Springfield Exploration and Production Ltd. nears completion of appraisal drilling at the Afina well in Ghana’s offshore West Cape Three Points (WCTP) Block 2.
The Deepsea Bollsta Rig is conducting a $60 million appraisal to confirm the well’s production capacity and commercial viability, following an international arbitration court’s directive for unitising Springfield’s Afina discovery with ENI’s Sankofa field.
The Afina well, which was initially discovered in 2019, has shown prospects of producing more than 600 million barrels of oil per day.
Springfield is upbeat; the appraisal outcome will boost Ghana’s oil output and make it the first Ghanaian-owned oil company to drill in Ghana’s deep-water territory.
Well Test Officer Willem Drogt says the appraisal will be completed within the stipulated timeframe.
“It’s going forward. I can say it’s going forward. We are very happy about how the appraisal is progressing. We are very optimistic of getting the needed data in time. There were some delays due to some unexpected failures and equipment. But it is all rectified, and we expect it to be done in a couple of days,” he assured.
Mr. Drogt was speaking to a group of journalists who took a tour of the rig to familiarize themselves with the progress of work on the WCTP Block 2.
“The objective is to get hydrocarbons at the surface and see how big the reservoir is for Springfield. Hopefully it is economically worth it to proceed in this field,” the Well Test Officer added.
The project has been hailed as a game-changer for Ghana’s energy landscape, and should it be successfully completed for full-scale development, it could set a precedent for increased local participation in the oil and gas industry in Africa.
This strategic initiative is in partnership with GNPC and GNPC Explorco to advance Ghana’s oil production by aiming to finalize the unitization of the Afina-Sankofa fields to ultimately bring significant value to the government of Ghana and all stakeholders involved.
The Deepsea Bollsta Rig from Northern Ocean Limited (NOL) arrived in Ghana on October 18 and started work on Sunday, October 20, 2024.
Local and international blue-chip service companies are actively providing support services for the ongoing operations.
