Drilling has been conducted as part of ongoing operation to drill and test a horizontal appraisal well on its Lancaster discovery.
Currently, the well’s 1km horizontal section through the basement reservoir is being prepared for testing.
Lancaster was the first basement prospect drilled by Hurricane and is located in blocks 205/21a, 205/22a and 205/26b and in relatively shallow water depths of 160m.
The company said the drilling stage has been completed using detailed planning and operational skill and it is a very positive stage to have completed so well.
Hurricane chief executive officer Dr Robert Trice said Hurricane has successfully completed its drilling phase of the reservoir section.
"The planned operation has gone well and we have succeeded in drilling the one kilometre horizontal section in the fractured basement structure," Trice added.
"I am extremely encouraged by the data so far acquired as it indicates that the target fault zones are present and that the encountered section is fractured and oil bearing. Operations have now switched focus to the preparation for the well testing phase of this operation."
Testing will be conducted over approximately the next 25 days.
