The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has discovered hydrocarbon deposits in the Kolmani River II Well on the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin, in the North-Eastern part of the country.
A statement by the Corporation’s Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Samson Makoji, stated that NNPC acquired 435.54km2 of 3D Seismic Data over Kolmani Prospect in the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin.
This was to evaluate Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Kolmani River 1 Well Discovery of 33 BCF and explore deeper levels.
The well was drilled with “IKENGA RIG 101” to a total depth of 13,701feet encountering oil and gas in several levels.
A Drill Stem Test is currently on-going to confirm the commercial viability and flow of the Kolmani River reservoirs.
Also in a tweet by NNPC, it was revealed that ‘At about 21:20 hours of 10th October 2019, @NNPCgroup
drilling crew working at Kolmani River-II in Gongola Basin have encountered hydrocarbon outflow to the well head while performing well test operations’
It would be recalled that Kolmani River II Well was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on February 2, 2019.
