Maurel & Prom has made the following announcement in relation to results of the first exploration well on the Loufika prospect within the Kouilou license area in Congo (Brazzaville), where it acts as operator: “The Loufika-1 exploration well, situated 35 km south-east of the M’Boundi field, has encountered, at a depth of 551 metres, a 100 metre thick sandstone reservoir of which the upper 50 metres are oil-bearing.
The initial tests on a part of this oil-bearing section produced a flow rate on pump of 380 bopd of a 26º API anhydrous oil. The contractor group envisages drilling several further wells in order to appraise the size of this accumulation.
This discovery of an entirely new play, which has the possibility to extend throughout the Congolese coastal basin (i.e. the Kouilou and La Noumbi license areas), was made in the upper pre-salt layers. Additional works on both these two licenses will be undertaken to further explore this new play.
A new exploration well “Loufika Deep”, having the conventional Vandji reservoir as objective, will be spudded once the testing of the current Loufika well is completed.”
Burren has a 35% interest in the Kouilou exploration license.
