Perenco starts production at Litznzi, Congo

Perenco Co. started production at the Litznzi infill drilling program, Congo, according to an April 25 release from indirect partner PetroNor E&P ASA.

Two wells have been put on production; well #1 (injector) is flowing for a cleanup period producing some oil and mostly water as expected, well #2 (producer) was put on production on Apr. 14 and has produced above expectation for the first 8 days with an average 3,368 b/d, raising the average gross PNGF production to about 25,000 b/d for the period (4,207 b/d net).

The third well has been drilled to planned total depth (TD) and the operator is currently preparing for running open hole logs. The infill drilling program on PNGF Sud commenced in November 2021 with the spudding of the first of four wells on Litanzi as part of a total drilling program of 17 infill and development wells across four fields in the license area.

Perenco is operator at PNGF Sud (40%) with partners Hemla E&P Congo’s (20%, of which PetroNor holds 16.83%), SNPC (15%), Continent Congo S.A. (10%), Africa Oil & Gas Corp. (10%), and Petro Congo (5%).