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Puesto Morales delivers for Petrolifera



By Upstream staff 

Canadian player Petrolifera Petroleum has made two discoveries on the Puesto Morales Block in Argentina, it said today.

The 1050 well, drilled south-west of the northern lobe on the Puesto Morales Block in the Neuquen basin, tested natural gas with condensate through an 8 mm choke at a rate of about 2.4 million cubic feet per day with 14 barrels per day of condensate, increasing to 6.5 MMcfd with 37 bpd of condensate through a 16 mm choke. T

The well will be tied into the company's new high pressure natural gas line in the next several weeks.

Meanwhile, the 1006 well, drilled near the La Ramona well, which was the first modern well drilled on the block several years ago, recently flowed light gravity crude oil at a rate of 350 bpd from zone LM9 in the Loma Montosa formation.

Results were obtained after a frac of the zone, and proved up the presence and productivity of this zone, which to date had only been completed in structurally higher positions for natural gas. Follow up drilling and testing is under way at other nearby locations.

The company also completed a new upper zone in the Centenario formation in the 1028 well, which lies on the eastern edge of Puesto Morales. The new zone has started flowing light gravity crude oil at a rate of 410 bpd.


Monday, 19 November, 2007, 13:58 GMT  | last updated: Monday, 19 November, 2007, 13:58 GMT

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