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PEDL 233
BAXTERS COPSE (50% interest)

PEDL 233 is located in the Weald Basin in West Sussex and is adjacent to the producing Singleton and Storrington oil fields. The main reservoir zone of interest for these fields is the Jurassic Great Oolite Formation. A number of targets at this level have been identified by the group within PEDL 233. These include the Baxter’s Copse structure which was previously drilled by Conoco in 1983 and which tested c. 50 BOPD through a single vertical well. It is planned to model the productivity potential of the Baxter’s Copse accumulation utilising horizontal wells as part of the work programme. Horizontal and high-angle wells have been successfully deployed in other fields in the area in order to increase productivity.

A further significant un-drilled Jurassic prospect known as Burton Down, which lies on trend between the Singleton and Storrington oil fields has also been identified with a P50 oil in place resource potential of c. 25 MMBO. The group plan to undertake a number of subsurface studies leading to the drilling of a well on the block. Providence operates the licence with a 50% interest with Northern Petroleum as partner.