Tullow’s Namibia well disappoints


Issue 377 - 28 Sep 2018 | 3 minute read

Tullow Oil has announced that the Cormorant-1 well on PEL 37 in the Walvis Basin failed to find commercial hydrocarbons. The well was drilled to 3,855 metres and tested an Early Cretaceous age submarine fan structure, but the sandstones it encountered were water-bearing. Tullow said the well encountered wet gas signatures in the overlying shale section, indicating a working oil system in the area. The well will be plugged and abandoned, and the Ocean Rig Poseidon drillship will move to PEL 71 to drill a well on Prospect S for Chariot Oil & Gas.

Tagged with:

Pin Resources

Pin Namibia

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