A well drilled by Shell plc has confirmed the extension of a gas discovery made in 2017 in ultra-deep waters in the southern Colombian Caribbean, project partner Ecopetrol SA said in a release Aug. 10.
The Gorgon-2 exploration and delineation well, 70 km off the coast in Col-5 block, verified the presence of gas and confirms the extension of the Gorgon-1 gas discovery with a water column of about 2,400 m, the largest carried out in Colombia, and a total depth greater than 4,000 m. Kronos (2015) and Purple Angel (2017) discoveries were also made in the gas province (OGJ Online, Feb. 7, 2020).
Shell is operator of the South Caribbean blocks (Col-5, Fuerte Sur, Purple Angel) in a 50-50 partnership with Ecopetrol.
