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Australia’s Kinetiko Energy

encounters gas flows at its

South Africa project

AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN gas explorer Kinetiko Energy containerised generator linked to the existing
announced on June 14 that it had encountered grid running through the farmlands. The first
significant amounts of gas in three wells it is phase of the programme calls for establishing
drilling in the Northern Karoo Basin of South 1MW of generating capacity, and further phases
Africa. will involve upgrading the conductors and
In a statement, the ASX-listed company transformer with a scalable modular system to
reported that Korhaan Well 3 (K3) had achieved increase capacity to 5MW.
a flow rate of 83,000 cubic feet (2,350 cubic “All the Korhaan project holes were percus-
metres) per day, while Korhaan Well 5 (K5) sion drilled to intersect carbonaceous sandstone
exhibited significant early flow rates of 210,000 and coal geology at depths that ranged from
cubic feet (5,947 cubic metres) per day before 130 metres to 450 metres,” Kinetiko noted in its
declining. statement. “The wells are conventional and have
It also noted that a third well, Korhaan Well 4 unsophisticated completions, as they are open
(K4), had been re-entered successfully and said holes that test the entire sub-Karoo section and
well test operations were underway but did not have successfully flowed low-pressure gas.”
report on output levels. K3 was tested in May 2022 and had a suc-
As a result of these positive results, Kinetiko cessful series of multiple flows and shut-in peri-
will work to secure its first domestic gas custom- ods, Kinetiko said. It explained that it had been
ers and book maiden gas reserves certification encouraged by the fact that each period showed
over the next three months. an increase in both flow rate and build-up pres-
The Korhaan wells, along with the exist- sure, proving its placement within a large com-
ing KA-03PTR and KA-03PT2 wells nearby, partment with rapid recharge functionality.
are anticipated to collectively deliver 200,000- “With the global energy and gas shortages at
250,000 cubic feet (5,664-7,080 cubic metres) extreme levels, timing has never been better to
per day to drive the first pilot production start flowing gas from the recently completed 3
programme. well Korhaan project,” said Kinetiko executive
Kinetiko is planning to enter a pilot produc- chairman Adam Sierakowski.
tion phase in the near future with Vutomi Energy “Kinetiko has never failed to drill a gassy well,
(Pty) Ltd of South Africa, a partner with exten- and with recent funding secured from South
sive experience in gas-to-power (GTP) projects. African and Australian investors we are poised
The programme calls for using existing wells at to accelerate our sizable exploration opportuni-
Brakfontein to produce gas for use in an in-field, ties while commencing pilot gas production.”™

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