Panoro Energy has announced that the C-45 infill well has successfully been put onstream by the Block G operator, Trident Energy, at an initial gross rate over 5,000 bopd on a restricted choke, in line with expectations.

The well is the first of two planned infill wells at the producing Ceiba Field and Okume Complex and was drilled with the Noble Venturer drillship to a total depth of 3,148 metres, encountering good quality oil-saturated reservoir sands in an un-swept zone of the Ceiba field.

Drilling of the second planned infill well, OF-19, at the Okume Complex, has now concluded and the well is expected onstream shortly.

Following the conclusion of the OF-19 infill well, The Noble Venturer drillship has also been contracted to drill the Kosmos Energy-operated Akeng Deep infrastructure-led exploration (“ILX”) well in Block S.  The Akeng Deep ILX well is intended to test a play in the Albian, targeting an estimated gross mean resource of 180 million barrels of oil near existing infrastructure at Block G.

“We are pleased to have safely and successfully delivered the C-45 infill well which represents an important step forward towards the joint-venture partners’ organic production growth plans for Block G, and also moves Panoro a step closer towards targeted group production of 13,000 bopd when all wells in our current Equatorial Guinea and Gabon drilling campaigns are onstream.

With the high-impact Akeng Deep ILX well at Block S due to follow the infill drilling campaign, a successful outcome can also have a positive read across to the adjacent Panoro operated Block EG-01 where we are progressing subsurface studies,” John Hamilton, CEO of Panoro, commented.

Panoro holds a 12 percent participating interest in Block S. Other joint venture partners in Block S are Trident Energy and GEPetrol. Panoro also has a 14.25 percent participating interest in Block G. Other joint venture partners in Block G are Kosmos Energy and GEPetrol.