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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Shell and its partner on the BCD-10 License offshore Gabon, CNOOC, hit gas with the drilling of their latest well. The Leopard-1 well encountered a substantial gas column with around 200 meters net gas pay in a pre-salt reservoir.
The well was drilled in water 2,110 meters deep to a total vertical depth of 5,063 meters. Shell said that the partners are planning to undertake an appraisal program to further determine the resource volumes.
“Shell has been exploring in Gabon for over 50 years. This latest deep water discovery is a testament to the innovation of our explorers in pursuing new plays, and application of our global sub-surface expertise,” said Andy Brown, Shell Upstream International Director. “We are proud to be sharing this success with CNOOC Limited, our partner in the license.”
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