Masirah Oil commences drilling in Oman’s offshore Block 50 (Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine)

Masirah Oil commences drilling in Oman’s offshore Block 50

Published Feb 29, 2016

Masirah Oil Limited and its partners has started the drilling of exploration well Manarah-1 in Block 50 Oman.

The prospect Manarah-1 is targeted for a depth of more than 3 km, and is located on a structural closure approximately 13 km away from the earlier GAS-1 discovery well at a water depth of 23 metres. The well objective is to explore multiple target horizons in the central part of the Masirah basin.

The well is being drilled using the independent leg cantilever jack-up drilling rig Aban VII

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