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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Eland Oil & Gas’ JV subsidiary, Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria, has successfully completed drilling the sidetrack at Opuama-7. The sidetrack encountered both D1000 and D2000 sands as expected with a total of 77 ft of good quality net pay.
Over 60ft of the D2000 sands have been successfully perforated and the well is currently being completed and hooked up so production can commence imminently, with gross production flow rates expected to be in line with previous guidance of 5,900 bpd. The D1000 sands will be perforated at a future date to maintain the production rate. The company will make a further announcement once an initial stabilized production rate from the Opuama-7 well is achieved.
The company said that in light of the success of the Opuama-3 recompletion in 2016 and the positive results of the Opuama-7 sidetrack, it is bringing forward its plans for infill drilling on the Opuama Field, taking advantage of having the rig in Opuama and to accelerate production growth through the existing production infrastructure. Elcrest and its partner NPDC have elected to retain the OES Teamwork drilling rig to drill an Opuama infill well immediately.
While Opuama-7 is being hooked-up for immediate injection into the Opuama facilities, and OML 40 export line, the rig will mobilize to the Opuama-8 drill site. Drilling will target the D4000 and D5000 reservoirs to a depth of approximately 8,000ft. Opuama-8 to is expected to produce at an initial gross rate of between 5,000 and 7,000 bpd.
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