ReconAfrica 在一份运营更新报告中称，该公司的 Kavango West 1X（Prospect I）计划于 7 月底前开钻。

钻机已运抵现场，并已获得开钻所需的所有必要许可。钻机的最终组装和安全检查正在进行中。该井计划总深度（TD）约为3,800米，预计将穿透超过1,500米的奥塔维碳酸盐岩储层，该储层是达玛拉褶皱带储层的主要目标。

Kavango West 1X 勘探井将是达玛拉褶皱带（Damara Fold Belt）的第二次测试。该勘探区是一个大型构造褶皱，根据现代二维地震数据识别，其延伸超过22公里长，3公里宽。该公司已在达玛拉褶皱带走向中识别出超过19个勘探区和勘探线索，并在最近签署的谅解备忘录中获得了500万英亩的额外勘探面积，以抵消安哥拉的勘探损失。

ReconAfrica’s Kavango West 1X (Prospect I) is scheduled to spud before end of July, reported the company in an operational update.

The drilling rig has been moved on-site and all necessary permits required to spud the well have been received. Final drill-rig assembly and safety checks are underway. The well is planned to reach total depth (TD) of approximately 3,800 m and is expected to penetrate over 1,500 m of Otavi carbonate reservoir section, which is the primary target of the Damara Fold Belt play.

The Kavango West 1X exploration well will be the second test in the Damara Fold Belt play. The prospect is a large structural fold identified on modern 2D seismic data, which extends over 22 km long by three km wide. The company has identified over 19 prospects and leads mapped in the Damara Fold Belt trend, with an additional 5.0 million acres captured in a recently executed Memorandum of Understanding in offsetting Angola.