Project Profile
Value: US$ million
Location: Block SL-072-10 offshore Sierra Leone
Start-up Year:
Discovery year: November 2010
Oil reserves:
Peak production:
Water depth: 1,600m / 5,280 ft
Mercury is located on Block SL-072-10 offshore Sierra Leone, which Anadarko operates with a 65% interest. Partners on the block include Repsol Exploration Sierra Leone (25%), and Tullow Sierra Leone B.V. (10%).
The wellbore is being preserved for possible re-entry, drillstem testing or a down-dip sidetrack to further delineate the reservoir\'s areal extent, quality and deliver ability.
The operator then appraised the find using the Discoverer Spirit drillship. The Mercury-2 well, drilled 7 miles (12 kilometres) northwest of the Mercury-1 oil discovery, targeted an area where the extensive 3D seismic coverage indicated a high probability of finding thick reservoir quality sandstones. It intersected over 886 feet (270 metres) of reservoir quality sandstones which were water bearing with oil shows at this location.
Operators:
Anadarko: Operator with 65% interest
Repsol Exploration: 25% interest
Tullow Oil: 10% interest