Australian Gasfields Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy World Corporation, spudded Sheoak-2 on 26th April 2013 in ATP 549P S in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin in SW Queensland. A TD of 2401 mRT was reached on Saturday 11th May 2013. A successful straddle Drill Stem Test was completed over targeted Permian Toolachee Formation reservoir sands [...]
Marine-1 drilling rig is set to start drilling 12 wells in phase 20 of the South Pars gas field after completing its operations in the oil layer of the field, Managing-Director of the International Drilling Company Pourya Pornouri said. “The Marine-1 drilling rig should drill 12 wells in Phase 20 of South Pars in its [...]
Australia’s Beach Energy has released its monthly drilling report for April 2013. Operated Cooper Basin Unconventional Gas Program PEL 218 (Beach 100%) Dashwood-1, the sixth well in the current vertical exploration program in PEL 218 of up to eight wells, reached a total depth of 4,021 metres and wireline logs are currently being run prior [...]
AWE Limited reported that at 0600 hours yesterday, local East Java time (0900 hours Sydney), the Lengo-2 appraisal well was at a measured depth (MD) of 757m (2,485 ft), running in hole with a core assembly in preparation for cutting a second 27.5m (90 ft) of core in the primary objective Kujung 1 carbonate reservoir. [...]
At 06:00 WST on the 3rd of May, Proteus‐1 had reached its current total depth of 4740m in the 8‐ 1/2” hole section. Since the last update the 12‐1/2” hole section was completed with the 9‐5/8” liner being run and cemented to 4168mpriorto drilling ahead in the 8‐1/2” hole section. The Transocean Legend semi‐submersible rig [...]
An estimated $65.5 billion was invested drilling an estimated 10,173 U.S. shale oil and natural gas wells in 2011, according to API’s 2011 Joint Association Survey on Drilling Costs. The investment number represents an 87.6 percent increase in shale drilling expenditures from 2010 levels and more than half of an estimated $124.8 billion spent on [...]
Santos has committed to a $100 million drilling and appraisal program over the next 12 months in the onshore Mereenie field in the Northern Territory. The Mereenie appraisal and development drilling program will target oil while also evaluating natural gas resources. If successful, Santos will consider a further drilling program. Santos has operated Mereenie, 250 [...]
The Directors of Armour Energy Limited announced that the Company has now formally mobilized the drilling contractor in preparation for commencement of the planned 2013 exploration program in North Queensland and the Northern Territory. The Contractor will supply the services of their highly experienced drilling crews and management team along with a Schramm TX130XD drill [...]
At 06:00 WST on the 19th of April, Proteus-1 was drilling ahead in the 12-1/2” hole section at a depth of 4166mRT. Since the last update the 12-1/2” hole section has been drilled from 2913m to its current depth. The Transocean Legend semi-submersible rig is drilling the exploration well, which is operated by ConocoPhillips. ConocoPhillips [...]
Iran started drilling four wells at the offshore section of the phase 1 of the South Pars gas field, IRNA quoted National Iranian Drilling Company official Mohammadreza Takaidi as saying. South Pars Oil and Gas Company will drill the wells within 280 days, he noted. The managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company Mousa [...]
