M&P, NG Energy make gas discovery at Hechicero-1X well in Colombia

Etablissements Maurel & Prom (M&P) and NG Energy International (NGE) person reported the find of a caller earthy state reservoir astatine the Hechicero-1X good successful the Sinu-9 artifact successful Colombia.

The well, drilled to a extent of 8,500ft, revealed gas-bearing intervals successful the Pre-Ciénaga de Oro (CDO)–San Cayetano formation, signaling nett wage of 103ft.

Preliminary good tests connected this interval produced 26.4 cardinal cubic feet per time (mcf/d) of state connected a 43/128 choke, with wellhead unit astatine 1,800lb per quadrate inch.

NG Energy stated that electrical log investigation besides identified state astatine aggregate levels successful the CDO and Porquero formations, with nett pays of 288ft and 149ft, respectively.

According to NG Energy, these results lucifer anterior findings astatine the Magico-1X and Brujo-1X wells, suggesting consistency crossed the block.

Maurel & Prom is the relation of the Sinu-9 artifact with a involvement of 61%, portion NG Energy holds a 39% non-operating moving interest.

NG Energy said that it expects the existing 30mcf/d proscription capableness astatine the concession to beryllium filled by Hechicero-1X and existing wells.

Construction of an 18km pipeline loop by infrastructure spouse INFRAES is nether way, aiming to grow transportation capableness to 40mcf/d by the extremity of May 2026.

INFRAES has begun further infrastructure work, which could bring the full capableness to 90mcf/d successful the second fractional of 2026, taxable to last agreements.

Meanwhile, drilling operations proceed astatine the María Conchita task successful Colombia, wherever NG Energy is the relation with an 80% moving interest.

The Aruchara-5 well, which is being drilled successful 3 phases, had reached a extent of astir 7,370ft astatine the clip of reporting.

The good aims to make the Jimol enactment and measure untapped accumulations, with a people extent of 9,100ft.

NG Energy CEO and manager Jorge Fonseca said: “The Hechicero-1X results are an important measurement guardant for the Sinu-9 campaign. The CDO intervals delivered beardown nett wage successful enactment with our expectations, and the Pre-CDO–San Cayetano find has opened a caller and wider magnitude to the state imaginable of the artifact – expanding the prospective footprint good beyond our superior target.

“Critically, infrastructure is keeping gait with drilling – existent capableness is expected to beryllium filled by Hechicero-1X and the wells already connected production, the archetypal pipeline loop is connected way for completion by the extremity of May, expanding capableness to 40mcf/d, and with operation of further infrastructure present nether way, we person a pathway up to 90mcf/d arsenic the six good run progresses.

“At María Conchita, Aruchara-5 is progressing well, and with 2 progressive programmes moving concurrently crossed our 2 Colombian blocks, NGE is executing connected each fronts.”