RE: Exxon26 May 2019 16:13
It’s less than 9 billion J. They drilled to depths of around the Cenomanian which is the Upper Cretaceous. No reservoirs found as they completely misread the 3d data..
We can remove the Maastrichtian, Palaecene, Campanian from the resource estimates until we know what they have in the East. This currently amounts to a reduction of 7 billion barrels, but it will increase again once we know more about the prospects to the East and further prospectively to the South East corner.
The estimates for just the Albian are still impressive.
Low – 507
Best – 1979
High – 4638
Looks to me like the regional Shale seal above the Albian is doing its job in this location.. :-)
Lots to read through here on the TRP CPR.. However there are some very important pieces of info which are worth considering following what we now know today!!! Only pay attention to the Aptian/Albian for now and wait for info to the east.
Page 18
The report also identified the Upper Aptian-Barremian and the Jurassic sediments as mature by the Eocene and this is particularly significant in view of the presence of chimneys rooted below the Albian in the Delta structure.
Page 21
The sheer number and longevity of pockmarks (chimneys), some rooted below the Albian, combined with the large volume of nearby oil-prone source rock, and early structural development provides ample confidence for hydrocarbon charge. The vertical seal seems to be effective, based on the observed AVO effects at the apex of the Maastrichtian anticline; multiple shale layers interbedded with the sandstone beds, the shale content increases upwards (for the Palaeocene); the probable existence of a flooding surface of regional extension, for example the shale layer at 2620m in well 1911-15 between the Campanian and Maastrichtian horizons (Campanian); and the thick layer of Late Albian and Cenomanian rich organic deep water marine shales (Albian).
https://www.towerresources.co.uk/files/Namibia_Licence0010_Tower_CPR_Letter.pdf