{"id":7180,"date":"2018-09-18T12:19:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T12:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=7180"},"modified":"2018-09-18T12:19:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T12:19:30","slug":"pate-2-well-drilling-schedule-reach-total-depth-mid-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/pate-2-well-drilling-schedule-reach-total-depth-mid-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Pate 2 Well Drilling On Schedule to Reach Total Depth in Mid October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ongoing drilling of the Pate 2 well in Lamu\u2019s Pate Island in Block L4 is continuing as scheduled according to Zarara Oil and Gas country manager Peter Nduru with drilling expected to reach the total depth mid next month.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr Nduru the well which is being drilled using the Sakson SK046 drilling rig since August 10th 2018 continued from the 300-meter depth reached by the Drilling Spares &amp; Services Limited (\u201cDSSL\u201d) which <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2ymggpF\">spud<\/a> the well in April and is currently at a depth of 3400 meters of the expected total depth of 4500 meters.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nduru says should the company strike any gas thereafter testing will begin to test the quality of the gas as well as to determine the quantities.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2gTWZ1Z\">Pate 1 well<\/a> drilled in 1973 by Shell and BP and which is located less than 100 meters away encountered over-pressured gas-charged sands in the Basal Kipini reservoir at 4,175 metres MD and the drilling is thus approaching a critical depth. The well saw gas flowing from an uncased hole section for 2-3 days during drilling before it was eventually brought under control and then plugged with cement and abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Nduru adds that the decision to continue to the Pate 3 well a directional well whose drilling pad is 50 meters away will be made following results from the Pate 2 well.<\/p>\n<p>Zarara Oil and Gas Limited (\u2018Zarara\u2019) which holds a 75% working interest is a 100% subsidiary of Midway Resources. CH-Swiss Oil Holdings International holds 15% and the National Oil Company of Kenya at 10%. MRI has negotiated a legally binding heads of agreement for the eventual acquisition of the 15% interest of CH-Swiss Oil Holdings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ongoing drilling of the Pate 2 well in Lamu\u2019s Pate Island in Block L4 is continuing as scheduled according to Zarara Oil and Gas country manager Peter Nduru with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/pate-2-well-drilling-schedule-reach-total-depth-mid-october\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7092,"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":[11],"tags":[3507,6874,1376,6936,3512,6937,2765],"class_list":["post-7180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","tag-block-l4","tag-drilling-spares-services-limited","tag-lamu","tag-pate-2-well","tag-pate-island","tag-sakson-sk604","tag-zarara-oil-and-gas","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SK-604.png?fit=294%2C401&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-1RO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7078,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/pate-2-3-wells-face-delays-sakson-kenyan-agent-head-court\/","url_meta":{"origin":7180,"position":0},"title":"Exclusive: Pate 2 &#038; 3 Wells Could Face Further Delays As Sakson &#038; Kenyan Agent Head to Court","author":"","date":"June 19, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The continuation of Pate 2 and 3 wells in Lamu\u2019s block L4 is in doubt after the rig owner Sakson Drilling & Oil Services and its Kenyan agent Gas & Oil Exploration Consultants Limited (GASOILEX) fell out over unpaid commissions as part of the mobilization fee and as an agent\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG-20180426-WA0030.jpg?fit=774%2C1032&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG-20180426-WA0030.jpg?fit=774%2C1032&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG-20180426-WA0030.jpg?fit=774%2C1032&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG-20180426-WA0030.jpg?fit=774%2C1032&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7091,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/pate-2-continued-drilling-set-continue-august-sakson-rig-arrives-mombasa\/","url_meta":{"origin":7180,"position":1},"title":"Pate 2 Well Drilling Set to Continue in August as Sakson Rig Arrives in Mombasa","author":"","date":"June 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Drilling of Pate 2 well in Lamu's Block L4 could continue this late July or early August after the much awaited ship carrying the 2600hp Sakson SK604 rig arrived in Mombasa last week. The rig will then head off to Mtandawanda port in Lamu East aboard a barge hired from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SK-604.png?fit=294%2C401&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6792,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zarara-oil-gas-awarded-4-month-license-extension-kenyas-blocks-l4-l13\/","url_meta":{"origin":7180,"position":2},"title":"Zarara Oil and Gas Awarded 4 month License Extension in Kenya\u2019s Blocks L4 &#038; L13","author":"","date":"February 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Zarara Oil and Gas the operator of blocks L4 and L13 has received a second extension to the current extension by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining to enable them to drill a well in Pate Island earlier planned for drilling by 31st December 2017.The second extension means the contract\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pate-2-3.png?fit=528%2C477&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pate-2-3.png?fit=528%2C477&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pate-2-3.png?fit=528%2C477&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6979,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/zarara-spuds-initial-well-blocks-l4-l13-kenya-pate-drilling-campaign\/","url_meta":{"origin":7180,"position":3},"title":"Zarara Spuds Initial Well in Blocks L4 &#038; L13 Kenya For Pate Drilling Campaign","author":"","date":"April 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Zarara Oil & Gas Limited (\u201cZarara\u201d), a wholly owned subsidiary of Midway Resources International, announces the spudding today of Pate-2 well, that commences its Pate Drilling Campaign on its production sharing contracts (\u201cPSCs\u201d) on blocks L4 andL13 in Kenya. 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