Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) and its joint venture partner, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), have commenced with initial drilling preparations of the Naingopo exploration well in the northeast of Namibia. The well to be drilled is expected to reach a planned total depth of approximately 3 800 metres, targeting both oil and gas.
The well is anticipated to take 90 days to drill.
According to online publications, the Naingopo well is targeting a potential resource consisting of billions of barrels of oil and gas.
Online oil and gas publication World Oil reports that Brian Reinsborough, president and CEO commented: “Our operations teams spud the well on 7 July 2024. We are extremely excited to be drilling this high impact Damara Fold Belt well that our technical and operations teams have been planning over the past 11 months since I joined ReconAfrica. The Naingopo well represents the first well in a multi-well exploration drilling campaign on PEL 73. This is a significant play opening well, which may unlock a total potential resource of over 3.1 billion barrels of oil or 18 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, based on the most recent prospective resource report prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates Inc dated 12 March 2024.”
Chris Sembritzky, Senior VP of Exploration, commented: “The Naingopo exploration well is the first well to test the Damara Fold Belt play. In the event of success, the well would unlock significant oil and natural gas potential from our additional three prospects and 20 leads that have been mapped and defined. The Naingopo well is expected to test multiple reservoir intervals, of which four are included in our third-party resource report from NSAI.”
ReconAfrica is a Canadian oil and gas company engaged in the exploration of the Damara Fold Belt and Kavango Rift Basin in the Kalahari Desert of northeastern Namibia and northwestern Botswana, where the company holds petroleum licences comprising approximately eight million contiguous acres (3.2 million hectares).