SOCO International has spudded the Mindou Marine-1 exploratory well on the Marine XI block off Congo-Brazzaville.
The ENSCO 5003 semisubmersible is to drill to 3,400 m below mean sea level targeting the presalt Toca carbonate reservoir in a combination structural-stratigraphic trap. The well is the first of a two to three-well program on the Marine XI and XIV blocks and will fulfill the Phase 2 drilling commitment on the XI block.
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Alan Petzet
Chief Editor Exploration
Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.