{"id":11267,"date":"2021-12-02T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=11267"},"modified":"2021-12-02T11:26:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T11:26:29","slug":"south-africa-kinetiko-energy-spuds-3rd-well-on-the-korhaan-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-kinetiko-energy-spuds-3rd-well-on-the-korhaan-project\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUTH AFRICA: Kinetiko Energy Spuds 3rd Well on the Korhaan Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third well named Korhaan-3 is estimated to reach a depth of 400m-450m to test<br \/>\nthe gassy sandstones and coal bed methane (CBM) horizons from the known coal<br \/>\nbeds that were intersected and observed to be gassy from adjacent (400m away)<br \/>\nflow tested gas wells KA-03PT2 and KA-03PTR (Figure 1). With three new well of the<br \/>\nKorhaan project now successfully spudded the Company\u2019s expectations are high<br \/>\nthat all five wells are intended to become potential early, pilot-production wells,<br \/>\nwith comingled production to an infield offtake facility being planned.<\/p>\n<p>Well Korhaan-3 is being drilled with air\/ percussion to TD estimated to be between<br \/>\n400-450m. The spudding of Korhaan 3 is the last of the three well Korhaan project<br \/>\nprogrammed to be completed this year. The three-well drilling program to has been<br \/>\nsuccessfully undertaken within 400 metres of KKO\u2019s proposed gas collection<br \/>\nterminal at Amersfoort where access and infrastructure is being established to<br \/>\nenable the completion of off take negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Koorhan-Drilling-Project.png?resize=603%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Koorhan-Drilling-Project.png?w=603&amp;ssl=1 603w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Koorhan-Drilling-Project.png?resize=600%2C527&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Koorhan-Drilling-Project.png?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Koorhan-Drilling-Project.png?resize=100%2C88&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second well named Korhaan-5 spudded in mid November to reach a depth of 400m-450m to<br \/>\ntest the gassy sandstones and coal bed methane\u00a0 horizons from the known<br \/>\ncoal beds that were intersected and observed to be gassy from adjacent (400m<br \/>\naway) flow tested gas wells KA-03PT2 and KA-03PTR<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary gas flow rates will be assessed following completion of each well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third well named Korhaan-3 is estimated to reach a depth of 400m-450m to test the gassy sandstones and coal bed methane (CBM) horizons from the known coal beds that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-kinetiko-energy-spuds-3rd-well-on-the-korhaan-project\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,4746,7445],"tags":[9045,9046,481,9041,9834],"class_list":["post-11267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-renewables-2","category-southern-africa","tag-afro-energy","tag-badimo-gas","tag-coal-bed-methane","tag-kinetiko-energy","tag-koorhan","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/South-Africa-Koorhan-Project.png?fit=614%2C643&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-2VJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11856,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-kinetiko-to-test-all-of-koorhaan-wells\/","url_meta":{"origin":11267,"position":0},"title":"SOUTH AFRICA: Kinetiko to test all of Koorhaan Wells","author":"","date":"February 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Korhaan-3:\u00a0The TD of the Production Section was called at 449m after\u00a0encountering tight formations. Gas was detected early at around 177m but showed\u00a0strongly from 265m downwards, going off the scale of the inline meter (>10,000\u00a0ppm) from that point onwards. Early pre-logging test flows were very encouraging. Logging operations are now complete\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/South-Africa-Cross-section-of-the-Korhaan-well.png?fit=791%2C545&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/South-Africa-Cross-section-of-the-Korhaan-well.png?fit=791%2C545&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/South-Africa-Cross-section-of-the-Korhaan-well.png?fit=791%2C545&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/South-Africa-Cross-section-of-the-Korhaan-well.png?fit=791%2C545&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11323,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-kinetiko-provides-korhaan-project-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":11267,"position":1},"title":"SOUTH AFRICA: Kinetiko Provides Korhaan Project Update","author":"","date":"December 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The three new wells of the Korhaan Project have been successfully spudded and each well has been drilled into the dolerite sills and Korhaan-4 has been cased to 150m and cementation operations are underway. Korhaan-4 well is expected to commence drilling into the gassy sandstone and underlying coal seams to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Koorhan-Drilling-Project.png?fit=603%2C530&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Koorhan-Drilling-Project.png?fit=603%2C530&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Koorhan-Drilling-Project.png?fit=603%2C530&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11664,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-drilling-resumes-at-korhaan-project\/","url_meta":{"origin":11267,"position":2},"title":"SOUTH AFRICA: Drilling resumes at Korhaan Project","author":"","date":"January 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Kinetiko Energy says drill rigs B21 and B16 together with operational crews returned to site and resumed drilling development activities on 10 January 2022. Well Korhaan-4 Having successfully completed the drilling of the production section from 130m to 443m, significant preliminary gas flows were established under choked conditions. Following a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/South-Africa-Koorhan-Project.png?fit=614%2C643&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/South-Africa-Koorhan-Project.png?fit=614%2C643&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/South-Africa-Koorhan-Project.png?fit=614%2C643&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11687,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-koorhan-3-4-5-strike-gas-flow-testing-ongoing\/","url_meta":{"origin":11267,"position":3},"title":"SOUTH AFRICA: Koorhan 3, 4, 5 Strike Gas, Flow Testing Ongoing","author":"","date":"January 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"HIGHLIGHTS Korhaan-5 drilling reached TD (Terminal Depth) at 432m. Korhaan-5 gas was sensed throughout the drilling of the Production\u00a0Section and will now be logged to establish stratigraphy and gas\u00a0bearing sediments. Korhaan-4 well has been successfully logged and flow rate testing is\u00a0planned to commence next week. Korhaan-3 well has drilled and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Koorhan-4-preliminary-well-flow-test.jpg?fit=694%2C619&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Koorhan-4-preliminary-well-flow-test.jpg?fit=694%2C619&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Koorhan-4-preliminary-well-flow-test.jpg?fit=694%2C619&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13522,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-kinetiko-energy-reports-core-well-270-05c-intersected-significant-gassy-zones\/","url_meta":{"origin":11267,"position":4},"title":"SOUTH AFRICA: Kinetiko Energy Reports Core Well 270-05C Intersected Significant Gassy Zones","author":"","date":"March 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Kinetiko Energy has provided an\u00a0update on its onshore gas exploration and production development activities. Core well 270-05C\u00a0spudded in March 2023 approximately 10kms from South Africa\u2019s largest gas\u00a0pipeline, the Lily Pipeline, which feeds the industries of the KwaZulu-Natal midlands and coastal\u00a0cities. The core hole started encountering intermittent gassy zones from a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/South-Africa-ER271.png?fit=496%2C647&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13553,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-idc-funds-kinetiko-to-develop-gas-fields\/","url_meta":{"origin":11267,"position":5},"title":"SOUTH AFRICA: IDC Funds Kinetiko to Develop Gas Fields","author":"","date":"April 5, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) a wholly owned subsidiary of the South African government mandated to promote economic growth and industrial development in South Africa has advanced R16,300,000 as part of its R70,000,000 commitment into its joint venture with Afro Energy (Pty) Ltd (Afro Energy) the proposed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-Africa-ER271.png?fit=496%2C647&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11270,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11267\/revisions\/11270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}