BNamericas reported that Houston based oil company Anadarko has spudded the Wahoo 2 deepwater well offshore at the end of the third quarter.

Mr Jim Hackett chairman & CEO of Anadarko said that the Wahoo 1 and Wahoo 2 wells are located in the prolific offshore pre salt cluster on the Campos basin's BM C 30 block. He added that "The well is intended to appraise the pre-salt discovery pay zone encountered in the Wahoo 1 discovery and will also test a deeper exploration target."

After the assessment drilling, the Deepwater Millennium drilling vessel will be moved back to Wahoo 1 to conduct a drill stem test.

Earlier this year, Anadarko said initial estimates indicate up to 700 million barrel of recoverable oil and gas at Wahoo 1. Anadarko also recently spudded the Itaipu 1 well on the BM C 32 offshore block in the Campos basin.

Mr Hackett added that "The well will test a geologic feature similar and adjacent to the giant Jubarte pre salt producing area."

(Sourced from www.bnamericas.com)