Drilling has been suspended for approximately two weeks on Tai-3 well at Rukwa after the Predator 220 drilling rig suffered a component failure in the main rig carrier.
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Helium One Global Ltd needs to find the required mechanical parts from outside Tanzania to carry out the repairs before restarting operations at Rukwa.
The company said that operations prior to the component failure had been on schedule with no issues in the drill hole.
“Our well control equipment is fully installed and pressure tested, and the rig was performing well, with the target depth expected to have been reached over the coming weekend.
“We had just commenced drilling the 8.5″ hole section at the top of the Lake Bed formation, after successfully running and cementing the 13 3/8″ casing.”
“This is understandably a huge frustration to everyone involved as the rig was performing well and drilling on schedule,” added chief executive officer Lorna Blaisse.
“The team are currently working on sourcing the required parts to resolve this issue and are hopeful that this will only be a temporary delay before drilling is recommenced.”