The British SDX Energy has resumed drilling activities in Morocco, targeting five wells this year in pursuit of meeting local gas demand, Energy Voice news website reported.
SDX CEO Mark Reid said, as quoted by the same source, that “The objective of these wells is to add reserves to allow us to continue to deliver gas to our customers in line with their contractual requirements. The commencement of this campaign has been delayed by approximately one month due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions delaying the mobilization of equipment and personnel into Morocco.”
The first phase includes three wells, which it will complete in July. SDX will start the second phase of drilling in September or October, Energy voice noted, adding that, the first three wells in Morocco target 1.8 billion cubic feet of P50 gross recoverable resources, in the Gharb Basin.
It will drill the first well into the Guebbas reservoir at around 1,160 meters, and the second KSR-17 well will target the Hoot reservoir at 1,720 meters, while the third, KSR-18, is targeting the Guebbas and Hoot reservoirs, the same source said.
According to Energy Voice, SDX said it expected all three wells would encounter shallow biogenic gas near its existing infrastructure. The company is using a drilling rig, which was stacked in Morocco. This has kept mobilization costs down.
