Namibia: No Hydrocarbons in Deepwater Offshore Marula Well

Totalenergies’ latest exploration well offshore Namibia was a dry hole.

The Deepsea Mira semisub drilled the Marula-1X well to 6 460m MD on Block 2913B in the Orange Basin.

The well was designed to target Albian-age sandstones within the Marula fan complex, 47km south of the Venus-1X well.

However, there were no hydrocarbons in the primary target. Following completion of drilling operations, the rig will be demobilised.

TotalEnergies’ partner Impact Oil and Gas chief executive Siraj Ahmed says:…