Celebrations: in Uganda for Tullow
Tullow strikes it lucky in Uganda
Anglo-Irish independent Tullow Oil has hit over 20 metres of net oil pay in two separate zones with the Kigogole-3 exploration well, drilled in Block 2 in Uganda.
Tullow said that the well hit "excellent" Kasamene type reservoir sands in the lower zone with over 15 metres of net oil pay.
The well was drilled to 575 metres.
In a separate five metre total net reservoir section above the 15 metre main reservoir interval, thin-bedded oil bearing sands were also encountered.
Kigogole-3 is the eighth successful test of the Victoria Nile Delta play fairway within the Lake Albert Rift basin.
The well lies south-west of the Kigogole-1 oil discovery made in 2008, which was recently production tested.
Tullow added that this latest result further extends the play and de-risks several adjacent prospects lying in blocks 1 and 2, which are scheduled for drilling later in the year.
The well is now being suspended as a future oil producer and on completion of operations the rig will move to the Wahrindi prospect, 13 kilometres to the south-west, close to the shore of Lake Albert.
This well is expected to spud later this month and will be drilled to a depth of about 1300 metres.