The project involved prospect mapping and maturation up to recommendation accepted for drilling around the HTHP fields of Shearwater and Elgin-Franklin and the very deep grabens eastwards of the J-Ridge. Depositional uncertainties of the Middle Jurassic reservoir still cloud the development of Kessog while the adjacent Jade field, with its Triassic reservoir, is a success.
The greatest risk still lies with structural uncertainty caused by difficulty in mapping the Permian salt layer, and understanding its affect on Triassic and Jurassic deposition. A simple 2D gravity modelling study allowed the Top Salt to be mapped with more confidence, mitigating some of these problems.

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