The well has encountered 549ft true vertical thickness of net oil pay and 41ft of net gas pay in excellent quality reservoir sands.
The company drilled the exploration well to a total measured depth of 8,751ft (8,016ft true vertical depth), using the Transocean Adriatic lX jack-up rig.
The well encountered oil in the Tertiary reservoir sands equivalent to those which have been developed and are in production at the Okoro main field, in addition to the deeper previously unexplored reservoirs.
Afren said that the result of this well represents a successful start to the company’s exploration campaign in 2012 that will see the company participate in multiple wells across each of its core areas.
