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Tullow Oil has announced that the Agete 2 down dip appraisal well in block 13T that was being drilled by Weatherford 804 has encountered only water bearing reservoirs.<\/p>\n
According to the company Agete\u20132 is\u00a02.2 kilometers south east of Agete-1 will be the second unsuccessful well by Tullow Oil in the Lokichar basin this year after the Ekunyuk-1 well in the eastern flank encountered only 5 meters of oil pay.<\/p>\n
Following the result the company says it will continue in the third quarter of 2014 with the Etom-1 exploration wildcat well in the north of the Basin which also falls in block 13T.<\/p>\n
The company also says it will be testing three sub basins in the second half of 2014 including Kodos-1 in the central Kerio basin, Epir-1 well in North Kerio basin, Engomo-1 in North Turkana basin, with another five sub basins to be tested by the end of 2015.<\/p>\n
In the west of South Lokichar basin Tullow says it is conducting a 3D seismic programme to gain detailed mapping of the fault trends and better understand the resource potential and progress to the development strategy.<\/p>\n
Despite the company\u2019s tough luck in Agete-2 the company has recorded positive results in the first half of 2014 including testing operations and drill stem tests that put the flow of Ekale-1 well at over 1000 barrels per day and Agete-1 at 500 barrels per day.<\/p>\n
The SMP-5 rig is currently testing the Ewoi-1 well which is estimated to hold between 20 and 80 meters of net oil pay to determine its flow.<\/p>\n
During the same period the company discovered 62 meters of net oil pay at Twiga-2 appraisal well.<\/p>\n
Tullow operates the Agete-2 well with a 50% interest and Africa Oil (50%) has a non-operated interest.<\/p>\n
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