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Genel Finds Oil-bearing Reservoirs On North Side Of Taq Taq Field
Genel said the well, which was drilled to a measured depth of 3,100 m (10,171 ft), encountered good quality oil bearing Cretaceous Shiranish and Kometan reservoirs.
Pemex Makes Mexico’s Biggest Onshore Oil Find In 15 Years
Pena Nieto said Pemex made the discovery by drilling its onshore Ixachi well in the municipality of Cosamaloapan, and the overall field is believed to hold some 350 million barrels of proven, probable and possible reserves.
SDX Energy Strikes Gas In Morocco
Drilled to a total depth of 1,830 m (6,004 ft), the well hit 20 m (66 ft) of net conventional natural gas pay in the Guebbas and Hoot formations over four intervals, SDX said in a news release.
Statoil Makes Discovery, Says Two UK Exploration Wells Disappoint
Statoil’s exploration campaign off Britain yielded one discovery, one dry well and one non-commercial discovery this year, the company said Oct. 9.
ExxonMobil, Partners Make Fifth Discovery Offshore Guyana
Drilled about 50 km (30 miles) from the play-opening Liza, ExxonMobil said the Turbot-1 well hit 23 m (75 ft) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone.
Eni Upgrades Resource Potential Offshore Mexico
Drilled 10 km (6 miles) from the Amoca discovery in a water depth of 33 m (108 ft), the well’s data indicate a single 280-m (919-ft) thick oil column, said Eni, which estimates the oil gravity at between 28 degree and 30 degree API. The well reached a final depth of 3,430 m (11,253 ft).
GeoPark Discovers Oil At Curucucu Field In Colombia
A production test conducted with an electric submersible pump in the Guadalupe Formation resulted in a production rate of about 1,700 barrels of oil per day.
Petrobras Makes Presalt Oil Find In Marlim Sul Field
Located about 115 km (71 miles) offshore Brazil’s Rio de Janiero state, the Poraquê Alto well was drilled to a final depth of 4,568 m (14,987 ft) with a water depth of 1,107 m (3,632 ft), Petrobras said in a news release.
GeoPark, Wintershall Hit Oil In Argentina
Drilled to a total depth of 1,676 m (5,500 ft), the Rio Grande Oeste 1 exploration well identified 15 potential reservoir sands with a potential net pay of 122 m (400 ft), GeoPark said in an Aug. 10 news release.
Cairn Hits More Pay Offshore Senegal
Drilled to a total depth of 2,837 m (9,308 ft), the well hit a 24-m (79-ft) gross hydrocarbon column across three intervals, about 11 m (36 ft) net of condensate and gas in the primary objective and about 4 m (13 ft) net of oil in the deeper secondary objective, the company said.