Helium One Global Ltd has begun wireline and initial logging after pulling out the drill string from the hole on the Tai-3 well at Rukwa, Tanzania. GAS COMPOSITION The company retrieved the drill pipe and bottom hole assembly, comprising the heavy weight drill pipe and drill collars, from the hole by isolating and repositioning “various […]
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Further rig problems again halt Tai-3 operations
Helium One Global Ltd has temporarily shut down operations because of further problems with its rig, audited last year, on the Rukwa licence in southwest Tanzania. IRON ROUGHNECK The setback follows reports earlier in the week of elevated helium shows from the Tai-3 well after the repair and reinstallation of a faulty component to the […]
Helium One finds ‘elevated’ helium shows in Tai-3
The Tai-3 well has encountered a weathered crystalline Basement with “elevated helium shows up to six times above background levels” at Rukwa in southwest Tanzania. RESERVOIR TARGETS Helium One Global Ltd drilled over the weekend after repairing and reinstalling the component to the iron rough neck, reaching total depth (TD) of 1,448m measured depth. The […]
Mechanical and electrical faults stop Tai-3 drilling
Further drill rig problems at the Tai-3 well have halted operations at Rukwa, southwest Tanzania. RESERVOIR TARGET Licence holder Helium One Global said that a mechanical and an electrical fault on 29 October during drilling the final section had resulted in a temporary rig shut down. “Whilst running back in hole following a drill bit […]
Helium One restarts drilling Tai-3
Helium One Global plc has restarted drilling Tai-3 well after a rig component failure halted operations earlier this month on the Rukwa licence in southeast Tanzania. ITUMBULA-C The company sourced and installed a replacement part and yesterday began drilling ahead through the primary reservoir targets in the Lake Bed formation, Karoo Group and Basement. The […]
Component failure halts drilling Tai-3 well at Rukwa
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. PERFORMANCE 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 […]