Angola’s state hydrocarbon company, Sonangol Exploração & Produção, bolstered its credentials as an operator with the announcement of a successful completion of drilling and testing operations of the Katambi-2 appraisal well, located in Block 24 of the Benguela Basin.
“A preliminary assessment of the test results indicated that the well has the potential to produce more than 100 Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMscf/d), a release from the Angolan National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), noted.
Located 1.3 kilometres from the Katambi-1 well, the Katambi-2 well traversed two productive intervals, with a total thickness of approximately 331 metres, confirming the existence of good quality reservoirs, with an average porosity between 9% and 12% and good permeability, “superior to that recorded in the Katambi-1 well, drilled in 2014/2015”, ANPG said.
“Initial tests recorded a stabilized production of 41 MMscf/d of gas and 1,160 barrels per day of condensate, with no presence of water or H₂S (hydrogen sulfide), reinforcing the economic viability of developing the discovery and its potential contribution to optimizing national production.
“This is the first full flow test (Full DST) conducted on a non-associated gas reservoir in Angola”, ANPG said.
