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Krabdagu is near the eastern edge of Block 58 (Image: APA)

APA says Krabdagu-1 well holds

at least 180mn barrels of crude oil

APA Corp. (US) revealed on June 21 that Krab- The company went on to say that the well had
dagu-1, an exploration well drilled at Block 58 also encountered oil in a shallower section of the
offshore Suriname, appeared to contain at least Upper Campanian horizon. It described this
180mn barrels of oil in place (OIP). interval as high-quality and said it had a lower
In a statement, APA said flow test data col- GOR than the other Upper Campanian horizon
lected from the well indicated that Krabdagu-1 but explained that it was not in a location well
held crude oil in two lower intervals – namely, suited for flow testing. As such, it said, TotalEn-
the Upper Campanian and Lower Campanian. ergies hopes to proceed with flow testing during
In the Upper Campanian horizon, it explained, the appraisal stage, at a later time and from a dif-
the well encountered 32 metres of net oil pay in ferent location.
a high-quality reservoir with permeability of John J. Christmann IV, APA’s president and
400-500 millidarcy. Buildup test results indi- CEO, expressed satisfaction with the results
cated that this interval held more than 100mn from the well. “The results from the Krabdagu
barrels of oil with a specific gravity of around 35 flow-test in the two lower intervals are in line
degrees API in connected resources, with a gas- with our expectations and provide data that
to-oil ratio (GOR) of 2,000-2,300 cubic feet (57- accelerates our understanding of the field and
65 cubic metres) per barrel, it reported. will shape future activity. This includes iden-
Meanwhile, the statement said, the well tifying the optimal well locations that enable
encountered 32 metres of net oil pay in a mod- assessment of upside resource potential for
est-quality reservoir with permeability of 60-80 each target,” he stated. “The connected resource
millidarcy in the Lower Campanian horizon. demonstrated from the flow tests at Krabdagu,
Buildup test results showed that this interval combined with the results from Sapakara South,
held more than 80mn barrels of oil with a spe- are a significant step forward in advancing a pro-
cific gravity of around 37 degrees API in con- ject in this area of Block 58.”
nected resources, with a GOR of 2,500-2,800 Krabdagu is one of several discoveries made
cubic feet (71-79 cubic metres) per barrel, it at Block 58, and it is on the same trendline as
noted. the other finds made within that licence area –
APA reported that it had reached these con- Maka Central, Kwaskwasi, Sapakara Central,
clusions on the basis of flow tests that were per- Keskesi and Sapakara South. TotalEnergies and
formed within the Krabdagu-1 exploration well. APA are now using the Maersk Valiant drillship
TotalEnergies, the operator of Block 58, may to sink another exploration well, Dikkop-1, in
need to carry out appraisal drilling to obtain the central portion of the block.
additional confirmation of the site’s resources The two companies have split equity in the
and select the optimum sites for development Block 58 project on a 50:50 basis. The French
drilling, it added. major is leading work at the offshore site. ™

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