Curtis Williams
OGJ Correspondent
PORT OF SPAIN, May 31 -- Talisman Energy Inc.'s local subsidiary has spudded a second well on the onshore Eastern Block in Trinidad and Tobago after its first well on the block failed to discover commercial hydrocarbons.
The Zaboca well found some Cretaceous oil sands at 17,000 ft. Talisman had trouble controlling the well, and drilling took about 6 months instead of the anticipated 3 months.
Talisman (Trinidad) Petroleum Ltd. currently is drilling the Shadon Bennie well with a target dept of 14,000 ft. The company is operator with 65% interest in the 108,000-acre block.
