Noble Energy strikes it lucky with Big Bend

Gulf discovery: Noble Energy finds oil with Big Bend probe

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Bill Lehane

 27 November 2012 12:39 GMT

Houston independent Noble Energy has said it has struck around 150 feet of net oil pay with its Big Bend exploration probe in the deep-water US Gulf of Mexico.

Chief executive Charles Davidson said the well results “appear at least as good as our pre-drill mean resource expectations”, with “excellent reservoir properties and fluid characteristics”.

He added the discovery de-risked the nearby Troubadour prospect, with both of the prospects also lying close to the Galapagos project Noble Energy is partnered in with BP.

The New-York listed explorer said it drilled the Mississippi Canyon block 698 probe to a total depth of 15,989 feet in waters depths of 7200 feet.

Open-hole logging identified around 150 feet of net oil pay in two high-quality…

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