Offshore staff
LONDON — Baron Oil's wholly owned subsidiary SundaGas Banda Unipessoal Lda. has begun operations for a survey at the planned drilling location for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well.
Chuditch-2 is part of the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract offshore Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
The aim of the site survey work is to identify any potential hazards at the proposed well site, ensuring that a drilling rig can be located safely and with minimal environmental impact. The survey consists of geophysical studies (remote seabed investigation) and geotechnical work (physical studies of the seabed), using two separate vessels.
The geophysical site survey was successfully carried out during February and March of this year, despite some operational delays, principally related to weather conditions, and the results have been incorporated into the geotechnical survey planning, Baron reported.
The vessel that will carry out the geotechnical site survey had its arrival into the Timor Sea delayed, again owing to adverse weather conditions, but it is now preparing to mobilize to the Chuditch survey area. This geotechnical work is scheduled to be completed during April.
03.29.2024
