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Pateke-4H drilling update 22 April 2014

Posted on 22 April 2014

At 6.00 this morning (NZST) the Pateke-4H well, offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, was at a measured depth of 3,863 metres and drilling ahead at around 10 metres/hour with an 8 1/2 inch drilling assembly after successfully side-tracking from the 9 5/8 inch casing at 3,587 metres, the operator has advised.

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Pateke-4H drilling update 15 April 2014

Posted on 15 April 2014

At 6.00 this morning (NZST) preparations were being made to drill a second sidetrack well at Pateke-4H, offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, the operator has advised.

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Pateke-4H drilling update 8 April

Posted on 8 April 2014

At 06:00 this morning (NZST) the Pateke-4H remains at a measured depth of 4,083m BRT (below rotary table), and the 9 5/8 inch casing has been installed and cemented with the shoe at 3,669m BRT.

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Pateke-4H drilling update 1 April

Posted on 1 April 2014

At 06:00 this morning (NZDT) the Pateke-4H was at a measured depth of 4,083m BRT (below rotary table), compared to 3,845m at the same time last week, and had intersected the hydrocarbon bearing F10 reservoir sand.

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Pateke-4H drilling update 25 March

Posted on 31 March 2014

At 06:00 this morning (NZDT) the Pateke-4H development well sidetrack was at a measured depth of 3,845 metres and directionally drilling ahead with a 12 ¼ inch drilling assembly, the operator has advised.

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Pateke-4H Drilling Update 18 March

Posted on 19 March 2014

The operator of the Pateke-4H well in the Tui oil fields offshore Taranaki was preparing to sidetrack a short section of lower wellbore at 6.00 this morning NZDT.

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Additional Kupe field development opportunities

Posted on 17 March 2014

New Zealand Oil & Gas advises that an estimate has been published relating to contingent and prospective resources that may be available from additional development within the Kupe field in Petroleum Mining Licence 38146, located in offshore Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Pateke-4H drilling update 11 March 2014

Posted on 11 March 2014

The operator of the Pateke-4H well in the Tui oil fields offshore Taranaki has provided an update on drilling progress. At 06:00AM NZDT today the well had been drilled to a total measured depth of 4,110 metres.

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Reservoir encountered at Pateke-4H

Posted on 6 March 2014

The Pateke-4H well had been drilled to a total measured depth of 4,110 metres at 6.00 this morning NZDT and encountered the primary objective Kapuni F sands, the operator has advised.

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Pateke-4H drilling update 4 March

Posted on 4 March 2014

The operator of the Pateke-4H well in the Tui oil fields offshore Taranaki has advised that the well was at a measured depth of 3689 metres at 6.00AM NZDT today.

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