On 9 October 2018, PEMEX reported it completed as an oil and gas discovery the Mulach 1EXP new-field wildcat (NFW) in the AE-0051-4M-Mezcalapa-01 entitlement block.Â  The operator reported that it drilled five reservoirs of light oil in the Upper Miocene.Â  The CNH reported that the reservoir interval perforated was from 3,323 m to 3,347 m. Â The NFW reached a final total depth (TD) of 3,976 m.Â  PEMEX indicated it estimates 3P reserves for the discovery of 100 MMboe.      The      NFW was spudded on 10 July 2018 in a water depth of 21 m. Â On 2 July 2018, the CNH approved a      drilling permit for the NFW.       The      well was targeting the Miocene Formation at a proposed total depth (PTD)      of 4,040 m.Â  The unrisked      prospective resources were 120 MMboe and represents the best prospect out      of the six prospects identified within the block. It is located in the      very northeastern corner of the block about 7.5 km south-west of the      Yaxche field, the nearest Miocene producing field.    On      20 June 2018, the CNH approved the modification of the exploration plan      for the additional two-year exploration period submitted by PEMEX for the      AE-0051-4M-Mezcalapa-01 entitlement block.Â       The modified exploration plan for the block includes the addition      of the drilling of the Mulach 1EXP well in the north-eastern area of the      block.     The      AE-0051 block had its original phase extension exploration plan approved      on 10 October 2017.Â  The other five      prospects include the offshore Chejekbal 1EXP, Coatzin 1EXP, Tlamatini      1EXP, and deeper pool wildcat (DPW) Tetl 1001EXP.Â  There is one onshore prospect, the      deeper pool wildcat (DPW) Tupilco 3001EXP.Â       The prospects are targeting the Tertiary and deeper Cretaceous and      Jurassic plays.      The AE-0051-4M-Mezcalapa-01 entitlement block was originally granted to PEMEX on 27 August 2014 with a two-year extension granted on 27 August 2017.Â  The block covers an approximate area of 652.77 sq km after being reduced due to environmentally sensitive areas located within the central area of the onshore-offshore block.
PEMEX reported it completed as an oil and gas discovery the Mulach 1EXP new-field wildcat (NFW) in the AE-0051-4M-Mezcalapa-01 entitlement block.  