Lundin Petroleum AB: Aldous Appraisal Well Results in Doubling of Resource Estimates
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) (TSX: LUP.TO - News)(OMX: LUPE) is pleased to announce that following the drilling of appraisal well 16/2-10 located in the Norwegian North Sea the operator of PL265, Statoil ASA, has announced a material increase to the resource estimates for the Aldous Major South discovery. The Aldous Major South and Avaldsnes discoveries located in PL501 are one large connected discovery.
The gross contingent recoverable resources of the Aldous Major South discovery located in PL265 have following analysis of the data from the appraisal well increased from a range of 400 to 800 million barrels of oil to 900 million to 1.5 billion barrels of oil. The gross oil column in the appraisal well is approximately 60 metres with high net to gross and excellent reservoir characteristics.
- Published: 21 October 2011
- Written by Editor