Equinor has discovered oil and gas about 4 km west of the Fram field in the North Sea. The target for wildcat well 35/11-26 S was to prove petroleum in sandstone in the Heather Formation from the Late Jurassic and the Brent Group from the Middle Jurassic, as well as to investigate reservoir properties in the Cook Formation from the Early Jurassic. Well 35/11-26 S encountered a 7-m gas column and a 26-m oil column in the Heather Formation, in sandstone layers totalling 33 m with moderate-to-good reservoir quality. Oil and gas were also proven in shallower intra-Heather sandstones. The discovery is estimated between 1.5 and 5.5 million Sm3 of recoverable oil equivalent.
Cheiron has discovered oil in the Geisum and Tawila West Concession in the Gulf of Suez. The well encountered 165 ft of good quality vertical net pay in the Pre-Miocene Nubia formation. As result of the drilling campaign, gross oil production from the concession has reached 23,000 bopd, compared to 4000 bopd before.
Sinopec has confirmed a 30.55-billion m3 natural gas discovery in phase-I of its Bazhong gas field in northeast Sichuan, China. The sandstone gas reserve with a burial depth of over 4500 m is defined as an ultra-deep, tight sandstone gas reservoir, and the burial depth of the Bazhong gas field ranges from 4550 to 5225 m. Sinopec has developed three types of reservoir and permeability development models to clarify natural gas enrichment and high-yield production models and established reservoir prediction technique sequences.
Petronas has made six oil and gas discoveries in five blocks off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia. The Gedombak well in Block SK306 and the Mirdanga well in Block SK411 (in the Balingian province), the Sinsing well in Block SK313, the Machinchang and Pangkin wells in Block SK301B, and the Kalung Emas well in Block SK315 (in the West Luconia province) exhibit low levels of contaminants, said Petronas.
Wellesley Petroleum has made a gas condensate and light oil discovery in the Norwegian North Sea. Drilling took place in licence PL1148 (Wellesley 50%, DNO 30%, Equinor 10%, AkerBP 10%) targeting the Carmen prospect. Well 35/10-10 S encountered a 210 m gas-condensate column in the Ness, Etive and Oseberg formations, 90 m of which is in sandstone layers with poor to good permeability. A 70 m gas-condensate column was encountered in the Cook Formation, 23 m of which is sandstone with poor permeability. A 13 m light oil column was also found in sandstones in the Early Jurassic Amundsen Formation. Well 35/10-10 A encountered a 240 m gas and volatile oil column in the Ness, Etive, Oseberg and Cook formations, 50 m of which is in sandstone layers with generally poor permeability. The well also encountered water-filled sandstone of good reservoir quality in the Cook Fm.
Melbana Energy has encountered strong oil and gas shows in the Almeda-2 appraisal well onshore Cuba. Drilling of Alameda-2 is proceeding ahead of plan with good oil shows, including oil in the mud, and elevated gas readings encountered within the reservoir interval through this drilled section between 700 and 1110 mMD.
Equinor has discovered oil and gas about 4 km west of the Fram field in the North Sea. The target for wildcat well 35/11-26 S was to prove petroleum in sandstone in the Heather Formation from the Late Jurassic and the Brent Group from the Middle Jurassic, as well as to investigate reservoir properties in the Cook Formation from the Early Jurassic. Well 35/11-26 S encountered a 7-m gas column and a 26-m oil column in the Heather Formation, in sandstone layers totalling 33 m with moderate-to-good reservoir quality. Oil and gas were also proven in shallower intra-Heather sandstones. The discovery is estimated between 1.5 and 5.5 million Sm3 of recoverable oil equivalent.
Cheiron has discovered oil in the Geisum and Tawila West Concession in the Gulf of Suez. The well encountered 165 ft of good quality vertical net pay in the Pre-Miocene Nubia formation. As result of the drilling campaign, gross oil production from the concession has reached 23,000 bopd, compared to 4000 bopd before.
Sinopec has confirmed a 30.55-billion m3 natural gas discovery in phase-I of its Bazhong gas field in northeast Sichuan, China. The sandstone gas reserve with a burial depth of over 4500 m is defined as an ultra-deep, tight sandstone gas reservoir, and the burial depth of the Bazhong gas field ranges from 4550 to 5225 m. Sinopec has developed three types of reservoir and permeability development models to clarify natural gas enrichment and high-yield production models and established reservoir prediction technique sequences.
Petronas has made six oil and gas discoveries in five blocks off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia. The Gedombak well in Block SK306 and the Mirdanga well in Block SK411 (in the Balingian province), the Sinsing well in Block SK313, the Machinchang and Pangkin wells in Block SK301B, and the Kalung Emas well in Block SK315 (in the West Luconia province) exhibit low levels of contaminants, said Petronas.
Wellesley Petroleum has made a gas condensate and light oil discovery in the Norwegian North Sea. Drilling took place in licence PL1148 (Wellesley 50%, DNO 30%, Equinor 10%, AkerBP 10%) targeting the Carmen prospect. Well 35/10-10 S encountered a 210 m gas-condensate column in the Ness, Etive and Oseberg formations, 90 m of which is in sandstone layers with poor to good permeability. A 70 m gas-condensate column was encountered in the Cook Formation, 23 m of which is sandstone with poor permeability. A 13 m light oil column was also found in sandstones in the Early Jurassic Amundsen Formation. Well 35/10-10 A encountered a 240 m gas and volatile oil column in the Ness, Etive, Oseberg and Cook formations, 50 m of which is in sandstone layers with generally poor permeability. The well also encountered water-filled sandstone of good reservoir quality in the Cook Fm.
Melbana Energy has encountered strong oil and gas shows in the Almeda-2 appraisal well onshore Cuba. Drilling of Alameda-2 is proceeding ahead of plan with good oil shows, including oil in the mud, and elevated gas readings encountered within the reservoir interval through this drilled section between 700 and 1110 mMD.
