Comments on: Zion Oil Begins Drilling Elijah #3

By: ROBERT J. BLAKE

ROBERT J. BLAKE — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:43:12 +0000

SAY TO THE OIL AND GAS COME FORTH IN THE NAME OF JESUS! MARK 11 SHALOM R.B.

By: Salamon69

Salamon69 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:02:40 +0000

Reg,

That said. I am really fascinated by the story of Andy SoRelle and the drilling of the Atlit #1. Interesting is well is his personal story and how during World War II his plane had so major problems in flight, but miraculously he made it thru a cloud of fog and landed the plane.

Interesting how what i understand he spudded the well and discovered the oil in February of 1981. The say year that Jim Spillman wrote the book that caught the attention of John Brown and began his quest for finding the oil. The same year that I think also that John Brown gave his life the Jesus Christ. Almost like the baton was being passed from Andy SoRelle to John Brown so that the oil would come forth at the proper time.

Interesting how Andy SoRelle had such an interesting story. John Brown has an interesting story as well. Also, I heard Richard Rinberg in an interview and he even recounts how at one point in his life he nearly died in the hospital but feels that God gave him back his life because he had a purpose to carry out.

God’s hand is definitely behind the search for oil. Interesting how it all weaves together. We live at an exciting time to see the scriptures written thousands of years ago coming close to be fulfilled. (:

By: Reg Richardson

Reg Richardson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:03:54 +0000

Andy said that, based on a misinterpretation of the old map of Asher’s land, he had moved his original rig from one location to a second location, presumably the Atlit # 1 site. He also stated that his discovery of oil was the richest strike he had ever made and that he believed the oil-bearing stratum to be continuous with that in Iraq. But we know the rest of the story regarding the troubles with his rig.
Now, the question posed by Bob Woodland: Will the Elijah # 3 well be deep enough?
And another: Does Zion Oil have the capital necessary to overcome such obstacles as encountered by pioneer drillers in the region? If not, will the company pursue additional sources of money? Based on the company’s potential to issue additional shares, the upward trend of crude prices, and the apparent interest by the Israeli factions, we could say, “Yes.”
As a disclaimer, I do not own, nor have ever owned, any stock or other assets in Zion Oil or any entity associated with that company. But I have watched it for about a year now, and if I think the time is right, I will purchase some of its stock.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:05:42 +0000

The subject is a political hot potato. If the gas field is inside Gaza’s economic area why don’t they control its output? The big question would be who is there to control anything in Gaza? The P.A.? Hamas? Whoever seems to be in control in Gaza is either incapable of stopping attacks on Israel or responsible for the attacks. Until some kind of stable, peaceful government comes to Gaza this issue probably isn’t going to be resolved. It would be a wonderful blessing for Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace and for those who own the rights to this gas field to peacefully profit from it. I’m afraid we’re not there yet.
All that said, Gaza’s gas isn’t the focus of this website and I won’t allow us to get off topic by protracted (and intractable) political discussion.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:26:49 +0000

I don’t know how much, if any, siesmic acquisition, was complete in the area before the Atlit #1 site was chosen by SoRelle. Israel conducted a major basin study in 1986 (after Atlit #1) and many, many siesmic lines have been run since then. Zion Oil definitely had the tools available for great geologic insight than SoRelle did. Old geological strata may move up (horst) or down (graben) at fault lines. These moves may put the target area closer or further away from the surface. Having an idea of what’s down there before picking a drilling location certainly helps; that’s the benefit of siesmic acquisition.
Zion’s Elijah #3 isn’t far from the old Atlit #1 site: my best guess, around 5 kilometers (3 miles). Atlit #1 was right on the coast. The Elijah #3 is inland, off Route 4.

By: geoffrey mckee

geoffrey mckee — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:03:17 +0000

The map that accompanied your June 22 story ” Zion Oil Awarded Issachar-Zebulun Permit” is interesting. I was not aware of the quantity of reported reserves discovered by the Tamar #1 well. 5 trillion standard cubic feet is a lot of gas for Israel’s future domestic consumption. It is noted that the Gaza Marine gas discovery by BG Group – reported to contain 1.4 trillion cubic feet of gas – was not marked on the map. Does anyone on this discussion list know what is the sovereignty status of this field (Gaza Marine)? Is it in Israel’s sovereign territory? There is talk on internet blogs about fishermen from Gaza being prevented by Isreali gunboats from encroaching more than 6 kilometers offshore from their home in Gaza. Can this be true? If so, are these attacks in some way related to a sovereignty issue relating to the Gaza Marine gas discovery? Does God have any opinion through prophesy as to who shall benefit from this natural bounty that exists in the Gaza Marine discovery? Failing a direct line to God to provide the answer, the next best human recourse is the ICJ (UNCLOS) .

By: bob woodland

bob woodland — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:08 +0000

In Zion Oil’s plan to drill Elijah #3 they stated in their last update “Zion then plans to continue drilling to the Permian geological formation, down to a total depth below 17,000 feet (5,182 meters).”

Do you think this will be deep enough considering that Andy SoRelle discovered oil between 20,570′ and 21,431′ at the Atlit #1 well ?

Do you think that Zion Oil has seismic data that the permian holding the oil is closer to the sufaceat the Elijah #3 site than where Atlit #1 was drilled? How far is the Atlit #1 well site from Zion’s Elijah #3 well site?