Please compare Halifax-1 with this field that Woodside wants to...

Please compare Halifax-1 with this field that Woodside wants to pay $2.5 Billion for just 30%!!!!

Leviathan Gas Field, Levantine Basin, Mediterranean Sea, Israel

Key Data

Leviathan Natural Gas Field, located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea area, off the coast of Israel, was discovered in December 2010. The discovery is SITUATED IN 1,645m of water in the Levantine Basin, located approximately 130km west IN THE OCEAN of Haifa, Israel.

At the time of discovery, the Leviathan gas field was the most prominent field ever found in the sub-explored area of the Levantine Basin, which covers about 83,000 square kilometres of the eastern Mediterranean region.

The Leviathan field falls within the precinct of the Rachel and Amit licenses. PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN 2017!!

The Oligo-Miocene reservoir rocks at Leviathan field are deep-water slope and fan sandstones sealed by sedimentary rocks of the mid to late Miocene age and Messinian age salt. Natural gas at the Leviathan field was found in several sub-salt Miocene intervals.

The Leviathan gas field's natural gas reserves are estimated to be about 17 trillion cubic feet (tcf). Besides natural gas, the field is said to contain 600 million barrels of oil beneath the gas layer (DOWN AROUND 7,000 metres).

Exploration and drilling by Noble Energy at the Leviathan field and wells.
Noble Energy commenced drilling on the Leviathan-1 well in October 2010 using the Sedco Express deep-water semi-submersible rig, which is owned by Transocean. In the first stage of drilling, the well was drilled to a DEPTH OF 5,170m. (Yes 5,170 metres!!) It encountered a minimum of SIXTY SEVEN METRES of natural gas pay. The gas was discovered in several sub-salt Miocene intervals.

In the second stage of drilling, the well is intended to touch an additional depth of 2,030m, (THAT IS 7,230 METRES!!!!) where the estimated natural gas reserve is expected to reach 25tcf.(THAT'S SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY METRES TO GET 25TCF!!!!!)

In May 2012, drilling operations at the Leviathan-1 well were suspended after reaching a depth of 6,522m, approximately 678m short of the target depth. The suspension took place DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE AND MECHANICAL RESTRICTIONS OF THE WELL BORE DESIGN. THE WORK IS NOT EXPECTED TO RESTART UNTIL THE END OF 2013.

Drilling of Leviathan-2 well was started in March 2011 by the Pride North America rig. The drilling operations, however, had to be stopped after detecting a flow of water in the well hole.

Drilling of the Leviathan-3 well commenced in June and was successfully completed in December 2011. The third well, located approximately five kilometres east of the original Leviathan discovery, was drilled to a total depth of 5,226m and encountered a minimum of 88m of natural gas pay. (THAT'S 88m of natural gas pay!!)(Are we talking potentially 1,300 metres, plus, in Halifax-1??)

Maritime border issues between Lebanon and Israel over the gas field
Lebanon considered the Leviathan and Tamar gas fields to extend into Lebanese territory and claimed Israel was ignoring this fact. Israel retaliated by threatening to use force to protect its gas discoveries. (Apparenty "resolved" for the time being)

Now acorn, where is my copy of that "completely baseless" as you put it?

My friend, you are bordering on being libellous and defamatory, you should refrain from making false accusations that you cannot substantiate with FACTS. So, let's cut this crap and wait for the EXPERTS to get on with their job. You would have to be the worst down ramper on HC and I truly question YOUR motives.