Petros Theocharides (translated by TEKMOR associates)
During the initial stages when the drill came in contact with the well there was relative disappointment since gas was found but in sedimentary rocks, which, due to the very low permeability, did not allow hopes for a measurable deposit and did not confirm a Zohr-like target with carbonates in primitives reefs.
However, when the drill reached a few tens of meters below, it showed exactly what the ENI experts were looking for, the Zohr-type deposit, and even beyond the optimistic deviations in the experts' formulas. The drilling took place where the depth of the sea was 1,902 meters and reached a depth of about 1,800 meters below the seabed.
The full article in Greek follows.
During the initial stages when the drill came in contact with the well there was relative disappointment since gas was found but in sedimentary rocks, which, due to the very low permeability, did not allow hopes for a measurable deposit and did not confirm a Zohr-like target with carbonates in primitives reefs.
However, when the drill reached a few tens of meters below, it showed exactly what the ENI experts were looking for, the Zohr-type deposit, and even beyond the optimistic deviations in the experts' formulas. The drilling took place where the depth of the sea was 1,902 meters and reached a depth of about 1,800 meters below the seabed.
One of its important features is that it extends from block 6 where the main body of the deposit is located and fairly well within block 10 where the ExxonMobil - Qatar Petroleum consortium has rights, as is the case with 11, licensed to the ENI-TOTAL partnership similarly to block6, but it also extends in block 7 which was not awarded during Cyprus' 3rd licensing round.
The "PHILELEPTHEROS" newspaper's information suggests that the area of the field reaches up to 35% of Egypt's Zohr, so, although very conservative and moderate for the time being, experts talk about the possibility of a "small Zohr ".
