GeoPark Strikes Light Oil In Colombia
A test conducted with an electrical submersible pump in the Mirador formation at about 11,606 ft resulted in a production rate of about 1,100 barrels of oil per day of 30 degree API, GeoPark Ltd. said in a news release.
Lundin Strikes Oil At Luno II North Prospect
The well, drilled to a total depth of 2,305 m by the semisubmersible drilling rig Bredford Dolphin, encountered a gross oil column of 23 m in Jurassic/Triassic conglomeratic sandstones, Lundin said in a news release.
Ecopetrol’s Kronos-1 Well Hits Hydrocarbons In Caribbean
The Kronos-1 well, jointly owned with Anadarko, discovered hydrocarbons at 3,720m at the well in the Fuerte Sur Block, Reuters said. Colombia is Latin America’s fourth-biggest oil producer.
Frontier Oil, Gas Area Emerges In Lebanon
The neoBASIN study evaluated a 6,000-square mile area in Lebanon’s onshore northern half and in the transition zone along Mediterranean coast. Only seven wells have ever been drilled in Lebanon.
Bowleven Hits Hydrocarbons Onshore Cameroon
The well is the first in the company’s two-well exploration program in the Bomono permit area. The well, which was drilled to a total depth of 1,720 m, is being suspended as planned to enable future reentry, Bowleven said.
Statoil, Total Strike Gas, Condensate In North Sea
Statoil estimates the volumes in Julius to be between 15 and 75 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent, the company said in a news release.
Exxon’s Find Offshore Guyana Might Be Worth 12x Country’s GDP
The Guyana discovery would be on par with the combined size of a cluster of three reservoirs Exxon found in the Gulf of Mexico between 2009 and 2011, Bloomberg said.
Eni Discovers Gas At Western Abu Madi In Egypt
There could be 15Bcm of natural gas at 3,600m deep in Western Abu Madi, 120km northeast of Alexandria, where Eni holds 75% percent exploration rights through Egyptian subsidiary, Reuters said.
Wentworth Strikes Gas In Southern Tanzania
The well, drilled to a total depth of 2,788 m, is located about 800 m from the MB-2 and MB-3 wells in the Mnazi Bay gas field.
Lundin Confirms Oil, Gas Discovery At Barents Appraisal Site
Results confirmed the reservoir model and proved the presence of hydrocarbon columns and fluid contacts similar to those of the Alta discovery well, located 10 to 20 km northeast of Lundin Petroleum’s Gohta discovery in Barents Sea South, a news release said.