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Petroamerica Spuds La Casona Well; Builds Infrastructure
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Petroamerica Oil Corp. has reported the start of appraisal drilling at its La Casona discovery on the El Eden Block in the Llanos Basin of Colombia.
The La Casona-2 appraisal well was spud on May 30, 2013 and is targeting the Gacheta and Une Formations that tested light oil and gas in the La Casona-1 discovery well, and will evaluate the Mirador Formation which was not flow tested at La Casona-1. The well is expected to be drilled to a target depth of approximately 16,000 feet and is expected to take approximately 60 days to drill and complete. Upon completion of drilling operations at the La Casona-2 well, the drilling rig is expected to mobilise and drill the Rumi-1 exploration well on the same block.
The construction of the long-term test facility, including gas compression, at La…
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