Eighth Offshore Guyana Discovery Hits 78 m Of Oil-bearing Sandstone

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Guyana

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Well Name
#1-Longtail
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Houston-based ExxonMobil Corp. announced an eighth oil discovery in offshore Guyana Stabroek Block at exploration well #1-Longtail. The well was drilled to 5,504 m and encountered approximately 78 m of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone in a reservoir. Area water depth is 1,940 m. The #1-Longtail discovery is near #1-Turbot, southeast of Liza Field. Additional testing is planned. According to the company, the combined estimated recoverable resources of Turbot and Longtail will exceed 500 MMboe.