Noble Energy said the probe off Israel found gas shows at about21,000 feet, but stopped drilling past 21,400 feet after encountering higherpressure.
The company will rework its drilling plan and pursue a rig prepared to tackle the higher pressure levels, Noble Energy said.
"Although the well did not reach the planned objective,we are encouraged by the possibility of an active thermogenic petroleum systemat greater depths within this basin,” Susan Cunningham, a senior vice presidentat Noble Energy, said in a statement.
“We
