India

Interlink Petroleum Ltd., Mumbai, declared a heavy oil discovery in an area previously thought of as being gas prone on the Baola block 40 km southwest of Ahmedabad in India's Gujarat state.

Oct. 22, 2010

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 22 -- Interlink Petroleum Ltd., Mumbai, declared a heavy oil discovery in an area previously thought of as being gas prone on the Baola block 40 km southwest of Ahmedabad in India's Gujarat state.

The Baola-8 well went to a TD of 1,009 m and encountered the target Middle Eocene oolite reservoir section of the Kalol formation at 904.5-928 m.

Several hydrocarbon-bearing sections were identified through mud log and electric log evaluation and geochemical evaluation of sidewall cores. Initial estimates indicate 9 m of net pay in 23.5 m of gross pay.

An early test at 909-911 m yielded 12° gravity oil to surface under natural flow at an unspecified rate. Further reservoir evaluation and a more extensive production test program is planned to reassess the zone and revisit other potential hydrocarbon-bearing zones of interest.