168
39
th
Annual Report
In
Malaysia
, Petronas has reported two major gas discoveries
offshore Sarawak. The “Kuang North- 2” exploration well in block
“SK316” penetrated a 636 m gas column. The well was drilled to a
total depth of 3,223 m. Preliminary assessments indicated gas- in-
place for the field at about 2.3 trillion cubic feet.
The 2
nd
discovery “Tukau Timur Deep-1” well was drilled to a
depth of 4,830 m and discovered 12 gas- bearing reservoirs with total
net gas sand of 183 m. Preliminary assessments indicated the total
gas- in-place for field at about 2.1 trillion cubic feet. This is the first
completed high- pressure/ high- temperature well in Sarawak and is
also the deepest vertical well to be drilled by Petronas
i
.
Lundin Petroleum has also made a significant offshore gas
discovery at the “Tembakau-1” well in the PM307 block. Located 30
km to the west of the nearest oil and gas infrastructure, the well was
drilled to a total depth of 1,565 m in 67 m of water. The company did
not provide any reserves estimates
ii
.
In
Mexico
,andduringtheinaugurationofagas-processingcomplex,
Mexican President announced the discovery of a major onshore oil
field in Pozo Navegante in Tabasco state. He confirmed the discovery
of a 315 m column of light crude oil. The hydrocarbon formation is
located at a depth of 6,500 m and is estimated to contain between 50
and 500 million barrels of reserves, a major oil field and one of the
largest discoveries on the mainland in the past decade. It is Pemex’s
3
rd
major find in 2012, following 2 deepwater discoveries in the Gulf
of Mexico. The Mexican President announced on August 2012 that
Pemex has made a major oil discovery through the well “Trion 1”
which is located 39 km south of the border territory with the USA,
i
Offshore Magazine, 27/11/2012
ii
Offshore Technology, 22/11/2012
