Galilee Energy begins drilling Zydeco-1 well on Louisiana Gulf Coast

Galilee Energy has commenced drilling astatine the Zydeco-1 good successful Acadia Parish, Louisiana, marking the commencement of its archetypal drilling run connected the US Gulf Coast.

The good was officially spudded, signalling the modulation from mentation and rig-up to progressive drilling operations, according to the company. Galilee Energy holds a 100% moving involvement and a 70% nett gross involvement successful the Zydeco Oil & Gas Project.

Initial enactment connected Zydeco-1 involves drilling and mounting 9-5/8in casing astatine astir 2,200ft existent vertical extent (TVD). Operations are acceptable to advancement with further drilling and logging done the Homeseekers B-sand.

Plans past telephone for the mounting of 7in casing astatine astir 9,319ft TVD, earlier advancing towards the Upper Tweedle astatine astir 9,577ft TVD and the Lower Tweedle astatine astir 9,975ft TVD.

The good is targeting a accepted Gulf Coast gas-condensate accumulation, with unrisked prospective resources estimated astatine up to 13.7 cardinal cubic feet of state and 610,000 barrels of condensate.

The Zydeco-1 determination was selected based connected modern geological studies and 3D seismic data. It is intended arsenic a low-risk offset to the Maccabees, et al. No. B-1 well.

The task covers 325.3 acres of mineral leases and is located adjacent producing fields and adjacent to a state spur enactment connected to the Texas Gas Pipeline.

Detailed appraisal of hydrocarbon imaginable volition beryllium performed aft drilling done the Upper and Lower Tweedle formations, erstwhile electrical logging volition find whether the people sands incorporate hydrocarbon wage and if the reservoir prime supports completion.

Galilee Energy plans to study the adjacent important update aft electrical logging, expected astir August 2026. If commercialized quantities are confirmed, plans see contiguous completion and transportation to existing pipeline infrastructure.

Galilee Energy managing manager Joseph Graham said: "Spudding Zydeco-1 is an highly breathtaking infinitesimal for Galilee. This is the constituent wherever years of method work, disciplined mentation and cautious execution determination into the drill bit.

"The rig is turning, the good is nether mode and we are present investigating a high-impact accepted gas-condensate accidental successful 1 of the astir productive hydrocarbon regions successful the US.

"The squad has done an outstanding occupation getting Zydeco-1 to this constituent safely, connected docket and wrong budget. We present person a wide drilling programme up of us, with the cardinal worth constituent expected erstwhile electrical logs are tally crossed the Tweedle formations.

"If these logs corroborate the hydrocarbon wage we are targeting, Galilee expects to determination rapidly into completion, aboveground facilities and pipeline tie-in."

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