London-listed Circle Oil has kicked off its latest drilling campaign in Morocco which will see it spud several wells across two permits.

It started the campaign with the spudding of the SAH-W1 well in the Sebou permit where it plans to drill three wells which will be followed by its first drilling campaign in the Lalla Mimouna permit.

The SAH-W1 well is targeting a dipping three way fault bounded sand lens and will be drilled to a total depth of 1225 metres, with primary targets in the Guebbas formation.

Circle has estimated the targets in the well could hold 2.8 billion cubic feet of gas initially in place.

In all, the company plans to drill 12 separate targets in its current campaign across the two permits which it estimates could hold a combined 25 Bcf of gas initially in place.

Circle holds a 75% interest in the Sebou and Lalla Mimouna permits, with Morocco’s Office Nationale de Hydrocarbures et des Mines holding the remaining 25% interest.