emdyal
30 days is relatively fast for a well going 1500-2000m in tough terrain to TD. I guess(it could) if you go vertical all the way and hit only BIO gas with relatively few pressure and heat issues it's would speak to the approach taken.IMO they didnt drill the well properly for the Geology that they encountered, even if, they "knew"(heck we all probably knew from their proud web site) AKPO's techniques..there wasn't enough engineering experience behind the operators in this (for them) unchartered territory. MO, get in meet the PSC terms and hope for the best according to their flawed models.If WE can get pertinent AKPO info as per engineering etc. why couldn't they understand that to unlock the HCs in these unconsolidated sandstone turbidites(as was AKPO),horizontal drilling is necessary.Why do we laypeople know this,and they didn't.MO they knew they were way over their heads here and took their chances to save acreage...yes, they ended up with extra time and drilled an option well..still confused on this....maybe they thought that if they poked enough holes vertically (and found only BIO gas),that maybe by chance they would find more?..hmm
Even though I speak about the wrong strategy and inexperienced operators in deep offshore,I still wrangle with what we are being told.I believe there were Hydrocarbon Indicators found and there was no adjusting in approach taken by operators.
These thoughts are just that.
I still believe there is value in the JDZ past Block 1 but time is our(grizzled longs) worst enemy it "seems".
Baz
