Tullow drilling yields results onshore Kenya
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Oil and gas group Tullow has announced several successful drilling results from a series of exploration, appraisal and testing activities conducted in blocks 10BB and 13T onshore Kenya.
Tullow entered Kenya in 2010 and gained a 50% operated interest in five onshore licences, including 10BB and 13T, through agreements with Africa Oil and Centrica Energy.
The company said that the Etom-1 well in Block 13T in the South Lokichar basin encountered 10 metres of net oil pay, extending the proven oil basin significantly northwards.
As such, the ongoing 550 square kilometre (sq km) 3D seismic survey has been extended to cover a further 247 sq km, including sever similar prospects which are scheduled to be drilled next year.
"Etom-1 has successfully extended the South Lokichar rift bounding fault play northwards and we look forward to testing the southern area of the basin with Ekosowan-1," said exploration director Angus McCoss.
Over in block 10BB, Amosing-2, the first appraisal well on the newly-discovered Amosing field, found up to 30 metres of net oil pay nearby the discovery well (Amosing-1), while a sidetrack encountered up to 90 net oil pay.
The Ngamia-3 well, also on block 10BB, discovered 150 metres of net oil pay.
"Continued success in appraisal of the Ngamia and Amosing fields reinforces our belief that the South Lokichar basin holds very considerable potential which we hope to replicate in additional basins," McCoss said.
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