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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Eland Oil & Gas updated activities involving the Opuama-8 and Opuama-9 well on Nigeria’s OML 40. The Opuama-8 well is seeing an initial gross production rate of over 6,200 bpd. The well’s flow rate is in the upper half of the company’spreviously expected production range.
Testing and production of the three reservoirs penetrated by well Opuama-8 continues. The deepest of the reservoirs tested, the D5000, flowed at 3,250 bpd on a 40/64″ choke with a flowing tubing head pressure (FTHP) of 50 bar (725 psi) while the shallowest tested, the D3500, flowed at 2,980 bpd on a 40/64″ choke with a FTHP of 47 bar (680 psi). Testing of the third reservoir, the D4000, will commence shortly. The test rates are encouraging and within expectation.
The drilling of the Opuama-9 infill well by the OES Teamwork Rig continues, although there have been some delays due to mechanical issues with the rig. The 16″ hole has been drilled to a depth of 3,348 ft and the 13 3/8″ casing has since been run. The rig has begun to drill the 12 ¼” hole with current depth 6,016 ft to a targeted Total Vertical Depth (TVD) of 9,033 ft. Completion and production from Opuama-9 is expected within Q1.
Production performance from Opuama field is strong, with gross production from all four wells being circa 22,000 bpd according to the company.
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