The company is now preparing to drill ahead to a total planned maximum depth of 3,800m using the Sakson 501 rig.
Horn Petroleum has also commenced drilling operations on the Shabeel North-1 well with the setting of the 30 inch surface casing and the drilling of a 50m pilot hole.
The Shabeel and Shabeel North prospects are located on a Jurassic aged rift system which is part of the same system that has proven to be highly productive in the Masila and Shabwa basins in Yemen.
The company holds a 60% interest and operatorship in the Dharoor and Nugaal blocks.
Horn Petroleum president and CEO David Grellman said the commencement of drilling in the Dharoor Valley block is a major milestone in the evaluation of the oil potential of northern Somalia.
