Crown Point Energy reported on 4 December 2019, that it plugged and abandoned the Sur Rio Malargue x-1002(d), in the 1,041 sq km Cerro de los Leones license, northern Neuquen Basin. The drilling rig was the SAI-318. The well was spud on 10 November to test the Tertiary-Upper Cretaceous Sandstone on an extension of the structural crest. It reached 1,183m TD on 18 November and was abandoned after well log analysis confirmed no hydrocarbons present in the well.Crown Point Energy reported on 4 June 2019 that it was planning to spud two exploration wells in this exploration permit in the Mendoza province. These wells were planned for Q3 2019 at a cost of US$ 3.7 million.  Crown Point acquired 214 sq km of 3D seismic to determine drilling locations in the northern portion of the block. The first NFW spud in the area, Sur Rio Malargue x-1001(d) was logged recently and shown to be a potential discovery. The company requested a four month extension for the exploration permit in this block to 23 February 2020 to complete the drilling and evaluation of that well.
Argentina, Cerro de los Leones