據Oil & Gas Journal網站8月31日消息 道達爾公司和合作伙伴已開鉆了Luiperd-1X井，這是繼2019年2月發現Brulpadda之后，南非近海11B/12B區塊的第二口探井。

合作伙伴非洲能源公司8月28日表示，這口井正由Odfjell Deepsea Stavanger半潛式鉆井平臺在1795米的水下鉆探，總深度達3550米。該井將測試白堊紀中期深海層序中的油氣潛力，在該層序中，扇砂巖系統發育于地層-構造閉合帶內。預計該井的鉆探和評估工作將于2020年第四季度完成。

該區塊位于距離南部海岸175公里的Outeniqua盆地，面積約19000平方公里，水深200-1800米。Paddavissie Fairway位于區塊西南部，包括確認石油系統的Brulpadda發現。Luiperd油氣藏是五個大型海底扇油氣勘探系列中第二個鉆探的勘探項目，利用二維和三維地震數據確定了直接油氣指標。

道達爾勘探與生產南非公司為運營商（45%），合作伙伴有卡塔爾石油國際上游有限責任公司（25%）、CNR International（南非）有限公司（20%）和Main Street 1549 Proprietary（10%，其中非洲能源擁有49%的股份）。

王磊 摘譯自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

Total spuds Luiperd-1 offshore South Africa

Total SA and partners have spudded Luiperd-1X, the second exploration well on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, following the Brulpadda discovery in February 2019.

The well is being drilled by the Odfjell Deepsea Stavanger semisubmersible rig in 1,795 m of water to a total depth of 3,550 m subsea, partner Africa Energy Corp. said Aug. 28. The well will test the oil and gas potential in a mid-Cretaceous aged deep marine sequence wheresystems are developed within combined stratigraphic-structural closure. Drilling and evaluation of the well is expected to be completed in fourth-quarter 2020.

The block, in Outeniqua basin 175 km off the southern coast, covers an area of some 19,000 sq km in water depths of 200-1,800 m. The Paddavissie Fairway is in the southwest area of the block and includes the Brulpadda discovery, which confirmed the petroleum system. The Luiperd prospect is the second to be drilled in a series of five large submarine fan prospects with direct hydrocarbon indicators defined utilizing 2D and 3D seismic data. (OGJ Online, Jul 7, 2020).

Total E&P South Africa BV is operator (45%) with partners Qatar Petroleum International Upstream LLC (25%), CNR International (South Africa) Ltd. (20%), and Main Street 1549 Proprietary Ltd. (10%, of which Africa Energy has a 49% stake).