GeoPark Announces Further Development Drilling Success in the Jacana Oil Field in Colombia
GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: “GPRK”), a leading
independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and
consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Chile,
Brazil, Argentina, and Peru1, today announced the successful
drilling and testing of the Jacana 4 development well in the Jacana oil
field in the Llanos 34 Block (GeoPark operated with a 45% working
interest) in Colombia.
GeoPark drilled and completed the Jacana 4 development well to a total
depth of 10,370 feet. A test conducted with an electric submersible pump
in the Guadalupe formation resulted in a production rate of
approximately 1,950 barrels of oil per day of 16 degrees API, with 1%
water cut, through a choke of 40/64 mm and wellhead pressure of 70
pounds per square inch. Additional production history is required to
determine stabilized flow rates of the well. Surface facilities are in
place and the well is already in production.
The Jacana 4 well followed the recent successful Jacana 3 appraisal
well, which extended the size of the Jacana field. Jacana 4 was drilled
to TD in a record-time of 8.8 days at a total drilling and completion
cost of $2.9 million. At current oil prices, Jacana 4 is expected to
have an IRR greater than 200% and a repayment period of less than six
months (before year-end 2016).
GeoPark has identified approximately 40-45 additional drilling locations
to fully develop the oil reserves in the Tigana and Jacana oil fields in
the Llanos 34 Block.
GeoPark can be visited online at www.geo-park.com
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1 Transaction executed with Petroperu on October 1, 2014 with
final closing subject to Peru Government approval
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