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Total's Nigerian operating subsidiary, Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd., encountered hydrocarbons in the area west of the Usan field discovery in deepwater Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 222, offshore southeastern Nigeria.
Total's Nigerian operating subsidiary, Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd., encountered hydrocarbons in the area west of the Usan field discovery in deepwater Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 222, offshore southeastern Nigeria. The Usan 6 appraisal well is 110 km offshore and 4 km south of the Usan-5 well in 850 m of water. It is the fifth successful appraisal well on the Usan field discovered in 2002.
During the well test, Usan 6 flowed 5,800 b/d under restricted flow conditions. The well confirms the high potential of the Usan structure on an extension of the accumulation west of Usan 1 to 4 wells and south of Usan 5.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) is concessionaire for OPL 222 under a production sharing contract operated by Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. 20%, in partnership with Chevron Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. 30%, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Offshore East) Ltd. 30%, and Nexen Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. 20%.