Storage tanks in Oualidia, Morocco
Chariot strikes Moroccan gas
UK-listed producer exceeds pre-drill expectations in gas-starved North African country
Independent Chariot Oil & Gas has found “significant gas accumulations” in the appraisal and exploration objectives of its Anchois-2 well offshore Morocco. Calculated net gas pay totals more than 100m compared with 55m in the original Anchois-1 discovery well. Its Gas Sand B appraisal target showed a calculated total net gas pay of more than 50m in two stacked reservoirs of similar thickness. The upper reservoir is a continuation of a reservoir drilled in the original discovery well, Anchois-1, with the lower reservoir being newly identified. Its Gas Sands C, M and O exploration targets were successfully encountered with multiple gas-bearing intervals across a gross interval of 250m meas
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