Falklands oil and gas explorer Rockhopper Exploration said this morning it spudded its latest well on its Sea Lion discovery yesterday.
The well, 14/10-9 situated on licence PL032 in the North Falkland basin and 100% owned and operated by Rockhopper, is the eighth well to be drilled on the Sea Lion feature.
It is about 3.6miles to the south west of the 14/10-2 discovery well and is designed to investigate reservoir presence and hydrocarbon charge within the Sea Lion main complex towards the southern edge of the company’s acreage and is also an exploration well on the eastern side of the Casper prospect.
Drilling operations are expected to take approximately 33 days and a further announcement will be made once drilling is completed.