Pemex has new deepwater GoM gas discovery

Offshore staff

MEXICO CITY –Pemex has confirmed the production potential of the offshore Gulf of Mexico deepwater Catemaco Fold Belt with the drilling of the Kunah 1 well. The new 3P gas reserves are between 1.5 and 2 tcf and includes some liquids.

Kunah 1 is 125 km (78 mi) northeast of Veracruz in 2,157 m (7,077 ft) water depth and was drilled by theCentennial semisubmersible rig. The well tested at 34 MMcf/d of gas and 100 b/d of liquids.

This well joins previous discoveries by Pemex in wells Lakach 1 and Piklis 1.

7/05/2012