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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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