Carnarvon Petroleum Limited: Dorado-2 Drilling Commenced
Friday 3 May 2019
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited provided the following update on the commencement of drilling of the Dorado-2 well.
Progress
Since arriving at the Dorado-2 location, approximately 2.2 km from the original Dorado-1 well location, the rig has successfully concluded the ready to operate process and has drilled the surface hole and installed the surface casing.
Forward Plan
The rig will drill the 17 1/2” hole to the planned section depth of approximately 1,200 metres Measured Depth followed by setting the 13-3/8” casing.
Well Objective
Dorado-2 is the first appraisal well of the Dorado oil and gas field which was discovered in the latter half of last year.
Dorado-1 discovered hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs in the Caley, Baxter, Crespin and Milne Members of the Lower Keraudren Formation.
The Dorado-2 well is located approximately 160km north-northeast of Port Hedland in the Bedout Sub-basin. Drilling is in approximately 95 metres water depth with the Dorado-2 location being around 2.2km away from the Dorado-1 discovery location.
Following the Dorado-2 well, the rig is scheduled to drill the near-field exploration well Roc South-1 followed by the Dorado-3 appraisal well.
Dorado and Roc South reside in WA-437-P in which Carnarvon holds a 20% interest.
Full update here.