Test Results12 Apr 2023 10:36
It took around 6 weeks for the first set of results last time. The first of three test intervals.
Reread the first result RNS again.
“We are very pleased with this oil discovery in the deepest sheet of the Herrera Formation, which demonstrates why we design our exploration wells to investigate prospects that lie beyond depths drilled by previous wells. Although we only tested 30 feet of net pay in the lower section, we believe the results strongly suggest that all the sands encountered in the intermediate sheet (270 gross feet with 71 net feet of pay) are hydrocarbon charged. This initial completion test was designed to evaluate potential natural gas volumes, and as such, the downhole assembly was not optimized for an oil discovery and test. At this depth, the larger tubing made it difficult to obtain a consistent crude oil flow rate but provided enough data to confirm the discovery of light oil in the well. Given Royston-1 is an exploration well with the primary prospects remaining uphole, we are excited to move to the next test intervals. The subsequent two production tests are in our primary zones of interest in the well as they exhibit higher resistivities on the wireline logs and cleaner indications of sand. The discovery of light oil at depths below 10,400 feet represents a huge success for us in this well and bodes well for our upcoming primary production tests."