Endeavour Announces the Mobilization of the Transocean Prospect to
the Rochelle Field
HOUSTON, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Endeavour
International Corporation (NYSE: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced
that the Transocean Prospect semi-submersible drilling rig has been
mobilized to the Rochelle field to complete the drilling of the
East Rochelle development well in the U.K. Central North
Sea.
After a short mobilization period, anchoring and set up process,
the rig will commence final drilling and completion of the
development well. Drilling of the East Rochelle development well
was suspended in November 2012 to
allow for the completion of the subsea installation. The
following infrastructure items have been accomplished:
- The Rochelle drill center manifolds have all been installed and
piled to the seabed.
- A sub-sea isolation valve has also been installed within the
Scott 500 meter safety zone.
- The 38 kilometre Rochelle pipeline system (East and West) has
been installed, trenched, backfilled and rock dumped.
- The East and West pipeline system was successfully de-watered
with nitrogen back to the Scott platform and is now ready to accept
first hydrocarbons once the final drilling, well tie-in and
pre-commissioning operations are completed.
- All subsea hydraulic, electric and chemical injection umbilical
tie-ins have been completed. The umbilical has also been connected
to the Scott topsides umbilical termination unit and all lines have
been successfully tested point to point.
"The decision at the end of last year to suspend the first well
due to the inability to perform simultaneous pipe-lay and
development drilling operations has facilitated a critical aspect
of the development, the subsea infrastructure, to be completed,"
said William L. Transier, chairman,
chief executive officer and president. "Once the remaining
section of the well is drilled and the well is tied in, we will be
in a position to start production of hydrocarbons from East
Rochelle."
Endeavour is the operator of the Rochelle development project
and holds a 44% ownership interest in the Rochelle development
which is comprised of Blocks 15/26b, 15/26c and 15/27.
Endeavour International Corporation is an international oil
and gas exploration and production company focused on the
acquisition, exploration and development of energy reserves in the
North Sea and United States. For more information, visit
www.endeavourcorp.com.
Certain statements in this news release should be regarded as
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the securities
laws. These statements speak only of as of the date made. Such
statements are subject to assumptions, risk and uncertainty. Actual
results or events may vary materially.