Additional comments from upstream article, Hot copper jibbybagger: Upstream was told earlier this month that Venus-1A, which began drilling in early March, was in the reservoir and results to date are promising, according to two people with knowledge of the drilling operation. “They are in the reservoir,” said one source, while the second person said “the well has come in on target” — a comment that implies the geology and the reservoir have met pre-drill expectations.
Vantage Drilling’s Tungsten Explorer will not carry out a flow test on Venus-1A, with this operation instead left to Odfjell’s drillship Deepsea Mira, which is due to arrive in Walvis Bay on Monday, according to marine intelligence provider VesselsValue. Before carrying out a flow test on Venus-1A, however, the Deepsea Mira will carry out production tests on the Venus-1X discovery well. Once the Tungsten Explorer wraps up Venus-1A, it will head west to spud and possibly test the Nara-1 probe, targeting what could be a huge extension of Venus.
One person familiar with the drilling campaign in Namibia, told Upstream that if the western extension of Venus meets expectations, then a development could involve multiple floating production, storage and offloading vessels. “If (Nara) is as big as it appears to be, then it could require up to six or seven FPSO’s,” each with a capacity of at least 180,000 barrels per day.
Maggy Shino, Namibia’s Petroleum Commissioner, has suggested that the recoverable reserves discovered in Venus to date stand at about 2 billion barrels. However, one informed source said this figure “probably” applies to the “main” part of Venus in Block 2913B, and not its potential extension into Block 2912."
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