Offshore Senegal Exploratory Well Hits 101 m Of Gas Pay
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Kosmos Energy Ltd., based in Dallas, has announced results from exploration well #1-Guembeul in offshore Senegal's St. Louis Offshore Profun license area. The 5,245-m well hit 101 m of net gas pay in two excellent quality reservoirs, including 56 m in the Lower Cenomanian and 45 m in the underlying Albian. No water was reported. It was drilled in approximately 2,700 m of water. Based on the integration results from #1-Guembeul and nearby #1-Tortue, the Pmean gross resource estimate for the Tortue West structure has increased from 8 Tcf to 11 Tcf. The Pmean gross resource estimate for the Greater Tortue Complex has increased from 14 Tcf to 17 Tcf. Kosmos holds a 60% interest in #1-Guembeul, along with Timis Corp., 30%, and Petrosen, 10%.
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Kosmos Energy Ltd., based in Dallas, has announced results from exploration well #1-Guembeul in offshore Senegal's St. Louis Offshore Profun license area. The 5,245-m well hit 101 m of net gas pay in two excellent quality reservoirs, including 56 m in the Lower Cenomanian and 45 m in the underlying Albian. No water was reported. It was drilled in approximately 2,700 m of water. Based on the integration results from #1-Guembeul and nearby #1-Tortue, the Pmean gross resource estimate for the Tortue West structure has increased from 8 Tcf to 11 Tcf. The Pmean gross resource estimate for the Greater Tortue Complex has increased from 14 Tcf to 17 Tcf. Kosmos holds a 60% interest in #1-Guembeul, along with Timis Corp., 30%, and Petrosen, 10%.