RE: A ballon of helium for every 1000 litres of water18 Mar 2026 14:54
@Stamfordfridge you have demonstrated a laypersons take on what the 16 February RNS stated...
The "balloon" analogy is your retail sentiment masking reality. A 0.06 GWR is a diluted floor, the result of Karoo aquifer mixing, not a geological ceiling...
With a 16,400 bpd flow capacity proving a high-permeability system and rapid re-pressurisation confirming a vast, connected reservoir, the Rukwa basin is characterised by scale, not scarcity...
At a flow rate of 16,400 barrels per day, we are moving 2,607,272 litres of water every 24 hours...
2,607m^3 x 3.3L He/m^3 = 8,603L of Helium per day...
That isn't "one balloon." That is roughly 1,100 to 1,200 balloons per day from a single appraisal well that wasn't even optimised for gas recovery. For an initial ESP test designed to prove mobility, these are robust figures...