In December Aminex expects to spud the Ntorya-1 exploration well in the Mtwara licence, part of the Ruvuma PSA and approx. 15 kms to the south of the Likonde-1 exploration well drilled last year in the Lindi licence.
Ntorya-1 will be drilled vertically to a depth of 2,000 metres, targeting marine basin floor fan sands of the Upper Oligocene and Upper Cretaceous. The targeted prospect is a stratigraphic pinchout trap, geologically analogous to the deep water discoveries made in the offshore area of the Ruvuma Basin. Over 240 metres of such sands were penetrated by Likonde-1, with both oil and gas shows.
The Ntorya-1 drilling pad has now been constructed and final environmental consent is expected shortly. The Caroil Rig-6 has been contracted for this well and will be mobilised to the Ruvuma area in the next few weeks.
The Ruvuma PSA covers approx. 12,000 km2 in the Ruvuma Basin of south-east Tanzania and comprises two separate licences, known as Lindi and Mtwara. The basin straddles the border between Tanzania and Mozambique, formed by the Ruvuma River, and extending into deep water where Anadarko, BG and, most recently, ENI, have made large gas discoveries.
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