(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 3.Apr.2019) — Hocol, a company of Ecopetrol Group, announced a new natural gas discovery at its Arrecife-1ST well located in Colombia’s Córdoba department.
Data from well indicate discovery of sandstones with gas at several intervals from the Upper Ciénaga de Oro formation of Miocene geological age. The well reached a final depth of 10,050 feet (3,020 meters) and reached the formation at a depth of 7,173 feet (2,186 meters), Hocol announced in a statement on April 3.
Initial well tests revealed gas production potential between three million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) and ten MMcf/d, with very low condensate content and no water production, Hocol said.
Hocol, which holds a 100% stake in the Arrecife well, is analyzing the data with aim to conduct extensive tests in coming months.
“This discovery leverages the exploratory strategy of Hocol and Ecopetrol Group, which continue to strengthen their position as a gas producer in northern Colombia,” Hocol President Rafael Guzmán said.
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