A discovery was made at the George Miles #1H well in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas. The well was drilled vertically to a depth of 13,320ft then completed in a 3,190ft horizontal section with a 13 stage fracture stimulation. The well flowed at an initial rate of approximately 7.5 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
The Siakap #2 and Jangas #2 exploration wells drilled in the fourth quarter in Block K off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia found less than expected for oil pays up dip from the original discoveries and have been plugged and abandoned.
Murphy owns an 80% working interest in Block K and serves as operator. Petronas Carigali holds the remaining 20%.
Murphy recently joined in the drilling of a Middle Miocene prospect called Deep Blue located across five blocks in Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico. The Murphy interest of 9.375% resulted from a cross assignment of its interest in GC Block 679.
The well is currently being drilled in GC Block 723 in 5,100ft of water to a total depth of approximately 31,000ft with results expected by the end of the first quarter.
