Shell Gabon reported a natural gas discovery offshore Gabon with 200 m of net pay in a presalt reservoir.
The Leopard-1 well was drilled on license BCD10 to a total vertical depth of 5,063 m in 2,110 m of water about 145 km offshore.
Shell operates the license with 75% participating interest. China National Offshore Oil Corp. Ltd. holds the remaining 25% interest, which it acquired from Shell in mid-2012 (OGJ Online, July 25, 2012).
The companies said they plan an appraisal program.
