Annual Report 2008 - Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines
Annual Report 2008 - Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines
Annual Report 2008 - Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines
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scheduled the drilling of two exploration wells<br />
OZW-1 and OZW-2. Preparations for the drilling<br />
platform of OZW-1 well are underway. The first<br />
well will be drilled in early 2009 in an effort to<br />
test the Jurassic objectives, in the Western<br />
Prerif basin ; simultaneously, a new ADD-HR<br />
campaign of 605 measure stations coupled<br />
with an additional geochemical survey, aimed at<br />
exploring other potential zones in these permits,<br />
is underway.<br />
Asilah permits (TransAlantic / Direct /<br />
Anschutz / Longe)<br />
Towards the end of <strong>2008</strong>, these partners<br />
acquired a new 2D seismics coverage totaling<br />
200.5 km. The processing of these data is<br />
underway.<br />
Gharb Centre and Gharb Sud permits (Cabre)<br />
Exploration works in the region included the<br />
acquisition and processing of 210 km of<br />
new 2D seismics aimed at highlighting new<br />
anomalies and specifying some gas prospects.<br />
Fès permit (Cabre)<br />
As part of its commitments over this permit,<br />
Cabre Company started, on 26 September<br />
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<strong>2008</strong>, the drilling of FES-1 well. As of December<br />
31, <strong>2008</strong>, the drilling has reached a depth of<br />
2 807 m at the level of a Miocene series. Gas<br />
shows have been encountered at the level of<br />
this Tertiary sequence. The drilling will continue,<br />
in 2009, to reach the expected final depth of<br />
3 800 m.<br />
Moulay Bousselham permit (Heyco)<br />
A postmortem survey on MED-1 well was<br />
compl<strong>et</strong>ed and enabled to direct exploration<br />
works towards gas targ<strong>et</strong>s, at the level of post<br />
nappe Tertiary. In this regard, ONHYM and<br />
Heyco undertook new negotiations aimed at<br />
defining a minimum work program over this<br />
permit.<br />
Sebou permit (Circle Oil)<br />
Circle Oil acquired at the beginning of <strong>2008</strong> an<br />
additional 3D seismics of 90 sq km covering<br />
Sebou permit by 145 sq km of 3D seismic<br />
data. Likewise, the company conducted a<br />
2D seismic survey of 57 km on the same<br />
permit. The interpr<strong>et</strong>ation of 3D seismics led<br />
to the identification of more than 80 potential<br />
anomalies.<br />
The first wells ONZ-6 and CGD-9, drilled<br />
b<strong>et</strong>ween, 26 September and 19 October<br />
and b<strong>et</strong>ween 4 and 24 November <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
respectively, enabled to show mo<strong>des</strong>t biogenic<br />
gas accumulations. The recoverable reserves<br />
are under evaluation by long-term tests.<br />
The platform of the third well KSR-8, scheduled<br />
in <strong>2008</strong>, was prepared but the bad weather<br />
conditions postponed the start of the drilling<br />
until January 2009. Preparations of platforms of<br />
the three other wells were launched.
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