Galp, alongwith the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) and Custos, has completed the first phase of the Mopane exploration campaign with the conclusion of the Mopane-1X well testing operations
Discovered in January, the Mopane-1X well revealed significant oil columns containing light oil in high-quality reservoir sands at two different levels – AVO-1 and AVO-2. This development comes following the company's plans of conducting a drill stem test (DST) until earlier this month.
In March, significant light oil columns were discovered in high-quality reservoir sands in the Mopane-2X well, across exploration and appraisal targets: AVO-3, AVO-1 and a deeper target. In particular, the Mopane-2X well found AVO-1 to be in the same pressure regime as in the Mopane-1X discovery well, around 8 km to the east, confirming its lateral extension.
Important commercial discovery
The reservoirs log measures confirm good porosities, high pressures and high permeabilities in large hydrocarbon columns. Fluid samples present very low oil viscosity and contain minimum CO2 and no H2S concentrations. The flows achieved during the well test have reached the maximum allowed limits of 14 kboepd, potentially positioning Mopane as an important commercial discovery. In the Mopane complex alone, and before drilling additional exploration and appraisal wells, hydrocarbon in-place estimates are 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent, or higher.
All acquired data from the current Mopane drilling campaign will be analysed and integrated into an updated reservoir model, which will serve as a basis for the drilling plan to further explore, appraise and develop the wider Mopane complex.
Galp (80%), NAMCOR (10%) and Custos (10%) are partners in Mopane exploration.
