Petroleum Exploration Opportunities in Jeanne d'Arc Basin , Call for ...
Petroleum Exploration Opportunities in Jeanne d'Arc Basin , Call for ...
Petroleum Exploration Opportunities in Jeanne d'Arc Basin , Call for ...
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Grand Banks <strong>Exploration</strong> History<br />
• 1966 - Mobil Oil conducts first seismic reflection program <strong>in</strong> Grand Banks<br />
• 1966 - The first Grand Banks well Pan Am Tors Cove D-52D<br />
• 1967 - First well spudded <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Jeanne</strong> <strong>d'Arc</strong> Bas<strong>in</strong> Amoco Imperial Murre<br />
G-67<br />
• 1971 - First free flow of oil to surface <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Jeanne</strong> <strong>d'Arc</strong> Bas<strong>in</strong>: 268 8 bopd,<br />
31 0 API gravity, 0.2 MMcfd gas from Mobil Gulf Adolphus 2K-41<br />
41, , the 4th<br />
well <strong>in</strong> <strong>Jeanne</strong> <strong>d'Arc</strong> Bas<strong>in</strong><br />
• 1973 - First penetration of prolific Upper Jurassic source rock: Egret Member<br />
of the Rank<strong>in</strong> Formation drilled at Amoco Imperial Skelly Egret K-36K<br />
36, , the<br />
5th well <strong>in</strong> <strong>Jeanne</strong> <strong>d'Arc</strong> Bas<strong>in</strong><br />
• 1979 - First major discovery well: Chevron et al. Hibernia P-15; P<br />
the 45th<br />
well drilled <strong>in</strong> Grand Banks region and 10th well drilled <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Jeanne</strong> <strong>d'Arc</strong><br />
Bas<strong>in</strong>; tested 800 bopd, 32 0 API and 0.2 MMcfd gas on first openhole test of<br />
Upper Jurassic sandstones<br />
• 1980 - First oil discovery outside <strong>Jeanne</strong> d’Arc d<br />
Bas<strong>in</strong>: Mobil et al. South<br />
Tempest G-88G<br />
well on the Central Ridge<br />
• 1981 - First Hibernia 3D seismic survey completed (also first 3D survey<br />
offshore Canada)<br />
Enachescu, NL DNR 2009