Gabon: Southeast Etame development well

Houston-based Vaalco Energy said on 20 July the Southeast Etame 2-H well had been brought on line at a rate of 3,400 b/d. The well is the first to be drilled and placed on production at the new Southeast Etame/North Tchibala (SEENT) platform (AE 287/12). The well was drilled to a depth of 4,270 metres, targeting a new reservoir discovered in 2010 in the Gamba formation. The Transocean Constellation II jack-up rig has now been moved to a second slot on the same platform to drill the North Tchibala 1-H well targeting the Dentale formation in another previously unproduced field, North Tchibala.