RE: He1 tweeted27 Sep 2021 19:13
Every time he quotes saving money, I think we are a full year behind drilling any of the original sites(if they are drilled )and the cost to he1 investors, Mitchells upgraded the rig too..
Tai is a 10km^2 closure, and just 25 paces from the 1st drill there was nothing to report from the upper lake bed, if that was our 1st drill location there would probably be no talk of shallow drills. It could be the luckiest of finds for He1, really beneficial. But still with the rig available, I think it would have been prudent to drill again and have another result, be it hit or miss. If another miss would they still be talking shallow drills. Obviously I am no expert but it does seem a new plan based on a 1 out of 2 strike, even if they are confident there is gas there they missed. Originally they did not expect it, so prove it.
It could be argued straying from the original plan was a factor in the out come, If He1 started with Kasuku that rig would have only been tested to 60% of its rated capability. Depth may still have been an issue but would not used up so much time finding out.
Sometimes 1 step back is 2 forward..
Anyway still excited about the deep drills next year