Anadarko in its operational update on asset in Ivory Coast announced that its first horizontal deepwater well, Paon-5A in Block CI-103, came across about 100 net feet of vertical oil pay.

The company revealed that it will drill the Paon-3AR sidetrack well in Q2, to be followed by a drillstem and interference testing program as it plans to move the Paon find toward commerciality.

According to Anadarko, data gotten from the operations are expected to identify reservoir connectivity, deliverability, fluid properties and reservoir size.

Discovered in 2012, the Paon well showed that the Upper Cretaceous fan system existing offshore Ghana also extended westward into Ivory Coast.

Anadarko operates and holds working interest in four blocks (CI-103, CI-527, CI-528, and CI-529) totaling about 1.0 million gross acres offshore Ivory Coast. The company holds a 65% working interest in Block CI-103 and a 90% working interest in the three remaining blocks.

However, the Pelican (CI-527) and Rossignol (CI-528) exploration wells are scheduled for drilling after the Paon appraisal program, Energy-pedia reports.

Anita Fatunji