Project Profile
Location: Production license TL/2, extending south into the TP/7, Carnarvon basin, Australia
Water Depth: 20m
Discovery Year: 1991
Start-up Year: -
The field is located in production license TL/2 and extends south into the TP/7 exploration permit in the Carnarvon basin in Australia. Tap Oil spud the Taunton-5/5H wells in the TL/2 production license and TP/7 exploration permit. Taunton-5 will be drilled as a deviated well in TL/2 to obtain core data through the early Cretaceous reservoir section. The Taunton-5H sidetrack will be drilled horizontally into TP/7 to evaluate potential hydrocarbon saturation and reservoir deliverability. The Taunton drilling program is being carried out by the Ensco 104 (400\' ILC) is expected to take 40 days to complete.
Operators:
Macquarie Capital & Brookfield Asset Management: Operator with 30.25 % interest
Santos Offshore: 24.75% interest
OMV Australia: 20 % interest
Nippon Oil Exploration: 15 % interest
TapOil: 10 % interest