SOCO International PLC has spudded the Makouala Marine-1 exploratory well on the Marine XIV block off Congo (Brazzaville).
The target is a postsalt Sendji formation reservoir in a four-way dip closed structure. The ENSCO 5003 semisubmersible is to drill the well to 2,700 m below mean sea level.
Block interests are SOCO Exploration & Production Congo SA 29.4%, Lundin Petroleum AB and Raffia Oil each 21.55%, Soc. Nationale Petroles du Congo 15%, and PA Resources AB 12.5%. PA Resources costs are carried by the other license partners.
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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.