Sintana Energy has announced that the PEL 83 Joint Venture has successfully drilled and logged the Mopane-2A well in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin.
Sintana Energy made this announcement in a statement on Tuesday which was signed by A. Robert Bose, Chief Executive Officer of Sintana Energy.
This development came after their partner company, Galp, said drilling operations had begun on the Mopane 2A well on the 11th of December, 2024, and it was spud with Saipem’s Santorini drillship.
According to Sintana, Mopane-2A successfully discovered hydrocarbons in two reservoirs: a column of light oil in a smaller reservoir at AVO-4 and a column of gas-condensate in AVO-3 with a thin net pay near the reservoir sweet spot.
The company then said that they had found more light oil and gas condensate in the second of up to four wells.
The company reported that both reservoirs exhibited excellent reservoir quality, characterized by high porosities and permeabilities, elevated pressures, and low fluid viscosity.
Notably, minimal CO2 and no H2S were detected in the fluids. Consistent with all previous Mopane wells, no water contacts were encountered.
The company further expressed its eagerness via the statement to collaborate with Galp and its partners in analyzing and integrating the newly acquired data to allow a better understanding of the Mopane complex, which will support the continuing assessment of the commerciality of the discoveries.
“The ongoing success at Mopane is emblematic of the world-class scale and quality of the complex. We look forward to further exploration and appraisal activities anticipated over the coming months to further unveil the unmatched quality of our position at the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin,” said Robert Bose, Chief Executive Officer of Sintana.
What you need to know
Blocks 2813A and 2814B located in Namibia’s Orange basin are governed by Petroleum Exploration License 83 (“PEL 83”), which is operated by a subsidiary of Galp Energia (“Galp”) of Portugal.
Sintana maintains an indirect 49% interest in Custos Energy (Pty) Ltd. (“Custos”), which owns a 10% working interest in PEL 83. NAMCOR, the National Petroleum Company of Namibia, also maintains a 10% working interest.
