Talos Announces Results From Block 7 Offshore Mexico Appraisal Wells
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Mexico
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Results from the first of three appraisal wells have been announced by Talos Energy on the Zama appraisal in Block 7 offshore Mexico. The #2-Zama was drilled in a downdip location to the north of discovery well #1-Zama to confirm the geological model and define the oil-water contact. According to the company, the well hit the top of the Zama reservoir at approximately 10,759 ft. A contiguous Zama sandstone interval of 1,676 ft was found and is thicker than at #1-Zama. The well also encountered several other thick, wet sands of similar age directly beneath the main Zama horizon for an aggregate total of approximately 2,350 ft of high-quality, Upper Miocene sands. The pressure data also indicates that this northern section of the reservoir is connected to #1-Zama. A vertical sidetrack is planned at #2-Zama with an updip vertical penetration in the reservoir. It will be cored and a drillstem test is planned. The second appraisal well, #3-Zama, will be drilled to the south of the original discovery well and will help delineate the reservoir continuity and quality in the southern part of the field. Houston-based Talos is the operator of Block 7 in a consortium with its partners Sierra Oil and Gas and Premier Oil.
Results from the first of three appraisal wells have been announced by Talos Energy on the Zama appraisal in Block 7 offshore Mexico. The #2-Zama was drilled in a downdip location to the north of discovery well #1-Zama to confirm the geological model and define the oil-water contact. According to the company, the well hit the top of the Zama reservoir at approximately 10,759 ft. A contiguous Zama sandstone interval of 1,676 ft was found and is thicker than at #1-Zama. The well also encountered several other thick, wet sands of similar age directly beneath the main Zama horizon for an aggregate total of approximately 2,350 ft of high-quality, Upper Miocene sands. The pressure data also indicates that this northern section of the reservoir is connected to #1-Zama. A vertical sidetrack is planned at #2-Zama with an updip vertical penetration in the reservoir. It will be cored and a drillstem test is planned. The second appraisal well, #3-Zama, will be drilled to the south of the original discovery well and will help delineate the reservoir continuity and quality in the southern part of the field. Houston-based Talos is the operator of Block 7 in a consortium with its partners Sierra Oil and Gas and Premier Oil.