The company saw the drilling of the Etuko prospect spud in May. This well was the first test of the Basin Flank Play in the South Lokichar Basin and results of drilling, wireline logs, and samples of reservoir fluid confirm a new oil discovery with net pay of over 40 meters in the Auwerwer and Upper Lokhone targets. The well has the potential for discovering even more oil as Tullow drills deeper into the Lower Lokhone sands. The results from this lower section are expected by the end of July. The next well in the Kenyan line-up is the Ekales-1 well in the Basin Bounding Fault Play on trend with Ngamia and Twiga-South. This well will commence drilling in late-July.
A 550 sq km 3D seismic survey over the area, which will support Tullow’s appraisal program, will commence in Q3.