The company drilled Kora-1, which was a frontier exploration well, to a total depth of 4447.5m subsea, targeting a salt-cored, dip-closed anticline.
Final wireline logging is being carried out and the well will be plugged and abandoned as an unsuccessful exploration well, Ophir said.
According to the company, ‘formation evaluation while drilling’ data shows that the primary (Albian) and secondary (Coniacian and Barremian) reservoir intervals were penetrated close to their anticipated depths.
However, the well encountered a predominantly claystone and thinly-bedded limestone sequence rather than the prognosed sandstone reservoir facies.
Ophir holds a 44.2% interest in the AGC Profond production sharing contract and is the operator.
