AGR announced that the Aphrodite-2 well offshore Israel has reached a depth of 5 652 meters from sea level (including water depth of about 1 707 meters). Based on examinations performed during the drilling of the Well, “significant signs of hydrocarbons” (natural gas) were found in the lower Miocene sands.
Additional information with respect to the Well, in line with Israeli regulations:
The rig drilling the Aphrodite-2 well has completed drilling the Well and is expected to plug and abandon the Well in the upcoming 2 weeks. After completing the Well, the operator will perform processing and evaluation of the information collected while drilling and logging.
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, January 03, 2013; Image: AGR