Upstream drilling news

The well targeted an extension of the Upper Jurassic Rogn Formation sandstone which forms the main reservoir of the producing Draugen field.

No liquid hydrocarbons were recovered from the initial exploration well, and Hilcorp and Otto have agreed that the low flow rates observed are not sufficient to economically justify the future costs of a fracture stimulation, facility and pipeline connection.

Cooper Energy and Beach Energy are conducting a appraisal programme in the Cooper Basin.

The drilling service provider demonstrated its quality management system met the strict criteria set out by API after being audited in October.

Sparrows Group has doubled the size of its operations in the United Arab Emirates after securing contracts worth in excess of £55 million in the past three months.

The company has expanded its teams in the Middle East and Mexico.

The Tambak-1 well is located approximately 4.5 km north of the Mako South-1 location and is designed to both appraise the extent of the Mako gas field as well to test the underlying Tambak prospect.

The discovery was the first well drilled in Kosmos’ infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) in offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Ashley Sherman, principal analyst, Caspian upstream reflects on Chevron's confirmed cost increases and delays.

Eric Lookofsky and Matt Miller, Newpark Drilling Fluids, USA, discuss how key facility investments have aided the development of drilling, completion and stimulation products.