Upstream drilling news

Located in close proximity to the major industrial hubs on the US East Coast, Marcellus and Utica shale plays in the Appalachian basin have witnessed steady natural gas production growth over the last five-six years.

Recoverable resources are estimated at 22 million bbl of oil.

The technology from Drilling Systems mirrors the environment of a working onshore rig, enabling the simulation of various operational scenarios in a controlled atmosphere, including stuck-pipe and well-control incidents.

The energy-saving marine compressed air system is to be delivered for a mid-water semi-submersible drilling rig.

GulfSlope Energy will retain and deploy a supra salt evaluation team consisting of three geoscientists and a manager to identify, evaluate and recommend targets for lease acquisition, farm-in and drilling.

The contracts are for a two-well project in Block 10 and 29 in the Gulf of Mexico.

The reference well used was the Cambo Well in the UK, which was drilled by Siccar Point Energy in 2018.

The discovery is estimated at 2 trillion ft3, making this the 7th largest global discovery of the year.

The drilling result at Lang Lebah-1RDR2 is the Thai national oil company’s largest ever discovery.

Drilling and testing at Bainet West are expected to take 15 - 20 days to complete.