Aphrodite-2 (Cyprus A-2)
Completed Gas DiscoveryAppraisal well spudded in 2013 by Noble Energy in Block 12
Overview
Appraisal well drilled by the Ensco 5006 semi-submersible on the eastern flank of Aphrodite, close to the Cyprus–Israel median line. A drill-stem test flowed up to 56 MMcf/d; refined the field estimate to 3.6–6 tcf.
Drilling Campaign
Drilling completed with a commercial gas discovery.
- Well Type
- Appraisal
- Result
- Gas Discovery
- Spud Date
- 18 Jun 2013
- Completion Date
- 21 Sept 2013
- Water Depth
- 1,699 m
- Total Depth
- 5,750 m
Operator
Other Wells on Aphrodite
Drilled in
Discovery
Well Data
- Type
- Appraisal
- Status
- Completed
- Operator
- Noble Energy
- Water Depth
- 1,699 m
- Total Depth
- 5,750 m
- Coordinates
- 33.16°N, 33.30°E
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