Elektra-1
Completed Hydrocarbon ShowsExploration well spudded in 2025 by ExxonMobil in Block 5
Water Depth
2,100
meters
Total Depth
4,600
meters
Spud Year
2025
year
Result
Shows
exploration well
Overview
Block 5 exploration well drilled by ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy. Completed in April 2025, it found natural gas 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
Completed
Drilling completed with non-commercial hydrocarbon shows.
- Well Type
- Exploration
- Result
- Hydrocarbon Shows
- Spud Date
- 8 Jan 2025
- Completion Date
- 14 Apr 2025
- Water Depth
- 2,100 m
- Total Depth
- 4,600 m
Operator
Operator
ExxonMobil
United States
Other ExxonMobil Wells
Drilled in
Block 5
Operated by ExxonMobil
Well Data
- Type
- Exploration
- Status
- Completed
- Operator
- ExxonMobil
- Water Depth
- 2,100 m
- Total Depth
- 4,600 m
- Coordinates
- 34.45°N, 33.15°E