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Significant Discoveries in 2004*

 

Search and Discovery Article #10079 (2005)

Posted March  25, 2005

 

*Adapted from article entitled “Significant Discoveries Marked '04” published in AAPG Explorer, January, 2005.

 

Introduction 

Although 2004 may not have been a year for elephant discoveries, a number of important wildcats were added to the world's reserve inventory potentials.

 

Below is a notation, with commentary, of some of those significant finds, as reported by the IHS Global E&P Reporting Service (www.ihsenergy.com), whose editors cover E&P activity in more than 200 countries. The accompanying map (Figure 1) shows the countries with the discoveries summarized herein. A more complete list, provided in Tables 1-9, is also on the EXPLORER website at www.aapg.org.

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uIntroduction

uFigure/Table captions

uCent. & So. Africa

  uAngola

  uGabon

  uNigeria

uSaharan Africa

  uAlgeria

  uEgypt

  uLibya

  uMauritania

  uTunisia

uAustralasia

  uAustralia

  uNew Zealand

uEurope

  uFrance

  uPoland

uFar East

  uBangladesh

  uChina

  uIndia

  uIndonesia

  uVietnam

uLatin America

  uColombia

  uCuba

  uMexico

  uVenezuela

uMiddle East

  uSaudi Arabia

  uKuwait

uNorth America

  uGulf of Mexico

  uUtah

uRussia

uReference

 

 

 

 

Figure and Table Captions

 

Central and Southern Africa (Table 1)

Angola (Table 1) 

Four deepwater discoveries in the Congo Fan included Total's Canela 1, testing 6800 barrels of oil a day, and ChevronTexaco's KX2 flowing at 5000 bod.

 

Offshore Gabon (Table 1) 

Vaalco's Avouma 1 on the shelf of the Lower Congo Basin flowed 6600 bod.

 

Nigeria (Table 1) 

Total's Preowei 1B in the deepwater Niger Delta area is potentially significant, as Total has already indicated a desire to develop the find even though the first appraisal well has yet to be drilled.

 

Saharan Africa (Table 2)

Algeria (Table 2) 

First Calgary's Ledjmet South 1 wildcat weighed in with a 13,515 bod and 30.9 mmcfgd winner in the onshore Berkine Basin. Sonatrach hit big with its find in the Hassi Messaoud Basin, there testing 4445 bod with 4.3 mmcfgd, and with the BKP2 in the Oued Mya Basin, at 3072 bod and 21 mmcfgd.

 

Egypt (Table 2) 

Twenty-seven discoveries were reported, including Suco's 3000 bod find in the Gulf of Suez, Sipetrol's 3250 bod wildcat and Shell's Shieba 18-3 testing at 1600 bod with gas -- both in the onshore Abu Gharadig Basin.

 

Libya (Table 2) 

Six discoveries were reported, including Repsol's find in the Murzuk Basin testing 1350 bod.

 

Mauritania (Table 2) 

The offshore again has hosted a number of exploratory wells, and Dana's Pelican 1 is arguably the best. The operator confirmed in-place reserves of 1.03 tcf, with technically recoverable reserves in the range 600-800 bcf together with 10-13 mmb of associated liquids. However, as the base of the hydrocarbon-bearing interval was not encountered, these figures could be revised upwards.

 

Tunisia (Table 2) 

ENI tested two discoveries in the Ghadames Basin, one testing 6200 bod, with 14.3 mmcfgd, and the other at 3600 bod.

 

Australasia (Table 3)

Australia (Table 3) 

ChevronTexaco's Wheatstone 1 exploration well in the North Carnarvon Basin is viewed as a multi tcf gas find that is likely to be tied into Gorgon, or maybe even the Northwest Shelf. The well encountered 53.34m of net gas sands in the objective: Jurassic Tithonian and Triassic Mungaroo sands, in which a production test flowed 54 mmcfd of gas. 

Also worthy of note is that BHP-Billiton made a number of oil discoveries (Eskdale, Harrison, and Stickle) that have opened a medium-sized oil province in the offshore Carnarvon Basin.

 

New Zealand (Table 3) 

The Amokura 1 and Pateke 2 discoveries, drilled by NZOP, were found to be in the same field. They represent the first oil discovery in New Zealand in a number of years.

 

Europe (Table 4)

France (Table 4) 

At a country level, Les Mimosa 1GD is considered as outstanding, as it is one of several prospects to have been identified and most of the Lege permit, in which it lies, is now open for bidding. 

An Aquitaine Basin discovery by ExxonMobil flowed 1600 bod.

 

Poland (Table 4) 

PGNG's Zaniemysl 3 in the Fore-Sudetic Monocline flowed 2.5 mmcfgd, and Cierpisz2 in the Outer Carpathian Foredeep tested at 26.9 mmcfgd.

 

Far East (Table 5)

Bangladesh (Table 5) 

Bangora 1, operated by Tullow, is a potentially huge, significant discovery that encountered a number of gas-bearing intervals between 2580-3285 meters. Three lowermost intervals were tested flowing a combined 120 mmcfgd, with the shallower units to be tested at a later date. The company has now tested gas at either end of a 400-kilometer-long anticlinal trend, and an accelerated appraisal program is planned.

 

China (Table 5) 

Although no reserves have been assigned, Laopunan 1 has been proclaimed by PetroChina as its largest and most significant discovery in 2004, testing at 4400 bod and 5.6 mmcfgd. It is located in around three meters of water and was drilled on the Nanpu 2 structure in the southern part of the Nanpu Sag, Bohai Gulf Basin. 

PetroChina also struck with five discoveries in the Tarim Basin, including the Yugi 4, testing at 944 bod and 1.8 mmcfgd, and the Lungu 39, flowing at 355 bod and 41.3 mmcfgd.

 

India (Table 5) 

For the second year, India's offshore has been a key exploration area. In 2004 it is the Reliance wells on the Dhirubhai structure in the NEC-OSN-97/2 block that are regarded as most significant, as these have shown the shallow water area of the Mahanadi Basin to hold significant amounts of gas. Reliance reported a total of seven discoveries in three offshore basins.

 

Indonesia (Table 5) 

The Jeruk 1, a big oil discovery made by Santos with likely minimum reserves of 170 mmboe contained in the Kujung Formation in the offshore East Java Basin, has been successfully appraised. Eni completed Aster-1 as an important new field discovery. Although untested, this well opens the potential for a new deepwater play in the Tarakan Basin and has high-graded an area where the median line is disputed.

 

Vietnam (Table 5) 

The 09-R 23X well is understood to have flowed about 1100 bod of 35-degree API crude and is claimed by the operator to be the first basement oil discovery in the southern part of Block 09 in the offshore Cuu Long offshore basin.

 

Latin America (Table 6)

Colombia (Table 6) 

Perenco's Jordon Este 1 flowed 1877 bod in the Llanos-Barinas Basin.

 

Cuba (Table 6) 

 Although considered non-commercial, Repsol YPF's Yamagua 1 is an important well in that it is the first to be drilled in Cuba's deep water, and also because light oil was found. The structure is subject to further seismic evaluation, and at least two more wells are being considered.

 

Mexico (Table 6) 

Among the 21 discoveries reported by Pemex, seven are offshore, including the Itla 1 in the Gulf Coast Basin, testing at 1350 bod with gas, and the Kosni 1 in the Tampico-Misantla Basin, flowing 29.4 mmcfgd.

 

Venezuela (Table 6) 

Oil-in-place for the Travi Este structure, successfully drilled by the Travi Este 2X wildcat, was estimated by PDVSA at the time of logging at 670 mmbo and 2.6 tcf of gas from a 220-meter net pay section in the Naricual and San Juan formations; this ranks among the country's most important wells in 2004. 

Also, ChevronTexaco's Loran 2X in the Plataforma Deltana is believed to have found reserves of 4-6 tcf and is being touted as the catalyst to launch the country's LNG project.

 

Middle East (Table 7)

Saudi Arabia (Table 7) 

Shaybah 700 is significant, as it established a new non-associated gas/condensate play, and work continues to evaluate a deeper gas objective. It has the potential to be a very large find with reserves estimated at 3 tcf of gas and 100 mmb condensate.

 

Kuwait (Table 7)

Mutriba 12 was reported to have discovered sweet gas and 50-degree API condensate in the Lower Triassic Sudair Formation; a second test suffered a technical failure. The well, drilled to a total depth of 6736 meters, is considered the first non-associated gas producer in Kuwait. 

KOC also found 4850 bod in the Dibdibah Sub-Basin with the Bahrah 28.

 

North America (Table 8)

Gulf of Mexico (Table 8) 

Although no reserves have been published, the Jack (ChevronTexaco) and St. Malo (Unocal) discoveries are considered significant, as they both are located in the newly established Paleogene trend.

 

Utah (Table 8) 

Wolverine Gas & Oil Company’s Navajo discovery in south-central Utah (on the “Utah Hingeline”) opens a new hydrocarbon province along the Western Overthrust belt. The associated play is characterized as “a leading-edge thrust belt structure.” Depth to target is less than 7000 ft (~2150 meters).

 

Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (Table 9)
Significant discoveries known from Russia and two countries that were part of the Soviet Union (Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) are given in Table 9.

 

 

Reference 

St. John, Bill, A.W. Bally, and H.D. Klemme, 1984, Sedimentary provinces of the world – hydrocarbon productive and nonproductive (map with booklet): AAPG.

 

Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Angola

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP Venus 1 Congo Fan Deepwater Oil February N/A
Chevrontexaco KX 2 Congo Fan Deepwater Oil September 5,000 Bo/D
Sonangol 4-41 1 Congo Fan Deepwater Oil September N/A
Total Canela 1 Congo Fan Deepwater Oil February 6,800 Bo/D

Cameroon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Bakingili Marine 1 Niger Delta Shelf Oil August N/A

Congo

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Oegase Nord Marine 1 Congo Fan Deepwater Oil April N/A

Equatorial Guinea

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amerada Hess G-19 Rio Muni Deepwater Oil November N/A
Marathon Alba 18ST1 Niger Delta Shelf Gas, Cond May 18.1 Mmcfg/D, 1,000 Bc/D
Marathon Corona 1 Niger Delta Shelf Gas, Cond August N/A

Gabon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shell Damier 1 S. Gabon Sub-Basin Onshore Oil November N/A
Shell Koula 1 S. Gabon Sub-Basin Onshore Oil September N/A
Vaalco Avouma 1 Lower Congo Shelf Oil July 6,600 Bo/D

Nigeria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Addax Abaji Okolo 1 Niger Delta Shelf Gas June N/A
Agip Osiama Creek South 1 Niger Delta Swamp Oil June N/A
Shell Bonga North 1 Niger Delta Deepwater Oil January N/A
Shell Chobie 2 Niger Delta Swamp Oil, Gas June N/A
Shell JK-3 Niger Delta Shelf Oil, Gas September N/A
Total Preowei 1B Niger Delta Deepwater Oil March N/A

South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest A-X 2 Orange Sub-Basin Deepwater Gas January N/A

Table 1. Significant discoveries during 2004 in Central and Southern Africa.

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Country
Operator
Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Algeria

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Calgary Ledjmet Central 1 Berkine Onshore Hydrocarbons June N/A
First Calgary Ledjmet South 1 Berkine Onshore Oil, Gas November 13,515 Bo/D, 30.9 Mmcfg/D
First Calgary Zemlet Cherguia 1 Berkine Onshore Oil May 60m Net Oil Pay
Rosneft Takouazet West 1 Illizi Onshore Oil March N/A
Sonatrach Behiret Aissa 1 Hassi Messaoud (El Biod) High Onshore Oil, Gas February 4,445 Bo/D, 4.3 Mmcfg/D
Sonatach BKP 2 Oued Mya Onshore Oil, Gas November 3,072 Bo/D, 21 Mmcfg/D
Sonatrach Brides Ouest 1 Berkine Onshore Oil, Cond March 1,472 Bc/D
Sonatrach Hassi Tidjerane 1 Meharez-Oued-Namous Uplift Onshore Gas May 6 Mmcfg/D

Chad

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encana Mimosa 1 Bongor Trough Onshore Oil January N/A

Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agiba Bostan 1ST Northern Egypt Onshore Oil April N/A
Apache Hamra 1 Abu Gharadiq Onshore Oil August N/A
Apache Rahma 1 Abu Gharadiq Onshore Oil August N/A
Ashpetco Ashrafi K-1 Gulf Of Suez Offshore Oil May N/A
BP Polaris 1 Nile Delta Offshore Gas July 26.5 Mmcfg/D
BP Raven 1ST Nile Delta Offshore Gas, Cond March 37.4 Mmcfg/D, 741 Bc/D
Genpetco Bakr East 1 Gulf Of Suez Offshore Oil August 2,000 Bo/D
Gupco GS 373-4 Gulf Of Suez Offshore Oil June

 

Gupco NG 365-3 Gulf Of Suez Offshore Oil August

 

Khalda Imhotep 1 Northern Egypt Onshore Gas, Cond April N/A
Khalda Mihos 1 Northern Egypt Onshore Gas, Cond August 41.8 Mmcfg/D, 1,419 Bc/D
Medgas Taurt 1 Nile Delta Offshore Gas April 22 Mmcfg/D
Merlon Aga 1 Northern Egypt Onshore Gas, Cond June 9.3 Mmcfg/D, 19 Bc/D
Merlon Batra South 4 Nile Delta Onshore Gas, Cond September N/A
Merlon Batra South 14 Nile Delta Onshore Gas, Cond August 9.7 Mmcfg/D, 150 Bc/D
Merlon Batra South 15 Nile Delta Onshore Gas September N/A
Petrobel BL 113-A-24 Gulf Of Suez Offshore Oil August 252 Bo/D
Petrobel BM 85 Gulf Of Suez Onshore Oil March 945 Bo/D
Petrobel BM W 1 Gulf Of Suez Offshore Oil April 441 Bo/D
Petrobel Denise NW 1 Nile Delta Offshore Gas June N/A
Qarun Karama East 1 Abu Gharadiq Onshore Oil July N/A
Shell JD-1ST Abu Gharadiq Onshore Oil May N/A
Shell La-52-1 Nile Delta Offshore Gas February N/A
Shell Sheiba 18-3 Abu Gharadiq Onshore Oil, Gas May 1,600 Bo/D, 0.9 Mmcfg/D
Sipetrol Ferdaus 1 Abu Gharadiq Onshore Oil March 3,250 Bo/D
Sipetrol Rawda 1 Abu Gharadiq Onshore Oil July N/A
Suco Ras Fanar B10 Gulf Of Suez Offshore Oil August 3,000 Bo/D

Guinea Bissau

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier Sinapa 2 Senegal (MSGBC) Offshore Oil March N/A

Libya

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repsol G-001-NC186 Murzuq Onshore Oil January N/A
Repsol H-001-NC186 Murzuq Onshore Oil May 1,350 Bo/D
Sirte RRRR-001-006 Sirte Onshore Gas, Cond Active N/A
Wintershall P-001-097 Sirte Onshore Oil January N/A
Wintershall Q-001-097 Sirte Onshore Oil May N/A
Wintershall R-001-097 Sirte Onshore Oil August N/A

Mauritania

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Pelican 1 Senegal (MSGBC) Offshore Gas January N/A
Woodside Tevet 1 Senegal (MSGBC) Offshore Oil, Gas October N/A

Sudan

 

 

 

 

 

 

WNPOC Mala 1 Muglad Onshore Oil January N/A

Tunisia

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENI Dalia 1 Ghadames Onshore Oil July 3,600 Bo/D
ENI Hawa 1 Ghadames Onshore Oil, Gas, Cond January 6,200 Bo/D, 14.3 Mmcfg/D, 1,000 Bc/D

 

Table 2. Significant discoveries during 2004 in Saharan Africa.

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Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apache Monet 1 Carnarvon Offshore Oil April 20m gross oil column
BHP-Billiton Stickle 1 Carnarvon Offshore Oil May n/a
BHP-Billiton Harrison 1 Carnarvon Offshore Oil May n/a
BHP-Billiton Eskdale 2 Carnarvon Offshore Oil & gas May n/a
ChevronTexaco Wheatstone 1 N. Carnarvon Offshore Gas August 54 MMcfg/d
Santos Bounty 2 Carnarvon Offshore Oil February non commercial
Arc Xyris 1 Perth Onshore Gas April 15.5 MMcfg/d
Origin Tarantula 1 Perth Onshore Gas July n/a
Lakes Wombat 1 Gippsland Onshore Gas February 6 DSTs
Great Artesian Nutmeg 1 Cooper Onshore Gas/cond February 1.8 Mmcfg/d, 15 bc/d
Great Artesian Paranta 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Oil/gas March 2 gas zones, 1 oil zone
Great Artesian Smegsy 1 Cooper Onshore Gas August n/a
Innamincka Crocus 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Gas August n/a
Innamincka Flax 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Oil,gas, cond February 21.9m net pay
Innamincka Juniper 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Oil & gas October n/a
Innamincka Willowie 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Gas September n/a
Innamincka Yarrow 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Gas/cond January est 58 Bcf
Santos Derrilyn 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Oil June two intervals productive
Santos Galex 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Gas October n/a
Santos Hebe 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Gas January Permian gas discovery
Santos Maya 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Gas October n/a
Santos Millswood 1 Cooper Onshore Gas April n/a
Santos Reg Sprigg West 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Oil/gas June three intervals productive
Santos Yangtse 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Gas October n/a
Stuart Arwon 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Oil October n/a
Stuart Harpoono 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Oil June Murta producer
Victoria Hornet 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Gas September n/a
Victoria Ventura 1 Cooper-Eromanga Onshore Oil October n/a
Santos Martha 1 Otway Offshore Gas October n/a
Woodside Polkadot 1 Bonaparte Offshore Gas September n/a
Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

NZOP Amokura 1 Taranaki Offshore Oil April 12m gross oil column
NZOP Pateke 2 Taranaki Offshore Oil August 13m gross oil column

 

Table 3. Significant discoveries during 2004 in Australasia.

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Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Austria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rag Burgstall Molasse Basin Onshore Gas April N/A
Rag Zagling Molasse Basin Onshore Gas May N/A

Croatia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edina Izabela 1 Adriatic Homocline Onshore Gas July N/A

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amerada Hess Katherine 1 Viking Graben Offshore Hydrocarbons June N/A

France

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exxonmobil Les Mimosas 1GD Aquitaine Basin Onshore Oil July 1,600 Bo/D

Greece

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kavala Oil Kalirahi 1 Nestos-Prinos Sub-Basin Offshore Oil January Non-Commercial

Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edison Santa Maddalena 1dir Ferrara-Romagna Arc Onshore Gas June N/A
Eni Civita 1dir Southern Apennines Onshore Gas March 2.6 Mmcfg/D
Eni Monte Dell'aquila 1dir Sud-Tellian Atlas- Sicilian Apennine Onshore Gas/Cond September 3.5 Mmcfg/D
Somicem Tresauro1 Ferrara-Romagna Arc Onshore Oil March 20-25o API
Spi Monte Guzzo 1dir Tuscanny-Marche Apennine Onshore Gas February N/A

Netherlands Offshore

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaz De France G/14-3 North-West German Basin Offshore Gas February N/A
Gaz De France G/17-3 North-West German Basin Offshore Gas March N/A
Wintershall L/8-16 Anglo-Dutch Offshore Gas January N/A

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exxonmobil 16/1-7 Viking Graben Offshore Oil May N/A
Marathon 24/9-7 Viking Graben Offshore Oil/Gas March N/A
Statoil 6608/11-4 Nordland Ridge Offshore Oil May N/A
Statoil 6507/3-4 Voring Basin Offshore Gas/Cond April N/A

Poland

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pgng Cierpisz 2 Outer Carpathian Foredeep Onshore Gas September 26.9 Mmcfg/D
Pgng Sierakow 1 Fore-Sudetic Monocline Onshore Gas, Oil Shows March N/A
Pgng Sowia Gora 1 Fore-Sudetic Monocline Onshore Oil, Gas May 936 Bo/D
Pgng Zaniemysl 3 Fore-Sudetic Monocline Onshore Gas February 12.5 Mmcfg/D

Romania

 

 

 

 

 

 

Falcon Bilca 1 Outer Carpathian Foredeep Onshore Gas July 6.4 Mmcfg/D
Romgas Chirpar Sud 1 Transylvanian Basin Onshore Gas March 2.6 Mmcfg/D
Romgas Greci 1 South Carpathian Basin Onshore Gas March N/A

Spain

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum Oil & Gas Marismas C-5 Guadalquivir Basin Onshore Gas March N/A

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egdon Resources Waddocks Cross 2 Dorset Basin Onshore Oil June N/A
Gaz De France 44/17b-7 Anglo-Dutch Basin Offshore Gas April N/A
Oilexco 15/25b-6 Witch Ground Graben Offshore Oil January N/A
Paladin 22/23a-7 Central Graben Offshore Oil June N/A

 

Table 4. Significant discoveries during 2004 in Europe.

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Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Bangledesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tullow Bangora 1 Bengal Delta Onshore Gas November 120 MMcfg/d
Tullow Lalmai 3 Bengal Delta Onshore Gas June 8.6 MMcfg/d

Brunei

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSP Seria North Flank 1 Baram Delta Offshore Oil & gas October n/a

China

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNOOC - Shenzhen Huizhou 26-3 1 PRM Offshore Oil & gas May 1,400 bo/d, 2 MMcfg/d
CNOOC - Tainjin Jinzhou 21-1S 1 Bohai Gulf Offshore Oil & gas July 700 + 500 bo/d
Devon Panyu 11-6 1 PRM Offshore Oil November n/a
Kerr-McGee Caofeidian 14-5 1D Bohai Gulf Offshore Oil October n/a
Petrochina - Jidong Laopunan 1 Bohai Gulf Offshore Oil & gas October 4,402 bo/d, 5.6 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Jidong Nanpu 1 Bohai Gulf Offshore Oil November n/a
Petrochina - Liaoning Magu 1 Bohai Gulf Onshore Oil & gas January 131 bo/d, 2 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Qinghai Mabei 3 Qaidam Onshore Oil & gas February 64 bo/d
Petrochina - Qinghai Maxi 1 Qaidam Onshore Gas May 5.7 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Qinghai Dongde 1 Qaidam Onshore Oil April 272 bo/d
Petrochina - Sichuan Banan 1 Sichuan Onshore Gas April 12.3 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Sichuan Qilibei 1 Sichuan Onshore Gas September 28.2 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Sichuan Kuang 1 Sichuan Onshore Gas June 0.9 Mmcfg/d
Petrochina - Sichuan Zhangjia Sichuan Onshore Gas November 0.9 Mmcfg/d
Petrochina - Xinjiang Mo 10 Junggar Onshore Oil & gas March 138 bo/d, 3.5 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Xinjiang Mo 12 Junggar Onshore Oil & gas July 205 bo/d
Petrochina - Xinjiang Dixi 10 Junggar Onshore Oil & gas March 20 bo/d, 6.8 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Xinjiang Shinan 31 Junggar Onshore Oil & gas June 288 bo/d
Petrochina - Tarim Tazhong 58 Tarim Onshore Oil & gas February 874 bo/d, 1.6 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Tarim Lungu 38 Tarim Onshore Oil & gas January 1,053 bo/d, 15.9 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Tarim Lungu 39 Tarim Onshore Oil & gas September 355 bo/d, 41.3 MMcfg/d
Petrochina - Tarim Lunnan 63 Tarim Onshore Oil & gas June 11 bo/d, 8.8 MMcfg/d
Sinopec - DQG Shuang 1 Nanpanjiang Onshore Gas May n/a
Sinopec - DQG Feng 1 Qujiang Onshore Gas March 3.6 MMcfg/d
Sinopec - Huanan Shuangmiao 1 Sichuan Onshore Gas July 3.5 MMcfg/d
Sinopec — Shengli Gubeigu 1 Bohai Gulf Onshore Gas February 1.9 MMcfg/d
Sinopec — Jianghan Ban 1 Jianghan Onshore Oil August 29 bo/d
Sinopec — Jianghan Wan 5X Jianghan Onshore Oil February 99 bo/d
Sinopec — Star Yugi 4 Tarim Onshore Oil & gas August 944 bo/d, 1.8 MMcfg/d
Sinopec — W. Frontier Cheng 1 Junggar Onshore Oil April N/A
Sinopec — W. Frontier Yong 1 Junggar Onshore Oil & Gas August 453 Bo/D, 0.3 Mmcfg/D
Sinopec — W. Frontier Pai 1 Junggar Onshore Oil January N/A
Sinopec — Zhongyuan Mao 3 Inggen Onshore Oil September 12 Bo/D
Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

India

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cairn CB-X-1 Cambay Onshore Gas February N/A
Cairn N-A-1 Rajasthan Onshore Oil February 2,000 Bo/D
Cairn N-B-1 (Mangala) Rajasthan Onshore Oil February 2,837 Bo/D
Cairn N-C-1 Rajasthan Onshore Oil April N/A
Cairn N-R-1 Rajasthan Onshore Oil August N/A
Cairn N-V-1 Rajasthan Onshore Oil August N/A
Gspcl Pk-2 Cambay Onshore Oil August 1,200 Bo/D
Oil Chandmari North 1 Upper Assam Onshore Gas February N/A
Ongc G-4-2 Krishna-Godavari Offshore Gas March 14.42 Mmcfg/D
Ongc Sonamura A Tripura Onshore Gas January N/A
Reliance B-1 Mahanadi Offshore Gas October N/A
Reliance D6-K-1 Krishna-Godavari Offshore Gas January N/A
Reliance D6-K-2 Krishna-Godavari Offshore Gas March 30 Mmcfg/D
Reliance D6-M-1 Krishna-Godavari Offshore Gas July 23.7 Mmcfg/D
Reliance Dhirubhai 10 Mahanadi Offshore Gas February N/A
Reliance Dhirubhai 11 Mahanadi Offshore Gas April N/A
Reliance Dhirubhai 15 (A2) Mahanadi Offshore Gas July 15.8 Mmcfg/D

Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caltex Arca 1 Central Sumatra Onshore Oil March 691 Bo/D
Eni Aster 1 Tarakan Offshore Oil, Gas November N/A
Kondur MS EA-1 Central Sumatra Onshore Oil July 550 Bo/D
Petrochina Betara West 1 South Sumatra Onshore Oil, Gas, Cond August 312 Bo/D, 10.4 Mmcfg/D, 468 Bc/D
Petrochina Piano West 1 South Sumatra Onshore Oil, Gas May 1,060 Bo/D, 5.2 Mmcfg/D
Petrochina Wakamuk 1 Salawati Onshore Oil August 237 Bo/D
Pt Medco Fariz 1 South Sumatra Onshore Gas/Cond May 6.8 Mmcfg/D, 61 Bc/D
Pt Medco Sarinah 1 Southsumatra Onshore Gas September 8.26 Mmcfg/D
Pt Pertamina Karang Baru 1 West Java Onshore Oil, Gas January 1,050 Bo/D, 2.5 Mmcfg/D
Pt Pertamina Kenawag P-1 South Sumatra Onshore Oil, Gas February N/A
Pt Pertamina Maleo Raja 1 Banggai Onshore Gas/Cond July 11.69 Mmcfg/D, 122 Bc/D
Pt Pertamina Suban Barat 1 South Sumatra Onshore Gas/Cond April 36.6 Mmcfg/D, 278 Bc/D
Pt Pertamina Sukamaju 1st Banggai Onshore Oil, Gas, Cond April 16.2 Mmcfg/D, 195 Bc/D
Pt Pertamina Tegal Taman 1 West Java Onshore Oil, Gas May 377 Bo/D, 3.81 Mmcfg/D
Pt Pertamina Terang Jaya 1 South Sumatra Onshore Oil, Gas January N/A
Pt Pertamina Northeast 1 Salawati Onshore Gas/Cond March 4.11 Mmcfg/D, 480 Bc/D
Santos Jeruk 1ST East Java Offshore Oil, Gas March 4,700 Bo/D, 0.3 Mmcfg/D
Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Pakistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bp Ali Zaur 1 Indus Onshore Oil April 220 Bo/D
Bp Fateh Shah 1 Indus Onshore Gas March 12 Mmcfg/D
Bp Fateh Shah North 1 Indus Onshore Gas September 6.58 Mmcfg/D
Ogdc Dars West 1 Indus Onshore Gas, Cond August 7.4 Mmcfg/D, 540 Bc/D
Ogdc Lala Jamalai Indus Onshore Gas, Cond March 11.2 Mmcfg/D 560 Bc/D
Opi Ali 1 Indus Onshore Gas,Cond July 16.89 Mmcfg/D, 208 Bc/D
Opi Sidiq 1 Indus Onshore Gas June Non-Commercial
Opi Umar 1 Indus Onshore Oil, Gas February 1,700 Bo/D, 0.9 Mmcfg/D
Opi Usman 1 Indus Onshore Gas January 48 Mmcfg/D

Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carigali Angsi C-03 Malay Offshore Oil March N/A
Carigali Banang 1 Malay Offshore Oil & Gas September N/A
Carigali Suriya Seletan 1 Malay Offshore Gas/Cond July N/A
Cs Mutiara Bunga Zetung 1 Malay Offshore Gas July N/A
Murphy Kenarong 1ST Malay Offshore Oil, Gas May N/A
Murphy Kakap 1 Beram Delta Offshore Oil June N/A
Murphy Kikeh 7ST1 Beram Delta Offshore Oil April N/A
Murphy Pertang 1 Malay Offshore Gas July N/A
Murphy Senangin 1 Baram Delta Offshore Oil September N/A
Murphy Serampang 1 Balingian Offshore Gas October N/A
Petronas Inas Deep 1 Malay Offshore Oil, Gas March N/A

Myanmar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daewoo Shwe 1ST Rakhine Offshore Gas January 32 Mmcfg/D

Thailand

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chevrontexaco Chaba 3 Pattani Trough Offshore Oil & Gas June N/A
Chevrontexaco Lanta 1 Pattani Trough Offshore Oil, Gas June N/A
Pttep Arthit 14-8x Gulf Of Thailand Offshore Gas April N/A
Pttep Arthit 15-11 Gulf Of Thailand Offshore Gas February N/A
Pttep Arthit 15-13 Malay Offshore Gas March N/A
Pttep Arthit 15-14x Gulf Of Thailand Offshore Gas April N/A
Pttep Arthit 15-15 Malay Offshore Gas May N/A
Svs Energy Pk 1 Surat-Khiensa Onshore Gas March N/A
Unocal Kung North 1 Pattani Trough Offshore Oil & Gas August N/A
Unocal Ranong East 1 Pattani Trough Offshore Gas August N/A

Vietnam

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lsjoc 02/97-Amsw 1x Cuu Long Offshore Oil, Gas July N/A
Petronas Azurite 1X Cuu Long Offshore Oil February 500 Bo/D
Tsjoc 46/02-Rt 1x Malay Offshore Oil & Gas October N/A
Tsjoc 46/02-Tg 1x Malay Offshore Oil August N/A
Unocal 52/97-TH 2X Malay Offshore Gas June N/A
Unocal 52/97-VD 1X Malay Offshore Gas May N/A
Vietsovpetro 09-R-23X Cuu Long Offshore Oil July N/A
Vrj 09-3-Dm 1x Cuu Long Offshore Oil June 250 Bo/D

 

Table 5. Significant discoveries during 2004 in the Far East.

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Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astra Grimbeek Este 1 San Jorge Onshore Gas January N/A
Chevron Cerro Convento Sur 1 Austral Onshore Gas, Cond February 10 Mmcfg/D, 122 Bc/D
Pepsa Puesto Oliverio 1001 Austral Onshore Gas, Cond August 2.9 Mmcfg/D, 189 Bc/D
Pioneer Anticlinal Campamento E1 Neuquen Onshore Gas March 2.9 Mmcfg/D
Pioneer Anticlinal Campamento S1 Neuquen Onshore Gas March 5.7 Mmcfg/D
Pioneer Ranquil-Co Norte (Pi) 1 Neuquen Onshore Gas January 3.5 Mmcfg/D
Tecpetrol Los Bastos Sur 1001 Neuquen Onshore Gas March 9.5 Mmcfg/D
Techpetrol Paso De Indio 1001 Neuquen Onshore Gas, Cond March 15 Mmcfg/D, 245 Bc/D
Ypf Las Tolderias 1 Neuquen Onshore Gas, Cond January 3.7 Mmcfg/D, 38 Bc/D
Ypf Pampa Verde 1 Neuquen Onshore Oil April 109 Bo/D

Bolivia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chaco Percheles X-1001 Chaco Onshore Gas, Cond July N/A

Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devon 1-DEV-004-RJS Campos Offshore Oil July N/A
Petrobras 1-CPS-003-ES Espirito Santo Offshore Oil March N/A
Petrobras 1-FJU-001D-AL Sergipe-Alagoas Onshore Gas May N/A
Petrobras 1-LOG-002-RN Potiguar Onshore Oil February N/A
Petrobras 1-MPE-005DP-BA Reconcavo Onshore Oil May N/A
Petrobras 4-ABL-030A-RJS Campos Offshore Oil August N/A
Petrobras 4-ESS-132 Espirito-Santo Offshore Oil January N/A
Petrobras 4-ESS-134 Espirito-Santo Offshore Oil January N/A

Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Braspetro Espino 1 Upper Magdalena Onshore Oil April N/A
Emerald Campo Rico 1 Llanos-Barinas Onshore Oil February 250 Bo/D
Hupecol Bengala 2 Llanos Sub-Basin Onshore Oil June N/A
Mercantile Ambrosia 1 Middle Magalena Onshore Oil April N/A
Mercantile Rio Opia 1 Middle Magdalena Onshore Oil March 370 Bo/D
Perenco Jordan Este 1 Llanos-Barinas Onshore Oil March 1,877 Bo/D

Cuba

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repsol YPF Yamagua 1 Flor./Bah. Platform Offshore Oil July Non-Commercial

Ecuador

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oepc Paka Sur 1 Napo Onshore Oil August 100 Bo/D
Oepc Yanaquincha Sur 1 Napo Onshore Oil February 100 Bo/D

Guatemala

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perenco Yalcanix 1 Contract Area 1-97 Onshore Oil March N/A

Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pemex Akita 1 Burgos Onshore Gas June N/A
Pemex Azabache 1 Burgos Onshore Gas, Cond February N/A
Pemex Bayo 1 Burgos Onshore Gas, Cond June N/A
Pemex Casta 1 Burgos Onshore Gas, Cond April 5 Mmcfg/D, 56 Bc/D
Pemex Forastero 1 Sabinas Onshore Gas, Cond January 15.4 Mmcfg/D, 5 Bc/D
Pemex Garante 1 Gulf Coast Onshore Gas May N/A
Pemex Itla 1 Sureste Offshore Oil, Gas November 1,350 Bo/D, 0.9 Mmcfg/D
Pemex Kosni 1 Tampico-Misantlq Offshore Gas April 29.4 MMCFG/D
Pemex Kosni 101 Mex.Ridges Offshore Gas July N/A
Pemex Lankahuasa DL-2 Tampico-Misantla Offshore Gas March N/A
Pemex Lerma 201 Burgos Onshore Gas, Cond June 15 Mmcfg/D, 55 Bc/D
Pemex Men 1 Campecehe Offshore Gas November 20 Mmcfg/D
Pemex Nejo 101 Burgos Onshore Gas, Cond March Non-Commercial
Pemex Nu 1 Gulf Coast Offshore Gas February N/A
Pemex Numan 1 Sureste Offshore Oil May N/A
Pemex Pame 1 Burgos Onshore Gas January 20 Mmcfg/D
Pemex Pergamino 1 Burgos Onshore Gas, Cond March N/A
Pemex Reloj 1 Burgos Onshore Gas March 1 Mmcfg/D
Pemex Santander 1 Burgos Onshore Gas May 3.4 Mmcfg/D
Pemex Talud 1 Burgos Onshore Gas January 1.2 Mmcfg/D
Pemex Utan 1 Sureste Onshore Gas February 4.1 Mmcfg/D

Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

ChevronTexaco Loran 2X Trinidad Offshore Gas October 30 Mmcfg/D
ConocoPhillips Tiburon 1X Posa Sub-Basin Offshore Oil April N/A
PDVSA Travi Este 2X Maturin Offshore Oil November 4,694 Bo/D

 

Table 6. Significant discoveries during 2004 in Latin America.

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Country
Operator
Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Iran

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edison Sehqanat Deep 1 Zagros Fold Belt Onshore Oil June N/A
Nioc Marun 288 Zagros Fold Belt Onshore Gas January N/A
Shengli Aran 1 Qom Onshore Oil February 4,000 Bo/D

Kuwait

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koc Bahrah 28 Dibdibah Sub-Basin Onshore Oil August 4,850 Bo/D
Koc Dharif 12 Dibdibah Sub-Basin Onshore Oil September N/A
Koc Kahloolah 1st1 Dibdibah Sub-Basin Onshore Oil August 1,850 Bo/D
Koc Mutriba 12 Dibdibah Sub-Basin Onshore Gas, Cond July

 

Koc Ruhaya 2 Dibdibah Sub-Basin Onshore Oil, Cond January 5,400 Bc/D

Oman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pdo Mamour 1 Oman Onshore Oil January N/A
Pdo Malaan 2st1 Oman Onshore Oil January N/A
Oxy Jalal North 1 Oman Onshore Oil May N/A

Saudi Arabia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aramco Abu Sidr 1 Central Arabian Province Onshore Oil November 3,000 Bo/D
Aramco Shaybah 700 Rub Al Khali Privince Onshore Gas, Cond June 20 Mmcfg/D, 650 Bc/D

Syria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spc Harbaja 1 Western Arabia Province Onshore Oil, Gas September 44 Bo/D
Spc Madar 101 Palmyra Zone Onshore Oil, Gas June N/A
Spc Turkmaniah South 1 Palmyra Zone Onshore Oil September 7 Bo/D

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madison Ayazli 1 Pontids Onshore Gas September 15 Mmcfg/D
Thrace Mavu Marmara 1 Thrace-Gallipoli Onshore Gas June N/A

Yemen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calvalley Al Roidhat 2 Mukalla High Onshore Oil April N/A
Dno Nabrajah 1 Sir-Sayun Onshore Oil, Gas March 1,973 Bo/D, 2.4 Mmcfg/D
Dno Nabrajah 2 Sir-Sayun Onshore Oil, Gas October 1,427 Bo/D
Mol Balharak South 1 Marib-Al Jawf-Shabwah Onshore Oil March 54 Bo/D
Nexen Bashir Al Khair 1 Sir-Sayun Onshore Oil August N/A
Nexen Jabal Alaod 1 Sir-Sayun Onshore Oil October N/A
Nexen Ressib 2 Sir-Sayun Onshore Oil June N/A

 

Table 7. Significant discoveries during 2004 in the Middle East.

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Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

TexacoChevron Langley K-30 Mackenzie Delta Onshore Gas P&A 18 MMcfg/d

USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko AT 349 1 (Jubilee) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
Anadarko DC 621 1 (Spiderman) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil, gas P&A n/a
Anadarko LL 50 1 (Atlas) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
BP MC 725 1BP01 (Tubular Bells) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil P&A n/a
BHP GC 195 1 (Tiger) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil P&A n/a
BHP WR 469 1 (Chinook) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil P&A n/a
ChevronTexaco AT 183 1 (Sturgis) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas, oil P&A n/a
ChevronTexaco WR 759 1 (Jack) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Susp n/a
ChevronTexaco VK 830 1 (Persus) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Susp n/a
ConocoPhillips GC 199 1BP02 (Lorien) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil P&A n/a
Devon GB 700 1BP1 (Shiner Deep) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Susp n/a
Dominion DC 618 1 (San Jacinto) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
Dominion MC 296 1 BP01 (Rigel) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
Dominion MC 734 1 (Thunder Hawk) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Susp n/a
Dominion MC 771 5 STO1 (Goldfinger) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil P&A n/a
Kerr-McGee GC379 2STO1 (Hornet) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil P&A n/a
Kerr-McGee GC 768 1 (Ticonderoga) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil P&A n/a
Pioneer EB 623 SS3 (Tomahawk) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
Pioneer EB 668 SS1 (Raptor) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
Pioneer EB 759 SS1 (Hunter) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
Spinnaker MC751 ST01 (Goose) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
Unocal AC 859 1 (Togabo) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Susp n/a
Unocal WR 678 2 (St Malo) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil P&A n/a
Westport MC 707 1 (Valley Forge) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a
W & T GC 178 1 (Baccarat) Gulf of Mexico Offshore Gas P&A n/a

W & T  

GC 646 1 (Daniel Boone)  

Gulf of Mexico  

Offshore 

Oil  

P&A  

n/a  

Wolverine 17-1 Kings Meadow Ranches Western Overthrust Onshore Oil April 700b/d

 

Table 8. Significant discoveries during 2004 in North America.

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Country
Operator
Well Name Basin Location Status Completion Test Data

Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aganneftegaz Tukanskaya 64 Western Siberia Onshore Oil June 460 bo/d
Aganneftegaz Amputinskaya Zap 33 Western Siberia Onshore Oil August 600 bo/d
BP/Rosneft Pela Lache 1 Sakhalin Island Offshore Oil, gas November not tested
Lukoil Oktyabrskaya Yuzh 2 Baltic Depression Onshore Oil January 812 bo/d from Cambrian
Lukoil Ozerskaya Sev 1 Baltic Depression Onshore Oil Mid year n/a

Turkmenistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkmengeologiya Bossan 1 Murgab Sub-basin Onshore Oil July 140 bo/d from Callovian/Offordian

Uzbekistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uzbekneftegaz Ispanly Sharkiy 1 Amu-Darya Onshore Oil/gas April 1 Mmcfg/d, 95 bo/d from Callovian/Oxfordian

 

Table 9. Significant discoveries during 2004 in Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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