{"id":5666,"date":"2017-02-08T12:35:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T12:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2017-02-08T15:13:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T15:13:15","slug":"appraisal-drilling-commences-at-amosing-6-well-in-kenyas-block-10bb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/appraisal-drilling-commences-at-amosing-6-well-in-kenyas-block-10bb\/","title":{"rendered":"Appraisal Drilling Commences at Amosing-6 well in Kenya\u2019s Block 10BB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Block 10BB operator Tullow Oil has reported that appraisal drilling has commenced at the Amosing 6 well to \"Amosing<\/a>appraise undrilled volumes located in the Amosing updip.<\/p>\n

The continued appraisal follows the completion<\/a> of Extended Well Testing in the Amosing field which\u00a0commenced<\/a>\u00a0in May 2015 and saw production from all five zones was at a combined average constrained rate of 4,300 bopd under natural flow conditions.<\/p>\n

Some of the cumulative volume of 30,000 barrels of oil produced into storage will be used in the Early Oil Pilot scheme<\/a> that expects to truck approximately 2,000 bopd gross in the next few months.<\/p>\n

After the Amosing 6 the rig will then move to drill the Ngamia-10 well, an appraisal well to the south of the Ngamia discovery well.<\/p>\n

Another fourth well planned in this programme is the Etete prospect, a structure approximately 2 km south of the Etom field<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tullow Oil has said it will evaluate this programme and could extend it by up to four additional wells<\/a> depending upon the results from these initial four wells.<\/p>\n

The commencement of appraisal activity follows the company believe that significant upside remains across the South Lokichar Basin with the potential to increase the resource estimate to over 1 billion barrels of recoverable oil.<\/p>\n

The other partners in the block are Maersk Oil and Gas and Africa Oil all with a 25 percent share.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Tullow Oil has announced its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2016 where it reported 2016 revenue of $1.3 billion and a post tax loss of $0.6 billion after write-offs and impairments .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Block 10BB operator Tullow Oil has reported that appraisal drilling has commenced at the Amosing 6 well to appraise undrilled volumes located in the Amosing updip. 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