Reconnaissance Energy Africa has completed drilling operations at the Kavango West 1X well located on Petroleum Exploration Licence 73 onshore Namibia, encountering hydrocarbon pay in the Otavi reservoir section that enables the company to proceed with production testing in the first quarter of 2026.
Brian Reinsborough, President and CEO, said: “ReconAfrica is excited to announce that the Kavango West 1X well has encountered hydrocarbon pay in the Otavi reservoir section. The results from this well have allowed the Company to proceed to a success case evaluation, which includes conducting a production test of prospective intervals to determine deliverability characteristics from the well. We are excited about what the results mean for the future of the Damara Fold Belt play on ReconAfrica’s lease position onshore Namibia which covers over six million prospective acres.”
The well reached a total depth of 4,200 meters and conducted an extensive wireline logging program. The well has been temporarily abandoned and will be re-entered once testing equipment arrives in the first quarter of 2026. Extensive wireline logging indicates approximately 85 meters of net reservoir with 64 meters of net hydrocarbon pay across a gross interval of approximately 400 meters containing multiple limestone reservoir units.
A production test will be conducted to determine the deliverability characteristics of the intervals of interest within the Otavi carbonate section. The production test will be run in five-inch production casing with Tubing-Conveyed Perforations to selectively perforate intervals based on where hydrocarbon pay has been identified on wireline logs and where significant oil and gas shows were encountered. Planning and logistics have begun for this test, which is anticipated to occur in the first quarter of 2026 and should run for approximately one month.
Source: oilreviewafrica.com