Replies to post #4742 on Africa Oil Corp (AOIFF)

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Could it have been similar to a 'water coning', which can effect the way the fluids act to each other close the downhole? As far as I understand the more complicated an issue the lower the API rate.

http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/en/Terms.aspx?LookIn=term%20name&filter=Water+coning

cheers jukka

referring to this one: "…Sabisa well with oil shows and then suggests that if they'd use the oil based mud vs water based mud in drilling that Sabisa would have flowed oil."