Repsol-YPF Reports Results From New Neuquen Basin Activity
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Drilling Activity Summary
Description
Repsol-YPF, the Madrid-based operator of the Chachahuen Block in Mendoza Province, Argentina, provided an update of recent activity in the Neuquen Basin. In the Chachahuen Sur evaluation block, #1-x La Orilla was drilled to 1,353 m to test a four-way closure structure, targeting Centenario and the deeper Tordillo and Lotena. It encountered oil and gas shows in the lower Centenario, Tordillo and Lotena. The #1-x Cerro Redondo was drilled in the Chachahuen Sur Block and targeted Rayoso Sandstone. It was drilled to 1,810 m, and it encountered good-quality reservoir sandstone with a net oil pay of 6 m. The well produced 135 bbl of oil per day after fracturing. Additional appraisal testing is planned in Rayoso.
Description
Repsol-YPF, the Madrid-based operator of the Chachahuen Block in Mendoza Province, Argentina, provided an update of recent activity in the Neuquen Basin. In the Chachahuen Sur evaluation block, #1-x La Orilla was drilled to 1,353 m to test a four-way closure structure, targeting Centenario and the deeper Tordillo and Lotena. It encountered oil and gas shows in the lower Centenario, Tordillo and Lotena. The #1-x Cerro Redondo was drilled in the Chachahuen Sur Block and targeted Rayoso Sandstone. It was drilled to 1,810 m, and it encountered good-quality reservoir sandstone with a net oil pay of 6 m. The well produced 135 bbl of oil per day after fracturing. Additional appraisal testing is planned in Rayoso.