Colombia: Putumayo exploratory well to test Neme

C&C Energia Ltd., Calgary, plans to run 7-in. production casing to total depth to test the Neme formation in the Cachalote-1ST well on the 114,875-acre Andaquies exploration and production contract in the northern Putumayo basin in Colombia.

Alan Petzet

Jan. 18, 2012

C&C Energia Ltd., Calgary, plans to run 7-in. production casing to total depth to test the Neme formation in the Cachalote-1^ST well on the 114,875-acre Andaquies exploration and production contract in the northern Putumayo basin in Colombia.

Cachalote, the first exploratory well on the block, went to a total depth of 6,133 measured depth, 5,970 ft true vertical depth, and the test interval is at 5,640-766 ft (OGJ Online, Nov. 21, 2011). C&C Energia is operator with 64% working interest, and Canacol Energy Ltd., Calgary, has 36%.

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.