Houston American tries again in Colombia

Still fighting: Houston American Energy to test new well at its 'sole risk'

Embattled US explorer Houston American Energy has reached total depth in its latest attempt to find success at the CPO 4 block in Colombia.

The company said on Thursday that its Cachirre #1 well, spud last month, hit a total measured depth of 9486 feet.

Houston American said its two partners in the well, SK Innovation and Gulf United Energy, have both "elected to cease testing the Cachirre #1 well and therefore would propose to abandon the well at this point in time".

"Houston American Energy disagrees with this decision" and plans to test the C-9 sand in the well at its "sole risk", although it has deemed the other objective sands in the well "to…

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