Latin America Drilling & Completion News

exploratory well on the Itaipu prospect in the Campos basin, offshore Brazil, has hit pay, according to operator Devon.

Formations tests on the Iara well (1-BRSA-618-RJS or 1-RJS-656) in the Santos basin pre-salt, offshore Brazil, have confirmed estimated recoverable volumes of 3 to 4 Bbbl of light oil and natural gas.

Well 1-OGX-2A-RJS in the Campos basin has hit pay, according to OGX.

Brazilian independent oil company OGX will spud its third well in the offshore BM-C-41 block in the Campos basin this month, company CFO Marcelo Torres said during a webcast.

Well 1-OGX-2A-RJS in BM-C-41 block in the shallow waters of southern part of the Campos basin has hit pay, according to operator OGX.

Falklands Oil & Gas Ltd. (FOGL) is looking to raise funds to cover its share of a series of wells planned next year off the Falkland Islands.

Brazilian independent OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações has found a second oil bearing interval at well 1-OGX-2A-RJS, in the BM-C-41 block of the Campos basin in shallow water.

The Wahoo No. 2 (also called Wahoo North) appraisal/exploration well in the Campos basin has encountered more than 90 ft (295 m) of high-quality net oil pay in the same pre-salt interval as the original Wahoo discovery, Anadarko says.

Well 1-OGX-2A-RJS in Campos basin block BM-C-41 has encountered oil in Upper Cretacious reservoirs, according to OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações (OGX).

Exploratory well 3-MA-32A in the Campos basin has hit 30-m (98-ft) thick reservoirs of good porosity and permeability, Petrobras reports.

Ultra deepwater may no longer be an impediment to managed pressure drilling (MPD) with the advent of new technology.

Keppel FELS has delivered the KFELS B class jackup rig Greatdrill Chitra to India’s Greatship Global Energy Services, 12 days ahead of schedule.

Operator Cardón IV S.A., a joint operating company formed by Eni and Repsol, has made a giant gas discovery with the Perla 1X well, offshore Venezuela.

BPZ Resources has begun drilling the 19D appraisal and development well on the Corvina field in block Z-1, offshore Peru.

The 1-OGX -1-RJS well in block BM-C-43, offshore Brazil, has hit pay, according to OGX.

Well 1-OGX-1-RJS in block BM-C-43 in the Campos basin has hit pay, according to OGX Petróleo e Gás.

Desire Petroleum has awarded Diamond Offshore Drilling (UK) a contract for a four-well drilling campaign in the North Falkland basin using the semisub Ocean Guardian.

Well 1-MRK-2A-SPS in block BM-S-29 offshore Brazil has hit pay, according to OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações (OGX).

Plans by Petrobras to build up to 28 new drilling rigs between 2013 and 2018 will be divided into phases with a call for bids as early as September, according to the Brazilian national oil company.

Repsol claims its Pearl discovery offshore Venezuela could be the country’s largest gas find to date, with reserves estimated at 7-8 tcf.

Desire Petroleum has signed a letter of intent with Diamond Offshore Drilling (UK) to use the semisub Ocean Guardian for a four-well drilling program in the North Falkland basin.

Petrobras has hit pay with well 1-BRSA-713-RJS (1-RJS-661) in the Campos basin.

Brazilian oil and gas operator OGX says it is ready to begin drilling offshore block BM-S-29 with its partner and operator Maersk.

Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. (CABGOC) has hit pay with the 79-3XST1 well in block 0 offshore Angola.