Wentworth discovers gas at Tembo-1 exploration well

Wentworth discovers gas at Tembo-1 exploration well

ALBERTA, Canada -- Wentworth Resources has completed the drilling operations of the Tembo-1 well in the Rovuma onshore block, Mozambique and a natural gas discovery has been made in Cretaceous aged sands.

The well was drilled to a total depth of 4,553 m (4,401 m True Vertical Depth Sub Sea) and reached TD in Jurassic aged sediments. Petrophysical analysis of the Cretaceous section indicates 11 m of natural gas net pay. Natural gas and some condensate was recovered by modular formation dynamics testing confirming the petrophysical analysis.

The Onshore Rovuma Partners do not plan any further evaluation of the Tembo well at this time but will assess all the data recovered from this well to determine the potential commerciality of this discovery.

The Tembo-1 well has been plugged and abandoned and the drilling rig is now being mobilized to the Kifaru-1 well location. It is expected that the Kifaru-1 well, which is approximately 10 km south of Wentworth's Mnazi Bay Concession in Tanzania, will spud in first-quarter of 2015. This well is targeting Miocene sands, similar to the reservoirs in the Mnazi Bay and Msimbati gas fields, as well as Eocene and Cretaceous sands.

Wentworth holds a 13.64% participation interest in exploration operations and an 11.59% participation interest in development and production operations of the Rovuma Onshore Concession in Mozambique. Anadarko Petroleum is operator.