中国石化新闻网讯 据非洲媒体3月3日伦敦报道，英国著名石油勘探公司图洛石油公司（Tullow Oil）周日在伦敦宣布，由于对已发现的初始储层流体的测试没有获得成功，图洛石油公司已决定暂停位于肯尼亚第10A区块马尔萨比特县的Paipai-1勘探井的的石油勘探作业。
图洛石油公司说，这口勘探井已钻至4255米的总深度，但迄今未能证实有任何石油存在。
图洛石油公司在一份声明中说，对初始储层流体取样的数次尝试都宣告失败，而在钻井过程中钻遇到的碳氢化合物没有返回到地面。
图洛石油公司说，该公司在钻到总厚度达到55米的砂岩层段时曾钻遇油气显示，但砂岩层段被200米厚的源岩覆盖，后者形成了一个有效的区域顶部密封。
（李 峻 编译）
原文如下：
Tullow Now Suspends Oil Exploration in Marsabit
Mar, 03, 2013 01:38 PM - AllAfrica
Tullow Oil has announced suspension of the Paipai-1 exploration well after unsuccessful tests on the initial fluids that had been found.The well, located in the Marsabit County, Block 10A, had been drilled to a total depth of 4,255 metres but no oil could be confirmed yet.
"Several attempts to sample the initial reservoir fluids were unsuccessful and the hydrocarbons encountered whilst drilling were not recovered to surface," said Tullow in a press statement.
Tullow said it had initially encountered light hydrocarbon shows while drilling a 55 metre thick gross sandstone interval, but the sandstone was overlain by a 200 metre thick source rock forming an effective regional top seal.
