Tullow Reports Results From Appraisal Drilling In Kenya Block 10BB
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Kenya
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Operator Tullow Oil Plc announced updates from its Ngamia, Amosing and Etom appraisal drilling program in Kenya’s Block 10BB. The #10 Ngamia encountered 65 m of net oil pay in the Ngamia prospect. The #11-Ngamia hit 143 m of net oil pay and will be utilized in a waterflood pilot test planned for 2018. In the Amosing prospect, #6-Amosing hit 35 m of net oil and gas pay and #7-Amosing hit 25 m of net oil and gas pay. An extensive wireline evaluation program, including sampling, was performed on all appraisal wells. According to the company, the presence of rift edge facies has limited their net pay. In the Etom prospect in Block 13T, #2-Etom flowed 752 bbl of oil per day from Auwerwer and 580 bbl of oil per day from Lokong. London-based Tullow own 50%, Africa Oil owns 25% and Maersk Oil & Gas owns the remaining 25%.
Operator Tullow Oil Plc announced updates from its Ngamia, Amosing and Etom appraisal drilling program in Kenya’s Block 10BB. The #10 Ngamia encountered 65 m of net oil pay in the Ngamia prospect. The #11-Ngamia hit 143 m of net oil pay and will be utilized in a waterflood pilot test planned for 2018. In the Amosing prospect, #6-Amosing hit 35 m of net oil and gas pay and #7-Amosing hit 25 m of net oil and gas pay. An extensive wireline evaluation program, including sampling, was performed on all appraisal wells. According to the company, the presence of rift edge facies has limited their net pay. In the Etom prospect in Block 13T, #2-Etom flowed 752 bbl of oil per day from Auwerwer and 580 bbl of oil per day from Lokong. London-based Tullow own 50%, Africa Oil owns 25% and Maersk Oil & Gas owns the remaining 25%.