Beacon Energy plc continues clean-up on Schwarzbach-2(2) while beginning sand jetting operations to stimulate the well in the Erfelden field, Germany. PERFORATIONS The rod pump was installed in late 2023 but production remains at approximately 40 barrels of oil per day, indicating that the reservoir near the wellbore is invaded by drilling fluids restricting flow rates. Sand […]
Equipment & Logistics
Helium One finds elevated shows in Itumbula West-1
Helium One Global Ltd reported consistent elevated helium shows, over twenty times above background, while drilling the Itumbula West-1 well on the Rukwa licence in Tanzania. EVALUATION Drilling in the Lake Beds Formation, Red Sandstone Group, Karoo Group and Basement targets yesterday, reached a total depth of 961m measured depth. Helium shows increased in frequency […]
UKOG restarts testing operations at Pinarova-1
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said that perforating and swab testing equipment had arrived and testing restarted at the Pinarova-1 exploration well site in Turkey. TARGET PSI’s larger 7-inch perforation guns will be deployed following normal site rig up and safety and environmental checks. UKOG’s site representative will monitor and quality control the full […]
Kavango completes airborne survey over KCB project
Kavango Resources plc has completed an airborne geophysical survey over its 7,629km2 Kalahari copper belt project in Botswana. CONFIDENCE The survey aims to test whether the copper-silver prospective geological and geophysical features, interpreted on the recently acquired three licences of PL203/2016, PL127/2017 and PL205/2016, extend into the company’s pre-existing adjacent licence areas. The survey covered […]
Alba completes dewatering lower Llechfraith level 4
Alba Mineral Resources plc has become the first company in decades to walk on level 4 of the lower Llechfraith workings following completion of dewatering in Clogau-St David’s gold mine. EXPLORATION Along with using pump rates of up to 250 cubic metres per day, specialist geotechnical contractors also installed new platforms and ladderways to allow […]
Angus estimates £7m Saltfleetby revenues for Q4
Angus Energy plc estimated revenues of £7.2 million for last year’s final quarter from Saltfleetby gas field, East Lincolnshire. PERMANENT FLOWLINE Gas volumes produced and sold equalled 7.35 mm therms in aggregate for October to December 2023, a slight decline compared with Q3 of 7.9 mm therms. Q4 operational efficiency was 87% (Q3: 90%) with gas condensate (liquid) production […]