SDX kicks off Moroccan drilling
London-listed SDX Energy announced on November 19 it had started drilling a new exploration well in Morocco.
The KSR-19 well is the first of two wells SDX plans to drill in the north African country under the second stage of its 2021 drilling campaign.
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The well is targeting the Main Hoot reservoir at a depth of 1,780 m. A second well, SAK-1, will target a Guebbas reservoir at a depth of 1,300 m, and SDX hopes this borehole will open up a new exploration area at the company's Lalla Mimouna Sud concession.
"Both wells are looking to encounter shallow, biogenic gas accumulations," SDX said. "KSR-19 is near to the company's existing infrastructure, thus enabling the tie-in to be completed quickly and at low cost.
:The first phase of SDX's drilling campaign resulted in three successful appraisal and development wells in the Gharb basin," the company continued. "KSR-19 is near to the company's existing infrastructure, thus enabling the tie-in to be completed quickly and at low cost. SAK-1 is a little further from the existing infrastructure, but will still be relatively quick to tie-in and, if successful, will open a new area for follow-on drilling and further exploitation."
The first phase of SDX's drilling campaign for the year resulted in three successful appraisal and development wells.