CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — GeoGlobal Resources Inc. (GeoGlobal or the Company) (NYSE Amex: GGR) disclosed today an update of certain exploration activities.
Exploration Highlights:
KG Onshore exploration block
OIL India Limited (OIL) as operator of the KG-ONN-2004/1 exploration block (KG Onshore) has invited Expression of Interests (EOI) from interested and reputable contractors for the supply of both casings and surface wellheads to support a High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) drilling campaign. To qualify for consideration, contractors have been requested to submit their EOI by July 29, 2011.
“Our commitment is to drill 12 exploratory wells within the KG Onshore block and this EOI process is an important step forward to the commencement of drilling on this block,” said Paul B. Miller, President and CEO of GeoGlobal.
RJ Block 20 exploration block
Drilling operations are complete on the Phulasar-1 well located within the exploration block RJ-ONN-2004/2 (RJ Block 20). The Phulasar-1 well commenced drilling on April 29, 2011 and was drilled to a total vertical depth of 1,525 meters to test the Jodhpur Sandstone and the Upper Carbonate group. Wireline logs could not be recorded within the Upper Carbonate group as it suffered large mud loss while drilling the 121/4 inch section and Wireline formation tests within the Jodhpur formations did not confirm the presence of hydrocarbons. OIL as operator recommended not to lower the 51/2 inch casing nor to conduct a drill stem test program in this well. The Phulasar-1 has now been abandoned.
“Consistent with the other wells drilled in the Rajasthan blocks, oil cut fluorescence was experienced in the Upper Carbonates indicating the hydrocarbon system is present within this Phulasar-1 structure,” said Paul B. Miller. “Exploration risk of reservoir and seal remain the same as previously predicted. The going forward plan is to drill all the available structures with different stratigraphic characteristics based on geological analysis and further geophysical modeling.”
The Phulasar-1 well is the third of a 20 well exploration program to be drilled over two Rajasthan blocks. GeoGlobal has a 25% participating interest in each of the Rajasthan blocks. The drilling rig will now move approximately 11 kilometers northeast of the Phulasar-1 well to commence drilling the second prospect in the RJ Block 20.
About GeoGlobal
GeoGlobal Resources Inc., headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a U.S. publicly traded oil and gas company, which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the pursuit of petroleum and natural gas in high potential exploration targets through exploration and development in India, Israel and Colombia.
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