Project Profile
Location: Agadem Rift Basin, southeastern Niger
Recoverable prospective resources: 1,139 mmbbls, 36 million barrels (Bushiya)
Exploration start: 2018
Savannah Petroleum launched an initial three-well drilling programme at Bushiya, the Amdigh and Kunama prospects in April 2018. There is an option with GWDC for another six wells at a later stage. The three wells may have 110 million barrels of resources. Production would go via Nigeria, with a high-level agreement struck in February on a pipeline.
There is a potential oil pay in the Eocene Sokor Alternances and secondary targets lie in the Eocene-Oligocene Upper Sokor. CGG Robertson has provided a total unrisked recoverable resource of 36 million barrels at Bushiya. There could be more potential in Upper Yogou, Upper Sokor and Lower Yogou/Donga (214 mmbbls) formations.
Savannah took delivery of pre-stacked time migrated (PSTM) data from R3 East 3D seismic survey in early July 2017, from BGP Niger. This provided an improved imaging on the Upper Sokor and Alternances plays. The data covers 806 square km and came in US$1.2 million under budget.
Operator:
Savannah Petroleum: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Great Wall Drilling Co. Niger (GWDC): Contract for Rig GW-215