Mexican national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has made six oil discoveries offshore Mexico, with one particular find holding 140-160 MMboe of potential reserves. The company also revealed its plans to drill more than a dozen offshore exploration wells next year, via OE digital.
The discoveries include two deepwater finds that consist of super light crude deposits, and four light oil finds in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
The biggest find, the Nobilis-1 well, encountered more than 40° API, with the production capacity estimated to reach 15,000 b/d, ranging between 140-160 MMboe of 3P reserves. Nobilis-1 is on the eastern flank of the Maximino field, in the Perdido Fold Belt, 220km off the coast of Tamaulipas at 3000m water depth.
“This finding strengthens the partnership strategy raised by the productive enterprise of the State in Perdido fold belt as it consolidates the poles of development of the fields discovered in deepwaters,” Pemex said in a statement.
In shallow water, the Teak-1 well encountered light crude and gas condensate estimated at 50-60 MMscf in 3P reserves, which could result in the production of some 7000 b/d, according to Pemex. Teak-1 is 30km from the coast between the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, at 44m water depth.
Pemex also revealed its plans to drill 30 exploration wells, offshore and onshore, in 2017.
