Irish explorer Tullow Oil has reported oil finds and flows from two of its Northern Kenya wells in block 13T.
Ngamia-2, which set out to test the northwest flank of the prospect, encountered up to 39m of net oil pay and 11m of net gas pay in high quality reservoirs.
It has also identified a new fault block trap north of the main Ngamia discovery; Tullow is currently undertaking a 3D seismic survey to detail the prospect’s fault trends.
Ngamia-2 has been suspended for testing while the firm moves on to drill up to four additional appraisal wells in the Ngamia field.
Elsewhere on the block, the company has completed testing the Agete-1 well, which was flowed at 500 barrels of oil per day.
The second appraisal well onn the prospect, Agete-2, is currently being drilled. Then Tullow will move onto the Etom prospect, 7km north of the Agete discovery.
“The success of the Ngamia-2 exploratory appraisal well builds on our major basin opening discovery well, Ngamia-1,” said Angus McCoss, Tullow Oil’s exploration director.
“The reservoirs were of similar quality and the well will be suspended for testing.
“With five rigs drilling in Kenya and Ethiopia, there is much to look forward to in the second half of the year.”
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