Second Well Spud at Kavango Basin Site in Namibia

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Namibia

Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#6-1
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Reconnaissance Energy Africa has spud a second well in Namibia, #6-1, in a three-well Kavango Basin program in the in the Kalahari Desert. The venture has a planned depth of 3,800 m and will evaluate a Permian petroleum system 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 in the Karoo Group. The company will conduct a whole core and sidewall coring operations as well as running a full suite of well logs through the conventional targets and source rocks. In addition, a vertical seismic profile will be run to tie-in to a planned 2D seismic program scheduled for June 2021. London-based Reconnaissance Energy holds a 90% interest in a petroleum exploration license PEL 73 and 100% interest in a petroleum license PEL 001/2020 in northwestern Botswana.