Oligocene sandstone reservoirs similar to those seen in the nearby Geamana Field were encountered in the interval between 520m and 580m.
These presented live oil shows and the wireline logs calculate potential oil pay of up to 20m net thickness.
The operator, MND, is recommending two drillstem test intervals: 522.5m – 531m and 548m – 558.5m, Europa said.
Europa managing director Paul Barrett said that the company is encouraged by this result and looks forward to seeing the flow test results in the coming weeks.
