Canacol Energy provided an update on its drilling and development program in Colombia, highlighting discoveries made in November.
The company discovered gas at the Kite-1 well in the Ciénaga de Oro formation in the Córdoba department, between Palmer and Pomelo gas fields. The well revealed a gas column of 102 ft true vertical depth (TVD) and, after successful flow tests, began production on Nov. 26. Current output is 10.5 MMcfd, the company said in a release.
The Nispero-2 appraisal well in the Sucre department, drilled in the same formation, identified a gas column of 625 ft and has been producing about 9.5 MMcfd since Nov. 13.
The operator also provided updates on additional wells.
Natilla-2 has reached a depth of 10,405 ft. It is targeting a prospect within the Ciénaga de Oro formation. In the Cesar department, near the recent Chontaduro-1 discovery, the company began drilling the Pibe-1 well on Nov. 23.
The company has mobilized equipment to begin drilling the Clarinete-11 development well, which is expected to begin in second-half December, with results anticipated before yearend.