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.