RE: Week 4, contingencies.25 Aug 2024 20:01
Nigel,
Mou 1 has been suspended and has not been successfully perforated in three years now, so it’s distinct possibility that the sand jet perforation would not work after so long, hopefully not the same problems with mou 3 and mou4 as they are more recent.
Interesting how predator and chariot are taking different approaches to risk and challenges of drilling into thin sands with high porosity and permeability, chariot opting to first drill with a ski hole thereby reducing mud weight, reducing well costs , but validating gas presence and wireline logs, and if successful just drill a second slim hole for production. Whereas predator use a standard hole with overpressurized mud to control the well, and perforate with sand jet.
We will know from each company if their techniques work soon enough.
Jimmy