Upstream drilling news

Ecopetrol drilled 20 wells in 2019, with a 40% success rate.

The additional oil production was delivered through infill drilling projects carried out as part of an aggressive production enhancement programme.

Wintershall Dea Norge AS is in the process of concluding the drilling of appraisal well 6604/5-2 S, located about 113 km southwest of the Aasta Hansteen field.

The company is seeking to commence drilling operations in the Tilapia oilfield during April 2020.

The centre will train drilling and well control personnel in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, with the aim of boosting competence and safety.

Equinor has concluded that the project’s potential is not commercially competitive.

Rystad's analysis indicates a shortfall of 37 000 bpd when compared to Indonesia's official projections.

The company is also scheduled to begin appraisal drilling at West Newton B-1.

Well 7221/4-1 will be drilled from the West Bollsta drilling facility.

The Yumna 1 well was spudded on 26 December 2019 and is located in Block 50, 30 km offshore east Oman.