BOWLEVEN HAS COMPLETED a testing programme, compromising multiple drill stem tests over various intervals, on the IE-3 appraisal well on the Etinde permit.
p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">BOWLEVEN HAS COMPLETED a testing programme, compromising multiple drill stem tests over various intervals, on the IE-3 appraisal well on the Etinde permit.
The objective of the well was to appraise the extent and communication of the upper Isongo reservoir updip of the previous wells drilled on the IE field, and also to target additional exploration potential of the deeper Isongo reservoirs. The well was drilled to a total depth of 3,048 m, encountering 134 m of gross hydrocarbon columns with 40 m of net hydrocarbon pay distributed over multiple pay zones, five of which were subsequently tested. The reservoirs encountered in the well include a combination of blocky sands and thin bed pay, while the sand quality varied. The majority of the sand exhibited good porosity and permeability. A further evaluation of the area and the surrounding acreage is necessary before it can be fully interpreted. Bowleven is preparing to conduct a multiple test programme, and will announce its preliminary results at a later date. The appraisal well, in Block MLHP-7, is the first in a multi-well drilling program planned for the Etinde permit during 2010. The area comprises three shallow water blocks (MLHP-5, MLHP-6 and MLHP-7) in offshore Cameroon, West Africa.
Kevin Hart, Chief Executive said, "The test results from IE-3 are an exciting start to our multi-well drilling campaign on Etinde. It is highly encouraging to have encountered multiple gas condensate and oil bearing sands. Given the positive test results and the potentially wider implications for our Cameroon acreage further evaluation and appraisal work is planned. The rig will now move to MLHP-5 to drill the high impact exploration well, Sapele-1, which will access multiple targets including the deeper cretaceous, to further evaluate the significant exploration potential of the Douala Basin."
