ReconAfrica Begins Production Testing at the Kavango West 1X Discovery

09 Jun ReconAfrica Begins Production Testing at the Kavango West 1X Discovery

London, (Oilandgaspress) – Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. along with partners NAMCOR and BW Energy, have commenced production testing operations at Kavango West 1X (“KW1X”).

Highlights of the Production Test on Kavango Discovery:

• Total of six optimized intervals, encompassing 420 m (1,378 ft.) of hydrocarbon bearing section to be isolated and tested across the Huttenburg and Elandshoek formations.
• Huttenburg Formation:
  • 75 m (246 ft.) of net hydrocarbon pay to be tested.
  • 400 m (1,312 ft.) gross interval of high fractured carbonate reservoir.
• Elandshoek Formation:
  • 560 m (1,837 ft.) of hydrocarbon saturated section in highly fractured carbonate reservoirs.
  • 81 m (265 ft.) of hydrocarbon fluorescence and oil shows.
  • Oil sheen and oil bubbles at surface in the mud pits.
    

Downhole production testing operations at KW1X have commenced. The cement bond log was conducted prior to the end of May confirming that production testing could proceed with no additional cement work.   Downhole perforation work is currently underway, managed by SLB and Halliburton services, following the delivery of perforation equipment to site. While permitting requirements for the transportation of the downhole testing equipment from North America to the Kavango West 1X drill site experienced minor delays, ReconAfrica continues to target disclosure of production test results to all stakeholders by late July.

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