Deltic Energy plc joint venture plans full well testing after encountering gas in the targeted reservoir at the Pensacola prospect in the Southern North Sea.
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The JV for licence P2252 comprises operator Shell 65%, Deltic 30% and ONE-Dyas 5% working interests.
Deltic added that testing of well 41/05a would evaluate the commerciality of the Pensacola prospect and revise the geological model.
The programme is expected to last some 30 days.
“We are very pleased to have encountered hydrocarbons in the Pensacola exploration well at this intermediate stage of well operations,” added Deltic chief executive Graham Swindells.