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Sunday, December 24, 2017
Eland Oil & Gas completed drilling its Opuama-8 infill well on Opuama field in Nigeria. The well was drilled to a total true vertical depth of 8,071 ft, with the final casing string run and cemented.
The well encountered seven oil-bearing reservoirs, including the C2000 reservoir, the first time that oil has been encountered in a shallow “C” reservoir. Total net pay in the reservoirs is 160 ft at apparent vertical thickness.
The company’s next well is the Opuama-9, which will test the four “C” reservoirs in a crestal location. Three target zones, D3500, D4000 and D50000 will be perforated and a long-term production test will be carried out of D5000 and D35000, with initial production expected in January.
The initial production rate is expected to be within the guidance of 5,000 and 7,000 bpd.
“Together with our partner NPDC, we are pleased with the progress on the Opuama-8 well, which will further increase Opuama production and cash generation. Having confirmed oil in the C2000 reservoir, considerably de-risks our testing of the C reservoirs planned on Opuama-9, the next well to be drilling in January. Although the primary production target for Opuama-9 remains the D1000 reservoir,” said CEO George Maxwell.
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