Baroid Mud Recap

Table of Contents
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC (Europe) Ltd
Well Summary
Well Summary Report
Well Costs
Net Well Cost Breakdown
Total Cost Breakdown
Product Price List
Conclusions and Recommendations

Interval Summary
Interval Summaries
Interval Discussion
Interval Discussion
Interval Material Consumption

Interval Cost Breakdown
Interval Inventory Summary
Fluid Volume Record
Fluid Property Recap

Water-based Fluid Property Recap
Daily Operations Log

Operations Log Recap
Appendix
Lithology and Cuttings
Well : 20/7b-5
Well Summary Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited
Well Data
Spud Date Apr/20/03 Products/Fluids Drilling Cost 187,084.07
TD Date May/22/03 Products/Fluids Completion Cost 0.00
Project 1001 Solids Control/ Waste Management Cost 17,251.30
Days on Well 39 Products/Fluids Cementing Cost 557.64
From Date Apr/19/03 Products Lost/Damaged Cost 1,209.75
To Date May/28/03 Engineering Services Cost 36,170.00
Drilling Days 28 Equipment Cost 0.00
Rotating Hours 357.50 Transport / Packaging 0.00
Average ROP ft/hr 29 Other Cost 1,477.97
Maximum Density ppg 10.70 Total Well Cost 243,750.73
Total Measured Depth ft 10,074 Planned Cost 0.00
True Vertical Depth ft 9,023 Cost per Fluid Volume / bbl 15.74
Distance Drilled ft 9,687 Cost per ft Drilled / ft 25.16
Maximum Deviation degrees 2.81 Cost / Volume of Hole Drilled / bbl 78.19
Maximum Horiz. Displacement ft 36 Fluid Volume / Hole Volume bbl / bbl 4.967
Bottom Hole Temperature Deg F 140.00 Fluid Volume / Length Drilled bbl/ft 1.600
Casing Design
Casing Set Date Top MD Top TVD End MD End TVD Csg OD Csg ID Hole Size Hole MD Hole TVD
Description
and Time ft ft ft ft in in in ft ft
30 X-52 309.7 04/23/2003 05:00 465 465 827 827 30.000 28.000 827 827
20 X-56 133.0 04/25/2003 12:00 465 465 1,832 1,832 20.000 18.750 1,832 1,832
13.375 L-80 72.0 05/04/2003 01:00 465 465 4,544 4,544 13.375 12.347 17.500 4,585 4,585
Mud Program
Interval Mud Type Interval BHT Max. Dens Planned Actual Fluids and Variance
# Days Deg F ppg Fluid Cost Products Cost
01 Seawater 4 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

02 Spud Mud 3 10.00 0.00 10,161.14 10,161.14
02 Seawater 3 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
03 KCl/Polymer 9 10.70 0.00 36,175.10 36,175.10
03 Seawater 9 10.70 0.00 0.00 0.00
04 Potassium Chloride brine 24 140 10.60 0.00 16,078.16 16,078.16
04 GEM 24 140 10.60 0.00 40,878.05 40,878.05
04 KCl/Polymer 24 140 10.60 0.00 39,777.02 39,777.02
United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Outer Moray Firth North Sea Central
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Well : 20/7b-5
Net Well Cost Breakdown Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited
Cost Breakdown I Interval 01 Interval 02 Interval 03 Interval 04 Total
Fluids/Products : Drilling 10,161.14 69,773.70 107,149.23 187,084.07

Fluids Products : Comp/Filtration
Solids Control/Waste Managment 3,249.90 14,001.40 17,251.30
Fluids/Products : Cementing 557.64 557.64
Engineering Services 5,980.00 2,550.00 7,650.00 19,990.00 36,170.00
Fluids/Products : Lost Damaged 383.52 826.23 1,209.75
Other Cost 419.57 1,058.40 1,477.97
Equipment cost
Transport / Packaging Cost
Total Cost 6,921.16 12,711.14 81,093.17 143,025.26 243,750.73
Cost Breakdown II Interval 01 Interval 02 Interval 03 Interval 04 Total
Total Products Cost 941.16 10,161.14 37,036.57 107,327.26 155,466.13

Total Fluids Cost 2,808.00 5,292.00 8,100.00
Total Charges Cost 5,980.00 2,550.00 41,248.60 30,406.00 80,184.60
Total Cost 6,921.16 12,711.14 81,093.17 143,025.26 243,750.73
Planned Cost
Variance 6,921.16 12,711.14 81,093.17 143,025.26 243,750.73
Volumes Breakdown bbl Interval 01 Interval 02 Interval 03 Interval 04 Total
Total Base Fluids Additions 520.0 767.0 1,287.0

Total Chemical Additions 107.5 63.9 236.3 407.7
Total Barite Additions 170.8 135.2 200.7 506.7
Total Water Additions 832.8 3,686.8 5,064.1 1,210.0 10,793.7
Total Fluid Built 832.8 3,965.1 5,783.2 2,373.0 12,954.1
Total Fluids Received 1,931.0 600.0 2,531.0
Total Mixing Additions
Total Influx Additions
Total Other Additions
Total Fluid Volume 832.8 3,965.1 7,714.2 2,973.0 15,485.1

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Well : 20/7b-5
Total Cost Breakdown Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited
Material Unit Size Quantity Total Cost
Engineering/Services
Drilling Fluids Engineer Day(s) 44.00 19,360.00
Second Fluids Engineer day(s) 41.00 16,810.00
Subtotal 36,170.00
Lost/Damaged
barite 1000 Kg bulk 0.24 13.11
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag 3.00 116.40
bentonite 1000 Kg bulk 4.16 370.41
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 17.00 91.80
mica fine 25 Kg bag 5.00 40.50
sapp 25 Kg bag 7.00 360.36
SCR THH100-XR-145 1 Each box 1.00 141.30
sodium bicarbonate 25 Kg bag 3.00 19.17
Subtotal 1,153.05
Other
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 196.00 1,058.40
Subtotal 1,477.98
Prod/Fluids : Cementing
calcium chloride 82-85% 25 Kg bag 101.00 509.04
Subtotal 557.64
Prod/Fluids : Drilling
BARACARB 150 25 Kg bag 50.00 315.00
BARACARB 50 25 Kg bag 50.00 315.00
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag 209.00 30,284.10
barite 1000 Kg bulk 338.00 18,464.94
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag 80.00 3,104.00
BAROFIBRE COARSE 40 lb bag 60.00 3,726.00
BDF331 1000 Kg bulk 15.00 45,388.35
bentonite 1000 Kg bulk 42.00 3,739.68
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 1,287.00 6,949.80
caustic soda 25 Kg pail 164.00 2,066.40
DEXTRID 25 Kg bag 80.00 1,504.80
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag 120.00 2,257.20
GEM GP 1000 l bulk 11.00 7,543.80
NF-6 5 Gal pail 11.00 1,485.00
PAC-L 25 Kg bag 220.00 10,692.00
PAC-R 25 Kg bag 60.00 2,916.00
potassium chloride 25 Kg bag 400.00 1,664.00
Pre-mix (2020 bbls) each 1.00 33,598.60
Premix (600 bbls) each 1.00 10,416.00

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Well : 20/7b-5
Total Cost Breakdown Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited

soda ash 25 Kg bag 94.00 490.68
Subtotal 187,084.07
Solids Control/Waste Mgnt

SCR THH100-20 1 Each box 2.00 154.00
SCR THH100-XR-105 1 Each box 8.00 1,130.40
Subtotal 17,251.30
Total Well Cost 243,694.04

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Well : 20/7b-5
Products List Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited
Product Name Product Primary Function Packaging SG Unit Price

calcium chloride 82-85% Weighting Material 25 Kg bag 2.200 5.04
BARACARB 50 Lost Circulation/Bridging Agent 25 Kg bag 2.700 6.30
acetic acid Other 55 gal drum 1.000 0.00
BARASCAV D Corrosion Inhibitor 25 Kg bag 1.350 28.40
BARAZAN D Viscosifier/Suspension Agent 25 Kg bag 1.600 144.90
barite Weighting Material 1000 Kg bulk 4.200 54.63
BAROFIBRE Lost Circulation/Bridging Agent 25 lb bag 1.300 38.80
bentonite Viscosifier/Suspension Agent 1000 Kg bulk 2.500 89.04
SCR THH100-XR-105 Solids Control Equipment 1 Each box 0.000 141.30
caustic soda Alkalinity Control 25 Kg pail 2.130 12.60
citric acid Alkalinity Control 25 Kg bag 1.500 38.80
STEELSEAL Lost Circulation/Bridging Agent 50 lb bag 2.100 101.79
DEXTRID Filtration Control 25 Kg bag 1.500 18.81
GEM GP Shale Control 1000 l bulk 1.010 685.80
guar gum Viscosifier/Suspension Agent 25 Kg bag 1.700 35.10
BARACARB 150 Lost Circulation/Bridging Agent 25 Kg bag 2.700 6.30
BAROFIBRE COARSE Lost Circulation/Bridging Agent 40 lb bag 1.300 62.10
mica fine Lost Circulation/Bridging Agent 25 Kg bag 2.700 8.10
mica medium Lost Circulation/Bridging Agent 25 Kg bag 2.700 8.10
ironite sponge Corrosion Inhibitor 25 Kg bag 4.500 40.40
NF-6 Defoamer 5 Gal pail 0.980 135.00
STARCIDE Bactericides 25 Kg drum 1.050 595.76
lime Alkalinity Control 25 Kg bag 2.400 2.30
CON DET E Detergent/Surfactanct 55 Gal drum 1.010 198.00
PAC-L Filtration Control 25 Kg bag 1.600 48.60
PAC-R Filtration Control 25 Kg bag 1.600 48.60
potassium chloride Shale Control 25 Kg bag 1.984 4.16
brine - KCl Base Fluid 1 Bbl bbl 0.000 5.40
sapp Thinner/Deflocculant 25 Kg bag 1.800 51.48
soda ash Alkalinity Control 25 Kg bag 2.533 5.22
sodium bicarbonate Alkalinity Control 25 Kg bag 2.200 6.39
DEXTRID E Filtration Control 25 Kg bag 1.500 18.81
SCR THH100-20 Solids Control Equipment 1 Each box 0.000 77.00
BDF331 Shale Control 1000 Kg bulk 1.000 3,025.89

Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
Both 36 and 26 top-hole sections were drilled with seawater and bentonite sweeps,
with the hole being displaced to 10.0 ppg mud at section TD. 11.0 ppg kill mud was built
prior to drilling the section this was cutback to form the 10.0 ppg displacement mud. No
problems were encountered during these sections and we would recommend that similar
practices are employed on future wells.
The 17 interval was drilled successfully using a KCl/Polymer system. The properties
were run as per the mud program, however the mud weight used during the interval was
higher (10.5 ppg) than had been proposed in the programme (9.5-10 ppg) in order to try
and control the pressure cavings observed at the casing. These fingers of shale were up to
3 long and were frequently seen at the shakers.
The programme had also proposed 28-30 lb/100 ft for the yield point. Given the high
consumption of mud during the interval it was seen as both difficult and wasteful of
product to continually push up the rheology. Hole cleaning using 1000-1100 gpm and a
YP of 20-23 looked to be very good at the shakers.
Looking at the calliper data after TD it was found that the majority of the section had
experienced washouts, increasing the hole diameter to approximately 22. This increase
in hole volume probably contributed to our higher than anticipated mud consumption.
The 12 Interval was very successful, despite some of the low ROPs encountered
drilling the Heather formation which were potentially due to insufficient inhibition and
sub optimal hydraulics. The key positive points that made this section a success are:
The hole remained open for 21 days with the majority of the trips being trouble
free.
Very low dilution rates were required to maintain the mud properties and
dump/dilute methods were not required.
The mud properties remained exceptionally stable with minimal requirements for
maintenance.
The systems rheology profile provided effective hole cleaning.
The mud weight selected proved just sufficient to prevent cavings except in the
coal seams.
The negative points are as follows:
The BDF 331 depletion rate was higher than expected, resulting in a shortfall of
material; potentially one of the factors contributing to the low ROPs in the lower
Heather formation.
There were no 230 mesh screens or centrifuge on board to control the mud weight
increases caused by the number of slugs for tripping. This resulted in unnecessary
dilution and hence further cost and depletion of the BDF 331.
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
The calliper log showed some washouts that will need to be further investigated
by performing XRD analysis on the cuttings and reviewing the type of formations
where the washouts occurred.
As this 12 interval was drilled as a field trial, there are several recommendations
which can be made, which could improve performance while drilling future wells.
The performance obtained from BDF 331 indicates that this system is highly
suited to this well type and would be recommended in the future.
An effective rigsite test needs to be developed to measure the active BDF 331
component.
Ineffectiveness of pills to clear bit-balling KCl pill caused some well-bore
instability.
Centrifuges and finer shaker screens would be an asset however commercial
evaluation would need to be conducted against dilution required for minimising
weight build up.
Bit hydraulics should be maximised in this instance it may have been worth
considering 6 pump liners and smaller jets.
Garrett Gas Train must be used to test for hydrogen sulphide/CO2 in the system
and not just rely on pH as an indicator.
Corrosion coupons should be used in future as an effective way of reducing
chemical costs while avoiding unnecessary discharge of inhibition chemicals.
Well : 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited
Interval Summary
Interval # 01 Bit Size 36.000 in Hole Size Maximum 36.000 in
Interval Start Date Apr/19/2003 Planned Cost 0.00

Interval End Date Apr/22/2003 Total Interval Cost 6,921.16
Interval TD Date Apr/21/2003 Programmed Variance 6,921.16
Drilling Days 2.00 Total Products Cost 941.16
Rotating / Drilling Hours 22.00 / 22.00 Total Fluids Cost 0.00
Top of Int. MD/TVD ft 387 / 387 Total Charges Cost 5,980.00
End of Int. MD/TVD ft 842 / 842 Total Cementing Cost 557.64
Footage ft 455 Fluid Cost per Vol unit /bbl 8.31
Average ROP ft/hr 21 Fluid Cost / Hole Drilled /ft 15.21
Max. Hole Angle degrees Fluid Cost / Vol Drilled /bbl 12.08
Casing Size in 30.000 Total Fluid Volume bbl 832.80
Casing Shoe MD ft 827 Vol Fluid / Vol Drilled bbl/bbl 1.45
Casing Length ft 362 Vol Fluid / Hole Drilled bbl/ft 1.83
Bottom Hole Temp. Deg F 140 Fluid Loss / Vol Drilled bbl/bbl 0.45
Max. Fluid Density ppg 9.00 Fluid Loss / Hole Drilled bbl/ft 0.57
Interval Products and Base Fluids Usage and Cost

Product Function / Name Packaging Drilling Fluid Total Used Product Cost
Lost Circulation/Bridging Agent
mica fine 25 Kg bag No Fluid 6.00 48.60
Total 48.60
Viscosifier/Suspension Agent
bentonite 1000 Kg bul No Fluid 4.16 370.41
Total 370.41
Weighting Material
barite 1000 Kg bul No Fluid 0.24 13.11
calcium chloride 82-85% 25 Kg bag No Fluid 101.00 509.04
Total 522.15
Total Products and Base Fluids Cost 941.16

Well : 20/7b-5
Interval Summary

Interval End Date Apr/25/2003 Total Interval Cost 12,711.14
Interval TD Date Apr/24/2003 Programmed Variance 12,711.14
Drilling Days 2.00 Total Products Cost 10,161.14
Rotating / Drilling Hours 20.00 / 18.00 Total Fluids Cost 0.00
Top of Int. MD/TVD ft 842 / 842 Total Charges Cost 2,550.00
End of Int. MD/TVD ft 1,845 / 1,845 Total Cementing Cost 0.00
Footage ft 1,003 Fluid Cost per Vol unit /bbl 3.21
Max. Hole Angle degrees Fluid Cost / Vol Drilled /bbl 13.74
Casing Size in 20.000 Total Fluid Volume bbl 3,965.10
Casing Shoe MD ft 1,832 Vol Fluid / Vol Drilled bbl/bbl 4.29
Casing Length ft 1,367 Vol Fluid / Hole Drilled bbl/ft 3.95

Alkalinity Control
caustic soda 25 Kg pail Spud Mud 9.00 113.40
soda ash 25 Kg bag Spud Mud 16.00 83.52
Total 196.92
bentonite 1000 Kg bul Spud Mud 42.00 3,739.68
Total 3,739.68
Weighting Material
barite 1000 Kg bul Spud Mud 113.94 6,224.54
Total 6,224.54
Total Products and Base Fluids Cost 10,161.14

Well : 20/7b-5
Interval Summary

Interval End Date May/04/2003 Total Interval Cost 81,093.17
Interval TD Date May/02/2003 Programmed Variance 81,093.17
Rotating / Drilling Hours 76.50 / 70.00 Total Fluids Cost 2,808.00
Top of Int. MD/TVD ft 1,845 / 1,845 Total Charges Cost 41,248.60
Max. Hole Angle degrees 0.53 Fluid Cost / Vol Drilled /bbl 99.01

Base Fluid
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl KCl/Polymer 520.00 2,808.00
Total 2,808.00
Alkalinity Control
sodium bicarbonate 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 15.00 95.85
caustic soda 25 Kg pail KCl/Polymer 51.00 642.60
soda ash 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 37.00 193.14
Total 931.59
Filtration Control
PAC-R 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 30.00 1,458.00
PAC-L 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 89.00 4,325.40
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 20.00 376.20
DEXTRID 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 80.00 1,504.80
Total 7,664.40
BARACARB 50 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 50.00 315.00
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag KCl/Polymer 24.00 931.20
BAROFIBRE COARSE 40 lb bag KCl/Polymer 24.00 1,490.40
Total 2,761.80
Shale Control
potassium chloride 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 200.00 832.00
Total 832.00
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 108.00 15,649.20
bentonite 1000 Kg bul No Fluid 4.16 370.41
Total 16,019.61
Weighting Material
barite 1000 Kg bul No Fluid 0.90 49.17

Well : 20/7b-5
Interval Summary
barite 1000 Kg bul KCl/Polymer 90.20 4,927.63
calcium chloride 82-85% 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 12.00 60.48
Total 5,037.28
Defoamer
NF-6 5 Gal pail KCl/Polymer 4.00 540.00
Total 540.00
Solids Control Equipment
SCR THH100-XR-145 1 Each box No Fluid 15.00 2,119.50
Total 3,249.90

Well : 20/7b-5
Interval Summary
Interval Start Date May/05/2003 Planned Cost 0.00

Interval End Date May/28/2003 Total Interval Cost 143,025.26
Interval TD Date May/25/2003 Programmed Variance 143,025.26
Rotating / Drilling Hours 239.00 / 223.50 Total Fluids Cost 5,292.00
Top of Int. MD/TVD ft 4,585 / 4,582 Total Charges Cost 30,406.00
Max. Hole Angle degrees 2.81 Fluid Cost / Vol Drilled /bbl 178.74

Base Fluid
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl GEM 83.81 452.57
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl Potassium Chloride brine 550.00 2,970.00
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl KCl/Polymer 133.19 719.23
Total 4,141.80
Alkalinity Control
sodium bicarbonate 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 1.00 6.39
soda ash 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 33.00 172.26
caustic soda 25 Kg pail KCl/Polymer 91.00 1,146.60
soda ash 25 Kg bag Potassium Chloride brine 8.00 41.76
sodium bicarbonate 25 Kg bag No Fluid 3.00 19.17
caustic soda 25 Kg pail Potassium Chloride brine 13.00 163.80
Total 1,549.98
Filtration Control
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 69.00 1,297.89
DEXTRID 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 0.00 0.00
PAC-R 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 19.00 923.40
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag Potassium Chloride brine 31.00 583.11
PAC-L 25 Kg bag Potassium Chloride brine 46.00 2,235.60
PAC-R 25 Kg bag Potassium Chloride brine 11.00 534.60
PAC-L 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 85.00 4,131.00
Total 9,705.60
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag No Fluid 3.00 116.40
mica fine 25 Kg bag No Fluid 12.00 97.20
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag KCl/Polymer 45.00 1,746.00
BAROFIBRE COARSE 40 lb bag KCl/Polymer 24.00 1,490.40
BAROFIBRE COARSE 40 lb bag Potassium Chloride brine 12.00 745.20

Well : 20/7b-5
Interval Summary
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag Potassium Chloride brine 11.00 426.80
Total 4,911.80
Shale Control
GEM GP 1000 l bulk GEM 6.00 4,114.80
GEM GP 1000 l bulk KCl/Polymer 5.00 3,429.00
potassium chloride 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 200.00 832.00
BDF331 1000 Kg bul GEM 12.00 36,310.68
BDF331 1000 Kg bul KCl/Polymer 3.00 9,077.67
Total 53,764.15
Thinner/Deflocculant
sapp 25 Kg bag No Fluid 7.00 360.36
Total 360.36
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag Potassium Chloride brine 36.00 5,216.40
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 65.00 9,418.50
Total 14,634.90
Weighting Material
calcium chloride 82-85% 25 Kg bag KCl/Polymer 0.00 0.00
barite 1000 Kg bul KCl/Polymer 76.00 4,151.88
barite 1000 Kg bul Potassium Chloride brine 57.86 3,160.89
Total 7,312.77
Defoamer
NF-6 5 Gal pail KCl/Polymer 7.00 945.00
Total 945.00
Solids Control Equipment
SCR THH100-20 1 Each box No Fluid 2.00 154.00
Total 14,142.70

Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
36 & 26 Interval Discussions
36 Interval Discussion
Objective:
To drill 36" hole with less than 1 deg deviation and run and cement 30" x 24 Casing
Summary:
The Ocean Princess left Invergordon on 16 th April and arrived on site on the 19 th April.
1100 bbl 11.0ppg Kill Mud and 800 bbls of g el sweep mud was prepared and the well spudded
on the 20 th April.
The 36 hole was drilled with seawater to 842 ft utilising 50 bbl bentonite sweeps every 45 ft and
at connections for cuttings removal. At section TD the hole was swept with 100 bbls of 10.1 ppg
mud prior to the wiper trip.
A check trip was made back to 10 ft below the seabed, following which the assembly was run
back to bottom with no tight spots being encountered. The hole was then circulated clean and
displaced with 700 bbl of 10.1 ppg mud at 1200gpm prior to pulling out of hole for the conductor .
The 30 conductor was run, set at 826 ft and cemented as programmed. Mica was used in the
cement spacer to enable the ROV to observe any returns at the seabed.
Density:
The displacement mud was weighted to 10.1 ppg and this density ensured good hole stability
during the trip out of the hole and while running the 30 conductor.
The Drilling Programme required that 11.0 ppg kill mud was made up in case of shallow gas
and this, after dilution to 10.1 ppg was used for displacement mud at TD.
Hole Cleaning:
Flow rates of 820 1080 gpm together with 50 bbl prehydrated bentonite sweeps (mixed at 28 -
30 ppb) every half stand and at connections ensured that hole cleaning wa s effective.
Variances from Mud Programme :
The EDC drilling programme was followed in preference to the Baroid programme with no
secondary displacement at TD. This programme also had a requirement for 11.0 ppg kill mud to
be made which had not been taken in to account in the mud programme and resulted in a higher
than estimated barite consumption. Excess volume remaining at the end of the section was
transferred to the 26 section.
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
Objective:
Drill 26" hole, run and cement 20 Casing
Summary
A 20" motor assembly was run in the hole to tag cement at 815 ft. After the cement and shoe
(826 ft) were drilled, the rat-hole was cleaned out to 842 ft and the drilling of new formation was
resumed, with 50 bbl bentonite hole cleaning sweeps being pumped every 45 ft.
At TD the hole was swept with 100 bbl 10.0 ppg pill prior to a check trip being made to the 30 in
shoe. The assembly was then run back to 1818 ft where it was necessary to wash and lighly
ream through 27 ft of fill to bottom.
100 bbls of bentonite sweep was pumped ahead of the 10.0 ppg displacement mud and the
hole was displaced with 1200 bbls of this fluid. The assembly was then pulled back to surface
and after a large cuttings build-up had been jetted away from the well-head.
The 20 casing was run and cemented with out problems.
Density
The displacement mud used was weighted to 10.0 ppg and this density ensured effective hole
stability
Hole cleaning
Flow rates of 1000gpm along with 50 bbl sweep s every 45 ft provided effective hole cleaning.
The 27 ft of fill observed after the wiper trip is not unusual in this hole size and was easily
circulated out before running the 20 conductor.
Variances from mud program
The two main variances from the mud programme are:
1. Kill weight mud was built and stored in case of shallow gas.
2. The hole was not displaced to weighted mud prior to the wiper trip but only prior to
running the casing. This resulted in lower than programmed material consumption.
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
Material Consumption: Actual vs Estimated
Product Unit 36 26 Actual Estimated Unit Cost Variance
Barite Mt 88.94 25 113.94 125 54.63

Bentonite Mt 31 11 42 64 89.04
Caustic 25kg 8 1 9 31 12.60
Soda ash 25 kg 14 2 16 25 5.22
Total Costs 10,161.14 13,048.41 -2,887.27
Transit Loss
Barite Mt 0.24 54.63 13.11
Bentonite Mt 4.16 89.04 370.41
Cementing
Calcium Chloride 25 kg 113 113 5.04 569.52

Mica 25 kg 6 6 8.10 48.60
Engineering
*Lead Engineer Day 8 2 10 440.00 4,400.00

Second Engineer Day 6 2 8 410.00 3,280.00
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
Summary
The 17. assembly was run in hole, tagging cement at 1790 ft. The cement and shoe
were drilled to 1812 ft using seawater and a 50bbl hi-vis sweep. The Casing was tested
(to 2000 psi) before continuing to drill to 1826ft where the hole was swept clean before
displacing to 9.5ppg KCl/Polymer mud. The remaining cement and 10ft of new
formation were drilled out to 1855ft prior to performing a LOT (15ppg EMW). To help
bridging in the sand interval, 2.75ppb Baracarb 50 was added to the active mud and the
mud weight was increased to 10 ppg after the LOT to help stabilise the shale.
Drilling continued to 4363 ft where the decision was made to do a wiper trip back to the
shoe, due to concerns over hole condition. A 100 bbl hi-weight/hi-vis (12.5 ppg) sweep
was pumped and the hole circulated clean before pulling to 4277 ft where an obstruction
was encountered. Attempts were made to pull past the obstruction, using up to 30K
overpull, however the string required backreaming to 4091 ft. It was decided to wash
and ream back to bottom and drill ahead. Drilling continued through the Tor formation
until TD was reached at 4585 ft. The hole was circulated clean and swept with an 80 bbl
hi-weight/hi-vis (12.5 ppg) pill until the shakers were clean. The string was backreamed
out of the hole from TD to inside the casing shoe at 1826 ft. While backreaming, a tight
spot was encountered at 3615 ft, where a hi-weight/hi-vis sweep was pumped to clean
the hole. An additional sweep was pumped at 1826 ft to clean the casing and riser of
cuttings. The riser booster was used to clean the riser and the mud was circulated and
conditioned until the shakers had cleaned up. After tripping out of the hole, the wireline
was rigged up and was successfully run down to 100 ft from bottom where it was
suspected that hole-fill prevented the tool from passing further. The hole fill was
circulated out on a wiper trip and a 70 bbl hi-wight/hi-vis 12.5 ppg sweep was pumped.
In preparation for the casing run, the mud was circulated until the mud weight was
steady at 10.5 ppg and the rheology had reduced. The casing was run and cemented as
per programme problem free.
Density
The initial density of the mud was 9.5 ppg. The density was increased to 10 ppg to help
stabilise the shale after a satisfactory leak-off test. Pressure cavings were observed at
the shakers, and subsequently the weight was raised further to 10.5 ppg. Hi-vis hole
cleaning pills weighted to 2.0 ppg above the system weight were pumped whenever it
was felt that the hole was not being cleaned effectively, with large cuttings increase
upon return. On return to surface, these were dumped, enabling a homogenous mud
weight to be maintained throughout the system. This also facilitated dilution by providing
space in the active to bleed in fresh premix. These measures and use of the desander
and desilter when necessary, ensured that the density did not increase above 10.5 ppg
by TD at 4585 ft. Unfortunately the mud weight did increase to 10.7 ppg whilst
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
backreaming out of hole from TD. This was remedied by bleeding in lightweight premix.
Rheology and Hole Cleaning

The initial yield point was 20 lb/100 ft2 which was adequate during the initial circulations
until the mud has sheared and warmed up. The first 24 hour period required large
volumes of new mud (500 bbl) as the shakers struggled to cope with the large volume of
sticky claystone cuttings at the shakers. High flowrates of up to 1100 gpm were used
throughout the section. The Yield Point was increased during drilling op erations using
treatments of 0.3 0.35 ppb BARAZAN D as necessary. High weight (12.5 ppg), hi-vis
pills were used to sweep the hole clean prior to trips. These pills contained 2 ppb
BAROFIBRE and 2 ppb BAROFIBRE Coarse. The BAROFIBRE had two functions ;
1) the fibre helped sweep out the build up of cuttings and fines that accrues in the
annulus during drilling and backreaming operations.
2) The fibre acts as a telltale marker at the shakers. The pills were being dumped at the
shakers and it was important to be able to spot them quickly to avoid incorporating
the hi-weight, hi-vis fluid into the active system.
The reactive nature of the formation meant that it was necessary to backream out of the
hole. In order to ensure effective cuttings removal the riser booster pump was used
which gave an additional 450 gpm boost to clean the annulus.
Fluid Loss
Fluid loss was maintained at less than 5 ml /30min for most of the interval by additions
of 0.2 ppb Dextrid E and and 0.2 ppb PAC-L, each introduced on separate circulations.
Fluid loss increased to 5ml, then 5.2ml briefly because of the large volume of drilled
solids in the mud.
pH and Chemistry
pH was maintained by regular caustic additions to the active system.
Inhibition and MBT

The KCl level was maintained at 24-26 ppb by adding high concentration KCl premixes
to the system and was boosted to 28 ppb when conditioning the mud prior to running
casing by additions of premix containing 40 ppb KCl brine.
The MBT climbed rapidly during drilling, to a maximum of 30 ppb Eq., despite regular
additions of new mud to the active system. The incorporation of fine drilled claystone
solids had a corresponding effect on the rheology, as both Plastic Viscosity and gels
started to increase. The wiper trip that followed the logging programme offered the
opportunity to condition the mud system and reduce all these parameters prior to
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running casing.
This conditioning of the active system dropped the MBT down to 17.5-20 ppb Eq., and
the gels to 6 &16 (from 10 & 30).
Solids Control
The Ocean Princess is equipped with four Thule VSM 100 shakers, together with a
desander and desilter. A combination of 120 mesh and 145 mesh screens were used
during the interval. Due to the high flowrate (1100 gpm) and the large volume of
cuttings, it was impossible to screen finer than this without large-scale whole mud loss
at the shakers. During the first 24 hours it was necessary to constantly clean the shaker
screens using metal scrapers to remove the sticky cuttings; however this scraping
action shortens screen life considerably and so was kept to a minimum. Eight 120 mesh
and fourteen 145 mesh screens were used during this interval. The desander and
desilter had to be run for extensive periods, to help fight increases in mud weight.
Variances from mud program
The mud weight used during the interval was higher (10.5 ppg) than had been proposed
in the programme (9.5-10 ppg) in order to try and control the pressure cavings observed
at the casing. These fingers of shale were up to 3 long and were frequently seen at the
shakers.
The programme had also proposed 28-30 lb/100 ft for the yield point. Given the high
consumption of mud during the interval it was seen as both difficult and wasteful of
product to continually push up the rheology (we were using mud almost as quickly as
we could mix it). Hole cleaning using 1000-1100 gpm and a YP of 20-23 looked to be
very good at the shakers.
Looking at the calliper data after TD it was found that the majority of the section had
experienced washouts, increasing the hole diameter to approximately 22. This
increase in hole volume probably contributed to our higher than anticipated mud
consumption.
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Operator: EDC
Conclusions
Baroid considers that this section was a great success despite some of the problems
encountered drilling the Heather formation which were potentially due to insufficient inhibition
and sub optimal hydraulics. The key positive points that made this section a success are:
The hole remained open for 21 days with the majority of the trips being trouble free.
Very low dilution rates were required to maintain the mud properties and dump/dilute
methods were not required.
The mud properties remained exceptionally stable with minimal requirements for
maintenance.
The systems rheology profile provided effective hole cleaning.
The mud weight selected proved just sufficient to prevent cavings except in the coal
seams.
The use of corrosion coupons potentially saved 1,500 of unnecessary treatment of
the system with oxygen scavenger.
The negative points are as follows:
The active inhibition components depletion rate was higher than expected, resulting in
a shortfall of material; potentially one of the factors contributing to the low ROPs in the
lower Heather formation.
There were no 230 mesh screens or centrifuge on board to control the mud weight
increases caused by the number of slugs for tripping. This resulted in unnecessary
dilution and hence further cost and depletion of the BDF 331.
The calliper log showed some washouts that will need to be further investigated by
performing XRD analysis on the cuttings and reviewing the type of formations where
the washouts occurred.
Recommendations:
The performance obtained from BDF 331 indicates that this system is highly suited to
this well type and would be recommended in the future.
An effective rigsite test needs to be developed to measure the active BDF 331
component.
Ineffectiveness of pills to clear bit-balling KCl pill caused some well-bore instability.
Centrifuges and finer shaker screens would be an asset however commercial
evaluation would need to be conducted against dilution required for minimising weight
build up.
Bit hydraulics should be maximised in this instance it may have been worth
considering 6 pump liners and smaller jets.
Garrett Gas Train must be used to test for hydrogen sulphide/CO2 in the system and
not just rely on pH as an indicator.
Corrosion coupons should be used in future as an effective way of reducing chemical
costs while avoiding unnecessary discharge of inhibition chemicals.
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
Summary
Careful management of the premix mud shipped out for the 17 section enabled sufficient
premix (565 bbls) to be conserved to make a completely new mud system to drill the 12
interval. The programmed plan had been to utilise the mud from the 17 section to drill the
12 section however during the 17 section it had been necessary to increase the mud
weight to 10.5ppg to try and control pressure cavings. It was therefore not possible to utilise
the previous mud system without incurring reduced ROP due to the higher mud density. This
resulted in a new system being built with the preferred starting mud weight of 9.5ppg.
After the 13 3/8 casing had been run and cemented, the old mud was discharged and 1700
bbl of new mud was built using the 600 bbl of premix as a base.
The 12 BHA was run in hole until the cement was tagged and was drilled out to 30ft from
the casing shoe using the slug pit as a small active pit, following which a successful casing
pressure test was performed. Cement was further drilled out to 4541 ft and the old 10.5ppg
mud displaced to new mud at 9.5ppg with returns discharged at the shakers.
Once displaced, the system was closed and the remaining cement and shoe drilled out
together with 10ft of new formation. The mud was circulated to ensure a uniform density and a
LOT performed to 17.5ppg EMW.
The previous sections casing point within the Upper Cretaceous was selected to be past the
formations containing chert which would enable a possible one bit run to the 12 section TD.
Drilling continued to 4967ft at which point a 60 bbl hi-vis pill was circulated round and the riser
boosted with a further 40 bbl hi vis pill.
The assembly was pulled to surface and a new BHA run in to resume drilling, which continued
to 6015 ft where slow ROP resulted in a trip to change out the worn bit possibly due to a chert
bed. It was noted that high levels of caustic were required to maintain the pH probably due to
high levels of carbon dioxide contained within the formation.
Prior to drilling into the Cromer Knoll a premix was prepared containing 20% v/v GEM GP
(glycol) and 37% v/v BDF 331 in a concentrated KCl brine solution and pilot testing conducted
to ensure that there would be no adverse effects on the active system.
The premix was bled into the system at 6016 ft to achieve final concentrations of 1% GEM GP
and 2% BDF 331. The Cromer Knoll was expected at +/-6500 ft however it was considered
useful to treat the system with the shale inhibitor prior to the Plenus marl and allow the system
to stabilise prior to drilling into the shale.
On entering the reactive formations the cuttings were firm and of a nature expected from a
PDC bit. Ref Fig 1.
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Operator: EDC
Figure 1. Water based PDC cuttings
Drilling continued to 7575 ft at which point; while a stand was being racked-back the logging
unit had an unplanned shut-down and it was decided to conduct a wiper trip while waiting on
spares. A fault was also found with the brakes that resulted in further down time.
The trip was conducted as a straight pull with no overpulls and virtually no drag.
Drilling resumed and continuing to 9030 ft with a 35 bbl Barofibre pill being pumped at 8050 ft
to alleviate suspected bit balling with no improvement and possibly attributed to a formation
change.
At 9030 ft the decision was made to trip due to low ROP. A 75 bbl hi vis sweep was circulated
round and dumped at surface and the assembly pulled back to the 13 3/8 shoe (hole
condition was excellent) where repair work to the top drive was commenced. Once the bit was
on surface, inspection of it showed significant damage, so a junk mill and junk basket
assembly was run in to 8710 ft. It was necessary to work past an obstruction at this depth
(possibly stabiliser hanging up) and a 50 bbl hi vis pill was circulated round before the
assembly was run in to 8934 ft where it was again held up.
The BHA was washed and reamed to bottom and milled on junk from 9030 ft to 9033 ft. Once
the assembly was back to surface the junk basket was seen to contain various pieces of hard
formation and a lump of steel.
A mill tooth rock bit was made up and RIH in order to drill the estimated 150 200 ft to coring
point. However, after 73 ft had been drilled slow progress was being made and so the
assembly was pulled to surface for a bit change. (Again the trip out was trouble free with the
hole remaining in good condition).
A PDC bit was made up, RIH to 8964 ft and washed and reamed (previous bit was
undergauge) down to bottom with the bit then being carefully bedded in to 9116 ft. Drilling
continued with samples being circulated up at 9172 ft, 9235 ft. After 9235ft the ROP
decreased from 30 40 ft/hr to 5-8 ft/hr. Bit balling was suspected, but attempts to clear the bit
were unsuccessful. At 9640 ft a 30 bbl, 2 ppb caustic/seawater pill was pumped and
circulated out, but a further 5 ft drilled at low ROP showed that the pill had been ineffective.
The BHA was pulled to surface with the hole proving to be in good condition.
The bit itself was green but was severely balled-up with hard claystone which had to be
chiselled from the bit. Larger jets were fitted, the bend in the motor removed, and a smaller
diameter stabiliser placed in the string above the motor.
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
This revised assembly was RIH to 9575 ft. After continued slow drilling a 30 bbl KCl brine pill
with 15 ppb BAROFIBRE and 10 ppb BAROFIBRE COARSE was displaced out the string,
followed by a 30 bbl viscous pill with 25 ppb Baracarb. These pills made no apparent
difference so drilling continue with variations being made to the drilling parameters which
resulted in temporary improvements to the ROP.
Once the upper part of the Heather formation had been drilled, the ROP increased to 15 20
ft/hr and continued at this figure to TD at 10074 ft.
At TD bottoms up was circulated until the shakers were clean and the riser was boosted. The
assembly was back-reamed to 8103 ft and it was then necessary to circulate 25 minutes past
bottoms up due to the heavy cuttings loading. The assembly was RIH taking 20k at 9442 ft
and 10010 ft. The last stand was washed to bottom, following which a 50 bbl viscous pill was
circulated round before the assembly was back-reamed to 8130 ft then pulled to the shoe.
Bottoms-up was then circulated, before the assembly was pulled to surface and preparations
made to run wireline logs.
It was impossible to run the logging string past 8200 ft and so a wiper assembly was RIH to
8190 ft and washed and reamed to 8230 ft, following which bottoms up was circulated. The
assembly was run in and washed and reamed through tight spots at 9308 ft, 9433 ft, 9540 ft
and 10020 ft and then washed and reamed to bottom. An 80 bbls viscous pill was circulated
round with 5 bbls of cuttings/cavings returned to surface, following which, an attempt was
made to POOH. With 40 k overpull being encountered the string was back reamed to 9788 ft
then pulled to 9725 ft. The pipe was worked between 9725 ft to 9818 ft while circulating and a
50 bbls viscous pill circulated out, which brought around 4 bbls of formation to surface. This
contained pieces of coal (2 3 long) and shale pressure cavings. It was thought that some of
the reaming required could have been due to the change in the BHA configuration.
On-shore laboratory testing revealed that the concentration of BDF 331 had depleted to 0.2-
0.4 %. It was decide to treat the system with 1% BDF 331 to improve inhibition before the
assembly was pulled to surface. Wireline logs were then run again with the tool string passing
8200 ft without problems. However it did stand up at 9979 ft (top of coal) and so logging was
carried out from this depth.
The string was POOH without problems, with the area at 8200 ft given a precautionary wipe.
Logging runs were resumed and completed successfully, prior to the commencement of the P
and A programme.
Mud Property Recap:

Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
The programmed mud properties vs actual were as follows:
Property Min Max Unit Test Method Actual
Density 9.5 10.8 ppg Halliburton Balance 9.5-10.6 ppg

PV ALAP ALAP cp 11-23
YP 18 24 Lb/100ft2 16-33
6 rpm 12 14 4-9
Hardness (Ca) 400 800 Mg/l 300-600
pH 9 9.5 Digital pH meter 8.9-9.6
MBT 30 ppbe 2.5-10
KCl 30 30 ppb Ion Specific Electrode 22-30
API Fluid Loss 5.0 cc/30 min 3.7-4.0
GEM 1 1 % v/v Refractometer 1

BDF 331 1.5 2 % v/v 0.25-2
Rheology and Hole Cleaning :
The new mud was mixed with a PV of 12 and a YP of 19 lb/100 ft2. Once drilling was
underway the YP of the system was increased by the addition of 0.5 ppb BARAZAN D and
maintained initially at 22 lb/100 ft2.
As drilling progressed and drilled solids content of the system increased the PV and YP
increased to 19 and 28 lb/100 ft2 respectively with occasional fluctuations of the YP to 30
lb/100 ft2. Additions of thin, light mud were made to limit increases in the rheology.
This range of rheological properties, together with flow rates of 800 1000 gpm ensured
effective hole cleaning which was confirmed when viscous pills were circulated prior to pulling
to surface these sweeps bringing back only slight increases (around 15%) in cuttings
volume. These pills were mixed with BAROFIBRE as a marker so that they could be easily
detected and dumped at surface to minimise the effect on the system properties. Minimal
cuttings were observed in the sweeps and it was possibly not necessary to discharge the
returns. The riser was boosted on a regular basis to ensure that cuttings did not build up.
Mud weight :
The initial density of the system was 9.5 ppg. This was increased to 10.0 ppg from 7150 ft and
then to 10.5 ppg prior to drilling the Kimmeridge and was controlled at this figure throughout
the remainder of the section by additions of light mud. Slugs from repeated trips required
increased additions of light mud coupled with occasional use of the desilter to control the
density below 10.6 ppg. Since the system was significantly more inhibitive than anticipated
resulting in lower dilution requirements it would be recommended in future to utilise finer
screens (230 mesh) and evaluate the value of a centrifuge for weight control. In this instance
the additional bit trips over and above those planned resulted in mud weight increases due to
slugs which could only be controlled by bleeding in light weight premix.
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
Hole stability:
The mud density was gradually increased to 10.5 ppg to maintain the stability of the
Kimmeridge formation.
The hole remained stable with only minor indications of cavings that may be attributed to hole
damage during rotation/tripping rather than actual formation collapse. The main formations
that did appear to show instability were the coal seams in the lower Jurassic that produced
long splinter type cavings, most significantly after the wiper trip during logging.
Fluid Loss:
API/HTHP Filtrate: The API filtrate was controlled between 3.0 5.0 mls/30 mins by the
addition of PAC L introduced via new mud premixes and by direct additions of 0.4 0.5 ppb
PAC L and 0.5 ppb DEXTRID E as required. Filter cake quality was consistently thin, firm,
flexible and slick. Ref. Fig 2.
Figure 2. API Filter cake
Once the BHT had reached 133 deg F, the HPHT filtrate was run at 150 F and gave consistent
results in the range 9.2 10.0 ml/30 min.
pH/H2S:
The system required substantial additions of caustic soda (up to 0.35 ppb/24 hrs) to maintain
the pH at 9.5 due to the intrusion of CO2. After trips the bottoms up mud pH had generally
decreased to 9.0 9.1.
GGT tests on bottoms-up samples after trips and on samples taken when H2S was recorded
at the bell nipple, indicated 0 sulphides. (H2S concentrations at the bell nipple were measured
at 1 3 ppm and occurred after the riser had been boosted)
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
Ironite sponge was maintained on site in case hydrogen sulphide was detected pH was used
as the primary indicator. The use of caustic produces sulphide compounds that could potential
result in hydrogen sulphide liberation should the pH drop significantly. It is therefore
recommended that if there is potential H2S then the Garret Gas Train must be run regularly to
determine if sulphide compounds are present. In this case the high levels of carbon dioxide
would potentially have masked the hydrogen sulphide and if sulphides were present, the CO2
could have dropped the pH to levels sufficient to liberate the H2S. Particular care must be
taken when bottoms up samples reach surface after extended static periods i.e. trips etc.
After the bit became balled-up the pH was run at 9.0 to minimise the reactivity of the claystone
in the Heather formation.
Inhibition/MBT:
The potassium chloride concentration was maintained between 23 27 ppb by additions of

premix, containing 35- 40 ppb KCl. An ion specific electrode was used to conduct the tests.
While drilling shale, it was necessary to add further KCl to maintain the concentration due to
depletion on the cuttings.
At 9660ft the KCl concentration was increased to 30 ppb by the direct addition of sacked KCl
to the system in an attempt to further inhibit the Heather formation that appeared to be causing
the bit balling.
The primary mode for shale inhibition was the use of BDF 331 in conjunction with GEM GP
(glycol). The cuttings integrity obtained from this system is indicated in figure 1 and shows
typical PDC cuttings normally only experienced when using an oil based system.
GEM GP and BDF 331 concentrations were maintained at theoretical 1% and 2% by volume
respectively by bleeding in to the active a concentrated premix of GEM GP and BDF 331 in
KCl brine as necessary to make up for any dilution volume added to the system. Due to the
chemistry of BDF 331, there was no definitive wellsite test that could be conducted for
determining the active concentration of the material. A mud sample was sent to town when the
slow ROP was encountered in the upper Heather formation (9645 ft). The sample was tested
to determine the active concentration of BDF 331 and found to be significantly depleted, 0.2-
0.4%v/v, from the original 2% added to the system. Despite this, there were no indications of
depletion from the mud property trends and there were no indications of the formation clays
dispersing into the mud. Due to this product being on field trial, it was not possible to obtain
further quantities of BDF 331 in the available time frame, so the actual benefit that could have
been derived from further additions is unknown. The ROP eventually increased from 4-8 ft/hr
back to 50 ft/hr without any changes made to the system. This would indicate that the
formations reactivity was a significant part of the issue. The system was eventually treated
with a further 1%v/v once stocks were replenished during the logging wiper trip.
The calliper log showed the hole to have an average diameter of 12.7.
Washed-out zones were as follows:- 6670-6830 (average 12.8), 6830-7250(average 15.0),

7450-7550(average 13.5), 8090-8220(intermittent wash-outs,with severe wash-outs from
8150-8220, average 18-19, maximum 23) and 9460-9830(average14.5).
Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
The hole was open for a period of 21 days from section start to the final plug and abandon.
The first shales (Rodby formation) were exposed for a period of 18 days with no indication of
hole quality decay.
Solids Control:
The Ocean Princess was fitted with 4 x VSM 100 shakers, a desander and desilter. During the
planning stages of this well it was determined that due to the low mud weight the use of a
centrifuge would not be necessary. The shaker screens used were XR mesh supplied by
Baroid.
Initially the shakers were dressed with 105 and 120 mesh screens. These were fined up to 165
mesh screens by 5000ft once the new mud had sheared and heated up.
By 7000 ft #1 and#2 shakers were dressed with 200 mesh, #3 shaker with 165 mesh and #4
shaker with 185 mesh. Shakers #s 3 and 4 were soon thereafter dressed with 200 mesh and
this overall configuration was retained to TD. Screen life was good, with no screen failures and
generally wear taking place on the fine mesh on only a few segments on each screen.
.However the Heather formation produced sticky cuttings, which required scraping from the
screens with inevitable increased wear and tear during this section of drilling.
In future it is recommended to use 230 mesh screens since the systems level of inhibition
prevents the clay dispersing making the cuttings easier to remove at surface. This would
reduce the recirculation of inert solids which would further reduce weight increase and the
formation of fines.
The desilter was run intermittently with variable performance. During the first run the underflow
weighed 12.4 ppg, but on subsequent runs the density decreased to 12.0 ppg then 11.6 ppg,
then finally to around 11.2 ppg, when its use was discontinued.
Figure 3 Valhall Cuttings 10 mesh upper screens on the VSM 100
Corrosion Measurement and Control:

Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
Corrosion coupons were used to determine the requirements for oxygen scavengers. The
corrosion coupons were suspended in the active pit as opposed to running in the string since
identification of corrosion could be identified early on as opposed to having to wait for the pipe
to be tripped. This application was taken from a recent Texaco operation and worked
successfully.
The results of the coupons showed that there was no requirement to use oxygen scavenger.
This resulted in a saving to EDC(Europe) of an estimated 1,000-1,500, based on normal
treatment rates. The cost per coupon is normally +/- 35.00 with five used on the well.
The first coupon was introduced in the 17 section to obtain a base line and was checked
after 35 hours and showed a corrosion rate of 56 mils per year which falls in the category
between low (acceptable) and moderate, reference Table 1, however it is generally accepted
that corrosion coupons should be run for a minimum of 40 hours. Normal time for exposure is
100 hours. Exposure rates less than 40 hours should not be used because initial corrosion
rates may be unusually high and can give misleading data. Based on this result it was decided
to continue with the coupons and not use the scavenger unless the following coupons showed
corrosion rates in excess of 100 mpy.
Table 1.
Rate Value (mpy*)
Low 0-50
Moderate 50-100
High 100-150
Severe 150+
*mpy mils per year
The results of the coupons were as follows:
Table 2
Date In Date Hours Mud System Corrosion Conclusion Hole
Out Run Rate (mpy) Size (in)
27/4/03 29/04/03 35 KCl/Polymer 65.82 Low-moderate 17
29/04/03 01/05/03 40 KCl/Polymer 48.70 Low-moderate 17
05/05/03 09/05/03 96 KCl/Polymer 9.74 Low 12
09/05/03 13/05/03 88 KCl/BDF 331/ 11.05 Low 12
GEM GP
13/05/03 19/05/03 144 KCl/BDF 331/ 13.11 Low 12
GEM GP
All of the coupons indicated that one of the corrosion mechanisms, was aerated drilling fluid.
However the coupons used in the 12 section showed corrosion consistent with carbon
dioxide as was supported by the high caustic consumption in the section. None of the coupons
showed the discolouration usually associated with hydrogen sulphide.
The overall corrosion rates were very low and well within acceptable limits.
Variances from the Mud Program:

Well: 20/7b-5
Operator: EDC
There were no major variances from the mud programme over and above normal daily
fluctuations associated with a water based system.
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Interval Cost Breakdown Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited
Interval # 01 From Report Date 19/04/2003 Top of Interval 387 ft

Hole Size 36.000 in To Report Date 22/04/2003 Bottom of Interval 842 ft
Subtotal 5,980.00
Lost/Damaged
Subtotal 383.52
Prod/Fluids : Cementing
Subtotal 557.64
barite 1000 Kg bulk 88.94 4,858.79
bentonite 1000 Kg bulk 31.00 2,760.24
caustic soda 25 Kg pail 8.00 100.80
soda ash 25 Kg bag 14.00 73.08
Subtotal 7,792.91
Interval Cost 14,714.07

Programmed Cost 0.00
Programmed Variance 14,714.07

Well : 20/7b-5

Hole Size 26.000 in To Report Date 25/04/2003 Bottom of Interval 1,845 ft
Subtotal 2,550.00
barite 1000 Kg bulk 25.00 1,365.75
soda ash 25 Kg bag 2.00 10.44
Subtotal 2,368.23


Well : 20/7b-5
Interval # 03 From Report Date 26/04/2003 Top of Interval 1,845 ft

Subtotal 7,650.00
Other
Subtotal 419.58
BARACARB 150 25 Kg bag 4.00 25.20
BARACARB 50 25 Kg bag 50.00 315.00
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag 108.00 15,649.20
barite 1000 Kg bulk 90.20 4,927.63
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 520.00 2,808.00
DEXTRID 25 Kg bag 80.00 1,504.80
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag 20.00 376.20
NF-6 5 Gal pail 4.00 540.00
PAC-L 25 Kg bag 89.00 4,325.40
PAC-R 25 Kg bag 30.00 1,458.00
potassium chloride 25 Kg bag 200.00 832.00
Pre-mix (2020 bbls) each 1.00 33,598.60
soda ash 25 Kg bag 37.00 193.14
Subtotal 69,773.70

Subtotal 3,249.90


Well : 20/7b-5

Subtotal 19,990.00
Lost/Damaged
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 17.00 91.80
sapp 25 Kg bag 7.00 360.36
Subtotal 769.53
Other
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 196.00 1,058.40
Subtotal 1,058.40
BARACARB 150 25 Kg bag 46.00 289.80
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag 101.00 14,634.90
barite 1000 Kg bulk 133.86 7,312.77
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag 56.00 2,172.80
BDF331 1000 Kg bulk 15.00 45,388.35
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 767.00 4,141.80
caustic soda 25 Kg pail 104.00 1,310.40
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag 100.00 1,881.00
GEM GP 1000 l bulk 11.00 7,543.80
NF-6 5 Gal pail 7.00 945.00
PAC-L 25 Kg bag 131.00 6,366.60
PAC-R 25 Kg bag 30.00 1,458.00
Premix (600 bbls) each 1.00 10,416.00
soda ash 25 Kg bag 41.00 214.02
Subtotal 107,149.23

SCR THH100-20 1 Each box 2.00 154.00

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Subtotal 14,001.40


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Interval Inventory Report Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited

Product Name Unit Starting Received Used Returned Ending Weight
lb
acetic acid 55 gal drum 4.00 4.00 1,834.8

BARACARB 150 25 Kg bag 100.00 100.00 5,511.5
BARACARB 50 25 Kg bag 100.00 100.00 5,511.5
BARASCAV D 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag 120.00 120.00 6,613.8
barite 1000 Kg bulk 208.18 89.18 119.00 262,347.4
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag 100.00 100.00 2,500.0
BAROFIBRE COARSE 40 lb bag 60.00 60.00 2,400.0
BDF331 1000 Kg bulk
bentonite 1000 Kg bulk 54.16 35.16 19.00 41,887.4
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl
calcium chloride 82-85% 25 Kg bag 400.00 101.00 299.00 16,479.4
caustic soda 25 Kg pail 108.00 8.00 100.00 5,511.5
citric acid 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
CON DET E 55 Gal drum 4.00 4.00 1,853.1
DEXTRID 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag
GEM GP 1000 l bulk
guar gum 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
ironite sponge 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
lime 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
mica fine 25 Kg bag 40.00 6.00 34.00 1,873.9
mica medium 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
NF-6 5 Gal pail 5.00 5.00 204.3
PAC-L 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
PAC-R 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
potassium chloride 25 Kg bag 200.00 200.00 11,023.0
sapp 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
SCR THH100-20 1 Each box
SCR THH100-XR-105 1 Each box
soda ash 25 Kg bag 80.00 14.00 66.00 3,637.6
sodium bicarbonate 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
STARCIDE 25 Kg drum 10.00 10.00 551.2
STEELSEAL 50 lb bag 80.00 80.00 4,000.0

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lb
Total Weight of Products in Stock, lb 409,014.0

Total Weight of Products in Stock, Metric Tons 185.53

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lb

BARACARB 150 25 Kg bag 100.00 100.00 5,511.5
BARACARB 50 25 Kg bag 100.00 100.00 5,511.5
BARASCAV D 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag 120.00 120.00 6,613.8
barite 1000 Kg bulk 119.00 25.00 94.00 207,232.4
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag 100.00 100.00 2,500.0
BAROFIBRE COARSE 40 lb bag 60.00 60.00 2,400.0
BDF331 1000 Kg bulk
bentonite 1000 Kg bulk 19.00 11.00 8.00 17,636.8
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl
calcium chloride 82-85% 25 Kg bag 299.00 299.00 16,479.4
CON DET E 55 Gal drum 4.00 4.00 1,853.1
DEXTRID 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag
GEM GP 1000 l bulk
guar gum 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
ironite sponge 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 80.00 4,409.2
lime 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
mica fine 25 Kg bag 34.00 34.00 1,873.9
NF-6 5 Gal pail 5.00 5.00 204.3
PAC-L 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
PAC-R 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
potassium chloride 25 Kg bag 200.00 200.00 11,023.0
sapp 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
SCR THH100-20 1 Each box
soda ash 25 Kg bag 66.00 2.00 64.00 3,527.4
sodium bicarbonate 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
STARCIDE 25 Kg drum 10.00 10.00 551.2
STEELSEAL 50 lb bag 80.00 80.00 4,000.0

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lb

BARACARB 150 25 Kg bag 100.00 4.00 96.00 5,291.0
BARACARB 50 25 Kg bag 100.00 50.00 50.00 2,755.8
BARASCAV D 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag 120.00 80.00 108.00 92.00 5,070.6
barite 1000 Kg bulk 94.00 300.96 91.10 303.86 669,889.8
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag 100.00 24.00 76.00 1,900.0
BAROFIBRE COARSE 40 lb bag 60.00 24.00 36.00 1,440.0
BDF331 1000 Kg bulk
bentonite 1000 Kg bulk 8.00 25.16 4.16 29.00 63,933.4
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 1,000.00 520.00 480.00
calcium chloride 82-85% 25 Kg bag 299.00 12.00 240.00 47.00 2,590.4
CON DET E 55 Gal drum 4.00 4.00 1,853.1
DEXTRID 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag 120.00 20.00 100.00 5,511.5
GEM GP 1000 l bulk
guar gum 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00
ironite sponge 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
lime 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00 2,204.6
mica fine 25 Kg bag 34.00 34.00 1,873.9
NF-6 5 Gal pail 5.00 4.00 1.00 40.9
PAC-L 25 Kg bag 80.00 120.00 89.00 111.00 6,117.8
PAC-R 25 Kg bag 40.00 80.00 30.00 90.00 4,960.4
sapp 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00 4,409.2
SCR THH100-20 1 Each box 4.00 4.00
SCR THH100-XR-120 1 Each box 30.00 8.00 22.00
soda ash 25 Kg bag 64.00 37.00 27.00 1,488.1
sodium bicarbonate 25 Kg bag 40.00 15.00 25.00 1,377.9
STARCIDE 25 Kg drum 10.00 10.00 551.2
STEELSEAL 50 lb bag 80.00 80.00 4,000.0

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lb
acetic acid 55 gal drum 4.00 4.00

BARACARB 150 25 Kg bag 96.00 46.00 50.00
BARACARB 50 25 Kg bag 50.00 50.00 100.00
BARASCAV D 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00
BARAZAN D 25 Kg bag 92.00 80.00 101.00 71.00
barite 1000 Kg bulk 303.86 133.86 170.00 374,782.0
BAROFIBRE 25 lb bag 76.00 59.00 17.00
BAROFIBRE COARSE 40 lb bag 36.00 36.00
BDF331 1000 Kg bulk 21.00 15.00 6.00
bentonite 1000 Kg bulk 29.00 29.00 63,933.4
brine - KCl 1 Bbl bbl 480.00 500.00 980.00
caustic soda 25 Kg pail 48.00 72.00 104.00 16.00
citric acid 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00
CON DET E 55 Gal drum 4.00 4.00
DEXTRID 25 Kg bag
DEXTRID E 25 Kg bag 100.00 100.00
GEM GP 1000 l bulk 11.00 11.00
guar gum 25 Kg bag
ironite sponge 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00
lime 25 Kg bag 40.00 40.00
mica fine 25 Kg bag 34.00 5.00 22.00 7.00 385.8
mica medium 25 Kg bag 80.00 80.00
NF-6 5 Gal pail 1.00 7.00 7.00 1.00
PAC-L 25 Kg bag 111.00 40.00 131.00 20.00
PAC-R 25 Kg bag 90.00 30.00 60.00
sapp 25 Kg bag 80.00 7.00 73.00
SCR THH100-20 1 Each box 4.00 2.00 2.00
SCR THH100-XR-165 1 Each box 20.00 10.00 26.00 4.00
soda ash 25 Kg bag 27.00 40.00 41.00 26.00
sodium bicarbonate 25 Kg bag 25.00 4.00 21.00
STARCIDE 25 Kg drum 10.00 10.00
STEELSEAL 50 lb bag 80.00 80.00

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Fluid Volume Record Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited
01
bbl ADDITIONS bbl LOSSES bbl VOLUMES bbl
Rpt # Rpt Date Initial Received Base Water Barite Chem Influx Daily SCE Down Misc Returned Daily Hole Active Reserve Final
Volume & Total Hole & Total Volume Pits Pits Volume
Mixed Mixed Volume Volume
Fluid Name: Spud Mud

00119/04/2003 1,768.8 51.2 1,820.0 1,820.0 1,820.0
00220/04/2003 1,820.0 250.0 88.4 15.2 353.6 353.6 353.6 1,820.0 1,820.0
00321/04/2003 1,820.0 1,188.0 1,188.0 632.0 632.0
00422/04/2003 632.0 1,229.9 44.9 13.2 1,288.0 1,920.0 1,920.0
Cummulative Volumes: 3,248.7 133.3 79.6 3,461.6 1,541.6 1,541.6
Fluid Name: Seawater

00119/04/2003 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
00220/04/2003 10.0 286.0 286.0 2.3 2.3 286.0 10.0 296.0
00321/04/2003 296.0 536.9 536.9 572.8 10.0 250.0 832.8
00422/04/2003 832.8 260.0 260.0 572.8 572.8
Cummulative Volumes: 832.9 832.9 262.3 262.3

Well : 20/7b-5
Interval # 02

00523/04/2003 1,920.0 200.0 25.5 17.8 243.3 358.3 358.3 1,805.0 1,805.0
00624/04/2003 1,805.0 12.0 10.1 22.1 872.8 872.8 944.2 10.0 954.2
00725/04/2003 954.2 478.8 478.8 475.4 475.4
Cummulative Volumes: 200.0 37.5 27.9 265.4 1,709.9 1,709.9

00523/04/2003 572.8 238.1 238.1 285.5 285.5 515.4 10.0 525.4
00624/04/2003 525.4 525.4 525.4
Cummulative Volumes: 238.1 238.1 810.9 810.9

Well : 20/7b-5
Interval # 03

00826/04/2003 475.4 475.4 475.4
Cummulative Volumes: 475.4 475.4
Fluid Name: KCl/Polymer

00826/04/2003 1,253.0 759.2 7.8 2,020.0 2,020.0 2,020.0
00927/04/2003 2,020.0 124.9 15.0 4.0 143.9 0.9 0.9 2,163.0 2,163.0
01028/04/2003 2,163.0 233.7 56.9 17.0 307.6 176.6 176.6 793.1 344.0 1,157.0 2,294.1
01129/04/2003 2,294.1 678.0 400.0 147.0 15.4 1,240.4 298.4 298.4 1,200.0 381.0 1,655.0 3,236.0
01230/04/2003 3,236.0 28.8 9.7 38.5 292.2 112.9 405.1 1,374.5 381.0 1,114.0 2,869.5
01301/05/2003 2,869.5 380.0 22.5 7.6 410.1 423.0 250.0 673.0 1,466.6 340.0 800.0 2,606.6
01402/05/2003 2,606.6 120.0 250.0 12.0 2.0 384.0 91.7 140.0 231.7 1,405.9 433.0 920.0 2,758.9
01503/05/2003 2,758.9 0.3 0.3 39.7 39.7 1,377.4 1,342.0 2,719.4
01604/05/2003 2,719.4 1,310.0 1,310.0 1,117.4 1,117.4 797.0 362.0 1,753.0 2,912.0
Cummulative Volumes: 1,931.0 520.0 3,204.8 135.2 63.8 5,854.8 1,281.9 1,660.9 2,942.8

00826/04/2003 891.1 891.1 415.7 415.7 475.4 475.4
00927/04/2003 475.4 548.0 548.0 415.7 415.7 607.7 607.7
01028/04/2003 607.7 607.6 607.6
Cummulative Volumes: 1,439.1 1,439.1 1,439.0 1,439.0

Well : 20/7b-5
Interval # 04
Fluid Name: KCl/Polymer

01705/05/2003 2,912.0 36.0 10.9 46.9 1,050.4 1,050.4 733.4 280.0 895.0 1,908.4
01806/05/2003 1,908.4 600.0 158.0 36.0 2.0 796.0 141.3 141.3 781.1 365.0 1,417.0 2,563.1
01907/05/2003 2,563.1 45.0 25.0 4.0 74.0 37.1 170.0 207.1 794.9 342.0 1,293.0 2,429.9
02008/05/2003 2,429.9 28.2 2.6 30.8 377.5 377.5 922.2 326.0 835.0 2,083.2
02109/05/2003 2,083.2 13.5 13.5 0.5 75.0 642.1 717.6 936.1 443.0 1,379.1
02210/05/2003 1,379.1 355.1 355.1 248.5 248.5 1,068.7 417.0 1,485.7
02311/05/2003 1,485.7 168.2 0.1 168.3 173.4 173.4 1,154.6 326.0 1,480.6
02412/05/2003 1,480.6 278.8 1.0 279.8 128.0 128.0 1,254.4 378.0 1,632.4
02513/05/2003 1,632.4 185.3 2.3 187.6 127.0 127.0 1,354.1 339.0 1,693.1
02614/05/2003 1,693.1 0.1 0.1 1,444.9 131.0 117.2 1,693.2
02715/05/2003 1,693.2 132.6 0.2 132.8 73.5 73.5 1,413.5 339.0 1,752.5
02816/05/2003 1,752.5 99.0 0.3 99.3 68.8 26.0 94.8 1,362.0 395.0 1,757.0
02917/05/2003 1,757.0 11.0 0.4 11.4 1,456.0 312.4 1,768.4
03018/05/2003 1,768.4 195.0 0.4 195.4 195.3 195.3 1,383.5 385.0 1,768.5
03119/05/2003 1,768.5 192.2 25.0 3.5 220.7 114.3 114.3 1,479.9 395.0 1,874.9
03220/05/2003 1,874.9 67.0 60.0 20.2 147.2 22.7 22.7 1,447.3 446.0 106.0 1,999.3
03321/05/2003 1,999.3 141.4 16.5 25.7 183.6 114.6 75.0 189.6 1,468.3 424.0 101.0 1,993.3
03422/05/2003 1,993.3 7.8 7.8 28.5 39.0 67.5 1,500.6 348.0 85.0 1,933.6
03523/05/2003 1,933.6 145.0 12.0 0.1 157.1 58.6 58.6 1,597.1 151.0 284.0 2,032.1
03624/05/2003 2,032.1 23.0 25.2 48.2 71.8 71.8 1,505.5 426.0 77.0 2,008.5
03826/05/2003 2,008.5 34.0 34.0 1,597.1 300.4 145.0 2,042.5
03927/05/2003 2,042.5 5.0 0.5 5.5 1,597.1 290.9 160.0 2,048.0
04028/05/2003 2,048.0 82.9 82.9 1,597.1 368.0 1,965.1
Cummulative Volumes: 2,632.6 133.2 208.0 114.0 107.3 3,195.1 1,981.4 1,479.3 681.1 4,141.8
Fluid Name: GEM

02008/05/2003 43.8 69.3 113.1 113.1 113.1

Well : 20/7b-5
02210/05/2003 113.0 40.0 44.1 84.1 120.1 120.1

02311/05/2003 120.1 30.1 30.1 90.0 90.0
02513/05/2003 90.0 27.0 27.0 63.0 63.0
02715/05/2003 63.0 25.0 25.0 38.0 38.0
03119/05/2003 38.0 38.0 38.0
Cummulative Volumes: 83.8 113.4 197.2 120.1 120.1
Fluid Name: Potassium Chloride brine

02109/05/2003 642.1 200.0 362.0 0.9 1,205.0 1,205.0 1,205.0
02210/05/2003 1,205.0 6.1 6.1 278.1 278.1 933.0 933.0
02311/05/2003 933.0 200.0 2.1 202.1 138.1 138.1 997.0 997.0
02412/05/2003 997.0 0.8 0.8 278.8 278.8 719.0 719.0
02513/05/2003 719.0 150.0 350.0 40.5 2.8 543.3 158.3 158.3 1,104.0 1,104.0
02614/05/2003 1,104.0 0.4 0.4 1,104.4 1,104.4
02715/05/2003 1,104.4 46.2 1.0 47.2 107.6 107.6 1,044.0 1,044.0
02816/05/2003 1,044.0 99.0 99.0 945.0 945.0
02917/05/2003 945.0 11.0 11.0 934.0 934.0
03018/05/2003 934.0 195.0 195.0 739.0 739.0
03119/05/2003 739.0 150.0 1.2 151.2 154.2 154.2 736.0 736.0
03220/05/2003 736.0 67.0 67.0 669.0 669.0
03321/05/2003 669.0 140.0 0.4 140.4 141.4 141.4 668.0 668.0
03422/05/2003 668.0 39.0 39.0 707.0 707.0
03523/05/2003 707.0 145.0 145.0 147.0 415.0 562.0
03624/05/2003 562.0 23.0 23.0 539.0 539.0
03826/05/2003 539.0 34.0 34.0 505.0 505.0
03927/05/2003 505.0 5.0 5.0 500.0 500.0
04028/05/2003 500.0 500.0 500.0
Cummulative Volumes: 681.1 550.0 1,002.0 86.7 15.7 2,335.5 500.0 1,835.5 2,335.5

Well : 20/7b-5
Fluid Property Recap:Water-Based Fluid Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited
Date Depth FL Density Fun Rheology @ 120F Filtration Filtrate Analysis Retort Analysis MBT Rheometer Dial Reading
Temp Visc
PV YP Gels API HTHP Cake Temp pH Pm Pf Mf Cl Total Sand Corr LGS Oil Water%
lbs/100 ft2 ml/30 ml/30 ml ml ml mg/l Hard % by Sol % % by % by by Vol
min min API/HTHP mg/l Vol by Vol Vol Vol
ft Deg F ppg sec/qt cP 10s 10m 30m 32nd in Deg F ppb Eq. 600 300 200 100 6 3
04/19/03 0 9.00 100 0 0 0.0 0.0 90.0 0.0
04/20/03 0 9.00 100 0 0 0.0 0.0 90.0 0.0
04/21/03 0 9.00 100 0 0 0.0 0.0 90.0 0.0
04/22/03 0 9.00 100 0 0 0.0 0.0 90.0 0.0
04/23/03 0 8.70 100 0 0 0.0 0.0 90.0 0.0 0.0
04/24/03 0 10.00 100 0 0 0.0 0.0 90.0 0.0
04/27/03 1,845 9.50 72 16 20 4 5 7 5.4 1 9.40 0.40 0.05 1.30 63,000 400 2.8 1.7 92.0 0.0 52 36 29 20 5.0 4.0
04/28/03 1,832 68 9.50 74 14 20 4 5 7 5.4 1 1 9.70 1.40 0.20 1.50 61,000 560 2.4 0.9 92.5 0.0 48 34 27 18 5.0 4.0
04/28/03 1,855 70 9.60 67 15 21 4 5 8 4.2 1 9.70 1.70 0.24 1.40 60,000 760 2.5 0.3 92.5 0.0 51 36 28 20 5.0 4.0
04/28/03 2,356 86 10.20 60 14 23 3 4 6 3.9 1 9.50 1.40 0.10 0.80 56,000 480 2.00 5.5 1.3 90.0 7.5 51 37 30 19 3.0 2.0
04/29/03 2,711 90 10.20 56 15 22 3 5 4.1 1 9.30 1.10 0.80 55,000 360 1.00 5.6 1.4 90.0 7.0 52 37 29 19 4.0 3.0
04/29/03 3,189 88 10.20 46 16 22 3 3 4.4 1 9.20 0.90 0.10 0.80 55,000 420 5.6 1.4 90.0 10.0 54 38 29 19 4.0 3.0
04/29/03 3,716 98 10.20 48 13 21 5 7 4.3 1 9.50 0.70 0.40 53,000 360 0.50 5.8 1.6 90.0 15.0 47 34 27 20 6.0 5.0
04/30/03 4,170 115 10.20 48 17 21 6 11 5.0 1 9.00 0.60 0.10 0.90 57,000 360 1.00 5.4 1.2 90.0 22.5 55 38 31 22 9.0 7.0
04/30/03 4,366 115 10.30 60 14 19 5 15 5.0 1 8.50 0.60 0.80 58,000 360 1.00 5.9 1.4 89.5 22.0 47 33 27 19 6.0 4.0
04/30/03 4,420 120 10.50 60 17 22 7 21 5.0 1 8.70 0.80 0.90 56,000 360 0.50 6.6 1.1 89.0 20.0 56 39 32 23 8.0 6.0
04/30/03 4,491 120 10.50 65 16 28 9 26 4.6 1 9.00 0.50 1.60 62,000 680 0.25 6.0 0.5 89.0 27.0 60 44 36 27 11.0 8.0
05/01/03 4,550 120 10.50 62 17 30 11 27 4.6 1 8.60 0.65 0.80 56,000 440 0.25 6.6 1.1 89.0 27.5 64 47 39 29 12.0 9.0
05/01/03 4,585 120 10.50 60 19 27 10 25 5.0 1 8.50 0.90 50,000 440 0.20 8.1 3.7 88.0 27.5 65 46 38 28 10.0 8.0
05/01/03 3,530 120 10.70 60 18 24 10 30 5.2 1 8.50 0.90 53,000 400 0.20 7.9 1.9 88.0 27.5 60 42 35 26 9.0 7.0
05/01/03 0 10.50 61 17 25 8 18 5.0 1 8.80 1.00 50,000 400 0.20 8.1 3.7 88.0 30.0 59 42 35 26 9.0 7.0
05/02/03 0 10.50 62 17 26 9 18 5.0 1 8.60 0.80 53,000 440 0.25 7.9 3.4 88.0 27.5 60 43 35 26 10.0 9.0
05/02/03 4,585 100 10.50 57 15 23 7 16 5.0 1 8.60 0.80 56,000 440 0.15 7.6 3.2 88.0 20.0 53 38 31 24 8.0 6.0
05/03/03 0 10.50 58 15 23 7 16 5.0 1 8.60 0.80 53,000 400 0.20 7.9 3.4 88.0 20.0 53 38 31 24 8.0 6.0
05/04/03 0 10.50 60 15 23 7 16 5.0 1 8.60 0.80 53,000 400 0.20 7.9 3.4 88.0 20.0 53 38 31 24 8.0 6.0
05/05/03 4,900 90 9.50 55 12 19 5 8 4.5 1 9.50 0.60 50,000 400 2.9 1.0 93.0 0.0 43 31 26 20 7.0 5.0
05/05/03 4,544 95 9.50 54 13 18 6 8 4.5 1 9.50 0.60 53,000 400 2.6 0.7 93.0 0.0 44 31 26 20 7.0 5.0
05/06/03 4,601 95 9.50 55 13 18 5 8 4.5 1 9.50 0.60 53,000 440 2.6 0.7 93.0 0.0 44 31 27 21 7.0 5.0
05/06/03 4,656 95 9.50 45 11 16 4 6 4.1 1 9.50 0.60 50,000 480 2.9 1.0 93.0 0.0 38 27 22 15 4.0 3.0
05/06/03 4,814 95 9.50 57 15 18 6 8 4.0 1 9.50 0.60 50,000 520 2.9 1.0 93.0 0.0 48 33 26 19 5.0 4.0
05/06/03 4,900 95 9.50 58 14 23 6 9 4.3 1 9.40 0.60 50,000 600 2.9 1.0 93.0 5.0 51 37 31 23 8.0 6.0
05/07/03 4,967 90 9.50 56 11 22 5 6 4.2 2 9.20 53,000 440 2.6 0.7 93.0 2.5 44 33 27 20 6.0 5.0
05/07/03 4,980 74 9.50 65 12 24 6 8 4.0 1 9.20 0.20 0.20 50,000 400 2.9 1.0 93.0 5.0 48 36 29 22 7.0 5.0

Well : 20/7b-5
Temp Visc
05/08/03 5,150 90 9.50 60 11 23 4 5 4.7 1 9.50 0.20 0.20 50,000 400 0.20 2.9 1.0 93.0 5.0 45 34 28 20 6.0 4.0
05/08/03 4,656 90 9.50 56 15 18 3 4 4.1 1 9.50 0.20 0.20 50,000 600 0.20 2.9 1.0 93.0 2.5 48 33 26 19 5.0 4.0
05/08/03 4,814 90 9.50 60 12 22 4 5 4.0 1 9.80 0.20 0.20 50,000 800 0.20 2.9 1.0 93.0 2.5 46 34 28 20 6.0 4.0
05/08/03 5,882 90 9.60 55 11 20 5 6 3.7 1 9.30 0.30 0.20 50,000 600 0.25 2.9 0.2 93.0 2.5 42 31 25 18 8.0 5.0
05/09/03 5,970 90 9.60 55 12 21 5 6 3.7 1 9.50 0.30 0.20 50,000 600 0.25 2.9 0.2 93.0 2.5 45 33 28 20 6.0 4.0
05/09/03 0 9.60 58 11 23 5 6 3.8 1 9.50 0.30 0.20 50,000 640 0.25 2.9 0.2 93.0 2.5 45 34 28 21 5.0 4.0
05/09/03 6,000 75 9.60 57 11 22 5 6 3.7 1 9.50 0.30 0.20 50,000 640 0.25 2.9 0.2 93.0 2.5 44 33 26 20 6.0 5.0
05/10/03 6,100 90 9.50 56 11 22 5 6 3.8 1 9.50 0.20 0.30 50,000 680 0.25 2.9 1.0 93.0 2.5 44 33 27 20 6.0 5.0
05/10/03 6,320 90 9.60 50 10 21 4 5 3.8 1 9.70 0.60 0.95 5,000 680 0.25 6.5 3.8 93.0 2.5 41 31 25 18 5.0 3.0
05/10/03 6,538 90 9.60 57 11 21 4 5 3.9 1 9.70 0.20 0.30 50,000 600 0.25 2.9 0.2 93.0 2.5 43 32 27 18 6.0 4.0
05/10/03 6,835 90 9.50 54 12 21 5 6 3.8 1 9.60 0.20 0.20 51,000 600 0.25 2.8 0.9 93.0 2.5 45 33 28 20 6.0 4.0
05/11/03 7,128 90 9.60 58 14 23 5 6 3.8 1 9.60 0.20 0.30 50,000 600 0.25 3.9 2.3 92.0 5.0 51 37 32 23 7.0 5.0
05/11/03 7,282 82 9.90 61 16 26 5 6 3.6 1 9.50 0.20 0.30 50,000 640 0.25 4.5 1.0 91.5 5.0 58 42 33 23 6.0 5.0
05/11/03 7,500 92 10.00 62 15 26 5 6 4.2 1 9.50 0.20 0.30 50,000 680 0.25 5.0 1.3 91.0 6.0 56 41 32 22 6.0 5.0
05/12/03 7,627 98 10.00 52 15 26 5 6 4.0 1 9.50 0.30 50,000 560 0.25 5.0 1.3 91.0 8.0 56 41 34 23 6.0 4.0
05/12/03 7,282 98 9.90 52 16 25 5 6 4.0 3.8 1 9.90 0.30 0.30 51,000 640 0.25 4.4 0.9 91.5 5.0 57 41 33 23 6.0 5.0
05/12/03 7,794 98 10.00 54 16 26 5 6 3.6 1 9.50 0.20 0.30 50,000 600 0.25 4.5 0.3 91.5 6.0 58 42 33 23 6.0 5.0
05/12/03 8,190 98 10.50 53 15 25 5 6 3.8 1 9.70 0.30 0.30 51,000 720 0.25 7.0 1.6 89.0 10.0 55 40 32 22 6.0 5.0
05/13/03 8,312 98 10.50 56 19 26 6 8 4.2 2 10.10 0.35 0.70 49,500 320 0.20 7.1 1.7 89.0 9.5 64 45 37 26 7.0 5.0
05/13/03 8,601 98 10.50 56 19 27 5 6 3.8 1 9.70 0.20 0.30 49,500 680 0.25 7.1 1.7 89.0 9.0 65 46 38 27 7.0 5.0
05/13/03 8,867 98 10.50 54 19 26 5 7 3.8 1 9.50 0.20 0.30 50,000 600 0.25 7.1 1.7 89.0 10.0 64 45 37 26 7.0 5.0
05/13/03 9,017 100 10.50 52 19 27 5 6 4.2 1 9.70 0.20 0.20 51,000 560 0.25 7.0 1.6 89.0 10.0 65 46 38 27 7.0 5.0
05/14/03 9,030 100 10.50 53 19 27 5 6 4.0 1 9.50 0.20 0.30 50,000 560 0.25 7.1 1.7 89.0 10.0 65 46 39 27 6.0 5.0
05/14/03 9,030 10.50 59 19 27 5 6 4.0 1 9.50 0.30 0.30 49,500 600 0.20 7.1 1.7 89.0 10.0 65 46 38 28 6.0 5.0
05/15/03 9,030 72 10.60 64 17 27 5 7 3.8 1 9.20 0.15 0.05 0.55 58,000 640 0.25 6.9 1.2 88.5 10.0 61 44 36 26 7.0 5.0
05/15/03 9,033 72 10.50 64 17 30 5 7 3.4 1 9.62 0.15 0.05 0.55 58,000 640 0.25 6.9 1.9 88.5 10.0 64 47 38 27 7.0 5.0
05/16/03 9,033 73 10.60 61 20 27 5 7 3.8 1 9.10 0.15 0.50 58,000 640 0.25 7.4 2.2 88.0 10.0 67 47 39 28 7.0 5.0
05/16/03 9,067 51 10.50 64 18 26 5 7 4.1 1 9.50 0.15 0.50 57,000 580 0.25 6.5 1.0 89.0 10.0 62 44 37 27 6.0 5.0
05/17/03 9,109 51 10.60 59 19 27 5 7 3.9 1 9.70 0.15 0.70 58,000 640 0.25 6.9 1.2 88.5 10.0 65 46 38 27 7.0 5.0
05/18/03 9,110 75 10.60 62 19 31 5 7 10 3.5 1 9.40 0.25 0.05 0.55 65,000 320 0.25 6.8 1.6 88.0 9.5 69 50 41 29 7.0 5.0
05/18/03 9,176 97 10.60 57 18 27 5 7 3.6 1 9.40 0.20 0.50 64,000 320 0.25 6.9 1.7 88.0 9.5 63 45 37 26 7.0 5.0
05/18/03 9,228 122 10.50 56 17 27 5 7 3.5 1 9.90 0.20 0.50 64,000 380 0.20 6.4 1.4 88.5 9.0 61 44 36 26 6.0 4.0
05/19/03 9,339 120 10.50 56 17 26 5 7 3.8 1 9.10 0.40 0.05 0.60 58,000 380 0.25 6.9 1.9 88.5 10.0 60 43 35 25 7.0 5.0

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Temp Visc
05/19/03 9,516 100 10.50 59 19 30 5 7 3.6 1 9.60 0.35 0.05 0.60 58,000 240 0.25 6.9 1.9 88.5 10.0 68 49 40 28 7.0 5.0
05/19/03 9,630 110 10.50 63 19 29 5 7 3.9 1 9.60 0.40 0.05 0.60 56,000 240 0.25 7.1 2.1 88.5 10.0 67 48 39 28 7.0 5.0
05/19/03 9,645 121 10.50 56 18 30 5 7 3.6 1 9.60 0.55 0.05 0.75 58,000 380 0.20 6.9 1.9 88.5 10.0 66 48 39 28 7.0 5.0
05/20/03 9,660 121 10.55 60 20 29 5 7 3.8 8.8 1 1 9.00 0.25 0.60 58,000 1,600 0.25 6.9 1.6 88.5 10.0 69 49 41 29 7.0 5.0
05/20/03 9,680 128 10.60 59 18 29 4 7 3.8 8.8 1 1 9.30 0.70 0.05 0.80 58,000 400 0.25 6.9 1.2 88.5 10.0 65 47 38 28 8.0 5.0
05/21/03 9,712 128 10.50 63 21 26 5 7 4.0 10.0 1 1 9.30 0.65 0.80 58,000 260 0.25 6.9 1.9 88.5 10.0 68 47 39 28 7.0 5.0
05/21/03 9,765 110 10.55 60 20 29 5 7 4.0 9.8 1 1 9.00 0.30 0.05 0.70 62,000 640 0.30 7.1 2.2 88.0 10.0 69 49 40 29 7.0 5.0
05/21/03 9,798 112 10.55 60 20 28 5 8 4.0 9.8 1 1 9.00 0.55 0.70 64,000 560 0.25 6.9 2.0 88.0 10.0 68 48 40 29 8.0 5.0
05/21/03 9,840 122 10.55 61 18 29 4 7 4.0 9.6 1 1 9.30 0.70 0.75 62,000 320 0.25 7.1 2.2 88.0 10.0 65 47 39 28 8.0 6.0
05/22/03 9,891 95 10.50 60 24 32 5 7 4.1 1 9.00 0.70 0.60 62,000 160 0.25 6.6 1.6 88.5 10.0 80 56 46 34 6.0 5.0
05/22/03 9,977 120 10.50 69 23 33 6 9 4.0 9.8 1 1 9.30 0.40 0.15 1.00 65,000 160 0.25 6.3 1.3 88.5 10.0 79 56 48 34 8.0 6.0
05/22/03 10,074 122 10.55 62 23 34 6 9 4.0 10.0 1 1 9.20 0.45 0.15 1.10 65,000 160 0.30 6.8 1.9 88.0 10.0 80 57 46 34 8.0 5.0
05/23/03 10,074 110 10.50 62 23 34 9 12 4.0 8.9 1 1 150 9.20 0.60 0.05 1.10 62,000 360 0.05 6.6 1.6 88.5 10.0 80 57 45 34 8.0 5.0
05/24/03 10,074 10.60 67 21 31 5 9 3.8 9.8 1 1 150 9.00 0.30 0.05 1.00 65,000 160 0.25 6.8 1.6 88.0 10.0 73 52 43 30 8.0 5.0
05/25/03 10,074 10.60 65 23 33 6 9 12 3.6 9.2 1 1 150 9.00 0.30 0.05 0.90 65,000 160 0.25 6.8 1.6 88.0 10.0 79 56 46 33 9.0 6.0
05/26/03 10,074 10.60 67 24 31 5 9 12 3.8 9.6 1 1 150 8.90 0.15 0.80 65,000 120 0.25 6.8 1.6 88.0 10.0 79 55 45 31 9.0 5.0

Well: 20/7b-5

For report #001A on 19/04/2003 Operation at depth(ft) 387
Activity Preparing to spud well
Rig Activity Rig towed to location and positioned and anchored.
Fluid Treatments Commenced mixing spud mud.
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Pick up 5" drill pipe and rack in derrick. Pick up 26" x 36" Hole opener BHA, test MWD and
motor. Tagged sea floor at 465ft RKB. Spud at 11:00 hours. Drill ahead and sweep hole with
50bbl bentonite pills prior to survey every 45ft. Ream hole several times in an attempt to reduce
angle. Continue to drill ahead to 700ft.
Fluid Treatments Mixed 11000 bbls gel sweep mud and 1120 bbls 11 ppg kill mud.
Activity Run casing and cement
Rig Activity Continue to drill ahead until 842ft. Pumped 150bbl 10.0ppg slug. POOH to surface. Run back to
bottom and circulate hole clean and displace well with 700bbl 10.0ppg mud. Take survey.
POOH. Rig up and run 30" casing. Make up and run 30" running tool. Make up and run 2 7/8
stinger. Run 30" casing string on 5" HWDP.
Fluid Treatments Cleaned pit 2 for cement job. Added Calcium Chloride to seawater for cement job. Mixed Mica
spacer.
Rig Activity Run in hole casing to 826ft. Move rig. Circulate with seawater. Run cement job as per program.
Wait on cement. Disengage running tool. Rig up cement lines and stab into aft top up funnel.
Commence top up job no.1. Commence top up job no.2. Pull out funnel. Flush lines. Rig down
cement lines. Commence POOH 30" running toool on 5" HWDP. Lay out running tool and
stinger.
Fluid Treatments Build 1130bbl of 11.0ppg Kill mud. Build 800bbl bentonite sweeps for 26" section.
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Lay down cement stand assembly. Lay down hole opener. Make up 26" BHA. Tagged cement at
819ft. Drill cement to shoe at 826ft. Cleaned out rathole to 842ft. Troubleshoot MWD tool. POOH
for MWD. Fix MWD. Run back in hole. Drill ahead to 1233 as per directional drillers instruction.
Fluid Treatments Maintain bentonite sweep volume.
Activity Run 20" Casing
Rig Activity Drill ahead from 1233ft to 1845ft pumping 50bbl high vis. sweep at connection and at half stand.
At TD pump 100 bbl high vis. sweep and circulate out. Take MWD survey. POOH to shoe at
775ft. No drag observed. Service top drive. RIH from 781 to 1818ft. 27ft of fill. Wash and light
ream 1818ft to 1845ft. Pump 100bbl high vis. sweep and displace hole to 1200bbl of 10ppg mud.
Pull back and drop single shot survey barrel. Run back to bottom and take survey. POOH.
Recover single shot and MWD. RIH jetting tool. Stab into guide base frame. Guide lines caught
round drill pipe. Troubleshoot. RIH open ended 5" drill pipe and continue jetting.
Fluid Treatments Maintain Bentonite Gel for sweeps. Use remaining bentonite gel plus seawater to cut back 11ppg
kill mud to 10ppg displacement mud. Clean pits and lines for taking on KCL/polymer mud for 17
1/2" section.
Tested Shaker screens on rig.

Activity Nipple up B.O.P.
Rig Activity Continue jetting wellhead. Make up cement stand and rack in derrick. Make up 20" casing
handling equipment. Pick up and run in hole 20" casing. Land and latch 20" casing in 30"
housing. Commence circulation 1000bbls @50spm 100psi. Rig up surface lines and pressure
test. Good test. Conduct cement job as per program. Rig down surface lines and release running
tool as per Drillquip representatives instruction. Commence pooh running tool.
Fluid Treatments Clean pits to prepare for taking on KCL/Polymer mud.
Test seawater.
Activity Test BOP's

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Rig Activity Wait on cement. POOH 18 3/4" running tool. Move rig of location. Lay down cement head. Rig
up to run BOP's and riser. Skid BOP's below rotary table & nipple up. Wait on weather. Conduct
pressure tests. Skid rig over well. Land and latch BOP. Take 50K overpull to confirm latched. Un-
pin and stroke out inner barrel. Install saddles and storm loops, schumberger line and index line.
Lay out handling joint and running tool.
Fluid Treatments Received 125mt Barite, 21mt Bentonite, 400 bbls KCl brine and 1253 bbls KCl/polymer premix
from Monarch Bay.
Commenced cutting back premix with treated seawater and adding chemicals to achieve
programmed properties.
Activity Drilling cement
Rig Activity Pick up 24" diverter and install same on slip joint, land out in rotary and lock in, test pull
to 50,000 over. OK. Fill stack with seawater. Rig up test equipment. Test BOP's. Test
hoses. Rig down test equipment. Make up wearbushing running tool and bore protector
to 5" HWDP and RIH, set same POOH. Lay out running tool. Commence lay out 26"
BHA and pick up 17 1/2" BHA while running in. Scribe motor, install MWD probe.
Commence pick up and RIH 5" drill pipe. Run in and tag top of cement at 1790ft. Pull
back and perform diverter drill.
Fluid Treatments Continue to treat Mud System with polymers and weight up to 9.5ppg with Barite.
Built 100bbl sweeps for drilling cement.

Filled shaker pits.
Prepared for displacement.
Back loaded guar gum.
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Pumped through port and starboard diverter lines individually. Drill with seawater
cement and shoe from 1790ft to 1812ft. Pumped 50bbl high viscosity sweep and
circulate out at 1812ft. Test casing to 2000psi. Drill cement from 1812ft to 1826ft.
Pumped 100bbl high viscosity pill and circulate out. Displace seawater to 9.5ppg
KCL/Polymer mud. Drill cement from 1845ft to 1855ft and 10ft new formation. Circulate
bottoms up. POOH to shoe. perform L.O.T. test mud 9.5ppg, test psi 390psi, TVD
1855ft, EMW 15ppg, pumped 4.5bbl, got back 3.75bbl. Continue to drill 17 1/2" hole
from 1855ft to 2500ft as per directional drillers instruction.
Fluid Treatments Added 2.75ppb BARACARB 50 to plug sand formation. After LOT, increased system
density to 10.0 ppg to help stabilise shale. Added 4.4ppb KCL to maintain inhibition.
Dilute back premix for volume.

Cuttings sticky and blinding screens.
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Drill ffrom 2500ft to 3900ft as per directional drillers instruction.
Fluid Treatments Built a further 650bbl new premix using 400bbl of 80ppb KCL to maintain losses at
shakers. Maintained KCL concentration above 25ppg with additions of sacked
Potassium Chloride and dilution. Pre-mix 9.2ppg was bled across to active system to
reduce mud weight. Desilter on @ 08:00am: discharge 14.0ppg. Desander on @
11:00am: discharge 10.8ppg. Screening up back shaker screens to 145mesh. Recieved
650bbl of new pre-mix from Monarch Bay.
Activity Drilling

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Rig Activity Drill 17 1/2" hole from 3900ft to 4363ft as per directional drillers instructions. Circulate
@ 4363ft, raised mud weight to 10.4ppg. Pumped 100bbl high viscosity sweep and
circulate out @ 4363ft, condition mud. Flow check, well static. Commence POOH from
4363ft to 4277ft on compensator, wet. Unable to pass 4277ft, 30K overpull. Make up
TDS and back ream out of hole to 4091ft, 1000gpm, 80rpm. Wash and ream to bottom
from 4091ft. 1000gpm, 80rpm. Continue drill 17 1/2" hole from 4363ft to 4500ft as per
directional drillers instructions.
Fluid Treatments Bled pre-mix throughout the night to maintain mud weight and treat properties.
Increased mud weight @ 08:00 to 10.4ppg due to observed pressure caving's at
shakers Pumped 100bbl high weight high viscosity sweep, High volume of cuttings and
fines observed at shakers. Dumped 100bbl returns. Conditioned mud. Continue to treat
active via pre-mix with PAC R, PAC L and BARAZAN. Increased Caustic additions to
Maintain pH to 9. Continue to traet active system with additions of DEXTRID and
BARAZAN.
Activity Wire Line logs
Rig Activity Drill 17 1/2" hole from 4500' to 4585'. Pump 100 bbl hi-weight sweep and circulate out.
Backream from 4585' to 3444', tight spot at 3615'. Pump 80 bbl hi-vis 12.5 ppg sweep
and circulate out whilst working pipe from 3444' to 3350'. Continue to backream out of
hole from 3444' to 1826'. Pump 70 bbl hi-vis 12.5 ppg sweep and circulate out. Boost
riser. Pump slug and POOH.
N.B. - Barite required to weight up system by 2 ppg = 107 MT

Fluid Treatments Continued chemical treatment of active system.
Pumped 100bbl high-vis 12.5 ppg sweep at TD 4585ft, then another at 3530ft, and 1826
with an estimated 100 - 200% increase in cuttings and fines upon return of each sweep.
Added Barofibre and Barofibre Coarse to sweeps to enable identification of sweep
return.
Increase in mud weight and clay content of mud system whilst backreaming. Bled in
lightweight premix as necessary to counteract this.

Activity Tripping
Rig Activity Rig up Schlumberger wireline. Unable to pass 4490'. Log out of hole. Rig down
toolstring and equipment. Make up new 17 1/2" bit. and RIH to 1741' and break
circulation at shoe. Boost riser while continuing RIH. Pull back inside shoe whilst
repairing rig generators. Continue to RIH to 4455' working through tight spots at 2434' -
2480', 2729' - 2806', 3017 - 3053', 3192 - 3233', 3483 - 3764' (washing and reaming at
3558') and 3939'.
Make up TDS and wash and ream from 4455' to 4585'. Pump 70 bbl hi-vis 12.5 ppg
sweep and circulate out. Circulate until mud weight 10.5 ppg all round. POOH.
Fluid Treatments Built 250 bbl lightweight lo-vis premix and bled to active to lower rheological properties
and maintain mud weight at 10.5 ppg in preparation for running casing.
Swept hole with 70 bbl hi-vis 12.5 ppg sweep, 100% increase in cuttings seen upon
return. Dumped 140 bbls of strung out pill returns.
Barite required to weight system up by 2 ppg = 109 MT.

Rig Activity POOH. Rig up to run casing. RIH casing to 3740'.

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Fluid Treatments Backloaded 80 sx calcium chloride. Received 50 sx PAC L, 50 sx PAC R, 40 sx
DEXTRID from Monarch Bay supply vessel.
Used 1 can caustic soda and 2 sx Barazan D for hi-vis pill to jet wellhead.
Added shaker screens to inventory and charged off accordingly for usage so far.
Barite required to raise sysyem weight by 2 ppg = 82 MT.

Activity Make up 12 1/4" BHA
Rig Activity Continue to run casing to 4544'. Circulate liner contents. Pump 100 bbls seawater
spacer, followed by 233 bbls 16 ppg cement and displace with 547 bbls mud. Test
BOP's and surface lines. Lay out 17 1/2" BHA and make up 12 1/4" BHA.
Fluid Treatments Dumped excess reserve mud left over from 17 1/2" section. Kept one pit full of old mud
for drilling cement. Began building 1966 bbls mud in preparation for displacing hole to
fresh mud. Chemical costs for this mud will be charged off on first day of drilling next
section.
Received 80 sx Barazan from Monarch Bay supply vessel.
Mud check is representative of mud to be used to drill cement.
Barite required to weight up active system by 2 ppg = 54.3 mt
Activity Drill Cement
Rig Activity Continue to make up 12 1/4" BHA. Commence RIH whilst picking up drillpipe. Tag
cement. Drill cement to 30' from casing shoe. Perform successful pressure test on
casing. Continue to drill cement to 4541'. Displace 10.5 ppg mud to fresh 9.5 ppg mud,
dumping returns of 10.5 ppg mud at the shakers. Convert to a closed system of 9.5 ppg
mud and continue to drill cement.
Fluid Treatments Charged off all chemicals used to build fresh mud on today's report.
Screened down shakers to cope with newly mixed mud returns. Displaced hole to fresh
mud at 9.5 ppg, dumping returns of 10.5 ppg mud at shakers.
Barite required to weight system up by 2ppg = 57.6 MT

Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Work junk baskets on bottom. Drill 12.25 hole from 4585' to 4601'. Circulate bottoms up
to balance mud weight. Pull into shoe. Rig up for LOT. Pressure test lines. Conduct
LOT with 9.5 ppg. Leak off pressure 1880 psi, 17.5 ppg EMW. String tagged obstruction
at 4496'. Rotation tight. Work to clear. Increase in pressure 400 psi. Continue to drill
12.25 hole from 4601' to 4912', boosting riser as required. Pump pressure decreased
400 psi at 4610'.
Fluid Treatments Added Barazan to active at 0.5 ppb once drilling new formation to increase rheological
properties. Added caustic to active as required to maintain pH between 9.0 and 9.5.
Built 291 bbls lightweight lo-vis premix at 30 ppb KCl to bleed to active as required.
Received 600 bbls of KCl polymer premix and chemicals as per inventory from Monarch
Bay supply vessel.
Barite required to weight system up by 2 ppg = 62.4 MT

Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to drill 12.25" hole from 4912' to 4967'. Circulate 60 bbl hi-vis. Boost riser with
40 bbl hi-vis. Flow check. POOH to casing shoe. Flow check, pump slug. POOH on 5"
drillpipe. POOH BHA and rack back. Pick up and RIH BHA, then 5" drillpipe to 4944',
breaking circulation at shoe. Wash down from 4944' to 4976'. Continue to drill 12.25"
hole from 4967' to 5000'.

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Fluid Treatments Circulated sweep round hole and through boost line prior to tripping. No significant
increase in cuttings upon return.
Added caustic to active to maintain pH within programmed range. Continue to bleed
lightweight lo-vis premix to active as required. Commenced mixing GEM GP into neat
KCl brine which will be followed with BDF 331 in preparation for drilling Cromer Knoll
formation. This can then be bled to active in premix form to ease logistical operations.
Barite required to raise system weight by 2 ppg = 65MT
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to drill ahead from 5000' to 5916'. Boost riser periodically to ensure cuttings
are carried out and avoid reworking of fines.
Fluid Treatments Bled premix to active to maintain weight and rheology. Also utilised desander and
desilter periodically for weight control and to maintain dilution rate. Screened up
shakers for optimum solids removal. Added PAC L and caustic to active to lower filtrate
and maintain pH respectively. Finished building 120 bbl premix with neat brine, GEM
GP at 20% v/v and BDF 331 at 37% v/v. Once approaching the Cromer Knoll, this will
be bled to active accordingly to maintain glycol at 1% and BDF 331 at 2%.
Barite required for 2 ppg kill weight = 71 MT
Product Concentration Conversion factor from lb/bbl to %v/v for BDF 331 and glycol = 0.285. Therefore BDF
331 content =, GLYCOL content =
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to drill ahead from 5916' to 6015'. POOH due to slow ROP. Bit found to be
worn. Make up new bit and RIH. Drill from 6015' to 6016'.

Fluid Treatments Whilst drilling, continued to bleed lightweight/lo-vis premix or weighted reserve mud to
active as required to maintain good mud properties. Continued to add caustic soda to
maintain pH between 9.0 and 9.5.
Built 75 bbls hi-vis sweep and swept hole prior to POOH, with no significant increase in
cuttings upon return. Dumped returns at shakers.
Built combination of 576 bbls of weighted and unweighted reserve mud for volume.
Tested mud for pH/sulfides at bottoms up. pH = 9.5, sulfides =0
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to drill ahead from 6016' to 6970'.

Fluid Treatments Bled premix containing BDF 331 and Glycol to active to dose active system with 2 %
BDF 331 and 1 % glycol prior to drilling clay sections. Mud properties remaining
constant with low dilution rate. Firm cuttings returning over shakers with no indication of
significant clay dispersion of cuttings within mud system.
Continued to add caustic to active for pH. Bled lightweight premix or reserve mud to
active as required for volume.
Received 500 bbls KCl brine and chemicals as per inventory from Monarch Bay supply
vessel.
Product Concentration : Conversion factor for ppb BDF 331 and GEM GP to %v/v = 0.285. Therefore BDF
331 = 1.71%, GEM GP = 0.86%
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continued to drill ahead from 6970' to 7240'. Logging unit shut down. Pull back 12
stands until logging unit repaired. Continue to drill ahead from 7240' to 7588'.

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Fluid Treatments Bled 25 bbls BDF 331/GEM GP premix to active to maintain concentrations of 2% and
1% respectively. Continued caustic additions to active for pH control. Weighted mud
system up to 10 ppg. Built 200 bbls premix using neat KCl brine. This will be bled to
active to boost KCl content.

Product Concentration : Conversion factor for ppb BDF 331 and GEM GP to %v/v = 0.285. Therefore, BDF
331 = 2.2%, GEM GP = 1.1%
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Logging unit shut down. Circulate while troubleshooting logging unit problem. Whilst
commencing to rack stand of pipe, the brake released allowing the TDS to descend,
bending 3 joints of drillpipe. Lay out bent joints and change out saver sub. Investigate
cause. Continue to drill from 7575' - 7756'. Slide from 7600' - 7630' to correct angle.
While making connection the saver sub backed out of TDS. Rack stand and make up
new saver sub. Continue drilling from 7756' to 7873'. Boost riser as required, survey
each connection. Continue to drill from 7873' to 8305'. Pump 35 bbls Barofibre pill at
8050'. Drop carbide at 8123' and 8216'.
Fluid Treatments Weighted active system to 10.5 ppg prior to drilling Kimmeridge. Bled lightweight mud
to active to maintain desired weight. Continued to add caustic to active for pH control.
BDF 331 content depleted to 1.88% and GEM GP at 0.99%. Further BDF 331/GEM GP
premix will be introduced to the active system shortly, to boost the concentration. Pump
35 bbl Barofibre to alleviate suspected bit-balling.
Barite required for 2ppg kill weight = 97MT

Product Concentration : Conversion factor for ppb BDF 331 and GEM GP to % v/v = 0.285. Therefore BDF
331= 1.88%, GEM GP = 0.99%.
Note: KCL concentration in active system = 26.0 ppb.

Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to drill ahead from 8306' to 8625'. Take SCR's and flush choke and kill line to
10.5 ppg. Flow check drill break at 8625'. Circulate sample. Continue to drill from 8625'
to 8653'. Attempt to slide to correct angle and azimuth. Unable. Flow check drilling
break at 8653'. Continue to drill to 9022'.
Fluid Treatments Bled a further 27 bbls BDF 331/GEM GP premix to active to maintain programmed
concentrations. Continued caustic additions to active for pH control. Bled premix to
active as required for volume. Built 340 bbls premix with KCl concentration at 45 ppb.
This can be bled to active to boost KCl content.
Barite required for 2 ppg kill weight = 101MT

Product Concentration : Conversion factor for ppb BDF 331 and GEM GP to %v/v = 0.285. Therefore BDF
331 = 2.2%, GEM GP = 1.1%.
Note: KCl concentration of active system = 25 ppb
Activity Make up BHA
Rig Activity Continue to drill ahead from 9023' to 9030', attempting to locate Peterhead sands.
Decision made to POOH due to low ROP. Pump 75 bbl hi-vis sweep round hole and
dump at shakers. POOH. Problem with TDS. Pull inside shoe and repair TDS. Continue
to POOH. Inspected bit on surface. Suspected junk in hole due to damaged bit.
Fluid Treatments Continued to add caustic whilst drilling for pH control. Built 75 bbl hi-vis sweep and
swept hole prior to POOH. Dumped sweep upon return at shakers. 15-20% increase in
cuttings upon return.

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Well: 20/7b-5

Product Concentration : Conversion factor for ppb BDF 331 and GEM GP to %v/v = 0.285. Therefore, BDF
331 = 2.2%, GEM GP = 1.1%
Note: KCl concentration of active system = 25 ppb
Activity POOH Junk Mill Assembly
Rig Activity Continue to remove MWD probe and rack same. Make up Junk Mill, RIH to shoe. Break
circulation at shoe and boost riser. Service TDS. Continue RIH to 8710ft. Ream out
obstruction. Pump 50bbl Hi-Viscosity pill and circulate clean. Pipe held up at 8934ft,
wash and ream to bottom. Work junk basket on bottom. Mill on junk 9030ft to 9033ft,
work junk baskets. Flow check, pump slug and POOH.
Fluid Treatments Built high viscosity sweeps. Treated active with Caustic to maintain pH. Bled in BDF331
- GEM GP brine pre-mix to active to maintain appropriate concentrations. Bottoms up
mud pH 9.2. Sulphides 0.
Product Concentration :Conversion factor for ppb BDF 331and GEM GP to % v/v=0.285. Therefor, BDF 331=
3.39%, GEM GP = 1.76 %.
Note: KCL concentration of active system =27.0 ppb

Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to POOH to shoe. Flow check -static. Continue POOH. Rack BHA, B/O bit and
RCJB's. Pick up mud motor and run MWD. Make up Mill tooth bit. Instal probe and test
both. Run BHA change out Jars and Accelerator. RIH to casing shoe. Service TDS.
Continue RIH to 9000ft. Establish parameters and wash to bottom to 9033ft. Drill 12
1/4" hole from 9033ft to 9065ft. Circulate bottoms up at 9065ft.Continue to drill from
9065ft to 9080ft.
Fluid Treatments Added caustic to maintain pH at 9.5. Bled light mud into active system to control density
increase from slugs. Gas detector at bell nipple indicated presence of H2S (5-6 ppm)
sample at this time gave pH 9.4, sulphides 0.
Bottoms up mud (after resuming drilling) pH 9.1, sulphides 0.
Dumped Sand trap.
Barite required for 2.0 ppg system increase: 104MT
Product Concentration Conversion factor for ppb BDF 331 and GEM GP to % v/v=0.285. Therefore, BDF 331 =
3.2% and GEM GP = 1.76%.
Note: KCL concentration for active system is 25 ppb.

Activity Tripping
Rig Activity Continue to drill from 9080ft to 9106ft. Attempt various parameters to increase ROP.
Circulate bottoms up at 9106ft. Flow check, static. POOH from 9106ft to 4454ft at
casing shoe, hole slick. Flow check, static. POOH BHA and rack. Test BOP's.
Fluid Treatments Addition of PAC L to maintain filtration properties, Caustic Soda to maintain pH.
Product Concentration :Conversion factor for ppb BDF 331 to % v/v=0.273. Therefore BDF 331 = 3.0%
Note:KCL concentration of active system = 25ppb
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Completed BOP test. Made up PDC bit and RIH to 8964ft. Wash and ream to 9106ft.
Drill from 9106ft to 9116ft. Bed in bit. Continue to drill from 9116ft to 9144ft. Flow check
drilling break and circulate up sample. Continue to drill. Circulate up sample at 9172ft.
Continue to drill to 9235ft. Circulated up sample.

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Well: 20/7b-5

Fluid Treatments Ran desilter(under-flow 12.0 ppg) and bled in light mud to the active to control density
increase from slugs. Maintained pH with caustic additions.
Barite required for 2.0ppg system increase : 104 MT.

Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to drill 12.25" hole from 9235ft to 9640ft. Pump 30bbl caustic pill and circulate
out. Continue to drill from 9640ft to 9645ft. Flow check, circulate bottoms up, pump
slug. Commence POOH for bit change.
Fluid Treatments GGT-0 sulphides at 9516 ft . Pumped 30bbls 2ppb caustic/seawater in attempt to clear
suspected bit balling. Added DEXTRID to maintain filtration control properties. Added
Caustic soda for pH.
Barite required for 2.0ppg system increase : 105 MT.

Product Concentration : Conversion Factor for ppb BDF 331 to % v/v =0.273.
Therefore Concentration of BDF = 3.2%
Note:KCL concentration of active system = 24 ppb.
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to POOH to shoe. Flow check. Pull and rack BHA and break off bit. Service
bit. Changeout MWD and surface test same. RIH to shoe. Service TDS. Continue RIH
to 9575ft. Wash and ream to bottom from 9575ft to 9645ft. Drill 12.25" hole from 9575ft
to 9668ft. Back ream to 9550ft and wash to bottom. Pump 30bbl KCL brine /
BAROFIBRE pill and displace string, pump 30bbl HIgh Viscosity BARACARB pill and
circulate out. Continue to drill 12.25" hole from 9668ft to 9692ft.
Fluid Treatments Added 5 pb sacked potassium chloride to system to increase inhibition. Mixed KCl
brine/BARFIBRE (15 ppb Barofibre, 10 ppb Barofibre Coarse) and hi vis Baracarb(25
ppb) pills for bit -balling.
Added 0.35 ppb soda ash to treat increased Calcium ion concentration.
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue to drill 12 1/4" hole from 9692ft to 9845ft as per directional drillers instruction..
Fluid Treatments Treated active system with caustic to maintain pH and soda ash to decrease Ca2+
concentration. Built 290 bbls of new mud using remaining premix.
Bled light mud to active and ran desilter to control density.
Added 1% GEM GP.
Added 0.5ppb of PAC L to maintain filtration control.
Activity Drilling
Rig Activity Continue drill 12 1/4" hole from 9845ft to 9891ft. Change out swivel packing washpipe.
Continue drill from 9891ft to 10075ft. Circulate till shakers clean and boost riser. Flow
check and back ream out of hole from 10074ft to 8130ft. Circulate at 8130ft, circulate
25minutes past bottoms up due to heavy cuttings load. Run in hole 8130ft to 10010ft.
Took 20K at 9442ft, 10010ft. Wash and ream last stand.
Fluid Treatments Treated calcium contamination with Soda Ash.
Maintained pH with Caustic Soda.
Added a further 0.5% GEM GP to Active system.
Activity Wire Line logs

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Well: 20/7b-5

Rig Activity Wash and ream from 10010ft to 10074ft. Pumped 50bbl high vis. sweep and circulate
out at 10074ft. Flow check well 15 minutes, OK and backream to 8130ft. Circulate and
condition mud at 8130ft. Flow check well 15minutes, OK. Pumped slug, POOH to shoe
at 4544ft, Maximum drag at 10000. Circulate at shoe, booster pump riser, flow check
well 15minutes, OK. Pumped 25bbl slug, POOH. Flow check at BOP's, continue pull
BHA and rack same. Remove MWD probe and break of bit. Rig up wireline equipment.
RIH wireline, unable to pass 8200ft. POOH back to surface @ 2220ft. Reconfigure tool
string.
Fluid Treatments Build high viscosity pill. Build Slug volume.
Activity POOH
Rig Activity Pick up wireline tools and RIH run #2, tagged at 8200ft. Unable to work string through.
POOH and rig down Schlumberger wireline. Pick up 12 1/4" PDC bit and BHA and RIH
to 8190ft. Wash and ream to clear 8230ft. Circulate bottoms up. Continue RIH. Wash
ream tights spots as required at 9308ft, 9433ft, 9540ft, 10020ft. Wash and ream last
stand. Pump 80bbl high viscosity pill and circulate clean. Flow check, Attempt POOH,
40K overpull. Back ream to 9788ft and POOH to 9725ft. Circulate and work pipe from
9725ft to 9818ft. Pump and circulate 50bbl High viscosity pill..
MAKE NOTE OF HANG UP DEPTHS

Fluid Treatments Mixed 100 bbl viscous pills for sweeps.
Added 0.4% GEM GP and 1% BDF331 into active system to enhance inhibition.
Activity Logging
Rig Activity Circulate and condition Mud. Work pipe from 9725ft to 9818ft. Flow check. POOH to
8180ft. Backreamed from 8180ft to 6280ft. POOH to shoe @ 4544ft. Circulate bottoms
up at shoe, boost riser, flow check well. Pump slug, POOH. Rig up shlumberger
wireline, conduct wireline operations.
Fluid Treatments Back-loaded excess chemicals to the Monarch Bay.
Activity Cement Plugs
Rig Activity POOH wireline run #2. Rigged up 2 7/8" cement stinger. RIH to 9260ft. Circulate 1
tubing volume at 9260ft. Rig up cement hose and test same. Mix and pump cement for
pill from 9520 - 8650. POOH to 7700ft. Reverse circulate 1.5 x string volume. No sign of
cement. POOH, flow check at shoe. Rig up tubing equipment. Pull and rack stinger. Rig
up wireline equipment.
Fluid Treatments Towards end of reverse-circulating after first cement plug pumped,indications of slight
cement contamination with pH increased to 11.5.
Activity Plug back
Rig Activity Make up 13 3/8" cement retainer on setting tool. Set 13 3/8" retainer at 4440ft. Pick up
2 7/8" cement stinger. RIH. Tagged cement retainer at 4440ft. Circulate one tubing
volume. Rig up cement equipment. Pump 10 bbl freshwater spacer. Test lines. Pump
spacer. Mix and pump cement pill from 4440ft to 4100ft, displaced cement from drill
pipe. Rig down. POOH to 3195ft. Reverse circulate at 3200ft. Pump slug and POOH to
1650ft. Make up and retrieve wear bushing. POOH. Make up cutter assembly and RIH
for cut at 1787ft. Make up spear assembly and instal grapple. RIH and landout. Cut
casing (28spm, 500psi, 100rpm).
Fluid Treatments Build 100bbl High Viscosity sweep.
Back-loaded sacked chemicals on Monarch Bay.

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Well: 20/7b-5

Activity Plug back
Rig Activity Speared 13 3/8" and verified casing cut. Engaged 13 3/8" casing hanger and POOH.
Lay down 13 3/8" casing recovered. Rig up 2 3/8" tubing handling equipment and single
joint 2 3/8" tubing. TIH to 2270ft. Break circulation and pump 80bbl high viscosity pill
and displace string. POOH to 1805ft. Rig up for cement job 1805ft, pressure test, mix
and pump 100bbl cement plug from 1800ft to 1500ft. POOH to 870ft. Circulate and
POOH. Wait on Cement. RIh and tag cement at 1534ft. POOH.
Fluid Treatments Dumped and cleaned all pits.

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Table of Contents

Conclusions and Recommendations

Interval Material Consumption

Fluid Property Recap

Daily Operations Log

01 Seawater 4 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Net Well Cost Breakdown Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited

Cost Breakdown I Interval 01 Interval 02 Interval 03 Interval 04 Total

Fluids/Products : Drilling 10,161.14 69,773.70 107,149.23 187,084.07

Cost Breakdown II Interval 01 Interval 02 Interval 03 Interval 04 Total

Total Products Cost 941.16 10,161.14 37,036.57 107,327.26 155,466.13

Volumes Breakdown bbl Interval 01 Interval 02 Interval 03 Interval 04 Total

Total Base Fluids Additions 520.0 767.0 1,287.0

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Material Unit Size Quantity Total Cost

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

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Material Unit Size Quantity Total Cost

Solids Control/Waste Mgnt

Total Well Cost 243,694.04

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

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Products List Operator: EDC (Europe) Limited

Product Name Product Primary Function Packaging SG Unit Price

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

The negative points are as follows:

Interval Start Date Apr/19/2003 Planned Cost 0.00

Interval Products and Base Fluids Usage and Cost

Total Products and Base Fluids Cost 941.16

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Interval Start Date Apr/23/2003 Planned Cost 0.00

Interval Products and Base Fluids Usage and Cost

Total Products and Base Fluids Cost 10,161.14

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Interval Start Date Apr/26/2003 Planned Cost 0.00

Interval Products and Base Fluids Usage and Cost

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Total Products and Base Fluids Cost 39,844.58

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Interval Start Date May/05/2003 Planned Cost 0.00

Interval Products and Base Fluids Usage and Cost

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Total Products and Base Fluids Cost 111,469.06

United Kingdom Joppa 20/7b Baroid Limited

Variances from Mud Programme :

Drill 26" hole, run and cement 20 Casing

The 20 casing was run and cemented with out problems.

Variances from mud program

The two main variances from the mud programme are:

Product Unit 36 26 Actual Estimated Unit Cost Variance

Barite Mt 88.94 25 113.94 125 54.63

Calcium Chloride 25 kg 113 113 5.04 569.52

*Lead Engineer Day 8 2 10 440.00 4,400.00

Rheology and Hole Cleaning

Inhibition and MBT

Variances from mud program

The negative points are as follows:

Figure 1. Water based PDC cuttings

Mud Property Recap:

The programmed mud properties vs actual were as follows:

Property Min Max Unit Test Method Actual

Density 9.5 10.8 ppg Halliburton Balance 9.5-10.6 ppg

GEM 1 1 % v/v Refractometer 1