Drilling News in Cuba
| 5/31/2024 - Highlights • Drilling progressing well. • 9 metres of Marti reservoir core cut; core samples of good quality. • Oil sheen observed over shakers. • Forward plan is to drill to tota... |
| 2/14/2024 - Highlights • Well at 2397mMD drilling 12-1/2” hole. • Forward plan: drill to TD of 12-1/2” hole section (2869mMD). • Once Section TD reached, set 9 5/8” casing. • TD of well: 3835... |
| 12/18/2023 - Highlights - Alameda-3 appraisal well drilling commenced at 6:00 AM, 15 December (Cuba time). Currently drilling ahead at 313mMD. - Primary objectives are the appraisal of the two deeper a... |
| 7/21/2023 - HIGHLIGHTS Cuba Block 9 PSC (Melbana 30% participating interest and Operator) - Drilling of the Alameda-2 appraisal well (the first of two appraisal wells in Block 9 planned for t... |
| 7/14/2023 - Highlights - Total depth for current 8-1/2” section called at 1,597 metres measured depth - Strong oil shows and high connection gas encountered - Excellent progress with drilling cur... |
| 6/20/2023 - Melbana Energy Limited is pleased to report that drilling of the
Alameda-2 appraisal well (Melbana 30% participating interest and operator) commenced a few
hours ago on Tuesday, 19 June 2023 (Cuban ... |
| 6/15/2023 - Melbana Energy Limited is pleased to report that preparations for
drilling of the Alameda-2 appraisal well are expected to be completed by this coming Monday,
19 June 2023 (Cuban time). Melbana’s dr... |
| 6/8/2023 - Melbana Energy Limited is pleased to provide this update on preparations for the commencement of drilling of the first appraisal well (designated Alameda2) in its Block 9 PSC area, onshore Cuba (Melba... |
| 5/23/2022 - Melbana Energy Limited is pleased to provide this update on its two well exploration drilling program in its Block 9 contract area, onshore Cuba (Melbana’s working interest 30%). The drill... |
| 3/17/2022 - Highlights • Drilling of the Alameda-1 well stopped at 3,916 metres measured depth (mMD) / 3,694 metres true vertical depth (mTVD) (predrill target total depth was 3,740 mTVD) • Continuous... |
| 1/27/2022 - Melbana Energy Limited has provided this update on its drilling operations at its Alameda-1
exploration well in its Block 9 contract area onshore Cuba. After running the 9-5/8” casing and ... |
| 12/21/2021 - Melbana Energy reports drilling ahead at Alameda-1 recommenced on 16 December 2021 with a directional bottom hole assembly. As of a short while ago, a depth of 2,093 mMD had been safely reached. |
| 12/10/2021 - Highlights - Additional drilling consumable supplies arrived in Cuba last week, next shipment scheduled to arrive next weekend. Together they are projected to be sufficient to complete the drilli... |
| 11/26/2021 - Highlights - Additional drilling supplies secured and scheduled to begin arriving in Cuba next week - Preparations have therefore commenced for the resumption of drilling operations |
| 11/9/2021 - Melbana Energy has provided an update on the progress of the Alameda-1 exploration well being drilled in Block 9 PSC, onshore Cuba. Following the successful setting of the liner and subsequ... |
| 10/5/2021 - Highlights - Oil shows reported last week in the Upper Thrust sheet have continued to be encountered. The shows included flows of oil into the wellbore - The oil shows occurred continuou... |
| 9/21/2021 - Melbana Energy reports that the Alameda-1 exploration well has made good progress to date after spudding at 09:00 hrs (Cuba time) on September 13. The well has reached its first planned casing point a... |
| 9/14/2021 - Melbana Energy has spudded the Alameda-1 exploration well on 13 September 2021, Cuban time. The Alameda-1 well, being drilled in Block 9, will test three separate targets with a combined pr... |
| 2/8/2021 - Melbana Energy Limited (MAY) (Melbana) is pleased to provide this update on progress made towards the drilling of its two high impact exploration wells onshore Cuba in its Block 9 contract area (“Bloc... |
| 1/29/2021 - Melbana Energy Limited (MAY) (“Melbana”) provides the following summary in relation to its activities during the quarter ended 31 December 2020.
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