{"id":13998,"date":"2023-10-11T07:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T07:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=13998"},"modified":"2023-10-11T07:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T07:25:09","slug":"zimbabwe-invictus-energy-provides-mukuyu-2-drilling-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zimbabwe-invictus-energy-provides-mukuyu-2-drilling-update\/","title":{"rendered":"ZIMBABWE: Invictus Energy Provides Mukuyu-2 Drilling Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 \u00bc inch intermediate hole section drilled to 1966m MD to set casing above first zones of interest where hydrocarbons were encountered in Mukuyu-1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher total background gas observed in Mukuyu-2 than at Mukuyu-1 along with heavier hydrocarbons (C4 and C5) in mudgas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indications of improved reservoir quality in secondary targets is positive for wider basin prospectivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secondary objective in upper Dande Formation interpreted from wireline logs to contain residual hydrocarbons in good quality reservoir<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparations commencing to drill the 8 \u00bd inch production hole section through the Basal Pebbly Arkose, Upper Angwa (primary target) and Lower Angwa formations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comments from Managing Director Scott Macmillan:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe early signs from Mukuyu-2 are encouraging where we have observed higher background gas and better reservoir quality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comments from Managing Director Scott Macmillan:<br>\u201cThe early signs from Mukuyu-2 are encouraging where we have observed higher background gas and better reservoir quality.<br>\u201cCasing is being set above the first zones we encountered hydrocarbons in Mukuyu-1 as we prepare to drill the 8 \u00bd inch production hole section through the Basal Pebbly Arkose towards our primary targets in the Upper Angwa and the untested Lower Angwa formation.<br>\u201cOperations are progressing smoothly and the well remains on track to be completed in the forecast 50 to 60 days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progress and current operations<br>The 12 \u00bc inch intermediate hole section has been completed. The section Total Depth was called at 1966 metres Measured Depth (\u201cMD\u201d) to set the 9 \u215d inch casing above the first zones of interest in the Pebbly Arkose, where hydrocarbons were encountered in Mukuyu-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top Pebbly Arkose was encountered close to the pre-drill prognosis, significantly shallower than the encountered structure of Mukuyu-1.<br>A wireline logging evaluation suite was run in this intermediate hole section to evaluate secondary targets and gather information to characterise the stratigraphy and prospectivity of the wider Cabora Bassa basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple pairs of well-developed seals and reservoir sands with effective porosities averaging 15 to 20% (based on preliminary wireline log interpretation) have been encountered in the Pebbly Arkose and Dande formations. A suite of rotary sidewall cores was acquired which will be used to calibrate these log-based porosity evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total background gas in this hole section, above the primary targets in the Upper Angwa, is higher than those observed in Mukuyu-1 and heavier hydrocarbons (C4 and C5) have been detected, providing further evidence of an active petroleum system in the basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presence of residual hydrocarbons is interpreted from wireline logs over an approximate 20m gross reservoir interval with quality properties in the upper Dande formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preliminary wireline log interpretation, together with well-site sidewall core and cuttings descriptions, suggest generally thicker and more developed sands across the secondary target intervals than at Mukuyu-1, which is positive for the wider basin prospectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operations have progressed smoothly and the well remains on track to be completed within the previously guided 50 to 60 days total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forward Plan<br>After setting and cementing the 9 \u215d inch casing and completing preparatory activities, the rig will drill ahead in the 8 \u00bd inch hole section through the Basal Pebbly Arkose to the primary targets in the Upper Angwa (Alternations Member) and to the Lower Angwa (Massive Member) to approximately 3,750 metres MD before running a wireline logging evaluation suite.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS Comments from Managing Director Scott Macmillan:\u201cThe early signs from Mukuyu-2 are encouraging where we have observed higher background gas and better reservoir quality.\u201cCasing is being set above the first &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zimbabwe-invictus-energy-provides-mukuyu-2-drilling-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":13999,"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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,7445,11],"tags":[9258,7812],"class_list":["post-13998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-southern-africa","category-top-news","tag-cabora-bassa-basin","tag-invictus-energy","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mukuyu-Prospect-2.png?fit=606%2C327&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-3DM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14062,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zimbabwe-invictus-energy-moves-to-mukuyu-2-vertical-sidetrack-to-overcome-borehole-conditions-well-control-challenges\/","url_meta":{"origin":13998,"position":0},"title":"ZIMBABWE: Invictus Energy Moves to Mukuyu-2 Vertical Sidetrack to Overcome Borehole Conditions &#038; Well Control Challenges","author":"","date":"November 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Gas recovery and wireline data provides confirmation of moveable hydrocarbonsInvictus reports that the exploration team has successfully recovered natural gas (predominantlymethane and trace heavier hydrocarbons) to surface from the Pebbly Arkose formation and continued pipe conveyed logging operations due to challenging borehole conditions. 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