Latest info from SNDA from 28 May22 Jul 2024 13:22
As this site has not pulled across the last RNS with reference to what is happening I am post the Well preparations here for peoples reference.
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Well Planning Preparations
Site Survey and Well Location
As announced by the Company on 16 April 2024, SundaGas completed a physical assessment (a "Site Survey") at the planned site of the Chuditch-2 appraisal well, work which has enabled a drilling location to be confirmed that the Company considers to be final. As described in the announcement, the well will be situated 5.1km from the original Chuditch-1 discovery well in a water depth of 68m. The predicted vertical column height of gas in the Jurassic reservoirs at this location is 149m.
Well Design
SundaGas' experienced in-house drill team has conducted extensive design studies for the Chuditch-2 well construction, enabling detailed specifications to be fed into the ongoing procurement processes highlighted below. Analyses of borehole trajectory, stability, drilling fluid, liner and bit requirements are all enabling a plan to be developed for the effective, efficient and safe drilling of the appraisal well. Design work on a planned production flow test (DST) for Chuditch-2 gas, led by SundaGas' well test engineer, is also advancing apace.
Workshops are continuing on a regular basis with the government regulator Autoridade Nacional do PetrΓ³leo ("ANP") and joint venture partner TIMOR GAP, and the Company appreciates the strong collaboration from both parties on operational and logistical planning.
Procurement of Drilling Rig and Other Services
The Company is in detailed discussions with the operator of a rig that it considers suitable to drill the Chuditch-2 well. These discussions are of a technical and commercial nature. The schedule of activities planned by other operators for the target rig means that the Company now believes the most likely commencement date for drilling operations is Q1 2025 rather than late 2024 as previously indicated.
In addition, the Company is moving quickly to procure many of the other materials and services required for the drilling campaign. Numerous tendering exercises have been undertaken or are ongoing, including for borehole casing and wellheads.
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