Falkland Oil and Gas Completes MV Fugro Meridian Site Survey
February 23 2009 - 2:27AM
Dow Jones News
Falkland Oil and Gas ((FOGL), the oil and gas exploration
company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and
East of the Falkland Islands, said Monday that it has completed the
site survey programme at four areas on the MV Fugro Meridian
site.
The vessel, which is operated by Fugro Surveys, acquired high
resolution 2D seismic data in order to assess drilling hazards in
the top few hundred meters of sediment below the sea bed.
Bathymetric and sea bed imaging surveys were conducted to
generate a detailed picture of the sea floor. In addition numerous
gravity cores and grab samples of the sea bed were recovered to
calibrate the sea bed imaging and provide accurate data on sea bed
composition and local fauna for inclusion in the environmental
impact assessment.
The surveys were completed last week, the company said.
The British Antarctic Survey vessel, the James Clark Ross, was
contracted to deploy wave and current meters. Data from these
instruments will be used in the environmental assessment and in the
design specifications for rig mooring and riser design. This
deployment was completed in December but the monitoring is
ongoing.
A geotechnical boring programme was also undertaken, by the MV
Fugro Saltire, to establish the composition and physical properties
of the top 200 metres of sediment below the seabed. Information
derived from this survey will be used to assist in the detailed
conductor and casing design of the wells.
The Company said it will now utilise the data acquired in the
surveys to undertake detailed well designs which will then form
part of the regulatory approval.
The site survey data will also be utilised in the environmental
impact assessment that will be submitted to the Falkland Islands'
Government in the coming months.
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