RE: Positive news letter should add a boost4 Aug 2021 10:22
this is a bit out of whack (therefore purely speculation from me - don't believe what I write please) but i wonder:
1. we (market, industry) talk about He system being the same as HC (trapped, seal strength etc), understandably as in general, He production today are co-produced with HC - Oman etc.
2. However Rukwa is unique in that there is no HC associated with it, and in addition the system is being continually charged and we see the increase in He concentration as HE1 drills deeper and with "gas bubbles" show.
I wonder whether they are debating (including with reserve certifiers) what constitutes a reservoired He system, and, if what we see now - even with "marginal sealing unit" is sufficient to declare a discovery (particularly if it can be produced) eg due to the continuous and highly charged system at play. It is not HC play therefore does the definition for trap and seal need to be the same?
I suspect the deeper they drill, the better reading they are getting, consistent to what they have seen now and the bubbles continue to be seen ...
Its a bit of a whacky thought of course, anyhow all in good time we will know. Any geologist out there? :)