Reconnaissance Energy drills second well in Kavango basin, Namibia

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd (ReconAfrica) has spudded well 6-1, the second Kavango basin well in the Kalahari Desert in north-east Namibia.

The well is designed to evaluate the petroleum systems in an area of maximum thickness discovered in the first well (6-2).

These first two wells are within one of five major sub-basins of the larger, more laterally extensive, Permian-aged deep Kavango basin.

The first string of casing is set and cemented. The Jarvie-1 1000 HP rig is drilling ahead to a target depth of 3,800 metres (12,500 feet). The company will take whole core and sidewall core, and will obtain a full logging suite of all zones of interest (conventional targets and source rocks).

As with 6-2, a comprehensive state of the art logging programme over both sections will be provided by Schlumberger. In addition, a vertical seismic profile will be run to enable the most accurate tie-in possible of well data to the 2D seismic programme scheduled to commence in June, the company said.

ReconAfrica holds a 90% working interest in petroleum licences in north-east Namibia comprising 6.3 million contiguous acres.

Source: Oil & Gas Journal