Elektra-1
Completed Hydrocarbon ShowsExploration well spudded in 2025 by ExxonMobil in Block 5
Overview
Block 5 exploration well drilled by ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy with the Valaris DS-9 drillship. Completed in April 2025: gas present in non-commercial quantities, but confirmed a working hydrocarbon system and good-quality reservoirs. The rig then moved to Block 10 to drill Pegasus-1.
Drilling Campaign
Drilling completed with non-commercial hydrocarbon shows.
- Well Type
- Exploration
- Result
- Hydrocarbon Shows
- Spud Date
- 23 Jan 2025
- Completion Date
- 14 Apr 2025
- Water Depth
- 1,950 m
- Total Depth
- —
Operator
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Well Data
- Type
- Exploration
- Status
- Completed
- Operator
- ExxonMobil
- Water Depth
- 1,950 m
- Total Depth
- —
- Coordinates
- 33.64°N, 31.05°E
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