Canada’s ReconAfrica and its joint venture partner NAMCOR, the state oil company of Namibia, have announced spudding of the 1819/8-2 well in the Kavango Basin, the first well in an initial four-well programme
The programme will be executed continuously and will target seismically-defined structures with the objective of testing two of the three play types; oil prone Karoo Rift Fill and Intra Rift Fault Block plays.
The 8-2 well will be drilled to a planned depth of approx. 2,800 m and is designed to test potential conventional oil and associated natural gas reservoirs in clastic rocks (sandstones) in the Karoo Rift Fill, the company’s primary play. The well will also be drilled deeper into the Pre-Karoo Mulden and Otavi formations. These intervals correspond to zones in the company’s first well, the 6-2, which is around 6.5 km to the east, and had good oil and gas shows. It is anticipated the well will reach total depth within 60 days from the initial spud.
ReconAfrica is engaged in the opening of the newly-discovered deep Kavango Sedimentary Basin, in the Kalahari Desert of northeastern Namibia and northwestern Botswana, where the company holds petroleum licences comprising approximately 8.5mn contiguous acres.
