NLIS 5
October 19, 2005
(Natural Resources)
 

The following is being distributed at the request of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board:

Weekly Public Status Report
Oil and Gas Activities Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador
Issued as of: October 17, 2005
(Also available on the Internet � //www.cnlopb.nl.ca )
GEOSCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS
Program Number
Operator/Survey
(Location)		 Vessel/
Contractor		 Start Date Kms Completed(Total Planned) Comments
8924-G005-014P Geophysical Service Inc./Labrador Shelf 2D seismic survey Gulf Pacific/
Geophysical Service Incorporated		 June 17, 2005

12,820 Km(14,225 Km)

 867 Km recorded during reporting period.
8926-H029-006E
HMDC/Wellsite Survey Hibernia South		 M/V Maersk Placentia/Fugro Jacques Geosurveys September 26, 2005

65 Km
(-800Km)

 0 Km recorded during reporting period.
8924-H032-004E
Husky Oil Operations Limited/Northern Jeanne d�Arc Basin 3D seismic survey		 M/V Western Neptune/Western Geco Canada October 3, 2005

10,850 CMP Km
(32,560 CMP Km)

 1,481 CMP Km recorded during reporting period.
HIBERNIA DRILLING PROGRAM
Well/Location
(Unique Well Identifier)		 Installation Spud Date Current Depth(Projected Total Depth)

Current Status
HMDC Hibernia B-16 52Z
46 45' 02.082" N
48 46' 54.945" W
Licence: PL 1001(352B164650048451)		 Hibernia Platform
M72 (West Rig)

March 23, 2005

6,950 m
(6,950 m)

 Set and cemented 140 mm liner. Logging well.
HMDC Hibernia B-16 54
46� 45� 01.427"N
48� 46� 53.654"W
(Surface)
Licence: EL 1093(354B164650048450)		 Hibernia Platform
M71 (East Rig)		 August 1, 2005

4,982 m
(8,174 m)

 Drilling 311 mm hole section.
TERRA NOVA DRILLING PROGRAM
Well/Location
(Unique Well Identifier)		 Installation Spud Date Current Depth(Projected Total Depth) Current Status
Petro-Canada et al Terra Nova G-90 6
46� 29� 21.445� N
48� 27� 36.854� W
Licence: PL 1002(306G904630048150)		 Henry

Goodrich

August 15, 2005

3,242 m
(5,943 m)

 Preparing to re-commence drilling operations � Logging well.
WHITE ROSE DRILLING PROGRAM
Well/Location
(Unique Well Identifier)		 Installation Spud Date Current Depth(Projected Total Depth) Current Status
Husky Oil et al White Rose
B-19Z
46� 48� 11.20" N
48� 02� 01.43� W
Licence: PL 1006(300B194650048001)		 Rowan Gorilla VI August 22, 2005 3,527 m
(3,527 m)		 Well terminated.
Husky Oil et al White Rose
B-07 3
46� 46�13.14" N
48� 00�36.92" W
Licence: SDL 1022(303B074650048000)		 GSF Grand Banks October 9, 2005

5,137 m
(5,137 m)

 Completing well.
Husky Oil et al White Rose B-07 5
46 46' 14.11" N
48 00' 36.66" W
Licence: SDL 1022(305B074650048000)		 GSF Grand Banks October 6, 2003

1,025 m

 508 mm hole drilled, 406 mm surface casing set and cemented.
Husky Oil et al White Rose B-07 7
46 46' 13.49" N
48 00' 38.61" W
Licence: SDL 1022(307B074650048000)		 GSF Grand Banks October 12, 2003

231m

 914 mm hole drilled, 762 mm conductor casing set and cemented.
Husky Oil et al White Rose J-22 2
46 51' 39.62" N
48 03' 39.93" W
Licence: SDL 1028(302J224700048000)		 GSF Grand Banks April 24, 2004

1,215 m

 406 mm hole section drilled, 340 mm casing set and cemented.
Husky Oil et al White Rose E-18 3
46 47' 22.528" N
48 02' 38.052" W
Licence: SDL 1024(303E184650048000)		 GSF Grand Banks October 8, 2004

4,726 m
(4,726 m)

 Preparing to perforate well.
Note: The above status includes wells that are currently in the drilling or completion phase. Additional information on the status of various development wells for the Hibernia, Terra Nova and White Rose projects is available from the C-NLOPB�s website under RESOURCE INFORMATION. Click on Development wells (White Rose Field) for additional information on the status of White Rose development wells.

Contact: Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, (709) 778-1400.

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Glossary of Petroleum Terminology
BOP/BOP Stack: Blowout preventers/blowout preventer stack - an assembly of heavy-duty valves attached to the wellhead to control well pressure and prevent a blowout.
Casing: Steel pipe set in a well to prevent the hole from sloughing or caving and to enable formations to be isolated (there may be several strings of casing in a well, one inside the other).
Cementing: Pumping a liquid slurry of cement, water and other additives behind a string of casing to isolate formations.
Completion/

Completed:

 The activities necessary to prepare a well for the production of oil or gas or the injection of water or gas into the reservoir.
Fish: An object lost (or stuck) in the wellbore obstructing operations.
Fishing: Operations to recover fish.
Injecting: Injecting water or gas into the reservoir for the purpose of maintaining reservoir pressure, maximizing oil recovery and conserving resources.
Liner: A length of casing suspended from the base of a previously installed casing string (a liner does not extend back to the surface of the well).
Logging: Acquisition of downhole data using tools run in the well, usually on wireline.
Perforate/

Perforating:

 Piercing the casing and cement using shaped explosive charges to provide a flow path for formation fluids.
Producing/

Production:

 Flowing oil and/or gas from a well to the production systems.
Production Tree: An arrangement of heavy-duty valves and fittings installed on the wellhead to control flow from the well and/or to facilitate injection operations.
Reaming: An operation to restore a wellbore to its original diameter (occasionally, a wellbore will cave in).
Seismic kilometres: The total number of kilometres of data recorded in a geophysical program.
Shut-in: A well in which the valves in the production tree have been closed to cease production or injection operation on a well.
Sidetracking: The operation of deviating a well around a fish.
Spud: The initial penetration of the ground or sea floor - the start of the drilling operation.
Suspension/

Suspend:

 The temporary cessation of drilling or production operations in a well.
Well Workover: A program of work performed on an existing well.
Wellbore: The hole drilled by the drill bit.
Wellhead: Steel equipment installed at the surface of the well containing an assembly of heavy duty hangars and seals (the wellhead is used to support the weight of casing strings hung it and to contain well pressure).

2005 10 19                            11:15 a.m.

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