Pemex confirms the existence of a new deposit of light crude in the Kinbe-1 well

abarrelfullabarrelfull wrote on 23 Aug 2011 05:18
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Pemex Exploration and Production successfully completed trial production in the exploratory well Kinbe-1 (Ruta del Sol), confirming the existence of a new deposit of light crude of 37 ° API, which is located 87 kilometers northwest of Ciudad del Carmen, in a water depth of 22 meters.

This new discovery increases oil potential of the area consists of fields Tsimin, Xux, May and Kab Ligero Marino project.

The well began drilling in May 2010 and ended on August 9, its average production in 5000 reached 600 barrels per day and 9 million cubic feet of gas. The producing interval corresponds to the formation tested Kimmeridgian.

Note that the drilling of the well were performed in strict accordance with the policy of Health, Safety and Environmental Protection of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX-SSPA).


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