Foxtrot International has started production from a second platform on Block CI-27 offshore Côte d'Ivoire, according to Foxtrot part owner, Oslo listed RAK Petroleum.
The Marlin-B1ST well, the first well in an initial five-well drilling campaign to develop two previously discovered fields on the block, is currently flowing an average of 1100 b/d of 26 degree API oil through a 35/64in choke.
The new Marlin platform was installed in April 2015 as part of a four-year, US$1 billion expansion program to bring the Marlin oil and gas field and the Manta gas field on production.
The platform will double Block CI-27's hydrocarbons treatment capacity and increase the supply and the reliability of gas deliveries. The first platform on the block has been in operation since 1999 and processes gas and liquids from the Foxtrot and Mahi fields.
The Marlin-B1ST well encountered 62m of gross pay in the Cenomanian interval; an 18.5m section of this interval was oil bearing, of which a 6.4m section has been perforated. The well, drilled in 100m water depth, reached 2660m total depth.
Drilling of the top holes of the remaining wells in this phase of the development program is ongoing.
RAK Petroleum has a one-third ownership of Foxtrot International, which operates Block CI-27 with a 24% direct stake. Other partners on the block are the state oil company, PETROCI SA (40%), SECI SA (24%) and ENERCI SA (12%). Foxtrot International also has a 27.27% in ENERCI, bringing Mondoil Enterprises' overall stake in Block CI-27 to 9.1%.
Gas production from Block CI-27 in 2015 through the end of the third quarter averaged 145 Mcf/d. Production of oil and condensates from the block this year has averaged just below 1000 b/d prior to startup of the new well.