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UPSTREAM development strategy will be intended to max-
imise reservoir connectivity while optimising
San Leon and Decklar pressure drawdown at the sand face, resulting in
improvement to stabilised long term oil produc-
report on new activity tion rates while minimising both water and gas
influx.
at Nigeria’s Oza oilfield plan will utilise a single tubing string completion
The proposed Oza-1 well initial completion

Decklar Resources has announced the following string to produce from the L2.6 sand and imme-
update on the Oza-1 well re-entry at the Oza oil- diately put the well on commercial production.
field in Nigeria, being performed by the Com- The completion will be designed with sliding
pany’s wholly owned Nigeria-based subsidiary, sleeve technology that will also allow produc- petrochemical plants in the future, the project is
Decklar Petroleum. tion from both the L2.4 and the L2.2 zones in the expected to create over 300 new jobs, enhancing
Following the previously announced success- future. The Oza oilfield has significant export socio-economic development in the region.
ful re-entry of Oza-1 and the test results from the and production capacity through processing Energy Capital & Power, October 6 2021
L2.6 sand yielding 2,463 bpd, the Company has facilities and infrastructure already in place and
tested the remaining two sands, the L2.4 and the operational, which is anticipated to allow for the
L2.2. immediate export and sale of crude oil from the SERVICES
During the initial flow testing of the L2.4 Oza-1 well.
sand, the zone produced at multiple choke set- San Leon Energy, October 1 2021 US companies could
tings ranging from 16/64 inch to 28/64 inch
over the 25-hour testing period. The L2.4 sand is Sonangol launches transform energy sector
the intermediate of the three target zones of the
re-entry programme on the Oza-1 well and has Phase 2 of the Falcão of South Sudan
24 feet (7.315 metres) of gross hydrocarbon pay
thickness. The testing of the L2.4 sand yielded natural gas project Rich in oil, iron ore and other mineral resources
a flow rate of 10.3 mcf (291,700 cubic metres) concentrated in the north of the country, South
per day of natural gas of 0.58 specific gravity Sonangol has officially launched the second Sudan is home to the third-largest oil reserves in
(SG, air being 1.0) on a 28/64 inch choke setting phase of the Falcão project, a natural gas infra- sub-Saharan Africa, estimated at 3.5bn barrels.
and flowing tubing head pressure of 2,250 psig structure project aimed at increasing the pro- Despite rising production pre-COVID-19, only
during the last three hour period of the five hour cessing, storage, and distribution capacity of 30% of the country’s oil-rich acreage has been
flow test at this choke setting. In all tests there natural gas in Angola. The project comprises explored to date and represents a frontier market
was zero basic sediment and water (BS&W). onshore infrastructure connecting Angola’s for upstream investors. A landmark peace deal in
The SG being 0.58 indicates the potential for LNG plant to the combined-cycle power plant in October 2018, the resumption of production at
significant condensate yield and other Natural Soyo, and with the launch of phase 2, Sonangol’s several key oilfields, the launch of its first licens-
Gas Liquids (NGLs), which will form part of the processing capacity is expected to double from ing round and a soon-to-be reformed regulatory
Company’s gas commercialisation strategy. With 75 mcf (2.124 mcm) to 125 mcf (3.54 mcm) of framework have significantly strengthened the
the regional gas pipeline infrastructure network natural gas. investment climate in the country, with oppor-
within 5 km of the field, the Company is excited According to Sonangol, the $36mn Falcão tunities for financiers, technical partners and
for the opportunities the gas zone will present for project further cements the company’s ambitions project developers across upstream, refining,
the joint venture to participate in Nigeria’s trans- to monetise natural gas, diversify the energy power generation and infrastructure sectors.
formational gas utilisation initiatives. matrix, reduce carbon footprint in power gener- Furthermore, South Sudan’s Ministry of Petro-
During the initial flow testing of the L2.2 ation and create new opportunities in fertiliser leum and Mining has specifically appealed to
sand, the zone produced at multiple choke set- production. Phase 2 will significantly increase foreign investors for intervention in repairing
tings ranging from 16/64 to 28/64 inch over reception and processing capacity, enabling the damaged and outdated oilfields, as well as mit-
the 4-hour initial test period. The initial testing distribution of gas for both industry and petro- igating environmental damage associated with
resulted in a flow rate of 1,361 bpd of 20 degree chemical plants across the southern region. oil production, having launched a tender for an
API sweet crude oil on a 28/64 inch choke set- “We want to accelerate our efforts to monet- environmental audit last February.
ting and flowing tubing head pressure of 346 ise gas from oil and gas fields in Angola, and we Nevertheless, US investors have remained
psig during the highest rolling average three believe that channeling gas to power plants such cautious toward South Sudan, in part due to
hour period of the test at this choke setting. In as the 75-MW combined cycle in Soyo will not licensing requirements imposed by the US
all tests there was zero BS&W and an average gas only pave a new era in the country’s power pro- Department of Commerce on certain South
oil ratio (GOR) below 150 mcf per barrel. The duction history, it will also set the tone and speed Sudanese oil operators in March 2018. Yet
L2.2 sand is the shallowest target zone in the well, for Angola’s industrialisation and manufacturing existing sanctions against South Sudan are far
with 20 feet (6.1 metres) of gross hydrocarbon ambitions,” stated Sebastião Gaspar Martins, from blanket prohibitions: instead, they only
pay thickness. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonan- require companies to obtain specific authorisa-
Decklar is evaluating artificial lift strategies gol, during an interview with Energy Capital & tion before exporting, re-exporting or transfer-
such as gas lift to enhance well productivity Power, at Sonangol’s Headquarters in Luanda. ring items of US-origin. China, for its part, has
and plans to develop the L2.2 sand by drilling Falcão is Sonangol’s strategic initiative with already taken advantage of the myriad opportu-
a horizontal well from the Oza-1 well pad drill- over 8 km of pipeline connected to the Soyo nities within South Sudan’s oil and gas industry
ing slot location immediately after completing combined-cycle 750-MW power plant. In and currently represents the single largest for-
activities on the Oza-1 re-entry. The horizontal addition to expansion opportunities regarding eign investor in the country.

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