Petethestreet7 Nov 2019 16:37
Why do I think high CoS?
Well, inevitably it is a little subjective, but...
1. HUR have fantastic record of hitting the fractures, and of finding oil. The only drills less than 100% successful were A)Halifax, which was exploration, using overbalanced, heavy mud, for operational/regulatory/safety reasons; and B_ WD, where the encountered HCs but hit a "poorly connected section of the fracture network".
So, for me, the only doubts are a) Does Warwick have a HC reservoir; and b) will they hit the fractures.
I don't believe for a second that HUR and Dr T will be drilling a structure with no HCs in it ; don't forget Spirit will have pored over the data too, and every structure they've drilled has found oil. Good enough for me.
So the WD result casts its shadow, will they hit the fractures?
Well, my reasoning is that the shallower drill MAY mean the seismic seeing is better ; the modelling should have learnt from WD ; and again mb, as its the 2nd drill on the structure the mud balance will not inhibit flow.
And, if WD had raised serious doubts within HUR/Spirit, why continue with WW? Use the cash to drill another Lincoln hole, instead, but no, WW goes ahead.
You can pick holes in some of my reasoning, I know. Feel free. I may be wrong. I was on WD, and there's the rub.