Tlou Energy achieves gas flows at Lesedi pods in Botswana

Natural gas company Tlou Energy has achieved sustained gas flow rates at the Lesedi 3 and Lesedi 4 production pods in Botswana.

Tlou reported that the pods have each achieved an initial sustained gas flow of 20,000Mcfd and are steadily increasing to reach commercial flow rate.

The company added that the water rates in both pods had also continued to decline achieving sustained flow rates of gas, as planned.

Lesedi 4 was drilled post one month after the Lesedi 3, following a similar approach taken at both pods to reduce pressure for allowing controlled gas flow.

With yet-to-be-established coal bed methane (CBM) projects in the region, Tlou believes that it could pioneer CBM development in the area.

The company said in a statement: “The company is very encouraged by production data and well performance to date and look forward to providing further updates in due course.

“Successful results from this project could potentially impact a whole new CBM basin in Botswana and be a significant boost not only for Tlou but for the whole region, with the potential for Tlou to possibly supply power within Botswana and also into neighbouring countries via the Southern African Power Pool.”

In February 2017, the company announced a significant upgrade of reserves in the Lesedi project and initial reserves of the Mamba Project in Botswana.

In the same year, Tlou secured a mining licence for the Lesedi CBM project from Botswana’s Department of Mines in the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security.