RE: Balcombe monster flows this week24 Sep 2018 06:25
Angus timeline as provided to Balcombe Parish Council has been very accurate, so as per the 13th September update:
“Angus Energy have now informed us that they are progressing with site preparation this week, (installing an impermeable bund), and look to progress the actual flow test in the last week of September subject to final sign off by the relevant regulators.”
Well thats us now entered the last week of September, so it's going to get very exciting now.
Now the big difference between what UKOG did in the Upper Kimmeridge at HH back in 2016 and what Angus are going to do at Balcombe is the well angle and the perforation / exposure interval.
Horse Hills’ Upper Kimmeridge Limestone was only perforated for 88ft…..yes thats correct only 88ft of exposure and had stabilised dry oil rate of 901bopd.
Balcombe is a horizontal well and with its slotted liner (pre-drilled holes) is exposed to +/- 1,700ft of Upper Kimmeridge Limestone. That’s 19 times more exposure than at Horse Hill who observed 901bopd from only 88ft.
This will be the Wealds FIRST horizontal flow test of the Kimmeridge Limestone.