Exploration Drilling Update
2006年5月5日 - 4:02PM
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Roc Oil Company Limited
05 May 2006
5 May 2006
ROC OIL COMPANY LIMITED ("ROC")
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EXPLORATION DRILLING UPDATE:
WEI-6-12S-1 WELL, OFFSHORE CHINA
Wei-6-12S-1, Block 22/12, Beibu Gulf, Offshore China (ROC: 40% & Operator)
As at 0600 hours (local time) on 5 May 2006, the Wei-6-12S-1 exploration well
had drilled to a depth of 2,007 metres below rotary table ("mBRT") and the
current operation was running in hole to drill ahead following a short wiper
trip.
At 1,956 mBRT, a sand with an apparent drilled thickness of three to five metres
was encountered with good reservoir characteristics, strong oil shows and an
associated increase in wet gas readings. Pre-drill interpretation suggests that
this sand is at the top of an interbedded sand-shale sequence that is expected
to be several hundred metres thick.
At approximately 1,985 mBRT a sandy interval, with an apparent drilled thickness
of about 16 metres, was encountered without any obvious oil shows but with very
high wet gas readings.
Until the well has been drilled to the proposed Total Depth of 2,530 mBRT and a
full suite of electric logs acquired and analysed, it is not possible to comment
as to the commercial significance of the hydrocarbon shows encountered to date.
The Wei-6-12S prospect represents an unusual structural target. Within a small
(about one sq km) area of closure lies a thick (hundreds of metres) gross
prospective sedimentary sequence which together creates a potential trap
capacity in the order of a few to many tens of millions of barrels of oil.
Information from wells within and adjacent to Block 22/12 suggests that:
reservoir quality will be good to excellent; the hydrocarbon type is likely to
be oil rather than gas; recovery factors should be high; and oil viscosity is
unlikely to be a problem in the targeted reservoir section.
Wei-6-12S-1 is positioned so as to test the structure some 20 to 30 metres below
its crest. The well is in about 30 metres of water, approximately 3 km southwest
of the 2002 Wei-6-12-1 oil discovery.
Commenting on the well results to date ROC's CEO, John Doran, stated that:
"On the basis of currently available drill data the well is likely to be
classified as a discovery. While that is technically encouraging, it is not the
key commercial point. The real question the well needs to answer is whether or
not the accumulation is large enough to merit further appraisal and we won't
have the first part of that answer until early next week."
The Block 22/12 Joint Venture comprises:
Roc Oil (China) Company 40% and Operator
Horizon Oil Limited 30%
Petsec Energy Ltd 25%
Oil Australia Pty Ltd* 5%
* subsidiary of First Australian Resources
Michelle Manook For further information please contact:
General Manager - Corporate Affairs Dr John Doran on
Tel: +61-2-8356-2000
Fax: +61-2-9380-2635
Email: jdoran@rocoil.com.au
Or visit ROC's website: www.rocoil.com.au
Dr Kevin Hird
General Manager Business Development
Tel: +44 (0)207 586 7935
Fax: +44 (0)207 722 3919
Email: khird@rocoil.com.au
Nick Lambert
Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial
Tel: +44 (0)207 861 3232
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