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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS DURING 1996
"selected major discoveries of 1996"

The following (from AAPG Explorer, January 1997) is a listing of "selected major discoveries of 1996" by country, operator, well name, basin, and production reports. Data compiled by Petroconsultants, of Geneva, Switzerland. An asterisk denotes offshore.

Three illustrations present a long-range view of production and reserves. The sustainability of current oil production (Table 1) shows that USA, Canada, and UK are prominent among countries that can sustain current production for less than 10 years, whereas Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iran are among those countries that can sustain current production for less than 100 years and Iraq and Kuwait can sustain current production for more than 100 years. Current production from Saudia Arabia approaches 3 billion barrels annually, and USA and Russia produce approximately 2.4 and 2.3 billion barrels, respectively (Figure 1). Proved reserves in Saudi Arabia are more than 150 billion barrels, and those in Iraq and Kuwait are approximately 90 and 80 billion barrels, respectively (Figure 2).

AFRICA

North Africa

Algeria
LL&E, Menzel Ledjmat N 1, Ghadames, oil & gas, 15,850 bopd/61,000 mcfd in tagi.

Egypt
Amoco, *Ha'py 1, Nile Delta, gas & condensate, up to 87,000 mcfd.
Amoco, *Tanka East 3, Gulf of Suez, oil & gas, 4,884 bopd, (31° API)/3,700 mcfd.
Amoco 5, *Akhen 1, Nile Delta, gas & condensate, 36,000 mcfd/2, 074 bopd in Sidi Salem.
Ashpetco, *Ashrafi SW 1, Gulf of Suez, oil, up to 4,000 bopd.
IEOC, *Delta East 9, Nile Delta, gas & condensate, up to 32,000 mcfd/400 bopd.
IEOC, Raml 1,Abu Ghadariq, oil, up to 5,702 bopd/1,950 bopd, 5/8² chk.
IEOC, *El Temsah NW1, Nile Delta, gas 7 condensate, up to 40,000 mcfd.
Khalda, Salam South East 1, Shoushan, oil & gas, 1,855 bopd/2,900 mcfd.
Khalda,Tut 21-Deep, Shoushan, oil & gas & condensate, up to 59,300 mcfd/5,880 bopd.

Tunisia
Agip, Tafernine 1, Pelagain, gas, up to 1,500 mcfd/oil shows.

Sudan
State Pet, El Toor 62A, Mugland, oil, up to 1,900 bopd, (37°API).

West AFRICA

Angola
Elf, *Girassol 1, Lower Congo, oil, 2,800 bopd.
Ranger, *4-31-1 3, Lower Congo, oil, 7,400 bopd, (41° API)/13, 300 bopd.
Total, *Espadarte N-1, Lower Congo, oil, 9,150 bopd.
Total, *Congro South 1, Lower Congo, gas & condensate, 20,800 mcfd/2,350 bopd.
Total, *Yelairo 1, Lower Congo, oil, 6,400 bopd.

Equatorial Guinea
Mobil, *Topacio 1, Niger Delta, oil & gas, 11,055 bopd/4,200 mcfd.
Mobil, Rubi 1, Niger Delta, oil & gas, 4,317 bopd/1,980 mcfd.

Nigeria
Chevron,Aluma 1, Niger Delta, oil, (16-18 ° API).
Yinka, *Aje 1, Benin Embayment, oil, agg. of tests 5,500 bopd.

EUROPE

Bulgaria
PDNG, Buzovets 2, Moesian Platform, gas & condensate, 7,000 mcfd/6,350 bopd.

France
Canyon, La Vielle Borde 1, Paris, oil, 188 bopd.
Hungary MOL, Furta North 1, C. Pannonian, gas, 1,056 mcfd.
Italy Agip, Colombarola 1, Po, gas, 2,120 mcfd.
Netherlands RWE-DEA, *F/2a-5, Central Graben, oil, 9,700 bopd.
Norway Norsk Hydro, *36/7-1, Maloy Fault, oil & gas, 6,447 bopd/ some gas.
Norsk Hydro, *35/11a-8S, Bergen High, oil & gas, up to 4,403 bopd/ some gas.
Statoil, *34/11-2S,Tampen Spur, gas & condensate, 6,150 mcfd/ 787 bopd.
Saga, * 34 7-25S, East Shetland, oil & gas, 6,604 bopd/3,742 bopd.
Poland PGNG, Kslezpol 10, Carpat. Foredeep, gas, up to 10,287 mcfd.
United Kingdom Shell, *49/24-20,Anglo-Dutch, gas, 26,000 mcfd.
Enterprise, *53/5b-5,Anglo-Dutch, gas, 12,600 mcfd.
Arco, *48/17c-12, Sola Pit, gas & condensate, 37,000 mcfd/ 600 bopd.
Amerada, *20/5c-6, Innter Moray, oil, 8,647 bopd.

SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh
Cairn, *Sangu 1, Bengal Delta, gas, aggr. 82,000 mcfd.

India
Oil India, Borhapjan 1,Assam Shelf, oil, 600 bopd, 29° API
ONGC, Enugupalli 1A, Krishna-Godavari, gas, 4,324 mcfd.

Myanmar
Total, *Sein 1, Irrawaddy, gas, aggr. 33,300 mcfd.

Pakistan
OGDC, Chak-5 Dim South 1, Indus, gas 7 condensate, 9,400 mcfd/1,130 bopd.
Union Texas, Jagir 1, Indus, oil, 3,027 bopd.
Union Texas, Sakhi 1, Indus, oil, 2,100 bopd.

PACIFIC RIM & CHINA

Australia
Santos, Barina 1, Cooper, gas, 3,000 mcfd.
Woodside, *Lambert 2, Carnarvon, oil, 6,259 bopd.
Cultus, Skull Creek 1, Otway, gas, 20,300 mcfd.
Santos, Roti 1, Cooper, gas, 5,300 mcfd.
Santos, Chiron 1, Cooper, gas & oil, 7,180 mcfd (Below are all Bonaparte Basin)
BHP, *Laminaria Fast 1, oil, 11,100 bopd.
BHP, *Jahal 1, oil, 1,350 bopd.
BHP, Buffalo 1, oil, 11,790.

Australia/Indonesia
BHP, *Jahal 1st, Bonaparte, 1,350 bopd.

China
CONHW, *Shenhu 08-3 1, Zhu-3 Depression, gas & condensate, up to 12,460 mcfd/4,334 bopd.
CONHW, *Lingtou 1-1 1, Yinggehai, gas, 8,120 mcfd.
CONHW, *Ledong 22-1 1, Yinggehai, gas, aggr. 43,083 mcfd.
Kerr-McGee, *Caofeidian 2-1 1, Bohai Wan, oil, aggr. 6,950 bopd.
CNPC, Hu (Ju) 2, Junggar, gas & condensate, 27,500 mcfd/50 bopd.

Indonesia
Pert/Sta, Southwest 0 1, Salawati, gas & condensate, 12,492 mcfd/3,564 bopd, 50° API.
Pert/Saga, Pilau Gading 1, South Sumatra, gas & condensate, aggr. 33,327 mcfd/1,101 bopd.
Asamera, Bungkal 1, South Sumatra, gas, aggr. 36,000 mcfd (60 percent CO2).
Total, *Stupa 1, Kutei, gas, aggr. 27,600 mcfd/2,596 bopd.
Pert/Talis, Metur 1, South Sumatra, gas & condensate, 3,328 mcfd/211 bopd.
British Gas, Mogoi Deep 1, Bintuni, gas, 40,000 mcfd.

Malaysia
Carigali, Bergading Deep 1, Malay, gas & condensate, aggr. 131,000 mcfd/3,680 bopd (45 -60° API).
Malaysia/Thailand JDA
CTOC, *Cakerwala East 1, Malay, gas & condensate, 22,000 mcfd/131 bopd, 52° API.
CTOC, *Bulan 1, Malay, gas & condensate, aggr. 36,000 mcfd/123 bopd, 53° API.

Papua New Guinea
Chevron, Moran 1Xst1, Papuan Fold Belt, oil & gas, 1,910 bopd, 44° API/4,089 mcfd.

Thailand
Maersk, *Pakakrong 1, oil, Pattani Trough, gas & condensate, aggr. 25,500 mcfd/698 bopd oil & condensate.

Vietnam
MJC, *Thanh Long 2, South Con Son, oil & gas & condensate, aggr. 22,100 mcfd/1,115 bopd oil/condensate (33-42° API).
Fina, *Dam Doi 1, Malay, oil & gas, aggr. 3,000 bopd/22,000 mcfd.
Can. Petr., *Hai Au 1, South Con Son, gas & condensate, 24,000 mcfd/840 bopd.
Pedco, *Rong Doi Tay 1R, South Con Son, gas & condensate, 33,000 mcfd/963 bopd.

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina
CGC, Nacatimbay 1001,Tarija, gas & condensate, up to 36,197 mcfd/2,902 bopd (aggr.).
Bridas, Dos cerritos (Austral) 1, Austral, gas, 6,368 mcfd.
Victrix, Sierra de Reyes 1, oil, Neuquen E. Platform, 700 bopd.
YPF SA, Cerro Mollar Norte 1, Malargue, oil, 453 bopd.
CGC/QUINT, Dos Hermanos 1, Austral, gas, 4,238 mcfd.
YPF SA, San Perdito 1,Tarija, gas & condensate, up to 42,378 mcfd/1,887 bopd.
Mexpet, Ch. de la Salina S 1001, Agrio Fold Belt, oil & gas, 3,302 bopd/10,594 mcfd.
YPF SA, Piedras Negras Oeste 4, Neuquen E Platform, gas, 8,829 mcfd.
CGC/QUINT, Bajada Fortaleza 2, oil & gas, 648 bopd/4,368 mcfd.
Tecpet, La Procelana 1,Tarija, gas & condensate, up to 23,767 mcfd/503 bopd.

Bolivia
Tesoro, Ibibobo 2, Campos, oil & gas, 487 bopd, (45° API)/2,215 mcfd/6 bopd.
Maxus, Paloma 1, Paloma 1, oil & gas & condensate, up to 209 bopd, (49° API)/4,500 mcfd/384 bopd.

Brazil
Petrobras, *1-RJS-509A, Campos, 7,000 bopd, (24° API).
Petrobras, *1-RJS-504, Campos, oil, up to 6,300 bopd, (est.), (27.5° API).
Petrobras, *1-Ess-77, gas/14, 000 mcfd. Petrobras, 1-RCP-1-AM, Espirito Santogas, 9,350 mcfd.
Petrobras, *1-RJS-512HA, Jurua, oil, 2,500 bopd.
Petrobras, *6-MLS-3B-RJS, Campos, oil & gas, 5,000 bopd/2,500 mcfd.
Petrobras, *1-SES-111, Campos, oil & gas, 1,200 bopd.
Colombia Kelt,Trinidad 8, Llanos, oil, 3,500 bopd, (32° API).
GHK, El Segundo 1, Middle Magdalena, oil, 3,415 bopd.
Harken,Torcaz 2, Middle Magdalena, oil, testing 635 bopd, (16.3-19.3° API).

Ecuador
Elf, Nantu 1, Napo, oil, up to 800 bopd, (17-18°) API.
Elf, Hormiguero 1, Napo, oil, 2,200 bopd, (20° API).

Trinidad and Tobago
Amoco, *El Diablo 1st, Colombus, gas, 27,200 mcfd.
Amoco, *Coralita 1, Colombus, gas, up to 33,000 mcfd.
Amoco, *Mayaro East 5, Colombus, oil & gas, 3,400 bopd/34,900 mcfd.
Amoco, *Mayaro East 5Xst2, Colombus, gas & condensate, up to 63,800 mcfd/3,700 b/d of con-densate/ some oil (aggr).

Venezuela
Lagoven, Corozo 3, Gr. Furrial Tr., oil, 4,110 bopd, (30° API).
Lagoven, Bachaquero 2174, Maracaibo, oil & gas, 5,683 bopd/3,272 mcfd.
Total, Jusepin 476X, Gr. Furrial Tr., oil, 14,200 bopd (aggr).
Corpoven, Pirital 10E, Gr. Furrial Tr., oil & gas, 1,420 bopd, (33° API).
Corpoven, Pato Este 6E, Palo Este 6E, oil & gas, 1,223 bopd/(40° API)/17,300 mcfd.