Canadian junior, ReconAfrica has commenced testing operations on schedule at the Kavango West 1X well on Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 73, in the onshore Kavango Basin in North-eastern Namibia.
In the latest press release, the company now names the well: “Kavango West-1X discovery well”, a description it was reluctant to make when it reported the well results in the first week of December 2025.
“By incorporating additional rock data, log analysis has continued to be updated which has resulted in refinements to previously disclosed results of the well log analysis”, ReconAfrica explains. “The current petrophysical analysis indicates 75 metres (246 feet) of net hydrocarbon pay in the Huttenberg formation, an increase over the previously disclosed 64 metres (210 feet). ReconAfrica, as operator, will be conducting production testing across six optimized zones, three of which are in the Huttenberg formation and three in the deeper Elandshoek formation”.
This deeper Elandshoek formation was described in the first reporting as “an additional 61 metres (200 feet) of hydrocarbon shows, where interpreted natural fractures in the limestone reservoir occur”.
In this on-going procedure, a total of 345 metres (1,132 feet) of prospective interval will be isolated and perforated for testing.
Regulatory permits required to proceed with production testing have been received and work crews are on site preparing the well for testing. The production liner, which was procured in North America, has arrived on site. The Company has signed contracts with Halliburton and Schlumberger Oilfield Services for equipment and services. Local suppliers have been engaged in multiple support capacities.
