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HOOK HEAD - Standard Exploration Licence 2/07 
Central Area , North Celtic Sea Basin
Part Blocks 50/11, 12
Potential Recoverable Resources: 70 MMBO Rec / 250 BCF Rec
HOOK HEAD - Licence Option 07/1
Central Area, North Celtic Sea Basin
Part Blocks 49/15, 50/7,8,11,12,13
Operator: Providence (43.5%) Partners: CMI (16.3%) Dyas BV (16.3%),
Atlantic (10.8%) Forest Gate Res. (7.5%) Sosina (5.4%)
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The Hook Head prospect lies approximately 60 kms off the south coast of Ireland and is in some 70 metres of water. In 1971, the then operator, Marathon drilled a well, which encountered five hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs. Due to operational difficulties at the time, the well was not tested, so there is some uncertainty whether the reservoirs contain oil, gas or a combination of each.
In July, 1998, Providence, as Operator, acquired a high resolution 2D seismic survey. The results of this survey confirmed the existence of a 4-way dip closure and also demonstrated that the original discovery well was drilled some way off the crest of the structure.
The discovery well, IRL50/11-1, has been independently re-analysed using modern petrophysical techniques, which when combined with the re-mapping of the structure, indicate that the reservoirs could contain up to 70 MMBO/250 BCF Rec. An appraisal well is to be drilled on the crest of the structure in Summer 2007. |
