Area Drilling

Publication

Emerging Resources in the Greater Green River Basin: Upper Cretaceous Gas Atlas, published by Gas Research Institute, available from Barbara Luneau, GeoQuest, Denver, 303/985-9900. CD-ROM, $125.

This interactive atlas enables any user with a personal computer to select and view data on geology, engineering, production, completion, stimulation, and land use in the Green River basin.

It has data on Upper Cretaceous Lance, Lewis, Almond, Mesaverde, and Frontier plays.

Argentina

Mobil Corp.'s Argentina affiliate acquired from BHP Petroleum a 28% interest in Sierra Chata gas field in the Chihuidos Block in the Neuquen basin.

Consideration included cash and interests in Gulf of Mexico blocks including Ewing Bank 990/946 and Green Canyon blocks 58, 60, 152, and 153.

Gas sales, now averaging 150 MMcfd, began in April 1995 from Sierra Chata, discovered in 1993. Block ownership includes Monument Exploracion Ltd. 20%, Sociedad Internacional Petrolera SA and Petrolera Santa Fe each 15%, Gassur SA 10%, Santa Fe Energy Co. of Argentina 5%, and Cia. General de Combustibles SA 3.5%.

Brunei

Elf Petroleum Asia BV drillstem tested the fifth well in Maharaja Lela gas/condensate field on PMA Block B off Brunei.

The first of three planned drillstem tests at the ML3 well flowed gas at the rate of 29.1 MMcfd on a 3/4 in. choke with 44 b/d of condensate with 2,314 psi FTP from J1 sands at 3,713.75-3,720.75 m and 3,723-75-3,753.75 m.

Interests are Elf 37.5%, Fletcher Challenge Petroleum Borneo 35%, and Jasra International Petroleum Snd. Bhd. and other Bruneian interests 27.5%.

Elf's second discovery on the block, 1 Jamalulalam, flowed 6,000 b/d of oil, 1,730 b/d of condensate, and 63.5 MMcfd of gas from six zones (OGJ, Apr. 22, 1991, p. 48).

Grenada

RSM Production Corp., Denver, was preparing to explore a 4.75 million acre tract in Grenada territorial waters under an agreement with the government of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique.

The area is in the Caribbean Sea north of Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela's Gulf of Paria. REM is an affiliate of Grynberg Production Corp., Denver.

Malaysia-Viet Nam

An International Petroleum Corp. group completed the Bunga Kekwa A2 well on Block PM3 in the Malaysia/ Viet Nam commercial ar- rangement area.

The third of five appraisal wells, it penetrated the main reservoirs at a 33° angle and flowed 1,546 b/d of 38° gravity oil and 1.02 MMcfd of gas from two zones at 6,475-6,830 ft. The other two appraisal wells are to be drilled this year. Phase 1 production is to start around July 1, 1997. Phase 2 production consisting of 50,000 b/d of oil and 250 MMcfd of sales gas from Bunga Kekwa, Bunga Raya, Bunga Orkid, and Bunga Pakma fields, is to start by yearend 1999.

Interests are Petronas Carigali 46.06%, IPC 26.44%, Sands Petroleum AB 15%, and PetroVietnam E&P 12.5%.

Trinidad & Tobago

Mora Oil Ventures Ltd., La Romain, Trinidad, plans to expand development of Mora oil field and over the longer term to fully explore the 5,034 acre Mora Block off Trinidad's east coast.

The Mora platform has produced 225,000 bbl in its first 19 months of operation from an undisclosed zone.

Mora, the first local independent to venture offshore, hopes to increase production to more than 2,500 b/d of oil by yearend 1998 by sidetracking an existing well and drilling two additional horizontal wells, says Dr. Krishna Persad.

Alberta

Canadian 88 Energy Corp., Calgary, plans to spend $20 million by yearend to drill, complete, and hook up at least 20 deep gas wells in the Alberta foothills.

The company plans to employ 2D and 3D seismic and horizontal drilling to exploit Devonian and Mississippian reservoirs. The first well, at 8-10-29-3w5, is projected to 3,750 m or Beaverhill Lake (Swan Hills). A Leduc well at Chedderville near Caroline is to go to 3,600 m.

The company plans three 100% owned horizontal wells to Mississippian in the Olds Gas Unit No. 1 at Natook, Alta., costing $1.25 million well. The first, in 4-32-33-1w5, is to have a 930 m leg at 3,250 m. The company spudded the first of three Wabamun horizontal gas wells on the Olds unit, where it has completed two horizontal wells and could drill as many as 20 overall.

Louisiana

Goodrich Oil Corp., Houston, tested an exploratory well in South Pecan Lake field of Cameron Parish from three zones with six other zones behind pipe.

The 1-5 Miami Corp. well flowed 154 b/d of oil on a 9/64 in. choke with 1,510 psi FTP from 10,560-565 ft, 1.6 MMcfd of gas and 24 b/d of condensate on a 12/64 in. choke with 2,825 psi FTP from 9,434-41 ft, and 2.1 MMcfd of gas and 38 b/d of condensate on a 15/64 in. choke with 2,780 psi FTP from 7,858-68 ft.

Goodrich's 2 Willamette Industries Inc., an exploratory well in South Sibley field, Webster Parish, flowed 800 Mcfd of gas and 1.6 b/d of condensate with 310 psi FTP from an undisclosed zone.

North Dakota

Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. and Conoco Inc. began a joint venture exploration program aimed at oil in four Mississippian age formations in Mountrail and McLean counties. The program involves 161,280 gross acres in seven townships with Gulf holding a 60% interest and Conoco 40%. The companies plan an initial well when 3D seismic is completed in four townships.

The companies will alternate as operator. Conoco will operate the first well. A Gulf unit, GCRL Energy Ltd., holds 380,000 net acres in North Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.

Texas

West

Aegis Energy Inc., Houston, plans to aggressively develop Matthews oil and gas field in the Delaware basin, where an affiliate has acquired a majority interest and taken over operations.

The company said the 17 well field, discovered in 1984 in Reeves County, contains sizable proved oil reserves and significant additional potential.