Tethys Oil is pleased to announce that drilling operations of exploration well Thameen-1 on Block 49 onshore the Sultanate of
Primary target is the Late Ordovician Hasirah Sandstone layer at a depth of 3,500 metres (TVD). A secondary target is the Mid-Ordovician Saih Nihayda Sandstone at a depth of 3,700 metres (TVD). In addition, the well will also investigate the shallower Gharif Sandstone.
"We are delighted to have started drilling operations on Block 49. The Thameen-1 well is designed to penetrate several potentially hydrocarbon bearing rock layers. We have three defined targets, but we will analyse all data from the well to increase our understanding of the potential oil plays in the block, conventional as well as unconventional," says Tethys Managing Director
The drill site is located within the northern part of Block 49 at Marsudad village in the Wilayat of Muqhsin. Block 49 is an onshore block that covers 15,439 square kilometres in the South West of the Sultanate of
Tethys Oil entered into a farmout agreement with
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Tethys Oil is a Swedish oil company with focus on onshore areas with known oil discoveries. The company's core area is the Sultanate of
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