{"id":15527,"date":"2026-01-19T13:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=15527"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:37:55","slug":"tanzania-helium-one-global-provides-southern-rukwa-helium-project-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/tanzania-helium-one-global-provides-southern-rukwa-helium-project-update\/","title":{"rendered":"TANZANIA: Helium One Global Provides Southern Rukwa Helium Project Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helium One Global, the primary helium explorer in\u00a0Tanzania\u00a0has provided an update on the Company&#8217;s southern Rukwa Helium Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commencement of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) Testing at ITW-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the completion of wireline logging and the full mobilisation of equipment and personnel to site, the Company is pleased to announce that the ESP testing phase has&nbsp;commenced&nbsp;at the ITW\u20111 well.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All downhole tools and surface control equipment has now undergone the required checks and verification procedures prior to deployment. The ESP assembly is running in hole and will be positioned to allow further evaluation of the fractured Basement and Karoo intervals, through increased flow rates and enhanced helium production from these deeper geological zones.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the ESP is set at the designated depth and the tubing hanger has been successfully tested, a final function test will be carried out before the well is opened and the pump activated. It is anticipated that this testing phase will take two to three weeks to complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helium One Global, the primary helium explorer in\u00a0Tanzania\u00a0has provided an update on the Company&#8217;s southern Rukwa Helium Project. Commencement of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) Testing at ITW-1 Following the completion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/tanzania-helium-one-global-provides-southern-rukwa-helium-project-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":12026,"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":[7442,7443,11],"tags":[11659,12317,12318,2466],"class_list":["post-15527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-eastern-africa","category-top-news","tag-helium-one-global","tag-itw-1-well","tag-rukwa-helium-project","tag-tanzania","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tanzania-Rukwa.png?fit=899%2C655&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-42r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15643,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/helium-one-global-says-esp-testing-demonstrates-enhanced-flow-rates-supports-strategic-farmout-process\/","url_meta":{"origin":15527,"position":0},"title":"Helium One Global Says ESP Testing Demonstrates Enhanced Flow Rates &amp; Supports Strategic Farmout Process","author":"","date":"February 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Highlights\u00a0 \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Successful completion of Electrical Submersible Pump (\"ESP\") testing at ITW-1 at the southern\u00a0Rukwa Helium Project\u00a0with zero Lost Time Injuries \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Produced over the equivalent of 250,000 barrels (\"bbl\") of water over a testing period of 20 days, with flow rates of up to an equivalent of 16,400 barrels\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\/2024\/09\/Tanzania-Helio-One.png?fit=1200%2C1103&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tanzania-Helio-One.png?fit=1200%2C1103&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tanzania-Helio-One.png?fit=1200%2C1103&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tanzania-Helio-One.png?fit=1200%2C1103&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tanzania-Helio-One.png?fit=1200%2C1103&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5920,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/helium-one-completes-airborne-gravity-gradiometry-agg-magnetic-survey-over-the-rukwa-and-balangida-licences\/","url_meta":{"origin":15527,"position":1},"title":"Helium One Completes Airborne Gravity Gradiometry (AGG), magnetic survey over the Rukwa and Balangida licences","author":"","date":"May 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Helium One have now completed the acquisition of extensive airborne geophysical data with the preliminary grids expected to be received later in May 2017. 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