Circle Oil PLC Operating Update Morocco (0770X)
26 August 2015 - 4:00PM
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Circle Oil PLC
26 August 2015
26 August 2015
Circle Oil plc
("Circle Oil" or the "Company")
Operating Update Morocco
Sebou Permit - KSS-A Well Update
Circle Oil plc (AIM: COP), the North African focused oil and gas
exploration, development and production company, provides the
following information on the progress of the Ksiri South (KSS-A)
exploration well on the Sebou permit, onshore Morocco.
The KSS-A well was an exploration well targeting two objectives
in the Miocene Gaddari sands. The well encountered unexpected
lithology above the primary objectives and as a result, the well
has been plugged and abandoned. The technical data from the well is
being assessed in line with available seismic with a view to
assessing further drilling in this area at a later date.
The rig will now be mobilised to drill the Ksiri West (KSR-A)
exploration well in the Sebou permit in the Rharb Basin. This well
is targeting Miocene Hoot sandstones in a structurally downthrown
location which has been penetrated successfully by the KSR-8,
KSR-10, KSR-11 and KSR-12 wells.
The principal target is in the hanging wall of the Ksiri West
fault sequence. There are channelised sand bodies within the Main
Hoot sequence which display a significant seismic (low) amplitude
anomaly found to be caused by gas-filled porous sands in several
nearby wells. The anomalous amplitude event is interpreted to be at
approximately 1,789m TVDSS, 30m higher than the equivalent target
sand found in KSR-8 across the Ksiri West fault. A shallower,
smaller, secondary target is recognised in Miocene Guebbas sands at
1,303mTVDSS. The well has a proposed TD of 1860m TVDSS.
Depending on drilling progress rates, initial results of the
well could be available in approximately 30-40 days.
Commenting on the results of the KSS-A well Mitch Flegg, CEO,
said:
"The drilling conditions at KSS-A proved challenging, and as a
result it was decided to plug and abandon the well in order to
allow time for a new well design to be engineered. This was the
most cost-effective approach and it will allow drilling of the
KSR-A well to commence ahead of schedule. Although we are
disappointed to have not reached the prognosed TD of KSS-A, we have
minimised any cost implications by quickly moving on to the next
well in the campaign."
The Sebou permit is a partnership between Circle Oil Maroc
Limited (75%) and ONHYM (Office National des Hydrocarbures et des
Mines) (25%).
Glossary
TD Total Depth
TVDSS True Vertical Depth sub-sea
For further information contact:
Circle Oil Plc (+44 20 7638 9571)
Mitch Flegg, Chief Executive Officer
Investec (+44 20 7597 4000)
Chris Sim
George Price
James Rudd
Citigate Dewe Rogerson (+44 20 7638 9571)
Martin Jackson
Shabnam Bashir
Murray Consultants (+353 1 498 0300)
Joe Heron (+353 87 6909735)
Pat Walsh
In accordance with the guidelines of the AIM Market of the
London Stock Exchange the technical information contained in the
announcement has been reviewed and approved by Mitch Flegg, Chief
Executive Officer of Circle Oil Plc. Mitch Flegg, who has over 33
years of experience, is the qualified person as defined in the
London Stock Exchange's Guidance Note for Mining and Oil and Gas
companies,
Mitch Flegg holds a BSc in Physics from Birmingham University
and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the
Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB).
Notes to Editors
Circle Oil plc (AIM: COP) is an international oil & gas
exploration, development and production company holding a portfolio
of assets in Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt with a combination of
low-risk, near-term production, and significant upside exploration
potential. The Company listed on AIM in October 2004.
Internationally, the Company has assets in the Rharb Basin,
Morocco; the Ras Marmour Permit in southern Tunisia; the Beni
Khalled permit in northern Tunisia, the Mahdia Permit offshore
Tunisia and the NW Gemsa permit in Zeit Bay area of Egypt.
Circle Oil's strategy is to locate and secure additional
licences in prospective hydrocarbon provinces and, through targeted
investment programmes, monetise the value in those assets for the
benefit of shareholders. This could be achieved through farm-outs
to selected partners who would then invest in and continue the
development of the asset into production, or Circle Oil may opt to
use its own expertise to appraise reserves and bring assets into
production, generating sustained cash flow for further
investment.
Further information on Circle Oil is available on its website at
www.circleoil.net.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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