Cretaceous light oil find off Liberia noncommercial
The Montserrado-1 exploratory well off Liberia is a noncommercial light oil discovery that established a working hydrocarbon system in the Liberian basin.
The Montserrado-1 exploratory well off Liberia is a noncommercial light oil discovery that established a working hydrocarbon system in the Liberian basin.
Operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Montserrado went to 5,400 m in the LB-15 block and encountered good-quality, water-bearing sands in the main objective. It intersected 8 m of hydrocarbon pay in a deeper secondary objective and recovered a sample of light oil.
Anadarko will plug the well and move the drillship to Sierra Leone to drill the Mercury-2 appraisal well and the Jupiter exploratory well on Block SL-07B-11.
Liberia Block LB-15 interests are Anadarko 47.5%, Repsol 27.5%, and Tullow Oil PLC 25%.
About the Author
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.
