GeoPark completes Jauke 1 exploration well in Chile

Aug. 20, 2018
GeoPark Ltd., Santiago, completed the Jauke 1 well on the Fell block in Chile. The operator drilled the well to 9,592 ft TD. A production test through different chokes in the Springhill formation resulted in an average production rate of 5.8 MMscfd of natural gas (970 boe/d) with a wellhead pressure of 2,738 psi.

GeoPark Ltd., Santiago, completed the Jauke 1 well on the Fell block in Chile.

The operator drilled the well to 9,592 ft TD. A production test through different chokes in the Springhill formation resulted in an average production rate of 5.8 MMscfd of natural gas (970 boe/d) with a wellhead pressure of 2,738 psi.

Additional production history is needed to determine stabilized flow rates and the extent of the reservoir. Surface facilities are in place, the well is in production, and the gas is being sold to Methanex through a long-term gas contract.

Drilling and completion costs are estimated at $3.4 million.

Jauke gas field, part of the Dicky geological structure on the Fell block, has the potential for multiple development drilling opportunities, the company said. Petrophysical analysis indicates hydrocarbon potential in the shallower El Salto formation, which will be tested in the future.

The Jauke exploration effort is part of GeoPark’s 2018 overall 40-45 well drilling program in Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Five rigs are currently in operation.