RE: Steve from ADVFN24 Dec 2018 15:46
A quick build-up suggests a highly permeable rock (which they can produce at a higher rate from), whereas a slow PBU suggest poorer rock properties which may mean the need to flow at reduced rate over the longer term... They may cycle a few production runs and PBU's to be able to "see" further into the rock away from the well-bore...
There'll be lots of very smart cookies (various engineers & geologists) poring over the data, and recommending various additional tests, and checks, etc, before they even think about running continuously.
Thinking more about this, it'll probably be at least 2 months before they accumulate enough oil for the first offload...possibly even 3 months, or more... but roughly monthly thereafter (assuming it's all well and good).
btw... you really don't want to taste it... believe me, it's horrible, even the sweet stuff..!!!!
Interesting fact.. Reservoir engineers & geologists etc, are often referred to as "rock-sniffers", since smelling the cores from the exploration wells was originally the best way to determine if there were any oil shows. Even now with all the electronic gizmos that have been developed, they still rely on the "mk.1 Nose" to confirm the presence of oil in cores and drill cuttings.
Sorry to have gone on a bit long...!
edited to add.... just to remind everybody, I have no connection with Hurricane/Lancaster/BW/etc, other than as a relatively small shareholder of HUR. My comments are based purely on my previous well, field, FPSO, & other production start-ups, combined with perhaps a little "reading between the lines" of HUR's published info, and so may not be totally applicable here.
So DYOR, NIAI... and good luck to all, especially the Op's guys who will soon be West of Shetland.
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