According to Pemex's Koban discovery Evaluation Plan, which was approved by Mexico's Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) in late August 2018, the Koban 1 NFW in the AE-0019-M-Okom-02 area (Pilar Reforma-Akal Basin) discovered more than 500 MMboe in original reserves in place. The well reached TD of 6,587m (6,504m TVD) in late Q1 2017. The wildcat's original PTD was 6,730m. According to Pemex's recently approved plan for the discovery, a key part of the process likely to culminate in a declaration of commerciality (see related Scout article). The well discovered original reserves in place of 183 MMboe (60.9 MMb/c and 321 Bcf/g) in the Cretaceous and 468.4 MMboe (152.2 MMb/c and 722.5 Bcf/g) in the Jurassic.Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, without providing further details at the time, confirmed in his state of the union address in September 2017, that Pemex discovered commercial hydrocarbon reserves with the Koban NFW. According to Pemex at the time, the company recorded initial production rates of 3,276 b/d, which was mainly hydrocarbon liquids with some natural gas. Koban had original objectives in Cretaceous and Jurassic targets before TD was revised. Pemex tapped Grupo R's "Cantarell I" J/U to drill the well. It was spudded on 2 August 2016, in a water depth of about 20m. The Koban 1 well is part of the Chalabil Investment Project. <P />
Koban 1 (Pemex 100%) in AE-0019 block, discovered more than 500 MMboe in OIP (183 MMboe (61MMb/c and 321 Bcf/g) in the Cretaceous and 468,4 MMboe (152,2 MMb/c and 722,5 Bcf/g) in the Jurassic). Initial production rates of 3 276 b/d recorded, which was mainly hc liquids with some natural gas.