Longreach discovers gas at well in Morocco

Canada-based exploration company Longreach Oil & Gas has intercepted two separate natural gas zones measuring over 200m in total at its Kamar-1 well in Morocco.

The zones were identified in the Lower Liassic and Lower Dogger / Upper Liassic. One measures a gross interval of 110m and the other 100m.

Longreach believes it has encountered a hybrid reservoir that holds substantial resource potential. The company noted that it has capitalised on the lessons learned in Koba-1, which was drilled in late 2013 at a location 4km to the northwest.

Longreach executive chairman Dennis Sharp said that the exploration results from the company’s second Moroccan well adds vital new technical evidence to its understanding of the large resource potential in the Kechoula structure.

"Most importantly, our Kamar-1 well did not encounter any bottom water, which is excellent news for Longreach shareholders and our Moroccan partners," Sharp added.

The company said that the data is currently being processed, reviewed, analysed and integrated with the Koba-1 results for the purpose of designing a formation testing programme over the gas-bearing intervals encountered at both the Koba and Kamar wells. A follow-up 3-D seismic programme is also planned to better identify potential appraisal drilling locations.

Longreach has a 50% working interest and is operator of the Sidi Moktar licences, located within the Essaouira Basin in central Morocco. Sidi Moktar has been producing onshore gas since the 1950s. It features three blocks totalling 4,499km².

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Image: The Kamar-1 well was drilled to a final total depth of 2,790m and intersected two gas-bearing intervals. Photo: courtesy of suwatpo/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.