Equatorial Guinea: Ophir buoyed by Fortuna DST

Ophir Energy has announced a successful drill stem test (DST) on the Fortuna-2 well on Block R. The Fortuna field is expected to form the first phase of a planned floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) development. The DST achieved a sustained flow rate of 60mcf/d with a drawdown of less than 20psi at the reservoir. However this rate was surface equipment constrained, and based on the expected operating conditions of the FLNG facility, Ophir estimates it could deliver 180mcf/d via the 5” drill pipe used for the DST.