Chariot begins drilling OBA-1 well on Dartois prospect in Morocco
London-listed Chariot on May 20 announced the spudding of the OBA-1 well on the Dartois prospect within the Loukos licence, onshore Morocco. The Dartois target is estimated to have recoverable prospective resources of 12bn ft³ of natural gas.
This new well targets an independent prospect with a different trapping style compared with the previously drilled Gaufrette prospect by the RZK-1 well. Chariot highlighted that a successful outcome at Dartois could potentially unlock a trend of additional prospects with a combined best estimate of 20bn ft³ of recoverable prospective resources.
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"We are pleased to be underway with our second well in this drilling campaign, having spud the OBA-1 well within short order of completing operations at Gaufrette,” said Duncan Wallace, technical director of Chariot. “We are now testing an independent prospect at Dartois, which is in a different reservoir fairway and along trend from an existing gas discovery, and we look forward to providing an update on the results in due course,” he added.
Chariot secured the agreement for the Loukos licence in August last year, covering an approximate area of 1,371 km2. The Loukos licence is positioned adjacent to Chariot’s Lixus and Rissana offshore licences, with the former housing the Anchois gas discovery and development project.
Chariot holds a 75% interest in the project, serving as the operator, while the Moroccan state-owned ONHYM retains a 25% stake.