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Tarach 1 Well Now classified as Dry – CEPSA

The Tarach 1 well drilled in April 2016 was dry as earlier reported by OilNews Kenya according to the latest SEC filing by joint venture partner ERHC.

“Operator analysis of the results if the Tarach-1 well shows that it did not encounter any reservoirs. The operator has therefore classified Tarach-1 a dry well.”

ERHC says the well has since been plugged and abandoned as OilNews Kenya reported in…

ERHC Reports Oil & Gas Shows At Kenya’s Tarach-1 Well

American explorer ERHC has said it encountered significant oil shows and highly-elevated gas readings at the Tarach-1 well located in Block 11A indicating the presence of a working petroleum system with the strong possibility of significant hydrocarbon generation.

According to the latest update from the oil explorer Tarach-1 well encountered two different hydrocarbon charged intervals, the first…

CEPSA, ERHC Hit Dry Well at Kenya’s Block 11A Tarach-1

Earlier reports by OilNews Kenya that the Tarach-1 well in Block 11A was disappointing have now been confirmed with the commissioner for petroleum Martin Heya at the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum saying the Spanish explorer Compania Espanola de Petroleos  (CEPSA)was a dry well.

According to the commissioner the block operator is yet to furnish the ministry with the technical details of the…

CEPSA, ERHC Disappointed at Kenya’s Block 11A Tarach-1 well – Source

OilNews Kenya has learnt that the search for oil and gas at Tarach-1 in Kenya’s Block 11A has not been successful and works are ongoing to plug the well according to a reliable source.

The drilling that commencedon 14th April 2016 using the SMP 106 rig in the north western block in Kenya targeted to drill from a 20-inch surface casing through intermediate casings down to 2,442 meters and set a…

Why all eyes are on CEPSA’s Tarach-1 well in Kenya

2016 has been a rather hard year for the upstream sector globally which has led to job cuts, trimming of operations, lack of ready finance as investors seek faster returns among other unfavorable outcomes.In Kenya particularly the rig count is down to just one at any one time with the current SMP-1 rig drilling the wildcat Tarach-1 wellin Block 11A and which is expected to take 60 days to…

CEPSA, ERHC Commence Drilling At Tarach-1 Prospect in Kenya’s Block 11A

The SMP drilling rig has spud at the wildcat Tarach-1 drilling prospect (situated in the central part of the Tarach basin) with the well expected to take 60 days to complete.

The drilling in the north western most block in Kenya targets to drill from a 20-inch surface casing through intermediate casings down to 2,442 meters and set a seven-inch liner down to total depth (TD) of 3,000 meters with…

Tarach 1 well in Kenya’s Block 11A Drilling Date on schedule as Rig Mobilization Commences

The drilling rig for the Tarach 1 well in Block 11A has being mobilized to the drill site where concreting work and installation of conductors have already been completed as the JV partners Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U.  (CEPSA) operator* and ERHC work relentlessly toward a spud date near the end of the first quarter of 2016.

Already the contracting parties have completed over 80…

Logistic Operations begin at the Tarach-1 well in Kenya Block 11A

Work towards the Tarach-1 well expected to spud at the end of the first quarter of 2016 has begun with the operating partner CEPSA having awarded drilling service contracts following the requisite tenders and logistics operations toward drilling have begun.

In the meantime Block 11A venture partner has reported increased interest in farming into Kenya as drilling approaches and says it is in…