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Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Aminex’s Ntorya-2 appraisal well in the Ruvuma Basin of Tanzania saw the 17” hole section cased and cemented to a depth of 1,326 meters on January 5. Drilling in the 12” section recommneced on January 7. The company will case and cement this section at 2,095 meters.
Following completion of the 12” section Aminex plans to drill a 8 ½” section through the target Cretaceous formation to an estimated total depth of 2,860 meters. A 7” cemented liner is then expected to be set and a detailed analysis of the well data conducted prior to potential testing
This vertical well is targeting the same sandstone channel complex as the Ntorya-1 discovery which flow-tested gas at 20 Mmcf/d, with 139 barrels of associated condensate, from a 3.5 – meter sand interval.
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