Badila-1 Flows High in Chad

Griffiths Energy International has seen success with the drilling of its Badila-1 well in Chad. The company confirmed high flow rates from the well and offered up other operational highlights.

Recent advances made in the country by Griffiths include the re-entry and testing of the Mangara-2 wellbore. The company also completed a development 3D seismic program over the Mangara field and neighboring Krim prospect.

Griffithssaw the advancement of feasibility studies on four light oil exploration discoveries at its Doseo/Borogop blocks; and the installation pipeline infrastructure and significant civil work within the Mangara/Badila blocks preparing for development operations. Griffiths also has begun the evaluation and prioritization of new and existing exploration prospects.

All of the early activities in the company’s 2012 operations plan have been executed on schedule and on budget.

“Griffiths Energy has made considerable operational progress across its concessions and we remain on schedule and budget to deliver first oil in Q1 2013,” said Gary Guidry, president and CEO. “Of particular interest is the initial constrained flow rate of approx. 3,000 bpd of light sweet crude oil in a test of the Badila-1 discovery well. The test, which was part of the recompletion of the Badila-1 well drilled by a previous operator in 2002, suggests an estimated unconstrained flow rate of 7,500 to 10,000 bpd with assisted lift.”