Ethiopia: Third well strikes out on South Omo


Issue 278 - 31 May 2014 | 1 minute read

The Shimela-1 well on the South Omo Block has proved another disappointment for operator Tullow Oil, finding only water-bearing reservoirs. Shimela-1 was drilled to a final depth of 1,940 metres to test a prospect in a north-western sub-basin of the Chew Bahir Basin. The Exalo 205 rig will now move to drill the Gardim-1 wildcat exploration well in a separate sub-basin in the south-eastern corner of the Chew Bahir Basin. “Although the Shimela well only found traces of thermogenic gas, it has provided key data to continue to build our understanding of the north-western part of the Chew Bahir Basin,” said Tullow exploration director Angus McCoss.

Tagged with:

Pin Ethiopia

Want to read more?

Subscribe to African Energy

View subscription options

Don't have an account?

Register for access to our free content

An account also allows you to view selected free articles, set up news alerts, search our African Energy Live Data power projects database and view project locations on our interactive map

Register