Reconnaissance Energy, operator of the Kavango West 1X exploration well, has disclosed that drilling operations are advancing on schedule in the shallower section of the well, which caused a deferral of operations for several weeks at the current casing depth as the Company waited on casing strings for the final section of the well to be delivered to location.
Recon anticipates achieving total depth (TD) in the second half of November as operations resume, and drilling remains on the original expected schedule. The Kavango West 1X well is expected to penetrate approximately 1,500 metres of potential reservoir before reaching TD at approximately 3,800 metres. Once at TD, an extensive logging program will commence, with results expected to be made public around year-end.
“Drilling of the Kavango West 1X well is proceeding on schedule and I wish to thank our entire operations team for doing a great job on executing our drilling plan. The final casing string has been set at a depth of approximately 2,300 metres, just above the targeted Otavi reservoir. Currently, the well is drilling ahead into the Otavi carbonate reservoir, which is the primary target in the Damara Fold Belt.
“We anticipate drilling an extensive section of the potential reservoir, which will be followed by a full evaluation of the Otavi section. The Kavango West 1X well is testing a very large structural closure in the Otavi section measuring almost 20 kilometres long by 3 kilometres wide,” Brian Reinsborough, President & CEO, commented.
According to Recon, Communications regarding the Kavango West 1X drilling details from this point until reaching TD are considered “tight hole” status, meaning that Recon will not provide indications of well results before final logging of the Otavi reservoir section.
Strict adherence to tight hole status prior to the Company obtaining logging results should not be interpreted as being either negative or positive. Any drilling updates provided between now and the completion of logging of the Otavi reservoir zone will only include an updated drilling depth.
