VAALCO resumes production in Gabon following wireline remedial work

VAALCO Energy, Inc. has announced that production from Well 2-H in the Ebouri field, offshore Gabon, has resumed following successful wireline remedial work. The company expects production to stabilise at approximately 2500 bpd gross of oil, 700 bpd net.

Wireline repair

The well was temporarily shut-in in early October 2014 after pressure communication was detected between the tubing and casing. On Tuesday 16 December 2014, the tubing leak causing the pressure communication was repaired via wireline intervention. This wireline repair negates the need for a more costly workover, which would have required a drilling rig.

Drilling programme

VAALCO continues its drilling programme on the Etame platform, with the drilling of the second platform well. The well is targeting the Gamba formation in the southernmost fault block of the Etame field, and is expected to be completed and put on production in February 2015.

About VAALCO

VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston-based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil. VAALCO's strategy is to increase reserves and production through the exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas properties with high emphasis on international opportunities. The company's properties and exploration acreage are located primarily in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea in West Africa.

Adapted from press release by Cecilia Rehn

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