA") from their North Cormorant production platform. The target for the well was located in the Jurassic Brent sandstones to the North East of the Cormorant North field and encountered an oil accumulation.
Preliminary estimates indicate an oil bearing reservoir in excess of 65 (sixty five) feet was encountered in the Tarbert member of the Jurassic Brent sandstones, with greater than expected porosity and hydrocarbon saturation. Further reservoir evaluation is ongoing. The discovery well is expected to be completed and put on production in the near future. The field will be developed under the name 'Cormorant East' and production will be processed through the North Cormorant platform.
Under the terms of a farm-out agreement (announced 25th August 2011) Bridge has a 4% interest in the well. TAQA is the operator with a 60% interest, with Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited 20%, Antrim Resources (N.I.) Limited 8.4% and First Oil Expro Limited 7.6%.
Tom Reynolds, Bridge Energy, CEO commented:
"I am pleased to announce an oil discovery at the Contender exploration well. We are continuing to work with our partners to further define the size of the reservoir.
This news comes during an exciting period for Bridge, where in addition to the Contender Well; in Norway we also have operations ongoing in the PL554 Garantiana Well, along with the commencement of drilling operations on the PL457 Asha/Noor Prospect later this month."
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