Colombia: Llanos wildcat spuds on El Eden block

Sept. 10, 2012
Colombia’s Cepcolsa has spudded the La Casona-1 wildcat on the El Eden block in the Llanos basin of Colombia.

Colombia’s Cepcolsa has spudded the La Casona-1 wildcat on the El Eden block in the Llanos basin of Colombia.

The well targets the Mirador, Une, and Gacheta formations that produce in nearby fields.

Parex Resources Colombia Ltd. will pay the first 65% of the dry hole cost and has applied to become block operator. Petroamerica Oil Corp., Calgary, has a 40% participating interest in the La Casona-1 well, of which 15% is still pending ANH approval.