Well La-107 has been successfully drilled to its planned total depth. The 4½-in liner has been run and cemented to case off the Lower Logbaba Formation. Production completion is now commencing, after which the rig will be released from the well.
Preliminary analysis of the 107 logs indicates Victoria Oil and Gas PLC have encountered 35 m of net gas sand in the upper Logbaba Formation, as previously said, plus 23 m of net gas sand in the lower Logbaba Formation.
The production test is expected to commence in the first week of September and by the end of September, the board expects that La-107 will be tied in as a production well to the Logbaba production facility.
Following release from La-107, the rig will skid to Well La-108, where sidetrack drilling will recommence. Approximately 100 m of net gas-bearing sands have, to date, been encountered between the top of the Logbaba Formation at 1,670 m total vertical depth and at 2,702 m total vertical depthat La-108.
Gaz du Cameroon (GDC) plans to progressively develop additional gas supplies from Logbaba from wells La-105, La-107 and La-108 over the next 6 months. Following the flow tests from La-107, this well can then be placed into production to supplement gas from La-105. The board believes that the additional reserves expected from La-107 and La-108 will also allow GDC to conclude longer term contracts with Douala based high-usage gas customers.
“Target depth has been reached at La-107 and the well has been cased and is expected to be a substantial producer. New gas supply is expected to come online during Q3 2017 and this should allow GDC to finalize contracts with high usage customers we have been in discussion with over the past months. It is very satisfying to have over 50m of net gas sands in La-107,” CEO Ahmet Dik said.
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